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IODP Expedition Schedule for the JOIDES Resolution
For information on expeditions operated by MarE3 (Chikyu; Japan) and ESO (mission-specific platforms; Europe), please see the IODP Science Office.
| Expedition Name (see map) |
Exp # | Ports2 (start/end; travel info) |
Dates1 | Total days (port /sea) |
Days at sea3 (transit /ops) |
Co-Chief Scientists |
JRSO Contact (Staff Scientist) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Atlantic Transect Reentry Installations | 390C | Kristiansand, Norway to Cape Town, South Africa |
5 October– 5 December 2020 |
61 (3/58) | 39/19 | N/A | E. Estes |
| Non-IODP (Tie-up) | 5 December 2020 to 6 April 2021 (Cape Town; 103 days, and transit to Las Palmas) | ||||||
| Hole U1309D Remediation and Engineering Testing | 395E | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain to Reykjavík, Iceland |
6 April– 6 June 2021 |
61 | TBD | N/A | P. Blum |
| Reykjanes Mantle Convection and Climate | 395 | Reykjavík to Reykjavík, Iceland |
6 June– 6 August 2021 |
61 (5/56) | 3/53 | R. Parnell-Turner A. Briais |
L. LeVay |
| Mid-Norwegian Continental Margin Magmatism | 396 | Reykjavík, Iceland to Kristiansand, Norway |
6 August– 6 October 2021 |
61 (5/56) | 7/49 | C. Berndt S. Planke |
C. Alvarez Zarikian |
| Non-IODP (Tie-up/Transit) | 6 October to 6 December 2021 (Kristiansand to Cape Town; 61 days) | ||||||
| Walvis Ridge Hotspot | 391 | Cape Town to Cape Town, South Africa |
6 December 2021– 5 February 2022 |
61 (5/56) | 11/45 | W. Sager K. Hoernle |
K. Petronotis |
| Agulhas Plateau Cretaceous Climate | 392 | Cape Town to Cape Town, South Africa |
5 February– 7 April 2022 |
61 (5/56) | 6/50 | G. Uenzelmann-Neben S. Bohaty |
D. Kulhanek |
| South Atlantic Transect 1 | 390 | Cape Town, South Africa to Montevideo, Uruguay |
7 April– 7 June 2022 |
61 (5/56) | 14/42 | R. Coggon J. Sylvan |
E. Estes |
| South Atlantic Transect 2 | 393 | Montevideo to Montevideo, Uruguay |
7 June– 7 August 2022 |
61 (5/56) | 14/42 | D. Teagle G. Christeson |
T. Williams |
| Amazon Margin | 387 | Postponed | P. Baker C. Guizan Silva |
E. Estes | |||
| Equatorial Atlantic Gateway | 388 | Postponed | G. Fauth T. Dunkley Jones |
L. LeVay | |||
| Rio Grande Cone Methane and Carbon Cycling | 394 | Postponed | TBD | TBD | |||
Notes:
1 The start date reflects the initial port call day. The vessel sails when ready.
2 Ports subject to change, pending issues related to the COVID-19 virus.
3 Preliminary total estimated transit (i.e., to and from operational area and between sites).
International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition Map
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Combined International Ocean Discovery Program and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Map
Who is Eligible to Sail?
Participation in IODP expeditions is open to all scientists from IODP’s member countries.
Applications must be submitted via each country’s or consortium’s program office.