Initial Science Plan (ISP)

The Initial Science Plan (ISP) is the fundamental blueprint to the scientific and technical objectives of IODP.
Scientific emphasis is placed on three areas of investigations:

Environmental Change, Processes, and Effects
The Deep Biosphere and Subseafloor Ocean
Solid Earth Cycles and Geodynamics

>> Find here the IODP Initial Science Plan

ECORD Publications

>> German IODP/ODP publications

>> French IODP/ODP publications

ECORD Data Base

Portal of interactive ECORD databases
>> Link to all ECORD Databases

ESF Magellan Workshop Reports

In order to stimulate IODP proposal submission by European scientists, ECORD initiated the ESF Magellan Workshop Series Programme.
This 5 year programme is funded by 12 ECORD member organisations and run by the ESF in coordination with ESSAC.
Workshops are selected twice per year, after an open call for proposals.
ESSAC delegates provide strategic guidance through their representation in the Magellan Steering Committee.

>> Find ESF contact here
>> Check for past or upcoming workshops as well as related calls here

2009

Cold-Water Carbonate Reservoir systems in Deep Environments-COCARDE 21-25 January 2009
Fribourg, Switzerland

2008

Arctic Ocean History, From Speculation to Reality -
A Workshop to Prepare for Arctic Ocean Scientific Drilling
This site contains also background materials.
Beside the ESF, sponsoring organizations are the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, the Artic Ocean Science Board and the Nansen Artic Drilling Program
03-05 November 2008
Bremerhaven, Germany

Lithospheric heterogeneities, hydrothermal regimes, and links between abiotic and biotic processes at slow spreading ridges
10-12 September 2008
Montpellier, France

Ocean Drilling for Seismic Hazard in European Geosystems
18-20 August 2008
Luleå, Sweden

2007

Southern African Climates, Agulhas Warm Water Transport and Retroflection and Interocean Water Exchanges
19-21 September 2007
Kiel, Germany

Marine Impacts and Environmental Consequences
10-13 September 2007
Oslo, Norway

Exploring Escarpment Mud Mount Systems and Mud Volcanoes with New European Strategies for Sustainable Mid-Depth Coring
26-29 April 2007
Murten, Switzerland

2006

Drilling through an Active Caldera, offshore Campi Flegrei, Eastern Tyrrhenian margin
13-15 November 2006
Naples, Italy

Scientific Ocean Drilling behind the Assessment of Geo-hazards from Submarine Slides
25-27 October 2006
Barcelona, Spain

Capturing a Salt Giant
13-15 October 2006
Hamburg, Germany

Deep Biosphere Workshop
13-15 October
Kartause Ittingen, Switzerland

IODP Workshop Reports

Scientific report and publication series summarizing the scientific and technical accomplishments of each IODP expedition.
>> Find a list of IODP supported workshops and their reports

IODP Expeditions Reports

Scientific report and publication series summarizing the scientific and technical accomplishments of each IODP expedition.
>> Click on the expedition of interest to read the report

Scientific Drilling

Scientific Drilling is a semiannual journal published jointly by Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International (IODP-MI) with the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP).
>> Link to all Scientific Drilling issues published so far

Photos credits: From top to bottom, The Chikyu sails the seas (© JAMSTEC), Transit from I/V Oden to the drillship Vidar Viking during the IODP Arctic Coring Expedition (photo:ECORD/IODP), 3D map of the drill sites within the Lomonossov ridge - IODP Arctic Coring Expedition (photo: ECORD/IODP), JOIDES Resolution drillship(photo: ODP).