Cruise inventory
RRS James Clark Ross JR20070418 (JR167, JR168)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS James Clark Ross (74JC) |
| Cruise identifier | JR20070418 (JR167, JR168) |
| Cruise period | 2007-04-18 — 2007-05-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Port of return | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Cruise JR168 was undertaken as part of the Geological Sciences Division (BAS)
Long Term Monitoring and Survey (LTMS) programme of work in the Scotia Sea area. The main aim of the survey was to map the underwater portion of the northern sector of the South Sandwich arc using EM120 multi beam (swath) bathymetry, to provide a base map for further geological and multidisciplinary research. As the cruise was joined with a Biological Sciences LTMS cruise (JR167) in the South Georgia area, an additional aim was to collect swath data opportunistically in the South Georgia area as well. The northern sector of the South Sandwich arc was chosen because of its proximity to South Georgia, minimising transit time. Cruise JR167, a biology cruise, involved mooring work and western core box acoustics around South Georgia. |
| Chief scientist | Alexander J Tate (British Antarctic Survey), Phil T Leat (British Antarctic Survey) |
| Project | Long Term Monitoring and Survey programme and Western Core Box |
| Coordinating body | BAS |
| Cruise report |  (1.89 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | South West Atlantic Ocean (limit 20W) |
| Specific | South Atlantic, around South Georgia |
| Track charts | (0.47 MB) |
