Chikyu-Japanese Drilling Vessel Riser Equipped

JOIDES Resolution-US Riserless Drilling Vessel

Moonpool in Gulf of Mexico Hydrogeology Exp.308

Having a sampling discussion in a core lab Exp.344

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Cores from North Atlantic Climate Exp.303

JFAST: Kaiko 7000-II Retrieving Temperature Sensor

News

Exp. 339 Mediterranean Outflow Proceedings Volume published — June 17, 2013
Exp. 349 South China Sea Tectonics Scientific Prospectus published — May 31, 2013
Expedition to the Gulf of Alaska: Scientists Study Coastal Mountains and Glaciers — May 30, 2013
Call for nomination: Committee for the Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences — May 29, 2013
Nature News: Seismic fault's temperature implies deadly earthquake involved low friction — May 28, 2013
Spring 2013 Issue of Core Discoveries — May 23, 2013
Slow Earthquakes: It's All in the Rock Mechanics — May 21, 2013
Final Report of Observatories in Scientific Ocean Drilling Workshop published — May 9, 2013
CHIKYU+10: Scientific Ocean Drilling Poised to Reveal the Secrets of the Subseafloor for the Next Decade and Beyond — May 3, 2013
For the classroom: Sign up South Alaska Live Video Broadcast from JR — May 2, 2013
Press release: Successful Retrieval of Temperature Observatory from Deep Sea Borehole in Japan Trench for Research on Tohoku Earthquake — April 30, 2013
Chikyu+10 Int. Workshop Draws About 400 Participants — April 30, 2013

Deadline: 25 May: ECORD Seeks a Sedimentologist for Exp.347 Baltic Sea Paleoenvironment

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South Alaska Margin Tectonics, Climate & Sedimentation: Exp.341 (May 29-July 29, 2013)

Exploring how global climate change, tectonics, and sedimentation are relevant in the Gulf of Alaska.
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Baltic Sea Paleoenvironment: Exp.347 (Spring/Summer 2013)

Understanding paleoenvironmental evolution of the Baltic Sea Basin through the last glacial cycle
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