| ACRONYM |
|
Organization |
| ACEX |
 |
Arctic Coring Expedition |
| ACH |
|
Automated Clearing House |
| AESTO |
|
Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization (Japan) |
| AGI |
|
American Geophysical Institute |
| AGU |
|
American Geophysical Union |
| AOGS |
|
Asia-Oceana Geosciences Society |
| APC |
|
Advanced Piston Core |
| APCT |
|
APC Temperature Tool |
| API |
|
American Petroleum Institute |
| APP |
|
Annual Program Plan |
| BCR |
|
Bremen Core Repository |
| BGS |
|
British Geological Survey |
| BHA |
|
Bottom Hole Assembly |
| BoG |
|
Board of Governors |
| BP |
|
Before Present |
| BSR |
|
Bottom Simulator Reflector |
| CB-RMM |
|
Core barrel - retrievable memory module |
| CCD |
|
Carbonate Compensation Depth |
| CDEX |
|
Center for Deep Earth Exploration |
| CDP |
|
Complex Drilling Projects |
| CMCR |
|
Center for Advanced Marine Core Research (Kochi University) |
| CMO |
|
Central Management Office |
| CNRS |
|
Centre National de la Research Scientific (France) |
| CO |
|
Contracts Officer |
| COI |
|
Conflict of Interest |
| CORK |
|
Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kit |
| DIS |
|
ICDP Drilling Information System |
| DMS |
|
Data Management Specialist |
| DP |
|
Dynamic Positioning |
| DPG |
|
Detailed Planning Group |
| DSDP |
|
Deep Sea Drilling Project |
| DSS |
|
Drilling Sensor Sub |
| DVTP |
|
Davis-Villinger Temperature Probe |
| E&O |
|
Education and Outreach |
| ECORD |
|
European Consortium for Ocean Drilling Research |
| ECORD-net |
|
E.C. Research Area Network |
| EDP |
|
Engineering Development Panel |
| EGU |
|
European Geosciences Union |
| EMA |
|
ECORD Management Agency |
| EOR |
|
Expedition Objective Research |
| EPC |
|
European Petrophysical Consortium |
| EPSP |
|
Environmental Protection and Safety Panel |
| ESO |
|
ECORD Science Operator |
| ESSAC |
|
ECORD Science Support and Advisory Committee |
| ESSEP |
|
Environmental Science Steering and Evaluation Panel |
| ETF |
|
Engineering Task Force |
| FMS |
|
Formation Micro Scanner |
| FY |
|
Fiscal Year |
| GCR |
|
Gulf Coast Repository |
| GIS |
|
Geographic Information Systems |
| HSE |
|
Health, Safety and Environment |
| ICDP |
|
International Continental Scientific Drilling Program |
| IFREE |
|
Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution |
| IIS-PPG |
|
Industry-IODP Science Program Planning Group |
| ILP |
|
Industry Liaison Panel |
| IO(s) |
|
Implementing Organization(s) |
| IODP |
|
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program |
| IODP-MI |
|
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc. |
| ION |
|
International Ocean Network |
| iSAS |
|
Interim Science Advisory Structure |
| ISC |
|
Information Service Center |
| ISP |
|
Initial Science Plan |
| ISSEP |
|
Interior Science Steering and Evaluation Panel |
| JAMSTEC |
|
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
| JANUS |
|
USIO Database System |
| J-CORES |
|
Japanese Database System |
| J-DESC |
|
Japan Drilling Earth Science Consortium |
| JOI |
|
Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. |
| JOI Alliance |
|
USIO: Consists of JOI, LDEO, and TAMU |
| JOIDES |
|
Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling |
| JPIO |
|
Japan Implementing Organization |
| KCC |
|
Kochi Core Center Repository |
| KIGAM |
|
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources |
| kt |
|
knots |
| LDEO |
|
