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doi:10.2204/iodp.sp.324.2009

Schedule for Expedition 324 (Shatsky Rise)

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 324 to the Shatsky Rise oceanic plateau is derived from IODP Proposal 654-Full2. Expedition 324 (proposal available at iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/
expeditions/shatsky_rise.html
) is planned for the riserless R/V JOIDES Resolution, operating under contract with the U.S. Implementing Organization (USIO). At the time of publication of this Scientific Prospectus the expedition is scheduled to begin on 4 September 2009 in Yokohama, Japan, and end in Townsville, Australia, on 4 November 2009, providing 56 days at sea to achieve the expedition’s scientific objectives. Any changes to this schedule will be posted at iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops. Supporting site survey data for Expedition 324 are archived at the IODP-Management International (IODP-MI) Site Survey Data Bank (ssdb.iodp.org). Details on the facilities aboard the JOIDES Resolution can be found at iodp-usio.org.