Subduction Zone Observatory An international multi-disciplinary observatory along a subduction zone plate boundary (ies?) “subduction collaboratory” 2014.

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Subduction Zone Observatory An international multi-disciplinary observatory along a subduction zone plate boundary (ies?) “subduction collaboratory” 2014 Fall AGU meeting, San Francisco

EarthScope Beyond 2018 “The #1 most epic project in the universe” – Popular Science

Subduction Zone Observatory A coherent, structured, multi- disciplinary observatory along the length of the eastern Pacific

Subduction Zone Observatory Must have: Transformational & high impact science Societal relevance (strong focus on hazards) International collaboration Multi-disciplinary components On-shore/off-shore New technologies New high quality data Strong integration with modeling

Subduction Zone Observatory Interdisciplinary approach to solving major scientific challenges Observe the entire deformation spectrum from sec to Myrs Capture the pre-seismic, co-seismic and post-seismic deformational response to a megthrust earthquake(s) Mega thrust interface - earthquakes, slow slip events, episodic tremor Tsunami generation Volcano processes & hazards Imaging the factors controlling geochemical variability in arcs Lithospheric dynamics and orogeny – lithospheric destruction? Subduction of water and the Earth’s water budget Subduction into the lower mantle and the fate of slabs

From O. Oncken and IPOC Group

Current Availability of Observations Varies Widely From SAGE proposal Observations are concentrated in some regions, sparse in others (GPS: red, seismic stations: blue) Tremendous lateral variability in the seismogenic portions of the subducting slab (brown)

Subduction Zone Observatory An international multi-disciplinary observatory along a major subduction zone plate boundary Related on-going initiatives and activities Cascadia Initiative – US, Canada, and Japan Neptune/Canada and OOI cabled observatories Alaska EarthScope - US GeoPrisms – US and international International Ocean Drilling Program IPOC – GFZ, IGP Paris, Chile, Caltech COCONet – Geodesy in Caribbean/central America - UNAVCO & international JAMSTEC & ERI - Japan Many more…

Discussions/Community Forums UNAVCO GAGE and IRIS SAGE proposals IRIS Workshop 2012 and 2014 Workshops (Boise, ID and Sunriver, OR) Breakout session: EarthScope National meeting, May 2013 Special Interest Group: Fall AGU, Dec IASPEI – LACSC Meeting (Bogota, Columbia), July 2014 Amphibious Array workshop (Snowbird, UT), Oct 2014 Upcoming Discussion Opportunities June 2015: EarthScope National Meeting Fall 2015: International Workshop with partner organizations

Questions that need to be resolved soon: What are the major scientific and geographic targets? What is needed to solve the big science problems? - greatly improved observational systems - what other improvements? Should there be a longer term plan (post-2018) to start developing a more ambitious program? Who are the partners, both nationally and internationally?

Questions that need to be resolved soon: What are the major scientific and geographic targets? What is needed to solve the big science problems? - greatly improved observational systems - what other improvements? Should there be a longer term plan (post-2018) to start developing a more ambitious program? Who are the partners, both nationally and internationally?

We need your feedback and help We need input on future major initiatives What subduction zone observations does your science require that you don’t have now? Alternatively, what are the science gains from a Subduction Zone Observatory? Collaboration and information exchange Mailing list: Website: