News & Events
About IFREE
Our Research Programs
- Basic Research Program
- Lithosphere Dynamics
- Deep Earth Dynamics
- Geochemical Evolution
- Integrated Study of Earth System
- Advanced Research Program
- Mega-thrust Earthquake Research
- Ocean Bottom Network taskforce
- Integrated Ocean Drilling Program taskforce
- Complex Earth System
- Exploratory Research
Personnel
Publications
Seminar Schedule
Data Sites
Links
Employments
TOP > Our Research Programs > Exploratory Research
What's New
Research Purpose
- IFREE is encouraging the development of new multidisciplinary and challenging projects that, for example, aim to understand subduction-related seismic and volcanic activity, and comprehend the mechanisms of co-evolution between the solid Earth and life on Earth.
Japan Trench-North East Japan-Japan Sea System Research Team
- At volcanic arcs huge amounts of energy are emitted from the Earth’s interior through seismic and magmatic activities. On the one hand, these cause earthquakes and volcanic hazards, but on the other, they are also the source of mineral and geothermal resources. This team focuses on Japan Trench ? NE Japan arc ? Japan Sea subduction zone system, studying the geology, geophysics, and geochemistry of the rocks of the crust, mantle, and subducting slab in this area in collaboration with several universities and other government institutes. The ultimate goal is to better understand the state of the arc and the origins of magma and earthquakes.
Solid Earth - Life - Environment Linkage Research Team
- Environmental change and evolution of life is closely associated with the sold earth dynamics. This research team investigates with Institute of Biogeosciences interaction between surface environments and dynamics of the earth’s interior in the earth’s history. The trace elements separated from proteins in microbes and trace element compositions and isotopes of sediments are analyzed to unravel interaction among solid earth ? life ? environment linkage.
