Volume 507, 2026 | IODP³ Expedition 507: Late Cenozoic Glaciers, LAndscapes, Climates, and Ecosystems of the North Sea (GLACE-NS)
International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP3) Expedition 507 investigates the evolution of ice sheets, landscapes, climate, and ecosystems during the late Plio-Pleistocene of northwest Europe. This was a period when continental-scale ice sheets repeatedly advanced and retreated around the North Sea Basin, where a ~1.2 km-thick sedimentary archive records these fluctuations and coeval environmental impacts. This record provides a unique opportunity to reconstruct environmental change across Europe.
IODP3 Expedition 507 will recover and analyse cores spanning the late Plio-Pleistocene interval to examine linkages between glaciation, sea level, climate, ocean circulation, and ecosystem evolution. The scientific outcomes will enhance understanding of natural climate variability, feedback mechanisms, and the resilience of the Earth system to major climate transitions. Results will also provide essential data for calibrating numerical Earth-system models and assessing climate sensitivity and tipping points.
This volume of the Proceedings of the International Ocean Drilling Programme includes the Scientific Prospectus and the scientific and engineering results of IODP3 Expedition 507, as well as post-expedition scientific outcomes following completion of the operations.
Volume 507, 2026 | IODP³ Expedition 507: Late Cenozoic Glaciers, LAndscapes, Climates, and Ecosystems of the North Sea (GLACE-NS)
International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP3) Expedition 507 investigates the evolution of ice sheets, landscapes, climate, and ecosystems during the late Plio-Pleistocene of northwest Europe. This was a period when continental-scale ice sheets repeatedly advanced and retreated around the North Sea Basin, where a ~1.2 km-thick sedimentary archive records these fluctuations and coeval environmental impacts. This record provides a unique opportunity to reconstruct environmental change across Europe.
IODP3 Expedition 507 will recover and analyse cores spanning the late Plio-Pleistocene interval to examine linkages between glaciation, sea level, climate, ocean circulation, and ecosystem evolution. The scientific outcomes will enhance understanding of natural climate variability, feedback mechanisms, and the resilience of the Earth system to major climate transitions. Results will also provide essential data for calibrating numerical Earth-system models and assessing climate sensitivity and tipping points.
This volume of the Proceedings of the International Ocean Drilling Programme includes the Scientific Prospectus and the scientific and engineering results of IODP3 Expedition 507, as well as post-expedition scientific outcomes following completion of the operations.
