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RRS James Clark Ross JR20080415 (JR186, JR214, JR222, JR223)

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS James Clark Ross (74JC)
Cruise identifierJR20080415 (JR186, JR214, JR222, JR223)
Cruise period2008-04-15 — 2008-05-06
StatusCompleted
Port of departureStanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Port of returnAscension Island, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesJR186 Objectives
1. Deploy the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) from Stanley to South Georgia
2. Undertake the Western Core Box science programme
3. Recover 5 whale pop-ups (Acoustic Recording Packages (ARPs)) that had been deployed just north of South Georgia during cruise JR177.

JR214 Objectives
1. Deploy mooring in the South Atlantic Gyre (SAG)

JR222 Objectives
1. Deploy Carioca drifter buoys for L'OCEAN, France, at 47 13'S 034 23'W. Ships staff deployed two buoys 400 metres apart.

JR223 Objectives
2. Deploy mooring for NOAA, USA, at 50 00'S 034 00'W.
Chief scientistPaul Provost (National Marine Facilities Sea Systems), Sophie Fielding (British Antarctic Survey)
Coordinating bodyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Cruise reportRRS James Clark Ross JR20080415 (JR186, JR214, JR222, JR223) cruise report jr186.pdf (0.10 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralSouth West Atlantic Ocean (limit 20W)
SpecificNorth of South Georgia, South Atlantic Gyre (SAG)
Track chartsRRS James Clark Ross JR20080415 (JR186, JR214, JR222, JR223) cruise track — jr214trk.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
CTD stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 16
Description: CTD
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
25  Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT)
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Reference numbers
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Reference numbers
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
7562702008-04-22 11:52 53° 41' 34" S  37° 47' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756270
7563132008-04-22 16:13 53° 30' 6" S  37° 43' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756313
7563492008-04-22 17:26 53° 22' 4" S  37° 46' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756349
7561412008-04-20 09:31 53° 17' 13" S  39° 2' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756141
7561772008-04-20 13:05 53° 49' 3" S  38° 52' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756177
7561892008-04-20 14:17 53° 59' 38" S  38° 49' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756189
7562332008-04-21 13:02 53° 23' 40" S  38° 21' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756233
7562452008-04-21 14:17 53° 13' 14" S  38° 26' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756245
7562572008-04-22 09:32 53° 20' 10" S  37° 54' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756257
7562822008-04-22 13:00 53° 52' 9" S  37° 43' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756282
7563372008-04-22 17:22 53° 22' 0" S  37° 46' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756337
7560852008-04-16 17:01 52° 25' 37" S  50° 35' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756085
7561162008-04-19 13:11 53° 31' 27" S  39° 33' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756116
7562082008-04-21 10:40 53° 45' 0" S  38° 16' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756208
7563012008-04-22 14:58 53° 40' 38" S  37° 39' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756301
7561042008-04-19 12:11 53° 17' 59" S  39° 23' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756104
7561282008-04-19 14:36 53° 20' 48" S  39° 36' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756128
7561532008-04-20 10:42 53° 27' 49" S  38° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756153
7562212008-04-21 11:50 53° 34' 26" S  38° 20' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756221
7562942008-04-22 13:40 53° 51' 11" S  37° 35' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756294
7563252008-04-22 16:18 53° 30' 9" S  37° 43' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756325
7560972008-04-19 09:46 54° 3' 18" S  39° 23' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756097
7561652008-04-20 11:52 53° 38' 24" S  38° 55' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756165
7561902008-04-21 09:30 53° 55' 36" S  38° 13' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756190
7562692008-04-22 10:45 53° 31' 0" S  37° 50' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 756269
16  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Salinity of the water column
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Salinity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
17454302008-04-21 00:40 53° 36' 29" S  38° 38' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745430
17454422008-04-21 03:12 53° 47' 11" S  38° 35' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745442
17454292008-04-20 22:18 53° 25' 54" S  38° 41' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745429
17454542008-04-21 04:54 53° 57' 44" S  38° 31' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745454
17454662008-04-21 19:58 53° 53' 27" S  37° 54' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745466
17455092008-04-23 03:23 53° 31' 31" S  38° 1' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745509
17453982008-04-20 03:29 53° 29' 33" S  39° 15' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745398
17454052008-04-20 05:56 53° 18' 54" S  39° 18' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745405
17455222008-04-23 08:26 53° 53' 26" S  37° 54' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745522
17453622008-04-19 20:41 54° 1' 23" S  39° 5' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745362
17453862008-04-20 01:20 53° 40' 9" S  39° 11' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745386
17453742008-04-19 22:53 53° 50' 44" S  39° 8' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745374
17454172008-04-20 19:56 53° 15' 18" S  38° 45' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745417
17454912008-04-23 00:41 53° 21' 21" S  38° 4' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745491
17454782008-04-22 20:27 53° 11' 6" S  38° 8' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745478
17455102008-04-23 06:17 53° 42' 50" S  37° 57' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1745510
1  Meteorological data logger
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Air pressure
Date and time
Air temperature
Wind strength and direction
Solar Radiation
Atmospheric humidity
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Air pressure
Date and time
Air temperature
Wind strength and direction
Solar Radiation
Atmospheric humidity

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
19036322008-04-15 13:15  — 2008-05-06 09:17 54° 9' 41" S  57° 49' 46" W — 7° 47' 26" S  14° 24' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1903632
1  Multiple instrument types
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Metadata parameters
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Metadata parameters
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
19036442008-04-15 13:15  — 2008-05-06 09:17 54° 9' 41" S  57° 49' 46" W — 7° 47' 26" S  14° 24' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1903644
1  Single-beam echosounder
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Platform or instrument orientation
Horizontal platform movement
Bathymetry and Elevation
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Platform or instrument orientation
Horizontal platform movement
Bathymetry and Elevation

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
19036202008-04-15 13:15  — 2008-05-06 09:17 54° 9' 41" S  57° 49' 46" W — 7° 47' 26" S  14° 24' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1903620
Discrete samples 
16  CTD frame plus rosette sampler