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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-IODP (Transit/Maintenance) | 6 October to 6 December 2021 (Reykjavík 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 |
T. Höfig |
| 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 |
L. Childress |
| 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 |
| Non-IODP (Transit/Tie-up) | 7 August to 6 October 2022 (Montevideo to Lisbon; 60 days) | ||||||
| Iberian Margin Paleoclimate Apply to sail by 1 November 2021 |
397 | Lisbon, Portugal to Tarragona, Spain |
6 October– 6 December 2022 |
61 (5/56) | 4/52 | D. Hodell F. Abrantes |
C. Alvarez Zarikian |
| Hellenic Arc Volcanic Field Apply to sail by 1 November 2021 |
398 | Tarragona, Spain to Heraklion, Greece |
6 December 2022– 5 February 2023 |
61 (5/56) | 5/51 | T. Druitt S. Kutterolf |
T. Höfig |
| Non-IODP (Transit/Maintenance) | 5 February to 7 April 2023 (Heraklion to Ponta Delgada; 61 days) | ||||||
| Building Blocks of Life, Atlantis Massif | 399 | Ponta Delgada to Ponta Delgada, Portugal |
7 April– 7 June 2023 |
61 (5/56) | 8/48 | Andrew McCaig Susan Lang |
P. Blum |
| Reykjanes Mantle Convection and Climate | 395 | Ponta Delgada, Portugal to St. John’s, Canada |
7 June– 7 August 2023 |
61 (TBD) | TBD | R. Parnell-Turner A. Briais |
L. LeVay |
| NW Greenland Glaciated Margin | 400 | St. John’s to St. John’s, Canada |
7 August– 7 October 2023 |
61 (5/56) | 13/43 | P. Knutz A. Jennings |
L. Childress |
| 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.