Real-time unwrapping of 3D X-ray CT scans for visual core description
Abstract. X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scanning is routinely conducted on board the drilling vessel Chikyu for scientific expeditions. A rapid visualization method, developed during International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 405, unwraps XCT images to enable the early characterization of sediment heterogeneities and identification of geological structures at the visual core description stage.
Authors
- Yu‐Chun Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4941-5437)
- Mai‐Linh Doan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6437-9756)
- Morgane M.Y. Brunet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-4669)
- Rina Fukuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9953-2047)
- S. Satolli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9848-9745)
- Yoshio Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6352-6013)
- H. Okuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5276-0058)
- Uisdean Nicholson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-8549)
- Marianne Conin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6072-3919)
- Charlotte Pizer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9410-529X)
- the IODP Expedition 405 Scientists
- Jamie Kirkpatrick
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JP)
- University of Nevada, Reno (US)
- Naruto University of Education (JP)
- Ifremer (FR)
- Université de Bretagne Occidentale (FR)
- Université du Québec à Rimouski (CA)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- Heriot-Watt University (GB)
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- H.B. Fuller (United States) (US)
- Institut des Sciences de la Terre (FR)
- Université Gustave Eiffel (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
- GeoRessources (FR)
- Kobe University (JP)
- Université Savoie Mont Blanc (FR)
- Université Grenoble Alpes (FR)
- Université de Lorraine (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Drilling
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5194/sd-35-55-2026
- Primary Topic
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique