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 Applications – IODP3 MSP-Facility Board – ECORD Member
Call for Applications – IODP3 MSP Facility Board – ECORD Member The MSP Facility Board (MSP-FB) fulfils the critical function of making decisions on the most effective use of resources to plan the schedule of IODP3 expeditions for successive years…
Expression of Interest to participate in IODP3 Expedition: Into the Nadir *Now Open*
Express your interest to take part in NEW IODP3 Expedition: Into the Nadir! Impacts of asteroids or comets are a very important Earth hazard over geological time scales. A recent IODP drilling expedition showed that collision of a 12 km…
Second Call to Participate: Expedition 503: Hadal Trench Tsunamigenic Slip History
Second Call to Participate in IODP3 Expedition 503: Hadal Trench Tsunamigenic Slip History now open! IODP3 Expedition 503 aimed to recover the complete trench-fill sedimentary succession in the central Japan Trench to reconstruct the long-term history of megathrust earthquakes and…
Call for Applications – IODP3 Safety and Environment Advisory (SEA) Group
Call for applications to serve as a member of the IODP3 Safety and Environment Advisory (SEA) Group now open! The Safety and Environment Advisory (SEA) Group is an advisory body to the IODP3 MSP Facility Board (MSP-FB), Science Evaluation Panel…