Participation in IODP Expedition 339
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Earth Sciences
Abstract
This proposal requests two months of salary and travel (to and from the ship) to support the participation of Prof. D. Hodell in IODP Expedition 339. The 56-day cruise to the Gulf of Cadiz and Southwestern Iberian margin will study Quaternary climate change and the history of Mediterranean Outflow water.
Planned Impact
The primarily beneficiary will be members of the academic community who are engaged in paleoceanographic research. The core material recovered during Expedition 339 will provide a valuable resource for the entire paleoceanographic community. In particular, the "Shackleton site" on the Portuguese margin is expected to produce a marine type section that will be utilized by future generations of paleoceanographers.
Academic dissemination of results will occur through standard outlets such as publication and meeting presentations. Key scientific results deemed important enough to be of widespread media interest will be disseminated via the University of Cambridge's Office of External
Affairs and Communications.
Given the limited nature of resources available through this limited grant program, the most effective impact strategy is one that utilizes existing media/education resources available through IODP. Prof. Hodell will sail on Expedition 339 (17 Nov 2011 - 17 Jan 2012) and engage in media and public relations activities while at sea and during the port calls. He will keep a blog on the ship describing life at sea, and will provide regular updates on aims and progress of the expedition. Interactive "Ask the Scientist" section will provide the opportunity for Q&A interaction with the public.
Academic dissemination of results will occur through standard outlets such as publication and meeting presentations. Key scientific results deemed important enough to be of widespread media interest will be disseminated via the University of Cambridge's Office of External
Affairs and Communications.
Given the limited nature of resources available through this limited grant program, the most effective impact strategy is one that utilizes existing media/education resources available through IODP. Prof. Hodell will sail on Expedition 339 (17 Nov 2011 - 17 Jan 2012) and engage in media and public relations activities while at sea and during the port calls. He will keep a blog on the ship describing life at sea, and will provide regular updates on aims and progress of the expedition. Interactive "Ask the Scientist" section will provide the opportunity for Q&A interaction with the public.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| David Hodell (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Turchyn A
(2016)
Microbial sulfur metabolism evidenced from pore fluid isotope geochemistry at Site U1385
in Global and Planetary Change
Thomas NC
(2022)
Changes in North Atlantic deep-water oxygenation across the Middle Pleistocene Transition.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Sánchez Goñi M
(2016)
Tropically-driven climate shifts in southwestern Europe during MIS 19, a low eccentricity interglacial
in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Rodríguez-Tovar F
(2015)
Deep-sea trace fossil and benthic foraminiferal assemblages across glacial Terminations 1, 2 and 4 at the "Shackleton Site" (IODP Expedition 339, Site U1385)
in Global and Planetary Change
Rodrigues T
(2017)
A 1-Ma record of sea surface temperature and extreme cooling events in the North Atlantic: A perspective from the Iberian Margin
in Quaternary Science Reviews
Oliveira D
(2017)
Unexpected weak seasonal climate in the western Mediterranean region during MIS 31, a high-insolation forced interglacial
in Quaternary Science Reviews
Oliveira D
(2017)
The complexity of millennial-scale variability in southwestern Europe during MIS 11
in Quaternary Research
Miller M
(2014)
Rhizon sampler alteration of deep ocean sediment interstitial water samples, as indicated by chloride concentration and oxygen and hydrogen isotopes
in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Martin-Garcia G
(2015)
Severe cooling episodes at the onset of deglaciations on the Southwestern Iberian margin from MIS 21 to 13 (IODP site U1385)
in Global and Planetary Change
Maiorano P
(2015)
Coccolithophore variability from the Shackleton Site (IODP Site U1385) through MIS 16-10
in Global and Planetary Change
| Description | The award provided salary support to participate in IODO Expedition 339. During the exedition we recovered 5447 m of sediment cores that will be used to reconstruct Earh's climate history. |
| Exploitation Route | The cores recovered will provide materials for palaeoclimate research for decades to come. |
| Sectors | Environment |
| URL | http://publications.iodp.org/proceedings/339/339bib.htm |
| Description | The cores recovered during Expedition 339 will provide sediment archives for analysis by other scientists. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
| Sector | Environment |