(Table 1) Geotechnical properties of samples from ODP Leg 135@en

We analyzed geotechnical and acoustic properties of sediments from Lau Basin backarc Sites 834, 835,838, and 839 to examine the large-scale heat and fluid circulation in the Lau Basin. We hypothesize that a feedback system exists in which sediment properties, particularly permeability, affect large-scale heat and fluid circulation and are, in turn, affected by the circulation of fluids. […]