Research topic: Deep Sea Drilling Project

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Deep Sea Drilling Project

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Deep Sea Drilling Project U.S. program designed to investigate the evolution of ocean basins by core drilling of ocean sediments and underlying oceanic crust. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the project was directed by the Joint Oceanographic Institution for Deep Earth Sampling (JOIDES), a consortium of leading U.S. oceanographic institutions. Begun in 1964, a test drilling program was completed successfully in 1965; by 1968, the Glomar Challenger, displacing 10,500 tons and capable of drilling 2,500 ft (760 m) of sediment in 20,000 ft (6,100 m) of water, was leased to JOIDES.... Read more
International Programme of Ocean Drilling
International Programme of Ocean Drilling (IPOD) An international project that evolved from the Deep Sea Drilling Programme , and was supported financially by the USA, USSR, West Germany, and France. The project has involved scientists from many countries, and the drilling and ... Read more
Ocean Drilling Program
Ocean Drilling Program The Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) is an international...Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling (JOIDES...Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program ) and in the...international scientific ocean drilling projects. Their inspiration was the Mohole ... Read more

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