International Ocean Drilling Programme
The International Ocean Drilling Programme is an international marine research collaboration that explores Earth’s history and dynamics using ocean-going research platforms to recover data recorded in seafloor sediments and rocks and to monitor subseafloor environments.
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IODP3 Announcements
Call for Proposals: Scientific Ocean Drilling and SPARC proposal deadline 31st January 2027!
With the next IODP3 Scientific Ocean Drilling and SPARC proposal deadline coming up in just 3 months, we would like to highlight this exciting opportunity to the IODP3 community, and ask that all proposals are completed and submitted by midnight…
Call for Proposals – Magellan3 Workshop Series Programme
Call for proposals to the Magellan3 Workshop Series Programme now open! The Magellan3 Workshop Series Programme (MG3) invites scientists from IODP3/ICDP member countries to propose workshops for the development of compelling proposals that address the ambitions of the 2050 Science Framework…
Second Call to Participate: Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology
Second Call to Participate in IODP3-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology now open! Offshore freshened groundwater (OFG) systems, defined as subseafloor environments with porewater that has salinity less than seawater salinity, have been documented worldwide, yet the hydrogeological, geochemical,…
Second Call to Participate: Expedition 502: Impact of Petit-Spot Magmatism on Subduction Zone Seismicity and Global Geochemical Cycles
Second Call to Participate in IODP3 Expedition 502: Impact of Petit-Spot Magmatism on Subduction Zone Seismicity and Global Geochemical Cycles now open! Petit-spots are a recently discovered volcanic system characterised by highly alkalic and CO2-rich basalt generated by a low…