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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, 4 | Total days (port /sea) |
Days at sea3 (transit /ops) |
Co-Chief Scientists |
JRSO Contact (Staff Scientist) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-IODP (Tie-up) | 7 August–10 September 2022 (Cape Town; 34 days) | ||||||
| Transit and Return to Walvis Ridge Hotspot | 397T | Cape Town, South Africa to Lisbon, Portugal |
10 September– 11 October 2022 |
31 (2/29) | 22/7 | W. Sager K. Hoernle |
P. Blum |
| Iberian Margin Paleoclimate | 397 | Lisbon, Portugal to Tarragona, Spain |
11 October– 11 December 2022 |
61 (5/56) | 4/52 | D. Hodell F. Abrantes |
C. Alvarez Zarikian |
| Hellenic Arc Volcanic Field | 398 | Tarragona, Spain to Heraklion, Greece |
11 December 2022– 10 February 2023 |
61 (5/56) | 6/50 | T. Druitt S. Kutterolf |
L. LeVay |
| Non-IODP (Transit/Maintenance) | 10 February–12 April 2023 (Heraklion to Ponta Delgada; 61 days) | ||||||
| Building Blocks of Life, Atlantis Massif | 399 | Ponta Delgada to Ponta Delgada, Portugal |
12 April– 12 June 2023 |
61 (5/56) | 8/48 | A. McCaig S. Lang |
P. Blum |
| Reykjanes Mantle Convection and Climate | 395 | Ponta Delgada, Portugal to St. John’s, Canada |
12 June– 12 August 2023 |
61 (5/56) | 11/45 | R. Parnell-Turner A. Briais |
L. LeVay |
| NW Greenland Glaciated Margin | 400 | St. John’s to St. John’s, Canada |
12 August– 12 October 2023 |
61 (5/56) | 13/43 | P. Knutz A. Jennings |
L. Childress |
| Non-IODP4 (Transit/Dry Dock) | 12 October–10 December 2023 (St. John’s to Amsterdam; 59 days) | ||||||
| Mediterranean-Atlantic Gateway Exchange | 401 | Amsterdam, Netherlands to Napoli, Italy |
10 December 2023– 9 February 2024 |
61 (3/58) | 10/48 | R. Flecker E. Ducassou |
T. Williams |
| Tyrrhenian Continent-Ocean Transition | 402 | Napoli to Napoli, Italy |
9 February– 8 April 2024 |
59 (5/54) | 2/52 | N. Zitellini A. Malinverno |
E. Estes |
| Non-IODP (Transit/Tie-up) | 8 April–4 June 2024 (Napoli to Reykjavík; 57 days) | ||||||
| Eastern Fram Strait Paleo-archive | 403 | Reykjavík to Reykjavík, Iceland |
4 June– 2 August 2024 |
59 (5/54) | 10/44 | TBD | TBD |
| Arctic-Atlantic Gateway Paleoclimate | 404 | Reykjavík to Reykjavík, Iceland |
2 August– 30 September 2024 |
59 (5/54) | 8/46 | TBD | TBD |
| 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).
4 Transit and tie up days are based on the dry dock happening in Amsterdam.
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.