| Acronym |
Organization |
| ACEX |
Arctic Coring Expedition (IODP) |
| AESTO |
Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization (Japan) |
| AIO |
Australian IODP Office (ANU) |
| ANU |
Australian National University |
| ANZIC |
Australia-NZ IODP Consortium |
| APC |
Advanced Piston Core |
| APCT |
APC Temperature Tool |
| APP |
Annual Program Plan (IODP) |
| ARC |
Australian Research Council |
| BCR |
Bremen Core Repository (IODP) |
| BGS |
British Geological Survey |
| BHA |
Bottom Hole Assembly |
| CB-RMM |
Core barrel – retrievable memory module |
| CDEX |
Center for Deep Earth Exploration (Japan) |
| CDP |
Complex Drilling Projects |
| Chikyu |
Japanese IODP drilling vessel |
| CMCR |
Center for Advanced Marine Core Research (Kochi University) |
| CMO |
Central Management Office (IODP) |
| CNRS |
Centre National de la Research Scientific (France) |
| CORK |
Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kit |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia |
| DIS |
ICDP Drilling Information System |
| DP |
Dynamic Positioning |
| DPG |
Detailed Planning Group (IODP) |
| DSDP |
Deep Sea Drilling Project |
| DSS |
Drilling Sensor Sub |
| DVTP |
Davis-Villinger Temperature Probe |
| EC |
European Commission |
| ECORD |
European Consortium for Ocean Drilling Research |
| ECORD-net |
E.C. Research Area Network |
| EDP |
Engineering Development Panel (IODP) |
| EMA |
ECORD Management Agency |
| EOR |
Expedition Objective Research |
| EPC |
European Petrophysics Consortium |
| EPSP |
Environmental Protection & Safety Panel (IODP) |
| ESO |
ECORD Science Operator |
| ESSAC |
ECORD Science Support and Advisory Committee |
| ESSEP |
Environmental Science Steering and Evaluation Panel (IODP) |
| ETF |
Engineering Task Force (IODP) |
| FMS |
Formation Micro Scanner |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| GCR |
Gulf Coast Repository (IODP) |
| GNS |
Geological and Nuclear Sciences (NZ) |
| ICDP |
International Continental Scientific Drilling Program |
| IFREE |
Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution |
| IIS-PPG |
Industry-IODP Science Program Planning Group |
| ILP |
Industry Liaison Panel (IODP) |
| IO(s) |
Implementing Organization(s) (IODP) |
| IODP |
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program |
| IODP-MI |
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc. |
| ION |
International Ocean Network |
| iSAS |
Interim Science Advisory Structure (IODP) |
| ISC |
Information Service Center (IODP) |
| ISP |
Initial Science Plan (IODP) |
| ISSEP |
Interior Science Steering and Evaluation Panel |
| JAMSTEC |
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
| JANUS |
USIO Database System |
| J-CORES |
Japanese Database System |
| J-DESC |
Japan Drilling Earth Science Consortium |
| JOI |
Joint Oceanographic Institutions (US) |
| JOIDES |
Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling |
| JOIDES Resolution |
US IODP drilling vessel |
| JPIO |
Japan Implementing Organization |
| KCC |
Kochi Core Center Repository (Japan) |
| KIGAM |
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources |
| LDEO |
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
| LGHF |
Laboratoire de Geophsique et Hydrodynamique en Forage |
| LGM |
Last Glacial Maximum |
| LTBMS |
Long-Term Borehole Monitoring System |
| LWC |
Logging while Coring |
| LWD |
Logging while Drilling |
| MAT |
Mid-Atlantic Transect |
| mbsf |
meters below sea floor |
| MCS |
Multi Channel Seismic |
| MEXT |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (Japan) |
| MOST |
Ministry of Science and Technology (People’s Rep. of China) |
| MSP |
Mission Specific Platform (IODP) |
| NanTroSEIZE |
Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment |
| NERC |
Natural Environment Research Council (UK) |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation (USA) |
| OCC |
Oceanic Core Complex |
| OCE |
Division of Ocean Sciences, NSF |
| ODP |
Ocean Drilling Program |
| OOI |
Ocean Observing Initiative |
| OPCOM |
Operations Committee (now Operations Task Force – IODP) |
| ORI |
Ocean Research Institute (Japan) |
| ORION |
Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks |
| OTF |
Operations Task Force (IODP) |
| PCS |
Pressure Core Sampler |
| PI |
Primary Investigator |
| PMO |
Program Member Offices (IODP) |
| PMT |
Project Management Team (IODP) |
| POC |
Platform Operations Costs (IODP) |
| PSDIM |
Publications, Sample and Data Integration manager (IODP) |
| PSG |
Project Scoping Group (IODP) |
| PTM |
Pulsed Telemetry Module |
| QAQC |
Quality Assurance Quality Control |
| RCB |
Rotary Core Barrel |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal (IODP) |
| RIS |
Rig Instrumentation System |
| RMM |
Retrievable Memory Module |
| RSES |
Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University |
| SAS |
Science Advisory Structure (IODP) |
| SAS |
Science Advisory Structure (IODP) |
| SASEC |
Science Advisory Executive Committee (IODP) |
| SciMP |
Scientific Measurements Panel (in ODP) |
| SEDIS |
Scientific Earth Drilling Information System |
| SIO |
Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| SIT |
Systems Integrated Training |
| SMCS |
Sample Materials Curation Management System (IODP) |
| SOC |
Science Operating Costs (IODP) |
| SODV |
Scientific Ocean Drilling Vessel (IODP) |
| SPC |
Science Planning Committee (IODP) |
| SPPOC |
Science Planning and Policy Oversight Committee (IODP- operated until April, 2006) |
| SRMs |
Standard Reference Materials |
| SSDB |
Site Survey Data Bank (IODP) |
| SSEP |
Science Steering and Evaluation Panel (IODP) |
| SSP |
Site Survey Panel (IODP) |
| STP |
Scientific Technology Panel (IODP) |
| TAMU |
Texas A&M University |
| TAP |
Technology Advice Panel (IODP) |
| UBI |
Ultra Borehole Imager |
| USAC |
U.S. Advisory Committee for Scientific Ocean Drilling |
| USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
| USIO |
United States Implementing Organization (IODP) |
| USSAC |
United States Science Advisory Committee (IODP) |
| USSSP |
U.S. Science Support Program (IODP) |
| VSP |
Vertical Seismic Profile |
| WST |
Well Seismic Tool |
| XCB |
Extended Core Barrel |
