@article{442998,
      recid = {442998},
      title = {Scientific ocean drilling accomplishments and challenges /  [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {National Academies Press,},
      address = {Washington, D.C. :},
      pages = {1 online resource (xii, 146 p.) :},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {"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 Drilling: Accomplishments and  Challenges reviews the scientific accomplishments of  U.S.-supported scientific ocean drilling over the past four  decades. The book evaluates how the programs (Deep Sea  Drilling Project [DSDP], 1968-1983, Ocean Drilling Program  [ODP], 1984-2003, and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program  [IODP], 2003-2013) have shaped understanding of Earth  systems and Earth history and assessed the role of  scientific ocean drilling in enabling new fields of  inquiry. This book also assesses the potential for  transformative discoveries for the next proposed phase of  scientific ocean drilling, which is scheduled to run from  2013 to 2023. The programs' technological innovations have  played a strong role in these accomplishments. The science  plan for the proposed 2013-2023 program presents a strong  case for the continuation of scientific ocean drilling.  Each of the plan's four themes identifies compelling  challenges with potential for transformative science that  could only be addressed through scientific ocean drilling,  although some challenges appear to have greater potential  than others. Prioritizing science plan challenges and  integrating multiple objectives into single expeditions  would help use resources more effectively, while  encouraging technological innovations would continue to  increase the potential for groundbreaking  science."--Publisher's description.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/442998},
}