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IODP – Expedition schedule http://www.iodp.org/expeditions/ No. 28, DecemberNo. 2020 Scientific Drilling USIO operations Platform Dates Port of origin Reports on Deep Earth Sampling and Monitoring 1 Exp 390C: South Atlantic JOIDES Resolution 5 Oct−5 Dec 2020 Rio de Janeiro Transect Reentry Installations 2 Exp 395: Reykjanes Mantle JOIDES Resolution 6 Jun−6 Aug 2021 Reykjavik Convection and Climate Geohazard detection using 3D seismic data 1 ICDP – Project schedule http://www.icdp-online.org/projects/ HIPERCORIG – an innovative hydraulic coring system 29 ICDP project Drilling dates Location 1 JET Oct−Dec 2020 Prees, UK A new high-temperature borehole 2 GRIND Spring 2021 Namibia fluid sampler 43 3 STAR Spring−Summer 2021 Central Apennines, Italy 4 Trans-Amazon Spring−Summer 2021 Brazil (multiple locations) Haiti-Drill: an amphibious drilling project workshop 49 Locations Weihe Basin Drilling Workshop 63 Borehole research in New York State 75 ICDP Deep Dust workshops 93 Topographic/Bathymetric world map with courtesy from NOAA (Amante, C. and B.W. Eakins, 2009. ETOPO1 1 Arc-Minute Global Relief Model: Procedures, Data Sources and Analysis. NOAA Technical Memorandum NESDIS NGDC-24. National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA. doi:10.7289/V5C8276M). The open-access ICDP and IODP journal • www.scientific-drilling.net Editorial preface News & Views • News & Views • News & Views • News & Views • News & Views Dear reader, Aims & scope New ICDP Science Plan New IODP Science Plan Each of the three components is giv- In challenging times with most scientists away from the field, this issue of en equal weight in the framework’s your journal Scientific Drilling is providing a little scent of field operations. Scientific Drilling (SD) is a multidisciplinary journal The new Science Plan of the Interna- October saw the release of a new structure. The framework also em- This includes new drilling and sampling technology developments as well focused on bringing the latest science and news from tional Continental Scientific Drill- scientific blueprint that will guide phasizes the societal relevance of as new ways of evaluating existing data and exciting prospects for future the scientific drilling and related programmes to the scientific ocean drilling, such as its projects. geosciences community. Scientific Drilling delivers ing Program, ICDP was released on ocean drilling research into the A new geohazard assessment workflow (SD-2020-12, p. 1) maximizes peer-reviewed science reports from recently com- 1st October 2020. Its overarching middle of this century. Entitled ability to provide context for fu- the use of 3D seismic reflection data to improve the safety and success pleted and ongoing international scientific drill- motto is “Billions of Years of Earth “2050 Science Framework: Explor- ture climate models, elucidate the of scientific drilling in the oceans. Advanced seismic interpretation ing projects. The journal also includes reports on Evolution”, outlining the scientific ing Earth by Scientific Ocean Drill- processes that trigger life-threaten- techniques are used to identify, map, and spatially analyse features such engineering developments, technical developments, objectives of continental scientific ing,” the 25-year plan is a product ing earthquakes and tsunamis, and as seabed structures, faults, fluids, and lithologies that may cause drilling workshops, progress reports, and news and updates drilling for the coming decade. The of a spirited and vigorous effort by investigate the limits and possible hazards. This workflow can be utilized to guide site selection and to from the community. four key scientific themes are: Ge- the international community and applications of life deep beneath the minimize risk of future IODP drilling. odynamic Processes, Geohazards, brings a fresh approach to ocean seafloor. Also stressed in the docu- SD-2020-15 (p. 29) reports about the first use of Hipercorig, an Editorial board environmentally-friendly, hydraulic coring system designed to recover up Georesources, and Environmental drilling investigations, focusing on ment are collaborations with other to 100 m deep continuous high-quality cores in a cost-effective fashion. Ulrich Harms (editor in chief), Change. In this framework future the interconnected processes that research programs and organiza- Two test projects on perialpine lakes resulted in 63 m deep coring in up to Thomas Wiersberg, Jan Behrmann, ICDP projects will focus on the characterize the complex Earth sys- tions, such as the International Con- 204 m water depth and promise novel opportunities for future lacustrine Will Sager, and Tomoaki