Call for proposals towards onboard/onshore participation from Indian Scientists/Researchers for deep sea drilling in the Arabian Sea (IODP-355)

National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research

(Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)

Headland Sada, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa - 403 804.

Call for proposals towards onboard/onshore participation from Indian Scientists/Researchers for deep sea drilling in the Arabian Sea (IODP-355)

National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), is an autonomous research institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). NCAOR looks after the Indian activities pertaining to the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP). IODP-India had submitted a scientific proposal (IODP_793_CPP2) to enhance our understanding about the tectono-climatic links between Himalayan Orogeny and Indian Monsoon and geodynamics associated with the rift process by recovering long sediment cores and basement rocks from the Eastern Arabian Sea. Further, details of this expedition could be found at:

http://iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/expeditions/arabian_sea.html

Contact Details:

Prorgam Manager (IODP-India)

National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research,

Ministry of Earth Sciences (Govt. of India),

Headland Sada, Vasco, Goa-403804

Tel:+91-832-2525580/2525690
Fax:+91-832-2520877
E mail: iodp.india@ncaor.gov.in

Website: www.ncaor.gov.in/iodps

To download details click below links:

1. Advertisement for IODP Expedition-355
2. Application Template