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2007

2007/12/19: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)
Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE)
Expedition 315 Successfully Completes the Coring Operation

2007/12/18: The Automatic Bottom Inspection and Sampling Mobile "ABISMO" Succeeds to dive to a depth of 9,707m at the actual test diving

2007/12/14: Deep-sea Cruising AUV "Urashima" Succeeds
Detail mapping of hydrothermal field in Okinawa Trough

2007/12/11: Realistic Simulation of Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)
- Suggests the potential of high-accuracy seasonal prediction -

2007/11/29: The 10^th "Draw Your Dreams of the Ocean on a Postcard" Contest

2007/11/16: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)
Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE)
Deep-Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu Successfully Completes
Expedition 314

2007/11/14: 3D Geological Structure Analysis below the sea-floor at Sea of Kumano
off Kii Peninsula Unraveling
Great Tsunami Genesis

2007/11/02: IODP Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE)
"Chikyu" has resumed drilling operation

2007/11/01: Discovery of New Continental Crust Formation in Izu-Bonin Intra-oceanic Arc Scientific grounds for extending Japanese Continental Shelf

2007/10/29: IODP Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE)
Abandon recovery operations of disconnected drill pipe

2007/10/22: IODP Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE)
Disconnection of lower part of drill pipe

2007/10/09: Announcement of the 6^th Deep-sea Bio-Forum

2007/09/27: Announcement of the Sixth Earth Simulator Center Symposium
-Gentle Relationship between Human Being and Earth-
-Taking the Lead in Making Rapid Progress of Simulation Science-

2007/09/18: Recovery of TRITON Buoy No.18

2007/09/14: Introduction of JAMSTEC's On Board Scientists
For IODP's NanTroSeize Expedition

2007/09/10: "NanTroSEIZE" by the Deep-sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu
-Announcement of Schedule Change-

2007/09/07: The beginning of curation of the Legacy marine core samples at the Kochi Core Center

2007/08/23: The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, the leading marine-earth science research institute in Japan, has announced its Deep-sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu would start the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment as her first Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) from September 2007.

2007/08/16: The Recorded Minimum Arctic Sea Ice Extent
Further Shrinkage of the Sea Ice Extent is Expected until Mid September

2007/08/08: Kobe University,University of Hyogo and JAMSTEC
Conclude Comprehensive Agreement on Educational Research

2007/08/06: Interruption of Observation Cruise of R/V "MIRAI"

2007/07/18: The Deep-sea Drilling Vessel "Chikyu"
Completion of Overseas Drilling Shakedown and Future Plan

2007/07/05: Drift of TRITON Buoy No.18

2007/07/03: The World's First Complete Genomic Analysis of Dominant Chemolithoautotrophic Microorganisms
in Dee-sea Vent

2007/07/02: Invitation of FY2008 Research Themes for Deep-sea Research
and the Oceanographic Research Vessel "MIRAI"

2007/07/02: JAMSTEC 4th Annual Public Symposium in the series of "Global Environment"
"Global Warming learned from the Ocean"
~Projections of Global Warming on the fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC and the Ocean Science Research~

2007/06/29: JAMSTEC and the University of Concepciõn in Chile Conclude Collaborative Research Agreement

2007/06/25: Open House of The R/V "MIRAI" and the MIO

2007/06/19: Drift of TRITON Buoy No.16

2007/06/12: Recovery of TRITON Buoy No.4

2007/06/11: Discovery of a Unique Life Form on Deep Sea Floor
Possibility of a New Ctenophore Species

2007/06/01: Announcement of the Disciplinary Action

2007/05/31: "NATSUSHIMA" and "HYPER DOLPHIN"Open for Public in Naha, Okinawa

2007/05/22: Test Dives for Safety Confirmation of "SHINKAI 6500"

2007/05/16: The First Genomic Analysis of Intercellular Chemoautotrophic Symbiont in Calyptogena Clam A Step for Understanding of Deep Sea Chemosynthetic Ecosystem

2007/05/11: Drift of TRITON Buoy No.4

2007/05/10: Public Open of "KAIREI"and "KAIKO 7000" in Kamaishi City

2007/04/24: Succeeded to Collect Seawater Automatically for a Long-period
-Advancement for Clarification of Ocean's Absorb Mechanism of CO₂-

2007/04/01: Introduction of IORGC's New Director-General

2007/03/28: Open House of Headquarters and Yokohama Institute

2007/03/28: The 9^th "Draw Your Dreams of the Ocean on a Postcard" Contest
Winners Selected

2007/03/19: "PICASSO" Succeeds in its First Sea Trial
~A new era of deep sea ecosystem studies~

2007/03/15: Manned Research Submersible "SHINAKI 6500"
~Just Started 1,000^th Dive~

2007/03/09: Lecture and Public Open Day
Marking the 1,000th dive of Manned Research Submersible "SHINKAI 6500"

2007/02/26: Crustal Evolution of Oceanic arc and Mechanism of Continent Formation
-Expected contribution for Extending Continental Shelf-

2007/02/13: The "BLUE EARTH '07"

2007/02/01: Conclusion of the ESC/ Meraka Institute Collaborative Research Agreement
-Cooperation for Simulation Study and Human Capital Development-

2007/01/23: "BLUE SMOKER"
The World´s First Discovery in Okinawa Trough

2007/01/22: Succeeded to Observe Onset of Deep Cumulus Convection in Indian Ocean
-Remarkable advancement for elucidation of MJO-

2007/01/15: FY´06 Lecture Meeting "JAMSTEC2007"
-Science and Technology Opening the Way to Ocean-Planet Frontier-