*Kenji M. MATSUZAKI¹, Hirofumi ASAHI², Akemi FUKUMURA³, Susumu KONNO⁴, Itsuki SUTO⁵ (1.Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 2.Korea Polar Research Institute, 3.Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science, 4.Kyushu University Graduate School of Science, 5.Nagoya University Graduate School of Environmental Studies)

*Marc HUMBLET¹, Jody M. WEBSTER², Juan carlos BRAGA³, Yasufumi IRYU⁴, Don C. POTTS⁵, Yusuke YOKOYAMA⁶, Tezer M. ESAT⁷, Stewart FALLON⁸, William G. THOMPSON⁹, Alexander L. THOMAS¹⁰ (1.Dep. of Earth and Planetary Sc., Nagoya Univ., 2.Geocoastal Research Group, Univ. of Sydney, 3.Dep. de Estrat. y Paleont., Univ. de Granada, 4.Inst. of Geol. and Paleont., Tohoku Univ., 5.Dep. of Ecol. & Evol. Bio., Univ. of California, 6.AORI, Univ. of Tokyo, 7.ANSTO, Inst. for Env. Res., Australia, 8.Res. Sch. of Earth Sc., Austral. Nation. Univ., 9.Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, USA, 10.School of GeoSciences, Univ. of Edinburgh)

*Tomoki SATO¹, Yoshihiko TAMURA¹, Takashi MIYAZAKI¹, James B. Gill², Cedric Hamelin³, Ryoko SENDA¹, Bogdan S. Vaglarov¹, Satoru HARAGUCHI¹, Qing CHANG¹, Jun-ichi KIMURA¹, EXPEDITION 350, Scientists IODP⁴ (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2.Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, 3.Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen, 4.International Ocean Discovery Program)

*Natsue ABE¹, Yumiko HARIGANE² (1.R&D Ocean Drilling Science, JAMSTEC, 2.Institute of Geology and Geoinformation, AIST)

*Takamitsu SUGIHARA¹, KYAW, Thu MOE², Kan AOIKE¹ (1.CDEX/JAMSTEC, 2.ODS/JAMSTEC)

*Ayakia SAIKI¹, Yoshitaka HASHIMO¹ (1.Kochi University)

*Kiyokazu OOHASHI¹, Fabbri Olivier², Asuka YAMAGUCHI³ (1.Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, 2.University of Franche-Comte, Besancon, France, 3.Atomosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo)

*Shigeshi FUCHIDA¹, Harue MASUDA¹, Kaori OKAZAKI¹, Syoki KUROKAWA² (1.Department of Geoscience, Osaka City University, 2.Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX))

*Rina FUKUCHI¹, Asuka YAMAGUCHI¹, Yuzuru YAMAMOTO², Juichiro ASHI¹ (1.Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 2.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC))

*Weiren LIN¹, Wataru TANIKAWA¹, Yuhji YAMAMOTO², Sumito MORITA³, Yasuhiro YAMADA⁴, Fumio INAGAKI¹ (1.Kochi/JAMSTEC, 2.Kochi University, 3.GSJ/AIST, 4.ODS/JAMSTEC)

*Fang-yih WU¹, En-chao YEH¹, Tsu-en KAO¹, Chi-shun SHIU¹, Weiren LIN², Tai-tien WANG³, Jih-hao HUNG⁴, Sheng-rong SONG⁵ (1.Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2.Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 3.Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, 4.Department of Earth Sciences, National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan, 5.Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan)

*Masafumi MURAYAMA¹, Takuya MATSUZAKI¹, Tomohisa IRINO², Ryuji TADA³ (1.Center for Advanced Marine Core Research, Kochi University, 2.Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, 3.Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo)