Science and Drilling Operators
Drilling operations are conducted and managed by three IODP Implementing Organizations (IOs):
- USIO, the United States Implementing Organization, carries out expeditions on the riserless drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution;
- ESO, the ECORD Science Operator, manages mission specific expeditions on various platforms;
- JPIO, the Japan Implementing Organization, manages operations aboard the riser-equipped drilling vessel Chikyu.
Each drilling expedition is led by a pair of co-chief scientists, with a team of scientists supported by an IO staff scientist. Each IO provides a combination of services: technical, operational, and financial management; logging; laboratory; core repository; data management; and publication. Although each IO is responsible for its own platform operations and performance, its science operations are funded by the Lead Agencies.
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