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 |