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Collaborative Research: Monitoring Fault Zone Fluid Flow and Earthquake Hazards with Subseafloor Observatories in the Japan Trench
Collaborative Research: Monitoring Fault Zone Fluid Flow and Earthquake Hazards with Subseafloor Observatories in the Japan Trench is a funding opportunity from NSF, closing August 31, 2029.
Aug 31, 2029
(1129d left)Overview
Subduction zones produce Earth’s largest earthquakes and devastating tsunamis, including the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake along the Japan Trench. This project focuses on water contained in the pores and fractures within rocks beneath the seafloor. This water may influence when and how large shallow fault slip occurs.…