At convergent margins, marine sediments deposited seaward of the subduction zone forearc
on the incoming plate (the “subduction inputs”) represent the initial condition for …

Subducted sediment plays a key role in modulating pore pressure and seismic behavior at
subduction zones. We investigated the seismic character of incoming sediments to test how …

Abstract The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, as part of the Nankai Trough Seismogenic
Zone Experiment, recovered samples of mud and mudstone from the Kumano forearc basin …

The alteration and dehydration of predominantly basaltic subducting oceanic crustal
material are thought to be important controls on the mechanical and hydrological properties …

The spectrum of slip modes occurring along shallow portions of the plate boundary
décollement in subduction zones includes aseismic slip, slow slip, and seismogenic slip …

Heat flow analysis of the Costa Rica convergent margin is carried out for seven sites drilled
during Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expeditions 334 and 344 as part of the …

We investigate the depth distribution of smectite clay transformation and its along‐strike
variability at the Middle America Trench offshore Costa Rica. We take advantage of recent …

Abstract In the Gulf of Alaska region, sediment has rapidly accumulated (> 1 km/my) in the
trench sourced from intensified glaciation in the past∼ 1.2 million years. This rapid sediment …

During sedimentation, burial, and deformation at active continental margins, clay‐rich
sediments develop crystallographic preferred orientations (textures) due to the progressive …

Subduction zone faults accommodate relative plate motions with spatially varying
deformation and seismic behavior. Subducting topography and sediment properties play a …