Scientific Direction

Program Planning Groups (PPGs)

Program Planning Groups (PPGs) developed plans to address new ODP initiatives, or to defined new technological strategies. They also played a vital role in promoting high-priority scientific objectives in areas where proposals are lacking and in fostering communication and collaboration between ODP and other international geoscience programs.

Mandate

"PPGs will advise upon drilling/technology strategies and proposals for major scientific objectives that are not adequately covered by existing drilling strategies or proposals. Drilling proposals arising from PPG meetings must be submitted to the JOIDES Office by individual proponents or groups of proponents. PPGs will also foster communication between the ODP and other major geoscience initiatives. PPGs will report to the appropriate panel in the JOIDES Advisory Structure as directed by SCICOM."

Hydrogeology PPG

• May 2002 Report (PDF)
• February 2001 Minutes (PDF)
• September 2000 Minutes (PDF)
• April 2000 Minutes (PDF)

Arctic's Role in Global Change PPG

• July 2001 Report (PDF)
• June 2000 Minutes (PDF)
• March 2000 Minutes (PDF)

Scientific Drilling of Shallow Water Systems PPG

• September 1999 Minutes, Table 1 (PDF; draft)
• December 1998 Minutes (PDF; draft)

Seismogenic Zone PPG

• August 1999 Report (PDF)
• March 1999 Minutes (PDF)

Long Term Observatories PPG

• March 1999 Report, Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Table 2 (PDF)

Extreme Climate and Environments of the Paleogene and Cretaceous PPG

• December 1999 Final Report (PDF)
• March 1999 2nd Report (PDF)
• September 1998 1st Report (PDF)

Gas Hydrates PPG

• June 1998 Proposal Notes (PDF)

Architecture of the Oceanic Lithosphere PPG

• May 1998 Minutes (PDF)

Climate-Tectonics Links PPG

• October 1998 2nd Report (PDF)
• May 1998 1st Report (PDF)

Deep Biosphere PPG

• October 1998 Notes, Table 1 (PDF)
• March 1998 Recommendations (PDF)
• December 1997 Notes (PDF)