Advances in Earth Science ›› 2009, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (12): 1325-1329. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2009.12.1325
Special Issue: IODP；
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IODP-China Correspondent
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IODP-China Correspondent. IODP Beyond 2013—Research Frontiers at the INVEST Conference[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2009, 24(12): 1325-1329.
The recent INVEST Conference in Bremen, Germany, discussed the scientific research goals of IODP in the decade beyond 2013. This paper provides a brief report of the conference, and introduces five scientific frontiers to be addressed by the future IODP, namely: Interactions between the Earth′s deep and surface, hot-house climate, deep biosphere and carbon cycling, observatory system, Earth and human. The specific features of IODP in its new stage are also discussed.