Discovering Earth's Hidden Frontiers through Scientific Ocean Drilling

iDiscovering Earth's Hidden Frontiersthrough Scientific Ocean DrillingInitial Science Plan 2013 - 2023Draft 2: 19/08/2010Vision:To deliver the Earth and Life Sciences discoveries needed to meet the challenges so-ciety faces as stewards of our changing planet.Mission:To employ ocean drilling technology required to obtain unique insight to under-stand and predict Earth’s dynamic system and its impactsTo inspire & train the next generation of geoscientistsTo communicate our scientific discoveries to the public and to decision makersiiThe Science Plan Writing CommitteeMike Bickle (University of Cambridge, Chair);Christina Ravelo (UCSC) ;Heiko Palike (NOC, University of Southampton);Rob DeConto (University of Massachusetts, Amherst);Fumio Inagaki (JAMSTEC);Katrina Edwards (University of Southern California);Naoh Ohkouchi (JAMSTEC);Andrew Fisher (University of College of Southern California);Damon Teagle (NOC, University of Southampton);Demian Saffer (Penn State);Gilbert Camoin (CNRS);Peter Barrett (University of Wellington);Shuichi Kodaira (JAMSTEC);Richard Arculus (Australian National University );Richard Norris (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)LiasonsHans Christian Larsen, (IODP-MI)Maureen Raymo, (SASEC)Hiroshi Kawamura, (IODP-MI)Yoshi Tatsumi, (BoG)Susan Humphris, (BoG)iiiContentsPreface 1Executive Summary 21 Introduction 41.1: Scientific Overview 41.2: Implementation 61.