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European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling / International Ocean Discovery Programme (ECORD/IODP)

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O European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) is the European consortium establishing a European infrastructure for Ocean Drilling/Drilling Research. Currently, this management structure is composed of 15 members (14 European countries and Canada) and is part of the international IODP program for the same purpose.

Drilling and borehole research is essential to ocean science as it collects material that allows the study of climate and environmental changes, deep-sea biosphere or Earth geophysics and geodynamics.

Participation in this consortium is fundamental to guaranteeing Portuguese scientists access to the international IODP program, the world's largest in Ocean Drilling, which allows, among other benefits, access to specific research platforms, such as the US JOIDES Resolution and Japanese Chikyu vessels equipped with permanent drilling facilities, laboratories and offshore core repositories, as well as, through ECORD's Mission-Specific Platforms (MSPs), more specific platforms depending on the type of expedition.

Representatives:

- ECORD Council

National delegate: Fátima Abrantes(fatima.abrantes@ipma.pt), Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute (IPMA)
National sub-delegate: Ana Amorim(ana.amorim@fct.pt), FCT

- ECORD Science Support and Advisory Committee (ESSAC)

National delegate: Antje Voelker(antje.voelker@ipma.pt), Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute (IPMA)
Sub-delegate: Cristina Veiga-Pires(cvpires@ualg.pt), University of Algarve

FCT Involvement:

  • Annual financial contribution, which allows the involvement of Portuguese researchers:
    • on access to ships and multiple specific drilling rigs (IODP Expeditions);
    • in researching and using IODP material(samples, data, outreach material);
    • in sending proposals for new sites to be drilled;
    • participation in panels of the IODP Program (such as the Science Evaluation Panel);
    • access to the summer schools, courses and workshops organized by ECORD/IODP;
    • at Studentships for young researchers;
    • in targeted research with IODP (ECORD Research Grants);
    • the possibility of inviting a Distinguished Lecturer.
  • Support to national delegates for participation in meetings.

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Initiative accompanied by the FCT Ocean Program.