Direct assessment of the hydraulic structure of the plate boundary at the toe of the Nankai accretionary prism

J Pwavodi, ML Doan - Geophysical Journal International, 2024 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY The Nankai Trough is a locus of slow slip, low-frequency earthquakes, and large
magnitude (M w> 8) earthquakes. It is usually assumed that high pore pressure contributes …

Expedition 385 summary

A Teske, D Lizarralde, TW Höfig, IW Aiello… - … Basin Tectonics and …, 2021 - hal.science
1. Abstract International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 385 drilled organic-rich
sediments and intruded sills in the off-axis region and axial graben of the northern spreading …

Estimating compressional velocity and bulk density logs in marine gas hydrates using machine learning

F Naim, AE Cook, J Moortgat - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Compressional velocity (Vp) and bulk density (ρb) logs are essential for characterizing gas
hydrates and near-seafloor sediments; however, it is sometimes difficult to acquire these …

The stabilizing effect of high pore-fluid pressure along subduction megathrust faults: Evidence from friction experiments on accretionary sediments from the Nankai …

JD Bedford, DR Faulkner, MJ Allen, T Hirose - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pore-fluid pressure is an important parameter in controlling fault mechanics as it lowers the
effective normal stress, allowing fault slip at lower shear stress. It is also thought to influence …

Sediment provenance along the Middle Miocene‐Pleistocene Nankai subduction zone from sediment transport to accretion: Implications for stratigraphy in the …

PH Cornard, HL Dawson… - Geochemistry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Based on U‐Pb dating of zircon crystals and petrographic analysis, this study provides new
insights into the paleogeographic and accretion evolution along SW Japan. Our data are …

The impact of grain size on the hydromechanical behavior of mudstones

JS Reece - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The consolidation behavior of mudstone is controlled by the clay fraction and affects a wide
range of deformation and fluid transport processes in accretionary wedge systems. I analyze …

Quantitative logging data clustering with hidden Markov model to assist log unit classification

S Yabe, Y Hamada, R Fukuchi, S Nomura… - Earth, Planets and …, 2022 - Springer
Revealing subsurface structures is a fundamental task in geophysical and geological
studies. Logging data are usually acquired through drilling projects, which constrain the …

Multiple Types of Porosity–P‐Wave Velocity Relationships for the Nankai Trough

S Yabe, Y Hamada, M Kitamura… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The empirical relationship between the porosity and P‐wave velocity is a useful tool for
probing large‐scale underground physical properties and stress states based on P‐wave …

[HTML][HTML] Sequence stratigraphic evolution of the Kumano forearc basin during the last deglaciation: Influence of eustasy and tectonically-controlled shelf morphology …

PH Cornard, J Moernaut, GF Moore, A Kioka, A Kopf… - Sedimentary …, 2022 - Elsevier
We focus here on the different forcings that controlled the deep-marine sediment dynamics
and associated stratigraphic pattern in the Nankai subduction zone, especially in the …

Depth profile of frictional properties in the inner Nankai accretionary prism using cuttings from IODP Site C0002

R Fujioka, I Katayama, M Kitamura, H Okuda… - Progress in Earth and …, 2022 - Springer
We conduct frictional experiments using cuttings collected at Nankai Trough IODP Site
C0002 over 980.5–3262.5 mbsf (meters below seafloor) depth interval to better understand …