The GeoPRISMS and EarthScope National Offices and the conveners would like to thank all of you for contributing to a most productive Cascadia Science Workshop last week in Portland. The talks were outstanding and thought-provoking, the posters spanned the breadth of Cascadia and related science, and the special interest break-out sessions were stimulating and highly informative. We hope that the workshop and discussions surrounding it initiated new conversations, collaborations, and projects that will drive Cascadia science forward. The GeoPRISMS and EarthScope Offices are available to facilitate in any way we can.
The products of this workshop will include a comprehensive report of the topics addressed, along with directions for future research in Cascadia, and an updated Implementation Plan for the Cascadia Primary Site for GeoPRISMS. The availability of these documents will be announced on the meeting website, and through the EarthScope and GeoPRISMS listservs. Pending author’s approval, the workshop presentations will also be posted on-line. More information will be forthcoming.
Announcement
The Cascadia margin is one of the selected GeoPRISMS primary sites for the Subduction Cycles and Deformation (SCD) Initiative and the focus of the ongoing joint EarthScope-GeoPRISMS Cascadia Initiative (CI). The first phase of the CI Amphibious Array – including both the offshore and onshore deployments – is complete. Data from the onshore deployment already are flowing and those from offshore should become available in 2012. With many other onshore and offshore research efforts in process or planning stages, it is timely to hold a workshop to build synergies among communities, disciplines, and agencies with scientific interests in the area.
This workshop will take as its starting point the Cascadia SCD portion of the GeoPRISMS Science and Implementation Plans and the Earthscope Science Plan. The goals of the workshop will be to clarify common research objectives within Cascadia, addressing the range of interacting tectonic, magmatic, and surficial processes acting along the convergent margin, and to update implementation plans and timelines for GeoPRISMS and EarthScope research considering available resources and infrastructure.
- Informing the broader geoscience community about the status of community experiments and new science activities and opportunities in the Cascadia area
- Enhancing interdisciplinary interactions and collaborations in Cascadia
- Encouraging new proponent teams to organize in advance of upcoming proposal deadlines
- Updating the GeoPRISMS implementation plan for Cascadia, including thematic aspects of SCD science
- Clarifying broader impacts and education opportunities associated with Cascadia research
We anticipate funding to support ~85 researchers with a diversity of interests to participate in this workshop. Post-docs, senior graduate students, and members of under-represented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Note, a student symposium is planned for April 4, before the workshop – more details will be announced soon. Applications should include a brief statement of interest and anticipated contribution to the workshop, and a short (1 to 2 page) CV.
The program will include a number of overview presentations on Cascadia and related MARGINS, GeoPRISMS, and EarthScope research programs, other major Cascadia experiments already or soon-to-be underway, break-out sessions, and plenary discussions. White papers will be solicited in advance of the workshop to ensure community input.
Geoff Abers (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory)
Joan Gomberg (USGS)
Adam Kent (Oregon State University)
Katie Kelley (University of Rhode Island)
Harvey Kelsey (Humboldt State University)
Josh Roering (University of Oregon)
Anne Trehu (Oregon State University)
Kelin Wang (Pacific Geoscience Center)
Andrew Goodliffe, Student Symposium Convener
Registration & Student Symposium | Wednesday, April 4
5:30 Registration and Ice Breaker (at Marriot Waterfront)
Day 1 | Thursday, April 5
8:55-9:10 Introduction to the aims of the workshop and the GeoPRISMS Program | Julia Morgan (GeoPRISMS Office)
7:30 Breakfast (at World Trade Center)
9:50 Holocene and recent volcanism in the Cascades | 2Mb – Kathy Cashman
10:10 Discussion
10:30 Coffee break
Moderators: Anne Trehu, Kelin Wang
11:00 Earthquakes and Other Faulting Processes
11:00 Research on mega-thrust earthquakes in the Japan Trench and the Nankai Trough | 10Mb – Shu-ichi Kodaira
