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Current Expeditions
Izu-Bonin-Mariana Rear Arc System: Exp. 350 (March 30 - May 30, 2014)
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.
Upcoming Expeditions
Future expeditions are under discussion by the Facility Boards. Check back soon!
Recent Expeditions
South China Sea Tectonics: Exp. 349 (January 26 - March 30, 2014)
This JOIDES Resolution expedition addressed the tectonic opening of the South China Sea and implications for East Asian and western Pacific tectonic and paleoenvironmental evolution.
Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment Stage 3: Exp.348 (13 September - 29 January 2014)
In Expedition 348, Chikyu advanced the riser hole at Site C0002 to a record-setting 3056 m below the sea floor, the deepest in scientific ocean drilling history, and cased it for future access to the deep interior of an active convergent margin.
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 Drilling Proposals
- Site Survey Data
Apply to Sail
Next Meetings
- 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
- June 23-26, 2014 New Brunswick, NJ USA
- Chikyu IODP Board
- July 10-11, 2014 Yokohama, Japan
- ECORD Facility Board
- March 25-26, 2015 Aix-en-Provence, France
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.