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RRS James Clark Ross JR19960101 (JR11)

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS James Clark Ross (74JC)
Cruise identifierJR19960101 (JR11)
Cruise period1996-01-01 — 1996-02-27
StatusCompleted
Port of departureStanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Port of returnStanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
ObjectivesA two-leg cruise:
Part I was the first in a series of cruises to study interannual variability of the South Georgia marine ecosystem (CP1). This involves an annual study of:
A) The large scale physical and biological systems to the north and west of the Island, across the Polar Front.
B) The operation of the marine ecoysystem in the vicinity of South Georgia.
Objectives:
1. Undertake a standard biological-hydrographic transect across the Polar Front.
2. Undertake a series of hydrographic-hydroacoustic transects in two areas on the north shelf of South Georgia.
3. Station based and targetted biological and hydrographic sampling in two areas on the north shelf of South Georgia.
Part II was a focused study of the biological community of the Polar Frontal Zone to the north of South Georgia, emphasising seabird and squid interactions - a focused study of the biological community of the shelf-offshelf regions on the NW coast of South Georgia.
Chief scientistJulian Priddle (British Antarctic Survey)
ProjectPES Core Programme I and Biological Community Study
Coordinating bodyBAS
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralSouth Atlantic Ocean
SpecificFalkland Plateau, Maurice Ewing Bank, Polar Frontal Zone, North Scotia Ridge, South Georgia Shelf
Track chartsRRS James Clark Ross JR19960101 (JR11) cruise track — trk4298.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: activity duration in days = 57
Description: Photosynthetically active radiation sensor; total incident radiation sensor; surface temperature & salinity; surface fluorescence; Acoustic Doppler current profiler
BathythermographQuantity: number of profiles = 228
Description: Expendable bathymetric thermographs of type T7.
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 65
Description: Mk IIIb Neil Brown CTD unit for collection of water samples at depth
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 103
Description: Mk IIIb Neil Brown CTD unit
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 348.176
Description: Physical oceanographic measurements taken at varying depth with an undulating towed sensor including temperature, salinity, depth, fluorescence and plankton counts
Current profiler (eg ADCP)Quantity: activity duration in days = 57
Description: Photosynthetically active radiation sensor; total incident radiation sensor; surface temperature & salinity; surface fluorescence; Acoustic Doppler current profiler
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 60
Description: CTD water bottle analysis
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 60
Description: CTD water bottle analysis
NitriteQuantity: number of stations = 60
Description: CTD water bottle analysis
AmmoniaQuantity: number of stations = 60
Description: CTD water bottle analysis
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 60
Description: CTD water bottle analysis
Biology and fisheries 
Primary productivityQuantity: number of stations = 6
Description: Primary production experiments
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: activity duration in days = 57
Description: Photosynthetically active radiation sensor; total incident radiation sensor; surface temperature & salinity; surface fluorescence; Acoustic Doppler current profiler
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 36
Description: CTD water bottle analysis
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of deployments = 32
Description: Towed Longhurst-Hardy plankton recorder
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 8
Description: Vertically hauled Zooplankton net
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 71
Description: Vertically hauled Foredeck net for collection of zooplankton samples
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of deployments = 136
Description: Vertical Bongo net for collection of zooplankton samples
ZoobenthosQuantity: number of hauls = 4
Description: Towed Agassiz trawl net for collection of zoobenthos samples
CrustaceansQuantity: number of hauls = 33
Description: Towed Rectangular midwater trawl net for collection of krill samples
CrustaceansQuantity: number of hauls = 2
Description: Towed Multinet for collection of krill samples
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms.Quantity: track kilometres = 5505.996
Description: EK500 acoustic echosounder for target identification
Meteorology 
Incident radiationQuantity: activity duration in days = 57
Description: Photosynthetically active radiation sensor; total incident radiation sensor; surface temperature & salinity; surface fluorescence; Acoustic Doppler current profiler
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
64  CTD/STD cast
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
4696401996-01-08 22:00  — 1996-01-08 23:12 51° 55' 23" S  40° 16' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469640
4698481996-01-21 21:10  — 1996-01-21 22:12 53° 27' 29" S  38° 45' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469848
4699771996-01-28 08:06  — 1996-01-28 08:42 53° 2' 52" S  39° 21' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469977
4700511996-02-15 12:16  — 1996-02-15 13:06 49° 57' 35" S  40° 11' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470051
4700871996-02-15 19:04  — 1996-02-15 19:55 49° 33' 58" S  39° 43' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470087
4695231996-01-05 17:53  — 1996-01-05 20:05 48° 32' 26" S  42° 52' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469523
4696881996-01-09 18:24  — 1996-01-09 19:46 53° 3' 22" S  39° 21' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469688
4698361996-01-21 04:20  — 1996-01-21 05:00 53° 45' 25" S  38° 23' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469836
4699281996-01-25 09:25  — 1996-01-25 10:26 53° 28' 16" S  39° 0' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469928
4699651996-01-28 02:31  — 1996-01-28 03:38 53° 2' 48" S  39° 21' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469965
4695111996-01-05 12:46  — 1996-01-05 14:10 48° 16' 9" S  43° 4' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469511
4695961996-01-07 05:37  — 1996-01-07 06:52 50° 30' 44" S  41° 22' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469596
