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News Release 17-052
Slow earthquakes in ocean subduction zones shed light on tsunami risk
Instruments placed on seafloor off the coast of Japan lead to new insights
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The expedition's chief scientists at a research site off the coast of Japan.
Credit: IODP
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Instrumentation is readied for a borehole observatory installation during an expedition.
Credit: Dick Peterse, ScienceMedia.nl
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Researchers prepare a wellhead as part of an observatory for borehole monitoring.
Credit: Demian Saffer
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Assembly of pressure sensors to be installed 8,202 feet beneath the ocean surface.
Credit: Achim Kopf
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Researchers weld an instrument package to a borehole seal, in preparation for deployment.
Credit: Achim Kopf
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Shipboard scientists test valves and data loggers on the wellhead, to prepare for its deployment.
Credit: Demian Saffer
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