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IODP Expeditions

For information on Chikyu and mission-specific platform expeditions operated by CDEX and ESO, please see the IODP web portal.

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IODP-USIO JOIDES Resolution Operations Schedule
Expedition Name (see map)	Exp #	Port of origin	Dates1,2	Total days (port/sea)	Days at sea3 (transit /ops)	Co-Chief Scientists	USIO contacts7
Deployment, mobilization, sea trials, transit3	N/A	Singapore	28 Aug– 12 Nov'08	76 (45/31)	24/7	N/A	Jay Miller
Canterbury Basin [more information]	317	Wellington	12 Nov'08– 4 Jan'09	53 (6/47)	2/45	C. Fulthorpe, K. Hoyanagi	J. Geldmacher* G. Guerin^
Wilkes Land4 [more information]	318	Wellington	4 Jan– 9 Mar'09	64 (5/59)	16/43	C. Escutia, H. Brinkhuis	A. Klaus* T. Williams^
Pacific Equatorial Age Transect5 [more information]	320	Wellington	9 Mar– 9 May'09	61 (5/56)	23/33	N. Ahagon, H. Pälike	K. Gamage* H. Evans^
Pacific Equatorial Age Transect6 [more information]/ Juan de Fuca [more information]	321	Honolulu	9 May– 9 July'09	61 (5/56)	21/35	M. Lyle, I. Raffi	C. Alvarez-Zarikian* A. Malinverno^

Notes:
¹ Dates for expeditions may be adjusted pending final vessel delivery date from shipyard or nonIODP activities.
² The start date reflects the initial port call day. The vessel will sail when ready.
³ An intermediate Darwin port of call is targeted for approximately 19-20 October. Sea Trials will be completed at DSDP 588.
⁴ Wilkes Land activities include completion of the Adelai APL.
⁵ Scientists will embark the vessel at Tahiti on ~18 March.
⁶ Expedition will consist of operations in both the Equatorial Pacific (30 days) and Juan de Fuca (5 days). Scientists are tentatively targeted to disembark the vessel in San Diego on ~27 June.
⁷ The USIO contacts list includes both the expedition project manager (*), the primary contact for the expedition, and the logging Staff Scientist (^).

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CDEX & ESO Expeditions

For information on Chikyu and mission-specific platform expeditions operated by CDEX and ESO, please see the IODP web portal.

Who is Eligible to Sail?

Participation in IODP expeditions is open to all scientists from IODP member countries. Applications must be submitted via each country's or consortium's program office.