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Interidge News Promoting international cooperation in ridge-crest studies Volume 22 2013-2014 InterRidge News is published by the InterRidge Office Institute of Geophysics, School of Earth and Space Sciences Peking University, Beijing, China Editor: Zengxi Ge Tel: +86(10)627564450 Email: [email protected] www.interridge.org Table of Contents Letter from the Chairs ········································································ 1 Reform of InterRidge in 2014 ···························································· 2 Coordinator update ············································································ 3 National updates ················································································ 4 International researches ·································································· 31 Development of different modes of detachment faulting, 16.5N at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ······································································ 31 InterRidge News InterRidge Vents Database joins the semantic web of Linked Data35 Vol. 22, November, 2014 First data on composition of the NW Pacific Oceanic Lithosphere exposed along the Stalemate Fracture Zone ··································· 37 Editor and Layout Crustal thickness variation from gravity signatures of Central Zengxi Ge Philippines ophiolitic basement complexes ··································· 42 InterRidge Coordinator Peking University MARINER: Seismic Investigation of the Rainbow Hydrothermal Beijing, 100871 Field and its Tectono/Magmatic Setting, Mid-Atlantic Ridge 36° [email protected] 14'N – A Report from RV M.G. Langseth Cruise MGL1305 ··············· 46 Preliminary report on the COLMEIA Cruise, Equatorial Atlantic INTERRIDGE NEWS is a formal publication of Recife, January 24 - Recife, February 28, 2013 ······························· 52 InterRidge. Articles are not Seismic investigations on the extinct Mid-Ocean Ridge in South peer-reviewed and should not China Sea. ·························································································· 56 be quoted as such. Engaging public audiences with deep-sea vents on the Science On a Responsibility for the content lies with the authors. Sphere ······························································································· 57 ··········································································································· 60 INTERRIDGE NEWS is also Colville Volcano: Geohabitat of the first discovered intact volcano accessible online from the of the Miocene-Pliocene Colville Arc, SW Pacific. ···························· 60 InterRidge website: www.interridge.org The Jeddah Transect Project: Extensive mapping of the Red Sea Rift ····································································································· 68 FOR CONTRIBUTORS Vent Ecology······················································································ 74 Please send all items for publication via email to the Hydrothermal Energy and Ocean Carbon Cycles ···························· 74 InterRidge Coordinator. Text Oceanic Detachment Faults Working Group ··································· 77 should be in Microsoft Word Circum-Antarctic Ridges ·································································· 77 format. Figures should be sent New working group: Ecological Connectivity and Resilience ········· 80 in high resolution (minimum width of 1000 pixels, 2000 is Introduction ······················································································ 82 preferable), in eps or tif InterRidge Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program ············ 82 format for optimal printing, InterRidge fellow 2013 ····································································· 82 although other formats are InterRidge Fellow 2014 ···································································· 84 accepted. Former InterRidge Fellowship reports ··········································· 87 DEADLINE FOR INTERRIDGE Cruise Travel Bursaries ···································································· 92 NEWS VOL. 23 CONTRIBUTIONS Publications: Mid-Ocean Ridges by Roger Searle ···························· 94 31 SEPTEMBER 2015 i From the office Letter from the Chairs John Chen and Jiabiao Li Chair and Co-Chair of InterRidge The IR StCom meeting calls for proposals for new Working Groups which had been proved to be an effective way to mobilize the InterRidge community to focus on important scientific problems of InterRidge. The IR StCom meeting approved for an InterRidge Workshop/Third InterRidge Theoretical Institute in 2015 to focus on the first two themes in the “InterRidge Third Decadal Plan” with the title as “Magmatic and Tectonic Processes and Seabed Resources at Mid-Ocean Ridges”. It will be organized by InterRidge Office and will take place John Chen and Jiabiao Li in Peking University in Hangzhou, China on September 25-27, 2015. On January 1, 2013 the InterRidge Office moved from the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton (UK) to Peking University in Beijing (CHINA). We would like to take this opportunity to thank the previous InterRidge Office team, Bramley Murton (Chair), Jon Copley (Co-Chair) and Debbie Milton (Coordinator), for their successful efforts to lead the InterRidge community and activities over the past three years. Under their leadership the UK InterRidge Office has expended IR national memberships by adding Canada and Portugal to the Associate Member list and has started new initiative such as the cruise bursary IR Steering Committee meeting in Beijing scheme, which benefited dozens of young students China, Sep 2014, From left to right: Richard at the very beginning of their scientific career. Hobbs, Sung0Hyun Park, Nobukazu seama, Continuing the current policies, we will devote Jiabiao Li, John Chen, Kim Juniper, Marcia Maia, substantial effort and resources into nurturing Toshiya Funikura, Zengxi Ge collaboration within the IR community, particularly involving developing countries and countries of Third InterRidge Theoretical Institute on emerging economies. We strongly believe that the “Magmatic and Tectonic Processes and InterRidge should act as an active coordinator for Seabed Resources at Mid-Ocean Ridges” facilitating the exchange of scientists and their ideas Location: Hangzhou, China among the scientific community. Date: September 25-27, 2015 We had adopted a reform plan (attached in the The theoretical institute focuses on the first two following) for the new structure of the InterRidge themes of the InterRidge Third Decadal Plan with membership fees and privileges of each member the chairs and co-chairs for each of the two themes countries at the 2014 InterRidge Steering who will lead the scientific programs of the Committee in Beijing, China on 27-28 2014. It was a consensus at the IR StCom meeting that the theoretical institute which is organized by the reform of InterRidge is necessary to lead the InterRidge Office. Call for abstracts will be sent out InterRidge forward and to better implement the in Jan 2015. “third decadal plan” (http://interridge.org/ thirddecade) in order to meet the challenges at the Theme One: Magmatic and Tectonic Processes current funding situation at its member countries. Theme Two: Seabed Resources 1 From the office Reform of InterRidge in 2014 A reform plan for the new structure of the 1. InterRidge Office rotates between the Principal InterRidge membership fees and privileges of each Member Countries on a three-yearly term. A member countries was adopted at the 2014 Regular Member Country can apply to host the InterRidge Steering Committee in Beijing, China on next InterRidge Office on the condition that 27-28 September 2014. they plan to become a Principal Member Country. If the application is approved by the Twenty-two year after its birth in 1992, InterRidge InterRidge Steering Committee the Regular has continued to evolve based on the principle of Member Country has to become the Principal collaboration. It is an international organization Member Country in order to host the that pools the resources of its member countries to InterRidge Office. coordinate oceanic ridge research in a way that is cost-effective, cooperative and proven to be 2. The Principal Member Country that is hosting successful. InterRidge is supported by its member the InterRidge Office can use all the countries via membership fees that support the contributions of $5000 from each member InterRidge Office and various InterRidge initiatives country for maintaining the InterRidge Office; and activities. including the salary of the Scientific Coordinator of InterRidge, costs of setting up To improve implementation the “Third Decadal the office and other expenses to keep the Plan” (link to the plan at the IR web page) the office running on a daily basis. Steering Committee has approved the following reform of the InterRidge structure to meet the 3. The Principal Member Country that is hosting challenges of the current funding situation in its the InterRidge Office needs to provide any member countries. additional funds necessary to maintain the InterRidge Office. 1. InterRidge Steering Committee and member country fees Note: that this change will effectively absorb the difference in costs of maintaining the IR office Principal Member Countries amongst the Principal member countries and Each Principal Member Country has two stabilize the general funds to promote the science representatives in the
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