International Ocean Discovery Program

Not to be confused with Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.

The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) is an international marine research collaboration dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of the Earth through drilling, coring, and monitoring the subseafloor. The research enabled by IODP samples and data improves scientific understanding of changing climate and ocean conditions, the origins of ancient life, risks posed by geohazards, and the structure and processes of Earth's tectonic plates and uppermost mantle. IODP began in 2013 and builds on the research of four previous scientific ocean drilling programs: Project Mohole, Deep Sea Drilling Project, Ocean Drilling Program, and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.[1][2] Together, these programs represent the longest running and most successful international Earth science collaboration.[3][4]

  1. ^ Council, National Research (2011). Scientific Ocean Drilling: Accomplishments and Challenges. doi:10.17226/13232. ISBN 978-0-309-21901-3.
  2. ^ "Discovering our oceans: A new era of ocean research drilling has dawned". phys.org. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  3. ^ Earth and Life Processes Discovered from Subseafloor Environments: A Decade of Science Achieved by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). Elsevier. 2014-12-03. ISBN 9780444626110.
  4. ^ Witze, Alexandra (2013). "Drilling hit by budget woes". Nature. 501 (7468): 469–470. Bibcode:2013Natur.501..469W. doi:10.1038/501469a. PMID 24067687. S2CID 4444436.