BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS James Clark Ross (74JC) cruise JR20120207 (JR255B, JR259, JR275)
Introduction
This report collates information from the BODC cruise inventory and oceanographic databases. It presents
- Cruise Inventory Information
- A summary of BODC data holdings for the cruise from the
- References - including cruise tracks and cruise reports
Cruise Inventory Information
| Long name | RRS James Clark Ross (74JC) cruise JR20120207 (JR255B, JR259, JR275) |
|---|---|
| Short name | JR20120207 (JR255B, JR259, JR275) |
| Objectives and Narrative |
The cruise took place from 7th February 2012 to 22nd March 2012. It was a BAS National Capability cruise for the Geological Long Term Monitoring and Survey (LTMS) Work package.
It was joined with cruise JR275 (Evolutionary History Workpackage), specifically benthic biology, which belonged to the same BAS Science Programme (Environmental Change and Evolution). The main objectives of JR259 and JR275 were closely integrated. It was also joined with JR255B (retrieval of oceanographic gliders from the south Drake Passage and South Orkney area) a logistics visit to Halley and a logistic visit to Signy. Five days were lost at the start of the cruise due to late arrival of the ship in the Falklands and engineering works. Small surveys and dredging in the West Scotia Ridge and Herdman Bank and the passage to the South Sandwich Islands were successful and completed in good time. Work in the South Sandwich arc was abandoned because of bad weather and shortage of time. Work in the Weddell Sea was mainly for cruise JR275, and consisted of benthic biology sampling on the Weddell Sea continental margin and continental slope using Agassiz trawls and an Epibenthic Sledge fitted with a camera. This sampling was very successful. During this time, JR259 provided swath bathymetry coverage of sites to be sampled by the biologists, and to provide data and assessments of suitability of sites. This combination was very effective at identifying good sites for the biology sampling. A swath bathymetry survey of the continental slope from the shelf brake to locally over 2000 m was completed for the eastern Weddell Sea, as far as ice conditions and time would allow. After personnel uplift from Halley, and transect of the Weddell Sea, retrieval of oceanographic gliders for JR255B was attempted. This was partially successful, in that one of three gliders deployed was retrieved. Two gliders were not retrieved because their GPS location systems failed. A short swath survey of the South Scotia ridge was carried out before transit to Signy. |
| Ship | RRS James Clark Ross |
| Departure Port | Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Departure Date | 2012-02-07 |
| Arrival Port | Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Arrival Date | 2012-03-22 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Phil T Leat (British Antarctic Survey) |
| Responsible Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Associated Project(s) | Environmental Change and Evolution Programme (BAS) |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | Southern Ocean |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 482/484/485/517/518/519/520/521/553/554/555 |
| Work Area Description | West Scotia Ridge, Herdman Bank, Continental slope, Eastern Weddell Sea, South Scotia Ridge |
| Unable to lookup cruise bounds at this time | |
| Work Area Bounding Polygon | |
| Southern Limit | unknown |
| Northern Limit | unknown |
| Western Limit | unknown |
| Eastern Limit | unknown |
Cruise Inventory Datasets
| Physical oceanography | |
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| Bathythermograph |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
12
Description: XBT bathythermograph deployments to obtain water temperature with depth profiles for callibrating multi-beam echosounder bathymetric data |
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: CTD casts with water samples from Niskin bottles |
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
22
Description: CTD casts |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
22
Description: LADCP |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of recoveries =
1
Description: Glider recovery |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Exploratory fishing |
Quantity:
number of hauls =
56
Description: Agassiz trawl |
| Phytobenthos |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
18
Description: Epibenthic Sledge |
| Zoobenthos |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
18
Description: Epibenthic Sledge |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
1
Description: Sub core of soft sediment from sea floor on continental shelf in Weddell Sea. 0.13 m length of core from 675 m water depth. |
| Dredge |
Quantity:
number of hauls =
3
Description: Dredges of sea floor rock outcrops of volcanic a granitic rock for geochronology and geochemical analysis to contribute to knowledge of tectonic evolution of Scotia Sea. |
| Multi-beam echosounding |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
38
