U.S. Ice Drilling Program

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Scientists Using the Blue Ice Drill on Taylor Glacier, Antarctica
Photo credit: Jeff Severinghaus

Drilling Ice Cores with the Badger-Eclipse Drill at Allan Hills, Antarctica
Photo credit: Andrei Kurbatov

Seismic Research in West Antarctica with RAM Drill

Conducting Seismic Research in West Antarctica with the RAM Drill
Photo credit: Melanie Conner/ National Science Foundation

Collecting a 130-meter Long Ice Core with the 4-Inch Drill in West Antarctica
Photo credit: Joe Souney

The Deep Ice Sheet Coring (DISC) Drill at WAIS Divide, West Antarctica
Photo credit: Jay Johnson

Home of the Education and Outreach Program for the IDPO

The U.S. Ice Drilling Program conducts integrated planning for the ice drilling science and technology communities, and provides drilling technology and operational support that enables the community to advance the frontiers of climate and environmental science. Learn more about the U.S. Ice Drilling Program.

Attention Scientists

If you are preparing a proposal that includes any kind of support from the IDPO/IDDO, you must contact IDPO ( IceDrill@Dartmouth.edu ) at least six weeks before you submit your proposal to obtain a Letter of Support and a Cost Estimate, both of which must be included in your proposal. Click the appropriate button below for more information.

Science and Drilling Technology Plans

Read the Science Plan

Read the Drilling Technology Plan