| ||||||||
The Deep-sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu Test Drilling off the Shimokita Peninsula | ||||||||
The Deep-sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu of Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC; Yasuhiro Kato, President) has been conducting test drilling off the Shimokita Peninsula(100 kilo meters north east off Hachinohe City) at the test site (Appendix-A).
Major Training Schedules:
(*1)
Intergranular Infilling Type: A formation of methane hydrate. Methane hydrate soaks in between coarse-grained particles such as volcanic ash strata. There are other types of formations; seafloor exposure type, nodular & tabular type, etc.
|
||||||||
Contacts: (For Chikyu)
Mr. Jun Fukutomi, e-mail: cdex@jamstec.go.jp
(For Publication)International and Research Support The Center for Deep Earth Exploration (CDEX) Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Mr. Shinji Oshima, e-mail: press@jamstec.go.jp
Manager, Planning Department Press Office Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |