Use our calendar to stay informed about upcoming meetings/workshops, ice drilling and ice coring field work, and outreach events.
The Long Range Science Plan was established by the IDPO and its Science Advisory Board, in consultation with the broader research community, to articulate the direction of U.S. ice coring and drilling science, and to identify drills and drilling technology required to enable the science.
This plan will be revisited and revised as appropriate each spring.
Download Long Range Science Plan (
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The IDPO Long Range Science Plan lays out recommended directions for U.S. ice coring and drilling science. This companion Long Range Drilling Technology Plan provides an overview of the multifaceted system of drills and technology needed to advance the science. The report begins with a discussion of the drills and technologies needed to successfully implement the Science Plan. It then discusses field projects that would use the drills. Finally, the Technology Plan addresses briefly the funding needed for its implementation.
This plan will be revisited and revised as appropriate each spring.
Download Long Range Drilling Technology Plan (; download will occur in a separate window)
IDDO maintains and operates existing drill equipment, and develops new systems with two principal foci:
Visit the equipment section of the website to learn more about the existing equipment that is available to the scientific community.
You can also download operator manuals for several of the drills in the IDDO inventory.
Browse our collection of planning documents (both US and international), drilling technology documents, drill manuals, ice coring history documents and more.
As required by the project’s Cooperative Agreements, IDPO/IDDO has developed a strategic and implementation plan to guide its activities.