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
| LGHF |
|
Laboratoire de Géophsique et Hydrodynamique en Forage |
| LGM |
|
Last Glacial Maximum |
| LTBMS |
|
Long-Term Borehole Monitoring System |
| LUBR |
|
Leicester University Borehole Group |
| LWC |
|
Logging while Coring |
| LWD |
|
Logging while Drilling |
| m |
|
meters |
| MAT |
|
Mid-Atlantic Transect |
| mbsf |
|
meters below sea floor |
| MCS |
|
Multi Channel Seismic |
| MEXT |
|
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (Japan) |
| MOST |
|
Ministry of Science and Technology (People's Rep. of China) |
| msb |
|
meters sub-basement |
| MSP |
|
Mission Specific Platform |
| NanTroSEIZE |
|
Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment |
| NERC |
|
Natural Environment Research Council (UK) |
| NERC |
|
National Environmental Research Council |
| nmi |
|
nautical miles |
| NSF |
|
National Science Foundation (USA) |
| OCC |
|
Oceanic Core Complex |
| OCE |
|
Division of Ocean Sciences, NSF |
| ODP |
|
Ocean Drilling Program |
| OOI |
|
Ocean Observing Initiative |
| OPCOM |
|
Operations Committee (now Operations Task Force) |
| ORI |
|
Ocean Research Institute |
| ORION |
|
Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks |
| OTF |
|
Operations Task Force |
| PCS |
|
Pressure Core Sampler |
| PI |
|
Primary Investigator |
| PMO |
|
Program Member Offices |
| PMT |
|
Project Management Team |
| POC |
|
Platform Operations Costs |
| PSDIM |
|
Publications, Sample and Data Integration manager |
| PSG |
|
Project Scoping Group |
| PTM |
|
Pulsed Telemetry Module |
| QAQC |
|
Quality Assurance Quality Control |
| RCB |
|
Rotary Core Barrel |
| RFP |
|
Request for Proposal |
| RIS |
|
Rig Instrumentation System |
| RMM |
|
Retrievable Memory Module |
| SAS |
|
Science Advisory Structure |
| SAS |
|
Science Advisorary Structure |
| SASEC |
|
SAS Executive Committee |
| SASEC |
|
Science Advisory Executive Committee |
| SciMP |
|
Scientific Measurements Panel (in ODP) |
| SDSC |
|
San Diego Super Computer Center |
| SEDIS |
|
Scientific Earth Drilling Information System |
| SIO |
|
Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| SIT |
|
Systems Integrated Training |
| SMCS |
|
Sample Materials Curation Management System |
| SOC |
|
Science Operating Costs |
| SODV |
|
Scientific Ocean Drilling Vessel |
| SPC |
|
Science Planning Committee |
| SPPOC |
|
Science Planning and Policy Oversight Committee (operated up until April, 2006) |
| SRMs |
|
Standard Reference Materials |
| SSDB |
|
Site Survey Data Bank |
| SSEP |
|
Science Steering and Evaluation Panel |
| SSP |
|
Site Survey Panel |
| STP |
|
Scientific Technology Panel |
| TAMU |
|
Texas A&M University |
| TAP |
|
Technology Advice Panel |
| TD |
|
Total Depth |
| TOB |
|
Torque on bit |
| UBI |
|
Ultra Borehole Imager |
| USAC |
|
U.S. Advisory Committee for Scientific Ocean Drilling |
| USGS |
|
U.S. Geological Survey |
| USIO |
|
United States Implementing Organization |
| USSAC |
|
United States Science Advisory Committee |
| USSSP |
|
U.S. Science Support Program |
| VP-SO |
|
Vice President for Science Operations |
| VP-SP |
|
Vice President for Science Planning |
| VSP |
|
Vertical Seismic Profile |
| WBE |
|
Work Breakdown Elements |
| WDC |
|
World Data Center |
| WOB |
|
Weight on bit |
| WST |
|
Well Seismic Tool |
| XCB |
|
Extended Core Barrel |
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