This 2008 R/V?Sonne?expedition to the area of the December 2004 Sumatran earthquake was an collaborative effort between UK, Indonesian, and U.S. scientists.?The purpose was to test the hypothesis that landward-vergent (as opposed to seaward-vergent) thrusting promotes rupture to the deformation front, and consequent possibility for tsunamigenic earthquakes. Funded by NSF Grant OCE-0623165, Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi, Natural Environment Research Council, UK, and Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia.

A major component of the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE), this collaborative effort used the commercial services of PGS to collect 3D, deep-penetrating, multichannel seismic reflection data on board the M/V Nordic Explorer (KUMANO3D). The goal was to obtain data that would define the fundamental geometry, history and physical properties of the multiple faults that compose the up-dip end of the seismogenic zone. Funding was provided by NSF grants OCE-0451790, OCE-0452340, OCE-0451602, and OCE-0451508.

This 3-D survey was conducted at the Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia convergent margin, northwest Pacific. The seismic experiment used the R/V Maurice Ewing and the Joides Resolution to collect multichannel seismic (MCS) data, vertical seismic profile (VSP) data, and ocean-bottom seismometer (OBS) data. This cruise was designed to acquire three sets of seismic data to map the elastic properties of gas hydrates. This was a three-part project to examine gas hydrate properties in the vicinity of an Ocean Drilling Program set of wells. Funded by NSF grant OCE0002487.

This 3-D survey was conducted at the Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia convergent margin, northwest Pacific. The seismic experiment used the R/V Maurice Ewing and the Joides Resolution to collect multichannel seismic (MCS) data, vertical seismic profile (VSP) data, and ocean-bottom seismometer (OBS) data. This cruise was designed to acquire three sets of seismic data to map the elastic properties of gas hydrates. This was a three-part project to examine gas hydrate properties in the vicinity of an Ocean Drilling Program set of wells. Funded by NSF grant OCE0002487.

The Barbados 3-D Survey was a UTIG-led collaborative study with the University of Hawaii and University of California Santa Cruz. They collected 102 parallel seismic lines, 3 OBS stations and one long regional dip line. The purpose was to examine fluid distribution within the shallow parts of the Barbados subduction system and provide context for previous drilling results. Funding was provided by NSF grants OCE91-16172 and OCE91-19336.

The Barbados 3-D Survey was a UTIG-led collaborative study with the University of Hawaii and University of California Santa Cruz. They collected 102 parallel seismic lines, 3 OBS stations and one long regional dip line. The purpose was to examine fluid distribution within the shallow parts of the Barbados subduction system and provide context for previous drilling results. Funding was provided by NSF grants OCE91-16172 and OCE91-19336.

The experiment was a collaborative effort between the University of Delaware, LDEO, UTIG, WHOI, Stanford University, and the USGS. The purpose of this multichannel seismic reflection survey of the Aleutian arc and the extensive Alaskina continental shelf was to obtain high-quality data that could be used to image the deep structure of the crust and uppermost mantle which, when combined with the well-mapped onshore geology, should allow the principal investigators to constrain the mechanisms of accretion and magmatism. Funded by NSF grants OCE94-12683, OCE94-12684, and OCE94-11541.

Using a P-Cable system, this 2013 R/V Brooks-McCall survey collected 96-channel short offset 3D seismic data in the San Luis Pass offshore southern Galveston Island, Texas. The cruise was part of an effort to identifiy potential carbon dioxide storage sites offshore Texas in the Gulf of Mexico. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (Award DE-FE0001941).

Using a P-Cable system, this 2013 R/V Brooks-McCall survey collected 96-channel short offset 3D seismic data in the San Luis Pass offshore southern Galveston Island, Texas. The cruise was part of an effort to identifiy potential carbon dioxide storage sites offshore Texas in the Gulf of Mexico. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (Award DE-FE0001941).

This 1998 R/V Ewing expedition surveyed the the forearc basin and accretionary wedge of the northern Guadeloupe Island area of the Lesser Antilles forearc. The purpose was to collect a combination of seismic reflection and ocean bottom seismometer data east of Guadeloupe to examine the Barbados backstop. Funded by NSF grant OCE 9617751.