11:30 Paleoseismic history of Cascadia from onshore and offshore record | 4Mb – Rob Witter
11:50 Seismic and aseismic processes from the modern record | 4Mb – Ken Creager
12:10 Discussion
12:30-1:30 Lunch
Moderators: Geoff Abers, Adam Kent
1:30 Large-scale and Deep Processes
1:30 Thermal-petrologic-fluid flow structure and dynamics of the subduction zones | 6Mb – Ikuko Wada
2:00 Geodynamic framework of the Pacific NW | 22Mb – Gene Humphreys
2:30 Structure, composition, and evolution of the incoming plate at the Cascadia Subduction Zone | 2Mb – Suzanne Carbotte
3:00 Generation of magmas in Cascadia | 3Mb – Tom Sisson
3:30 Discussion
Moderators: Joan Gomberg, Anne Trehu
3:50 Project Summaries: Ongoing studies in Cascadia and elsewhere
Cascadia Initiative – offshore update | 2Mb – Doug Toomey
Cascadia Initiative – onshore update | 4Mb – Richard Allen
IODP studies | 1Mb – Rob Harris
Cabled observatories, Canada | 2Mb – Martin Heesemann
Cabled observatories, US | 6Mb – William Wilcock
Offshore GPS | 3Mb – Dave Chadwell
Mount St. Helens project | 2Mb – Alan Levander
Open-access Langseth cruise: Reflection imaging of the central Cascadia margin | 1Mb – Katie Keranen
Mocha Project | 4Mb – Adam Schultz
GeoPRISMS Portal and MGDS | 1Mb – Andrew Goodwillie
4:40 Poster Session
6:30 Conference dinner (at World Trade Center)
– Earth to Humans: The importance of connecting people with their planet | Ellen Morris Bishop
8:00 Poster Session w/ cash bar
8:00 Projects and Implementation Discussions
Objective: Break-out groups to discuss existing and planned projects, activities, opportunities and future directions. Reports will guide closing discussions on Day 2.
What infrastructure exists for Cascadia; what are associated opportunities?
What major research products and data streams will be available?
What gaps remain to be filled; what are future directions?
What challenges exist, and how can they be overcome?
(a) Cascadia Initiative & Amphibious Arrays | Richard Allen, Doug Toomey
(b) Volcano Imaging | Ken Creager, Olivier Bachman
(c) Cascadia Geohazards | Brian Sherrod, Roy Hyndman
(d) Energy & Mineral Potential | Andrew Meigs, Michael Rowe
(e) Education & Outreach | Bob Butler, Ellen Bishop
(f) GeoPRISMS Portal and MGDS | Andrew Goodwillie
Day 2 | Friday, April 6
7:30 Breakfast (at World Trade Center)
8:30 Introduction to Day 2
Moderators: Josh Roering, Harvey Kelsey
8:40 Sediment Transport, Accretion, and Subduction
8:40 Mass Balance and terrestrial surface processes | 4Mb – Mark Brandon
9:10 Accretionary prism processes and comparison with other subduction zones | Lisa McNeill
9:40 Understanding the turbidite record: genesis, transport, and preservation | 3Mb – David Piper
10:10 Discussion
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Special Interest Discussion Groups
Objective: Break-out groups to discuss scientific topics, targets, and research approaches. Reports will guide closing discussions on Day 2.
What are the key exciting scientific questions that can be addressed in Cascadia?
What infrastructure exists in Cascadia research to address them?
What knowledge gaps remain to be filled; what are future research directions?
What challenges exist, and how can they be overcome?
11:00-11:45 – Session 1
(a) Subduction Zone Structure I: Anne Sheehan, Gary Egbert (Scribe: Rob Porritt)
Deep geophysical imaging (e.g., mantle wedge, slab), passive seismic, resistivity
(b) Faulting Processes I: David Schmidt, Harmony Colella (Scribe: Abhi Ghosh)
Megathrust processes, properties, and behaviors
Sediment transport, linkages among hillslopes, estuaries, turbidite processes, preservation of extreme events (flooding, landslides, earthquakes)
(d) Volcanism and Volcanic Processes: Marc Parmentier, Sue de Bari (Scribe: Alison Koleszar)
(e) Distribution, composition, and output through time and space, correlations with seismic record, imaging and monitoring
11:45-12:30 – Session 2
(a) Subduction Zone Structure II: Tom Pratt, Helene Carton (Scribe: Lee Liberty)
Shallow imaging (forearc structure), active source, potential fields, resistivity
(b) Faulting Processes II: Rick Blakely, Sue Bilek (Scribes: Simon Engelhart)
Margin segmentation from modern, paleoseismologic and paleogeodetic perspectives, forearc and backarc deformation, intraplate faults
Note: We recognize that there may be considerable topical overlap between a and b. At the discretion of the discussion group chairs, these may be combined into a single group.
11:45-12:30 – Session 2 (cont.)
