2009-2010 Science Planning Summaries
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The Research Vessel LAURENCE M. GOULD docked in Punta Arenas, Chile. Photograph by: Kurtis Burmeister, National Science Foundation
2009-2010 Station Schedules
The United States Antarctic Program operates three permanent research stations on the continent and two research vessels.
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Austral Summer Season Openings Austral Winter
Season Openings
Station Operational Science
McMurdo 20 Aug 2009
(WinFly*)		 29 Sept 2009
(Mainbody)		 20 Feb 2010
South Pole 15 Oct 2009 4 Nov 2009 14 Feb 2010
Palmer 26 Sept 2009 17 Oct 2009 10 April 2010
Research
Vessels		 Year-round Operations
Vessel schedules on the Internet:
http://www.usap.gov/vesselScienceAndOperations/
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*A limited number of science projects deploy at Winfly

Estimated Population
  Austral Summer Austral Winter
McMurdo 850 (weekly average)
2,200 (total)		 150
(winter total)
South Pole 250 (weekly average)
820 (total)		 50
(winter total)
Palmer 30-40 (weekly average)
77 (total)		 20-25 (weekly average)
58 (total)
RV/IB NBP* 39 science and staff / 25 crew
ARSV LMG** 38 science and staff / 25 crew
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*RV/IB, Research Vessel/Icebreaker
**ARSV, Antarctic Research Support Vessel

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May 16, 2012
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