INTERRIDGE: THIRD DECADAL PLAN 2014-23
A plan for the third decade of InterRidge science
InterRidge is the only scientific organisation that spans the single largest geological domain on the planet: the Earth’s oceanic crust, representing more than 60% of the Earth’s surface. The background for this framework is the recognition of a number of key areas of research that are needed to underpin our developing understanding of the formation and evolution of the oceanic crust and its interaction with the ocean, biosphere, climate and human society.
The role of InterRidge has evolved from facilitating cooperation between ridge crest scientists to helping science focus on the major and fundamental aspects of ocean crust generation and evolution; from genesis at the ridge crest, to evolution on the flanks and under the abyssal plains to its fate at convergent margins, subduction zones, arcs and back-arc systems.
