JOIDES Resolution-US Riserless Drilling Vessel

Chikyu-Japanese Drilling Vessel Riser Equipped

Moonpool in Gulf of Mexico Hydrogeology Exp.308

Cores from North Atlantic Climate Exp.303

Having a sampling discussion in a core lab Exp.344

JFAST: Kaiko 7000-II Retrieving Temperature Sensor

News

C-DEBI proposals due April 14 - Feb 18, 2014
June 2014 School of Rock opportunity announced - Jan 21, 2014
Scientific Drilling vol 16 now available - Dec 6, 2013
JFAST results published in Science magazine - Dec 6, 2013
NSF announces continued funding for JOIDES Resolution - Nov 21, 2013
IODP Forum to meet May 27-28, 2014 in Busan, South Korea - Oct 23, 2013
IODP Smear Slide series published - Oct 21, 2013
October 9 media conference in Paris highlights new program - Oct 7, 2013
2013 Ocean Drilling Citation Report covering citations from 1969-2012 now available - Oct 1, 2013
Exp. 350 Izu-Bonin-Mariana Rear Arc Scientific Prospectus published — September 20, 2013
Exp. 351 Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc Origins Scientific Prospectus published — August 26, 2013
CHIKYU+10 workshop report published — August 22, 2013
Drilling to Earth's mantle with Chikyu featured in August issue of Physics Today — August 20, 2013

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Current Expeditions

South China Sea Tectonics: Exp. 349 (January 26 - March 30, 2014)

This JOIDES Resolution expedition addresses the tectonic opening of the South China Sea and implications for East Asian and western Pacific tectonic and paleoenvironmental evolution.

Upcoming Expeditions

Izu-Bonin-Mariana Rear Arc System (Exp. 350) begins March 30

This JOIDES Resolution expedition aims to understand crustal genesis and mantle evolution of the Izu-Bonin-Mariana (IBM) rear arc system by examining sediments and crust in the Philippine Sea.

Recent Expeditions

Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment Stage 3: Exp.348 (13 September - 29 January 2014)

During Expedition 348, Chikyu advanced the riser hole at Site C0002 to a record-setting 3056 m below the sea floor (mbsf), the deepest in scientific ocean drilling history, and cased it for future access. This was the second of three riser drilling phases needed to reach the plate boundary at ~5000 mbsf. Accomplishments include the first sampling and in-situ measurements in the deep interior of a modern convergent margin.

Baltic Sea Paleoenvironment: Exp.347 (September 12 - November 1, 2013; onshore science party January 22 - February 19, 2014, Bremen, Germany)

This expedition used the Greatship Manisha to study the paleoenvironmental evolution of the Baltic Sea Basin through the last glacial cycle.

IODP Facilities

Exploring Our Planet

The International Ocean Discovery Program: Exploring the Earth under the Sea (IODP) continues over five decades of international collaboration to recover geological data and samples from beneath the ocean floor to study the history and dynamics of Planet Earth. IODP is guided by the science plan Illuminating Earth's Past, Present, and Future.

For Scientists

Submission Deadlines

IODP Session, Australian Earth Sciences Convention
- Submit by March 14, 2014
IODP Drilling Proposals
- Next deadline April 1, 2014
Site Survey Data
- Next deadline May 1, 2014

Next Meetings

Chikyu IODP Board
- TBD, Yokohama, Japan
ECORD Facility Board
- March 4-6, 2014 Bremen, Germany
JOIDES Resolution Facility Board
- April 23-24, 2014 Washington, DC
Environmental Protection and Safety Panel meeting
- May 5-7, 2014 College Station, TX USA
IODP Forum
- May 27-28, 2014 Busan, South Korea
Science Evaluation Panel
- Late June 2014 USA location TBD

Program Information

The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) is an international marine research collaboration between 26 nations dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of Earth by sampling, instrumenting and monitoring subseafloor environments using specialized ocean drilling platforms staffed by multidisciplinary research scientists.

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