International Ocean Discovery Program U.S. Implementing Organization (IODP-USIO)http://pageoverview.com/website-report/oceandrilling.org
The International Ocean Discovery Program U.S. Implementing Organization (IODP-USIO), operates the scientific riserless drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution. The IODP-USIO is composed of the Consortium of Ocean Leadership, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Borehole Research Group, and Texas A&M University's College of Geosciences. IODP is an international organization that conducts research into the evolution of Earth's surface, oceans, climate, and deep biosphere. IODP members include the USA, Japan, the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD), People's Republic of China, Korea, the Australia/New Zealand Consortium (ANZIC), India, and Brazil. The program operated as the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program from October 2003 to September 2013.
- Expected expiration: October 8th in 2018
- Creation date: October 9th in 1998
- Renew date: February 26th in 2016