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Scientific Ocean Drilling: Accomplishments and Challenges reviews the scientific accomplishments of U.S.-supported scientific ocean drilling over the past four decades. The report evaluates how the programs have shaped understanding of Earth systems and Earth history. The report assesses the role of scientific ocean drilling in enabling new fields of inquiry and the potential for transformative discoveries for the next proposed phase of scientific ocean drilling, scheduled to run from 2013 to 2023.
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Scientific Ocean Drilling: Accomplishments and Challenges
Consensus Study Report
·2011
Through direct exploration of the subseafloor, U.S.-supported scientific ocean drilling programs have significantly contributed to a broad range of scientific accomplishments in Earth science disciplines, shaping understanding of Earth systems and enabling new fields of inquiry. Scientific Ocean Dri...
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