Author(s): Glen N. Foss; Philip D. Rabinowitz; Barry W. Harding; Charles Hanson; Lamar Hayes
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Abstract: The Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), operated by Texas A&M University, recovers core samples and data from boreholes in the deep waters of all the world's oceans. The drillship JOIDES Resolution (registered name SEDCO/BP 471) utilized in ODP, has proven itself a remarkably stable drilling platform for work in high latitudes. Exploration thus far in high latitude areas has taken place in the northern hemisphere in previously undrilled deep water sites of Baffin Bay and the Norwegian-Greenland Sea. In the southern hemisphere we have drilled and recovered samples from the Weddell Sea; Prydz Bay, Antarctica, and the sub-Antarctic South Atlantic Ocean. In each of these areas, JOIDES Resolution has been accompanied by an ice support vessel to monitor ice movement. In particular, the use of the state-of-the-art support vessel Maersk Master in our Antarctic studies has enabled drilling operations to continue in ice-laden areas due to Master's capability in towing and moving ice.
Year: 1988