C A L L F O R A P P L I C A T I O N SC A L L F O R A P P L I C A T I O N S
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IODP 363 Western Pacific Warm Pool Expedition (30 September – 30 November 2016)
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DEADLINE to apply: 15 August 2015 The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) offers you the unique opportunity to sail in the framework of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), an international research program for drilling at sea. Goals: The Western Pacific Warm Pool (WPWP) Expedition 363 aims to understand the interaction between climate and the WPWP from the middle Miocene to Holocene. A series of sites will be drilled in the western equatorial Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean to investigate (1) the role and response of the WPWP to millennial climate variability during the late Quaternary, (2) changes in the WPWP and relation to monsoon activity on orbital timescales during the Pliocene-‐Pleistocene, (3) changes in the Indonesian Throughflow during the Pliocene-‐Pleistocene, and (4) the long-‐term evolution of WPWP sea surface (SST) and intermediate water temperatures (IWT) and water chemistry since the middle Miocene. Sediments obtained from these sites will investigate the relationships between millennial-‐scale variability in the tropical Pacific and in the northern Atlantic; the controls on tropical Pacific SST patterns on various time scales; the response of the hydrologic cycle and the mechanisms controlling these variations; the evolution of the WPWP from the mid-‐Miocene Climate Optimum to the present; and the relationships between changes in the equatorial Pacific mean climate state and dynamical processes and how they relate to the Pliocene-‐Pleistocene transitions.
Opportunities exist for researchers in all specialties – including but not limited to sedimentologists, structural geologists, paleontologists, biostratigraphers, petrologists, paleomagnetists, petrophysicists, borehole
geophysicists, microbiologists, and inorganic/organic geochemists. ECORD particularly welcomes applications from experienced graduate students and early career researchers.
For more Information: The original IODP proposals and expedition planning information can be found under http://iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/expeditions/pacific_warm_pool.html. Please note that this expedition is subject to availability of funds.
The Application Process is open to scientists in all ECORD member countries. Please download the Apply to Sail general application form from the ESSAC webpage: http://www.essac.ecord.org/flyer/Apply_to_sail_webform_363.doc
Please, fill out all applicable fields and send it to the ESSAC office by email ([email protected]) with the following additional documents:
1. A letter of interest outlining your specific expertise, previous involvement in DSDP/ ODP/ IODP expeditions, research interests, primary research goals of your proposed participation..
2. CV and publication list. 3. Young researchers must additionally provide a letter of support from their host institution including
information on post-‐cruise science support. All applications should include how you intend to achieve the proposed scientific objectives, with information on the funding scheme and support from your institution or national funding agencies. More information can be found under: http://www.essac.ecord.org/flyer/Guidelines_for%20Applying_to_sail.pdf
In addition to the ESSAC application, all applicants must inform their national office or national delegate and send a copy of the application documents. The national offices or national delegates can also provide information regarding travel support, post-‐cruise funding opportunities, etc. See http://www.essac.ecord.org/index.php?mod=about&page=ESSAC for a list of the national contact persons. For further information or questions, please contact the ESSAC Office: ECORD Science Support & Advisory Committee Gretchen Früh-‐Green (ESSAC Chair) Julia Gutierrez-‐Pastor (ESSAC Science Coordinator) ETH Zurich, Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology Email: [email protected] http://www.essac.ecord.org/ Clausiusstrasse 25, NW E 84.2 CH-‐8092 Zurich, Switzerland Tel: +41 44 632 8462; +41 44 632 3794 Fax: +41 44 632 1636