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DISCOVERY DEEP DRILLERS

Transocean

The JOIDES

Resolution in port in

Ponta Delgada.

MEGA MACHINES:

JOIDES RESOLUTION

When it comes to deep drillers, JOIDES Resolution takes the cake, embarking on

Expedition 395 to understand the impacts of mantle plumes on deep ocean currents.

By Celia Konowe he world’s oceans, still largely unexplored, re- rapidly warming future.

main a treasure trove for scientists and research- A leader in paleoclimatology, the study of understand- ers alike. Physical, chemical and biological fea- ing the climate and environmental change through Earth’s tures of the ocean interact with each other and history, is the JOIDES Resolution or JR for short. The

T in turn, infuence oceanic, meteorological, atmospheric name stands for Joint Oceanographic Institutions for and even geological events. Drilling below the ocean Deep Earth Sampling and pays homage to Captain James foor for cores is a critical tool in the race to learn more Hook’s HMS Resolution. The seagoing research vessel about the Earth’s history, current environmental dynam- is currently embarked on “Expedition 395: Reykjanes ics, as well as their relevance for climate change and a Mantle Convection and Climate,” running from June 12 32 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM