STARMER project information

STARMER and NEW STARMER

STARMER

STARMER project (1987-92) was Japan and France cooperative research project on the multi-disciplinary studies on rifting activity in the Southwestern Pacific. Research cruises were concentrated in the North Fiji Basin. STARMER based on Science and Technology Agency, Japan and IFREMER, Institute of French Marine Development, which were the main organization of each countries.

Institutions:

France

IFREMER
ORSTOM
INSU
CNRS

Japan

Geological Survey of Japan
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center
Hydrographic Department of Japan
National Institute of Enviornmental Research
Tsukuba University
Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo

Cruises

KAIYO87, NFB central spreading ridge.
KAIYO88, NFB triple junction and southern connection.
STARMER I&II with Nautile and Nadir, diving on triple junction and active hydrothermal sites.
KAIYO89, Jean Charcot Trough, back-arc trough of Vanuatu Arc.
YOKOSUKA90, Coriolis Trough, back-arc trough of Vanuatu Arc and Northwestern arm of central spreading system.
YOKOSUKA/SHINKAI91, Divings along the central spreading system and hydrothermal sites.
SAVANES with CYANA and Norois, Divings in Jean Charcot Trough.

North Fiji Basin, Outline of tectonics

Effort of Starmer project was concentrated into North Fiji Basin, the most prominent active marginal sea with complicated seafloor spreading systems in the Southwestern margin of Pacific Ocean.

North Fiji Basin, Topography

Topographic Map of the Nort Fiji Basin. (219kB)

North-South red line in the central part shows the active seafloor spreading center of the North Fiji Basin.

North Fiji Basin, Magnetic Anomaly

Magnetic Anomaly Map of the Nort Fiji Basin. (363 kB)

Magnetic lineations shows the isochron of the sea-floor of oceanic basin.

You can see submersible Shinkai6500 and seafloor images on Photo album of STARMER

NEW STARMER

NEW STARMER (1994-1999) starts with Japan and France for the comparative studies of active marginal basin ridges such as, Manus, Woodlark, North Fiji, Lau, Havre basins.

First cruise was carried out in August-September, 1994 in the northern part of North Fiji Basin with IFREMER's Research Vessel l'Atalante

l'Atalante.

Second cruise is proposed to carry out in FY1995 in the Manus Basin (Bismark Sea, north of Papua New Guinea) with JAMSTEC's Yokosuka and Shinkai 6500.

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1995/05/31
This page is prepared by Manabu Tanahashi, tana@gsj.go.jp