4698611996-01-22 04:17  — 1996-01-22 04:59 53° 46' 12" S  38° 38' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469861
4698971996-01-25 01:55  — 1996-01-25 02:25 53° 53' 27" S  38° 39' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469897
4700021996-01-31 12:42  — 1996-01-31 14:56 53° 19' 47" S  47° 39' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470002
4701801996-02-22 22:21  — 1996-02-22 22:55 53° 51' 2" S  38° 50' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470180
4694801996-01-03 22:45  — 1996-01-04 00:53 49° 19' 11" S  49° 59' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469480
4694921996-01-05 00:23  — 1996-01-05 03:54 47° 58' 34" S  43° 15' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469492
4698731996-01-22 23:26  — 1996-01-22 23:57 53° 53' 26" S  38° 39' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469873
4699041996-01-25 04:19  — 1996-01-25 05:06 53° 45' 16" S  38° 46' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469904
4696521996-01-09 02:35  — 1996-01-09 04:54 52° 12' 29" S  40° 2' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469652
4697071996-01-09 23:05  — 1996-01-10 01:15 53° 19' 43" S  39° 7' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469707
4700991996-02-15 21:27  — 1996-02-15 22:15 49° 26' 16" S  39° 34' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470099
4696151996-01-07 16:08  — 1996-01-07 17:44 51° 4' 2" S  40° 55' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469615
4700381996-02-14 16:48  — 1996-02-14 17:38 49° 57' 28" S  40° 11' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470038
4695591996-01-06 11:04  — 1996-01-06 12:20 49° 22' 48" S  42° 14' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469559
4698851996-01-23 03:55  — 1996-01-23 04:34 53° 53' 28" S  38° 39' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469885
4697931996-01-15 06:45  — 1996-01-15 07:55 54° 16' 3" S  34° 59' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469793
4700141996-01-31 20:05  — 1996-01-31 22:44 53° 22' 35" S  48° 45' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470014
4701671996-02-21 20:34  — 1996-02-21 21:15 53° 45' 4" S  38° 46' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470167
4695351996-01-05 23:30  — 1996-01-06 01:20 48° 49' 18" S  42° 39' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469535
4696031996-01-07 11:04  — 1996-01-07 12:52 50° 47' 7" S  41° 7' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469603
4696391996-01-08 16:48  — 1996-01-08 18:59 51° 38' 16" S  40° 27' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469639
4697191996-01-10 07:57  — 1996-01-10 09:11 53° 36' 34" S  38° 53' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469719
4698241996-01-20 18:07  — 1996-01-20 18:51 53° 8' 33" S  38° 25' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469824
4699161996-01-25 06:55  — 1996-01-25 06:58 53° 36' 49" S  38° 53' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469916
4699891996-01-28 12:50  — 1996-01-28 14:02 53° 4' 55" S  39° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469989
4700631996-02-15 14:24  — 1996-02-15 15:18 49° 49' 41" S  40° 2' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470063
4701311996-02-21 11:05  — 1996-02-21 13:35 53° 19' 47" S  39° 7' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470131
4701431996-02-21 15:09  — 1996-02-21 16:14 53° 28' 16" S  39° 0' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470143
4701551996-02-21 17:39  — 1996-02-21 18:53 53° 36' 45" S  38° 53' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470155
4695601996-01-06 16:34  — 1996-01-06 17:39 49° 40' 7" S  42° 1' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469560
4697681996-01-14 06:18  — 1996-01-14 06:58 54° 17' 17" S  35° 37' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469768
4697811996-01-14 21:32  — 1996-01-14 22:11 54° 26' 51" S  35° 26' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469781
4701181996-02-21 08:24  — 1996-02-21 09:32 53° 11' 21" S  39° 14' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470118
4696271996-01-07 21:28  — 1996-01-07 23:55 51° 21' 31" S  40° 42' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469627
4696761996-01-09 12:15  — 1996-01-09 14:30 52° 45' 38" S  39° 35' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469676
4697321996-01-12 22:23  — 1996-01-12 23:00 54° 9' 13" S  35° 47' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469732
4697561996-01-13 21:21  — 1996-01-13 22:26 54° 6' 33" S  35° 10' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469756
4700261996-02-14 14:26  — 1996-02-14 15:20 50° 6' 8" S  40° 22' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470026
4701791996-02-21 22:43  — 1996-02-21 23:17 53° 53' 29" S  38° 39' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470179
4695841996-01-07 01:24  — 1996-01-07 02:32 50° 13' 34" S  41° 35' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469584
4696641996-01-09 08:05  — 1996-01-09 09:17 52° 28' 50" S  39° 48' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469664
4699531996-01-25 17:24  — 1996-01-25 18:25 53° 11' 22" S  39° 14' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469953
4700751996-02-15 16:43  — 1996-02-15 17:33 49° 41' 48" S  39° 53' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470075
4695721996-01-06 20:49  — 1996-01-06 21:52 49° 57' 3" S  41° 48' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469572
4697201996-01-10 13:41  — 1996-01-10 14:14 53° 52' 23" S  38° 40' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469720
4697441996-01-13 06:20  — 1996-01-13 06:45 53° 58' 36" S  35° 19' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469744
4698121996-01-19 22:00  — 1996-01-19 23:50 53° 23' 46" S  38° 13' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469812
4699411996-01-25 11:57  — 1996-01-25 14:40 53° 19' 40" S  39° 7' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469941
4699901996-01-28 20:36  — 1996-01-28 21:40 53° 9' 29" S  39° 24' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469990
4701061996-02-21 04:03  — 1996-02-21 06:42 53° 2' 35" S  39° 20' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 470106
4698001996-01-15 20:55  — 1996-01-15 21:42 54° 15' 13" S  34° 25' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469800
4695471996-01-06 05:57  — 1996-01-06 07:49 49° 6' 18" S  42° 27' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 469547
Discrete samples 
44  CTD frame plus rosette samplerNitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
6  Unknown water sampling deviceNitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column