UTIG researchers and students Sean Gulick, Harm Van Avendonk, Brandon Shuck, Dominik Kardell, Steffen Saustrup, Marcy Davis and Dan Duncan are currently aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth off the coast of New Zealand working on the South Island Subduction Initiation Experiment (SISIE). They sent us this update on their work so far on their… Continue Reading From the Field: Update from SISIE
SHIRE Expedition Updates
Our team of researchers working on SHIRE (Seismogenesis at Hikurangi Integrated Research Experiment) have begun their expedition offshore of New Zealand. They are investigating the feedbacks between plate interface slip behavior, solid and fluid mass fluxes, and manifestations of plate boundary mechanics in the long-term geological record that likely reflect common driving processes linking forearc… Continue Reading SHIRE Expedition Updates
Climate Can Grind Mountains Faster Than They Can Be Rebuilt
Recent research from UTIG says erosion caused by glaciation during ice ages can, in the right circumstances, wear down mountains faster than plate tectonics can build them. Continue Reading Climate Can Grind Mountains Faster Than They Can Be Rebuilt
Dispatch from the Solomon Islands
Research Associate Jake Walter writes home about his field work. Continue Reading Dispatch from the Solomon Islands