Collaborative Research: Mantle Serpentinization and Water Cycling Through the Mariana Trench and Forearc

该项目将利用主动和被动震源地震技术，分别在马里亚纳弧前、海沟和外隆起使用短周期和宽带OBSS，以成像上地幔蛇纹岩的分布。这项研究将解决一个核心问题，即蛇纹岩对于了解俯冲带的重要性。这项研究将量化上地幔蛇纹岩俯冲的水的通量，并探索蛇纹岩作用与外弧前和外隆起地震活动的关系。更广泛的影响：这项研究与弧磁极有很大的相关性，将有助于量化地球地幔的水化状态，从而解决边缘计划的俯冲工厂倡议的主要目标。该项目为几名研究生和本科生提供教育支持。

This project will utilize active- and passive source seismic techniques, using short period and broad band OBSs, respectively, in the Mariana forearc, trench, and outer rise, in order to image the distribution of upper mantle serpentinization. This study will address a central question regarding the importance of serpentinite for understanding subduction zones. The research will quantify the flux of water subducted by upper-mantle serpentinite, and explore the relationships between serpentinization and seismicity in the outer forearc and outer rise. Broader Impacts: This study has much relevance to arc magnatism and will help quantify the hydration state of the earth's mantle, thus addressing a primary goal of the Subduction Factory initiative of the MARGINS program. The project provides educational support for several graduate and undergraduate students.