Articles | Volume 507
https://doi.org/10.5194/piodp-507-1-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/piodp-507-1-2026
Scientific prospectus
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01 Sep 2026
Scientific prospectus |  | 01 Sep 2026

IODP3 Expedition 507 “Late Cenozoic Glaciers, LAndscapes, Climates, and Ecosystems of the North Sea (GLACE-NS)” Scientific Prospectus

Andrew M. W. Newton, Freek S. Busschers, Ulysses S. Ninnemann, and Margaret A. Stewart

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Around 3.3 million years ago, falling greenhouse gas concentrations cooled Earth, making it sensitive to orbital changes that triggered ice ages from 2.6 million years ago onward. The North Sea Basin preserves a 1.2 km sediment record of ~50 ice ages, capturing Europe’s climate and ecosystem evolution. Drilling this archive will reveal feedback mechanisms within the climate system and improve understanding of environmental responses to modern warming.
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