2022-2023 USAP Field Season
Station and Vessel Schedules

The United States Antarctic Program operates three permanent research stations on the continent and two research vessels.

Opening Dates

	Austral Summer Openings		Austral Winter Openings
	Operational	Science	Austral Winter Openings
McMurdo (Early Season*)	15 Aug 2022	19 Aug 2022	24 Feb 2023
McMurdo (Mainbody)	5 Oct 2022	5 Oct 2022	24 Feb 2023
South Pole	1 Nov 2022	4 Nov 2022	15 Feb 2023
Palmer	2 Oct 2022	8 Nov 2022	25 Mar 2023
Research Vessels	Vessels Operate Year-Round (Find Vessel Schedules)
*A limited number of science projects deploy early

Estimated Population

	Summer	Winter
McMurdo	1000 (weekly average)	140 (winter total)
South Pole	105 (weekly average)	45 (winter total)
Palmer	23-44 (weekly average)
RV/IB* NBP	Capacity per cruise: 45 science and staff
ARSV** LMG	Capacity per cruise: 37 science and staff
RV/IB, Research Vessel/Icebreaker *ARSV, Antarctic Research Support Vessel

Program indexes for the 2022-2023 USAP field season.

Additional information pertaining to the 2022-2023 Field Season.

Download the PDF version of the 2022-2023 Science Planning Summary below.

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