Ocean Drilling Program
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The Ocean Drilling Program was an international marine research initiative that used deep-sea drilling to study Earth’s crust, climate history, and geological processes beneath the ocean floor.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international collaboration
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scientific research program ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith | JOIDES (Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreRepositoryLocation | Texas A&M University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryParticipant |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ European Science Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataType |
basalt cores
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downhole logging data ⓘ geophysical measurements ⓘ sediment cores ⓘ |
| endTime | 2003 ⓘ |
| field |
geophysics
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marine geology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ paleoclimatology ⓘ |
| goal |
to investigate the composition and structure of the oceanic crust
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to reconstruct past climate change from marine sediments ⓘ to study hydrothermal circulation in the oceanic crust ⓘ to study plate tectonics and seafloor spreading ⓘ to study sedimentary processes ⓘ to study subduction zones ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | ODP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
improved understanding of global climate evolution
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improved understanding of ocean basin development ⓘ improved understanding of plate tectonics ⓘ large publicly accessible core repository ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | College Station, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | world's oceans ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Joint Oceanographic Institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Deep Sea Drilling Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryResearchVessel | JOIDES Resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced | scientific ocean drilling cores ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
National Science Foundation
NERFINISHED
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participating international consortia ⓘ |
| startTime | 1985 ⓘ |
| studies |
Earth's crust
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climate history ⓘ geological processes beneath the ocean floor ⓘ |
| successor |
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
NERFINISHED
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International Ocean Discovery Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod | deep-sea drilling ⓘ |
| website | http://www-odp.tamu.edu/ ⓘ |
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