Australia–New Zealand Plan for Future Scientific Ocean Drilling

Australian–New Zealand IODP Consortium Ocean Planet Workshop; Canberra, Australia, 14–16 April 2019


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Australia-New Zealand Plan for Future Scientific Ocean Drilling -Eos https://eos.org/meeting-reports/australia-new-zealand-plan-for-future-scientific-ocean-drilling 2/3 identified important themes and challenges that are fundamental to understanding the Earth system identified important themes and challenges that are fundamental to understanding the Earth system and are addressable only by scientific ocean drilling. and are addressable only by scientific ocean drilling.
IODP is the largest international program in the ocean and Earth sciences and among the largest IODP is the largest international program in the ocean and Earth sciences and among the largest international scientific research programs in any discipline. IODP explores Earth's history and international scientific research programs in any discipline. IODP explores Earth's history and dynamics using oceangoing research platforms to recover geological, geobiological, and dynamics using oceangoing research platforms to recover geological, geobiological, and microbiological information preserved in seabed sediment and rock and to monitor subseafloor microbiological information preserved in seabed sediment and rock and to monitor subseafloor environments through the global ocean. environments through the global ocean. Global Climate entails coupling between the climate system and the carbon cycle; the drivers, rates, Global Climate entails coupling between the climate system and the carbon cycle; the drivers, rates, and magnitudes of sea level change in a dynamic world*; the extremes, variations, drivers, and and magnitudes of sea level change in a dynamic world*; the extremes, variations, drivers, and impacts of Earth's hydrologic cycle*; and cryosphere dynamics*. impacts of Earth's hydrologic cycle*; and cryosphere dynamics*.
Natural Hazards involves the mechanisms and periodicities of destructive earthquakes*; the impacts Natural Hazards involves the mechanisms and periodicities of destructive earthquakes*; the impacts of of submarine submarine (https://eos.org/meeting-reports/new-frontiers-and-technologies-in-submarine-volcanism-research) (https://eos.org/meeting-reports/new-frontiers-and-technologies-in-submarine-volcanism-research)and and 4/29/2020 Australia-New Zealand Plan for Future Scientific Ocean Drilling -Eos https://eos.org/meeting-reports/australia-new-zealand-plan-for-future-scientific-ocean-drilling 3/3 coastal volcanism coastal volcanism (https://eos.org/project-updates/new-volcanic-island-unveils-explosive-past) (https://eos.org/project-updates/new-volcanic-island-unveils-explosive-past); the consequences ; the consequences of submarine slope failures for coastal communities and critical infrastructure*; and the magnitudes, of submarine slope failures for coastal communities and critical infrastructure*; and the magnitudes, frequencies, and impacts of natural disasters*. frequencies, and impacts of natural disasters*.
Ocean Health Through Time comprises the ocean's response to natural perturbations in Ocean Health Through Time comprises the ocean's response to natural perturbations in biogeochemical cycles*; the lateral and vertical influence of human disturbance on the ocean floor; biogeochemical cycles*; the lateral and vertical influence of human disturbance on the ocean floor; and the drivers and proxies of evolution, extinction, and recovery of life*. and the drivers and proxies of evolution, extinction, and recovery of life*.
A workshop report is in preparation, to be made available on the ANZIC A workshop report is in preparation, to be made available on the ANZIC website website (http://www.iodp.org.au) (http://www.iodp.org.au). .
This workshop is one of several held in 2019 by IODP member nations and consortia. Together, these This workshop is one of several held in 2019 by IODP member nations and consortia. Together, these workshops aim to formulate the next decadal science plan for scientific ocean drilling, which in turn workshops aim to formulate the next decadal science plan for scientific ocean drilling, which in turn will guide the focused planning of specific drilling, logging, and monitoring projects. will guide the focused planning of specific drilling, logging, and monitoring projects.