(c) Geodetic studies: Spahr Webb, Herb Dragert(Scribe: Jay Patton)
Present-day ground motions, on- and off- shore, causes and consequences
(d) Volatile Processes and Cycles: Glen Spinelli,Stacia Gordon (Scribe: Dan Ruscitto)
Fluids and melting, from trench to arc
12:30-1:30 Lunch
Moderators: Kelin Wang, Joan Gomberg
1:30 Cascadia Hazards Plenary Presentations
1:30 Implications for the built environment – hazard mapping | 3Mb – Art Frankel
1:45 Tsunami potential and modeling | 3Mb – George Priest
2:00 Volcanic Hazards | 2Mb – Seth Moran
2:15 Characteristics of the Earthquake Early Warning Problem in Cascadia | 2Mb – Ingrid Johanson
2:30 Special Interest Groups Reports
3:20 Coffee Break
Moderators: Katie Kelley, Josh Roering
3:40 Student Perspective
4:00 Implementation Discussion and Roadmap to the Future
4:00 Implementation Discussion Summaries, setting stage for
4:30 Future Research Directions and Opportunities, e.g.,
What are the key exciting scientific questions that can be addressed in Cascadia?
What infrastructure exists for Cascadia; what are associated opportunities?
What major research products and data streams will be available?
What gaps remain to be filled; what are future directions?
What interdisciplinary activities / collaborations will advance understanding of Cascadia?
What challenges exist, and how can they be overcome?
5:30 Wrap-up and Closure
6:30 Dinner on your own
Marriott Waterfront, Portland, OR
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Moderator: Andrew Goodliffe
7:30 Breakfast (at Marriott Waterfront)
8:00 Welcome and Symposium Objectives
9:30 Volcanism & Geochemical Processes in Cascadia | Adam Kent
9:50 Coffee Break (and Poster Session)
10:00 Student Poster Session with 2-3 min presentations at each poster
12:00 Pick-up Box Lunch, head to Field Trip
12-6:00 Portland Field Trip by Public Transit – Ray Wells & Ian Madin
6:00 Workshop Registration, Ice Breaker (at Marriott Waterfront)
7:00 Student Dinner (at Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub)
Download the compiled white papers
A focused study of Cascadia upper-plate structure and its impact on subduction-zone segmentation | 700Kb – Anderson et al.
Potential contributions of Seafloor Geodesy to understanding slip behavior along the Cascadia Subduction Zone | 400Kb – Chadwell et al.
Long-term simultaneous imaging of slow and fast quakes using small-aperture seismic arrays | 100Kb – Ghosh et al.
GeoPRISMS Data Portal | Goodwillie et al.
Paleoseismology at the Central Cascadia Subduction Zone | 100Kb – Horton et al.
Determining Temperatures of the Eastern Edge of the Cascadia Subduction Zone: Shallow Water Heat Flow Measurements in Puget Sound | 500Kb – Johnson et al.
Thermal Structure of the Cascadia Subduction Zone on the Washington Margin | 300Kb – Johnson et al.
Constraining Fluid Sources and Fluxes Through the Cascadia Accretionary Prism – Impact on Volatile Cycling, Physical State, and Microbiology | 100Kb – Solomon et al.
Volcanic arcs through time: High-resolution transects across 40 million years of arc evolution in the Oregon Cascades | 200Kb – Streck et al.
Call for White Papers
Scientists interested in GeoPRISMS and EarthScope research in Cascadia are invited to submit White Papers in advance of the Cascadia Science Workshop. White Papers should propose specific science objectives and show suitability for addressing the research themes outlined in the GeoPRISMS and/or the EarthScope Science Plans, and for the GeoPRISMS Program, specifically the implementation plan relating to the Cascadia Primary Site.
Example White Paper topics could include implementation strategies for carrying out interdisciplinary research in Cascadia, or for thematic studies complementary to such investigations. To be most effective, White Papers should make an explicit case for how they address one of more of the key GeoPRISMS SCD questions or EarthScope and/or GeoPRISMS Science Plans.
White Papers will be made available to meeting participants and the community prior to the workshop, and will be used in the implementation strategy decision–making process during the workshop.
Guidelines
Deadline for submission: February 20, 2012
White Papers submitted by proponent teams are preferred to ensure broader consensus, although individuals are also welcome to submit
Authors may contribute more than one white paper
White Papers should be clear and succinct and are limited to 2 pages of text plus 1 page of figures and references
The conveners reserve the right to restrict dissemination of papers deemed to be too narrow in scope or not aimed at the implementation plan.
White Paper Title
Authors and Affiliations
Contact information
Proposed sites and/or themes addressed
Key types of existing or forthcoming data/infrastructure to build upon
Download the report of the workshop.
