RRS John Biscoe JB07
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS John Biscoe (74JB) |
| Cruise identifier | JB07 |
| Cruise period | 1987-02-05 — 1987-03-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Port of return | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The cruise was concerned with two projects: firstly a study of the Weddell Sea Bottom Water and its influence on sedimentation in the Weddell Sea, and secondly an investigation of a young intra-oceanic ridge crest - trench collision zone just to the south of the present South Sandwich Island Arc. |
| Chief scientist | Ian W Hamilton (University of Birmingham Department of Geological Sciences) |
| Project | Marine Earth Sciences and Physical Oceanography in the Weddell Sea |
| Cruise report |  (0.87 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | South Atlantic Ocean South Pacific Ocean |
| Specific | Weddell Sea, South of South Sandwich Island Arc |
| Track charts | (0.22 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Description: A number of CTD stations were worked during the cruise. No. of stations not noted. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Dredge | Description: A number of dredges were made during the cruise. No. of dreges not noted. |
| Magnetic measurements | Description: A number of magnetometer profiles were made during the cruise. No. of profiles not noted. |