Morishita evolution of planet Earth, past cli- tem. Hundreds of marine scientists tinental Scientific Drilling Program drilling campaigns. [email protected] mates, the effects of large impacts from around the world contributed and national space agencies. The Multi-Temperature Fluid Sampler (MTFS) is a newly designed, fabricated, and laboratory-tested titanium syringe-style fluid sampler and mass extinctions, the formation to the production of the new frame- that is composed of up to 12 sampling units of 1 L sample volume each and wise utilization of our most work, attending national workshops The science plan for the current and for borehole applications up to 190 °C (SD-2020-3, p. 43). Its unique significant resources, and in-situ to share their views and providing phase of scientific ocean drilling, triggering mechanism allows for utilization in deep oceanic and continental monitoring of volcanoes and fault input during several public review the International Ocean Discovery scientific boreholes with minimal training for operational success. Additional information zones. The linkage to wider societal periods as the framework was under Program, runs through 2023. While In addition, four workshop reports reflect the wealth of scientific topics challenges will include climate ac- development. A 48-person, inter- much remains to be determined addressed by international scientific drilling programmes. SD-2020-18 (p. ISSN 1816-8957 | eISSN 1816-3459 tion, mitigation of natural hazards, national writing and editing team, with regard to implementation strat- 63) discusses the possibilities of drilling the Weihe Basin, enclosed by the egies for the next phase of scientific Chinese Loess Plateau and the Qin Mountains, for obtaining high-resolution affordable clean energy, sustainable led by Anthony Koppers of Oregon multi-proxy records reflecting environmental changes spanning most of cities and communities and clean State University (USA) and Ro- ocean drilling, the long timeline of the Cenozoic. Workshop report SD-2020-14 (p. 75) focuses on designing a water and sanitation. salind Coggon of the University of the new framework will enable the research drill to investigate utilization and associated risks of low-enthalpy The Science Plan was developed in Southampton (UK), produced the evolution and refinement of its re- geothermal energy from Paleozoic strata and deep crystalline geologic Copernicus Publications close cooperation with our offshore document, which can be accessed search goals as societal needs and systems in Ithaca (NY, USA). The northern boundary of the Caribbean Bahnhofsallee 1e sibling, the International Ocean Dis- at http://www.iodp.org/2050-sci- technological capabilities evolve. plate around Haiti with two active strike-slip faults posing the area under 37081 Göttingen covery Program, IODP. Jointly with ence-framework. The document’s Regular assessments will take place high seismic risk was addressed by a workshop held for developing a land- Germany to-sea drilling project, the new IODP-ICDP scheme for joint projects (SD- Phone: +49 551 90 03 39 0 IODP we aim at fostering the suc- writing team also created a 12-page every five years in order to ensure 2020-4, p. 49). Finally, the DeepDust Workshop (SD-2020-6, p. 93) sheds Fax: +49 551 90 03 39 70 cessful cooperation by implement- summary and a 2-page flyer for that the framework maintains its light on the Permian period at two continental sites in the western United ing new Land-to-Sea Drilling pro- wider audiences; these can be found cutting-edge aspirations. States and Europe to study environmental dynamics. [email protected] jects that require combined onshore at the same web page. [email protected] and offshore –amphibious- scientif- With this spectrum of themes, we wish the readers entertainment with ic drilling to tackle the key scientific The new framework comprises education as well as good health. https://publications.copernicus.org themes. We kindly invite you to dis- three major components: “Strate- cover our Science Plan and to start gic Objectives” (general research View the online library or learn Your editors, brainstorming about new drilling areas that focus on Earth system in- more about Scientific Drilling on: initiatives and to spread the word terconnections), of which there are Ulrich Harms, Thomas Wiersberg, Jan Behrmann, www.scientific-drilling.net on ICDP in your science networks. seven; five “Flagship Initiatives” Tomoaki Morishita, and Will Sager (multi-disciplinary and multi-expe- www.icdp-online.org/fileadmin/icdp/ dition projects that are expected to Cover figure: Hipercorig on Lake Constance during media/doc/ICDP_Science_Plan_2020- coring operations, including entry of