Description: Multi-beam echosounder bathymetric data. Hull-mounted EM122 system. Continuous recording except when ship stopped, passing over previous data, or in bad weather. |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Description: Sub-bottom profiler data using TOPAS hull-mounted system. Discrete surveys around benthic biological trawl sites sampled on JR275. |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
No information on datasets is currently available
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
Summary
| # Series | Instrument Description | Parameters |
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| 12 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) |
Reference numbers Sound velocity and travel time in the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 22 | CTD/STD cast |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Density of the water column Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column Raw oxygen sensor output Reference numbers Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
Full List
| BODC Reference | Instrument Description | Date/Time | Location | |
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| 1174396 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-02-07 22:48Z | 52° 28' S, 57° 7' W | Click for more |
| 1174403 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-02-08 20:52Z | 56° 19' S, 55° 6' W | Click for more |
| 1174415 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-02-10 22:20Z | 59° 53' S, 45° 53' W | Click for more |
| 1174427 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-02-13 12:42Z | 59° 56' S, 31° 45' W | Click for more |
| 1174439 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-02-14 19:57Z | 60° 10' S, 23° 9' W | Click for more |
| 1174440 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-02-15 11:21Z | 62° 56' S, 21° 58' W | Click for more |
| 1174452 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-02-16 12:08Z | 66° 58' S, 18° 53' W | Click for more |
| 1174464 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-02-18 11:40Z | 75° 6' S, 29° 57' W | Click for more |
| 1174476 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-02-18 18:22Z | 76° 16' S, 32° 50' W | Click for more |
| 1174488 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-02-25 13:33Z | 74° 21' S, 28° 34' W | Click for more |
| 1174507 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-03-09 19:31Z | 62° 41' S, 37° 12' W | Click for more |
| 1174519 | Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT) | 2012-03-16 14:12Z | 60° 17' S, 49° 15' W | Click for more |
| 1792834 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-03-14 16:28Z | 57° 4' S, 50° 25' W | Click for more |
| 1792846 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-03-12 16:02Z | 60° 9' S, 50° 54' W | Click for more |
| 1792858 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-11 11:03Z | 60° 40' S, 44° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1792871 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-19 15:41Z | 77° 21' S, 35° 22' W | Click for more |
| 1792883 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-20 11:28Z | 76° 19' S, 32° 54' W | Click for more |
| 1792895 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-20 17:37Z | 76° 12' S, 31° 52' W | Click for more |
| 1792902 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-21 11:17Z | 76° 1' S, 27° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1792914 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-21 19:23Z | 76° 10' S, 27° 47' W | Click for more |
| 1792926 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-22 11:07Z | 75° 45' S, 30° 25' W | Click for more |
| 1792938 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-22 16:39Z | 75° 44' S, 31° 14' W | Click for more |
| 1792951 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-23 11:04Z | 75° 14' S, 30° 14' W | Click for more |
| 1792963 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-23 17:30Z | 75° 15' S, 31° 7' W | Click for more |
| 1792975 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-24 11:05Z | 75° 4' S, 32° 13' W | Click for more |
| 1792987 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-24 17:25Z | 75° 10' S, 31° 52' W | Click for more |
| 1792999 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-26 10:02Z | 74° 22' S, 28° 10' W | Click for more |
| 1793002 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-28 11:18Z | 74° 31' S, 28° 45' W | Click for more |
| 1793014 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-29 11:36Z | 74° 40' S, 29° 25' W | Click for more |
| 1793026 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-02-29 17:54Z | 74° 42' S, 29° 30' W | Click for more |
| 1793038 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-03-01 11:00Z | 74° 37' S, 29° 3' W | Click for more |
| 1793051 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-03-04 10:57Z | 75° 14' S, 29° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1793063 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-03-04 17:45Z | 75° 14' S, 27° 50' W | Click for more |
| 1793075 | CTD/STD cast | 2012-03-07 19:32Z | 69° 9' S, 25° 58' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
