Transcript Deep Sea Drilling Project and Google Earth

Deep Sea Drilling Project
and
Google Earth
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM
GLOMAR CHALLENGER
• June 24, 1966, that the Prime
Contract between the National
Science Foundation (NSF) and
The Regents, University of
California was signed.
• This contract began Phase I of
the DSDP, which was based out
of Scripps Institution of
Oceanography at the
University of California, San
Diego
Success of the Glomar Challenger was
almost immediate.
• On Leg 1 Site 2 under a water depth of 1067 m (3500 ft),
core samples revealed the existence of salt domes.
– The potential of oil beneath deep ocean salt domes
remains an important avenue for commercial
development today.
• One of the most important discoveries was made during
Leg 3. The crew drilled 17 holes at 10 different sites along a
oceanic ridge between South America and Africa.
– The core samples retrieved provided definitive proof for
continental drift and seafloor renewal at rift zones.
• Cores are currently stored at three IODP
repositories in the USA, Germany, and Japan.
– One half of each core is called the archive half and
is preserved for future scientists.
– The working half of each core is used to provide
samples for ongoing scientific research.
• High quality digital photos of the
drill core are archived at:
• http://iodp.tamu.edu/janusweb/g
eneral/dbtable.cgi?subset=ODP
Getting this drill data into Google Earth
• These instructions are found in the Google
Earth discussion folder
• To experience this new IODP web-based
program, follow these easy steps:
1. Download and Install Google Earth into
your computer.
2. Set Google Earth to open in “GL Mode.”
3. Add the IODP web-based program:
a) Use Google Earth’s top menu to
select Add – Network Link.
b) Customize the “Name” of the link
(e.g. “IODP Boreholes”).
c) Copy and paste the following link
http://campanian.iodp-mi
sapporo.org/google/data/iodp.kml into the
“Link” field.
d) Hit OK.
e) Under Google Earth Places, check the named
link you added to become active.
• Wait 10 to 15 seconds for Google Earth to
start loading data.
When the process is complete, the
locations of boreholes drilled during DSDP,
ODP, and IODPS will be shown on
the map.
• CLICKING ON THE DOTS WILL LINK YOU TO
THE DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
PARTICULAR DRILL HOLE
ACTIVITY
• http://www.iodp.org/expeditions/ Expeditions
(left menu) > ODP Legacy (bottom of page) >
Scientific Results (top of page) > Greatest Hits >
Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundary meteorite impact.
RECORDS OF THE APOCALYPSE: ODP DRILLS THE
K/T BOUNDARY
• (ODP Leg 171B; PI: Richard D. Norris, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution)
• http://www.odplegacy.org/PDF/Outreach/Brochu
res/Greatest_Hits/Events/Norris.pdf
DISCOVERY OF A Cu-Au-Zn SULFIDE DEPOSIT
FORMING ON THE SEAFLOOR
• (ODP Leg 193; PIs: Fernando Barriga, University of
Lisbon, Portugal; Ray Binns, CSIRO Division of
Exploration and Mining, Australia; Jay Miller, Texas
A&M University, USA)
•
• http://www.iodp.org/expeditions/ > Expeditions (left
menu) > ODP Legacy (bottom of page) > Scientific
Results (top of page) > Greatest Hits > Treasure in the
Making
•
• http://www.odplegacy.org/PDF/Outreach/Brochures/G
reatest_Hits2/barriga.pdf
SOME OTHER LESSON PLAN IDEAS
http://www.oceanleadership.org/education/dee
p-earth-academy/