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for  scientistsfor  scientists     based  in  ECORD  Member  Countries  to  participate  in  based  in  ECORD  Member  Countries  to  participate  in      

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  (essac.office@erdw.ethz.ch)  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:  essac.office@erdw.ethz.ch        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