Integrated Ocean Drilling Program water. This required the use of sonar scanning equipment and a large-scale re-entry cone. Process-oriented Earth studies continued from 1985 until 2003 aboard the "JOIDES Resolution", which replaced the "Glomar Challenger" in January 1985 as DSDP morphed into the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP). The "JOIDES Resolution" is named for the 200-year-old HMS "Resolution" which explored the Pacific Ocean and Antarctica under the command of Captain James Cook. The Ocean Drilling Program contributed significantly to increased scientific understanding of Earth history, climate change, plate tectonics, natural resources, and geohazards. ODP discoveries included validation of: National consortia and government funding agencies supported
Back Here on Earth however, and Back Here on Earth is still a very solid set, certainly worth acquiring if you like his other LPs for this label." All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot. Back Here on Earth Back Here On Earth is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's fourth studio album, released in 1968 on the United Artists label. Apart from his eponymous debut album, it is Lightfoot's only studio album not to derive its title from a song on the album. "Back Here on Earth" was Lightfoot's last studio recording on the United Artists label which he left after releasing the live album "Sunday Concert"