Initial Science Plan, December 1996

"The MARGINS Initiative" compiled and edited by Dale S. Sawyer
Also available in PDF format

"This document presents the result of deliberations by the MARGINS Science Committee following a series of five open workshops over the period 1988 to 1993. The report was compiled and edited by Dale S. Sawyer based on input from the convenors..."

 

EOS Article, March 1998

"MARGINS Program Goes Active" written by MARGINS Steering Committee
Printed in EOS, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 79. No. 11

"The MARGINS Program seeks to understand the complex interplay of processes that govern continental margin evolution. The objective is to develop a self-consistent understanding of the processes that are fundamental to margin formation and evolution...In the following sections we describe five fundamental scientific problems to be studied, outline the common research strategies, present four focused research initiatives, and describe the state of the planning process..." (Images included)

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