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RRS James Clark Ross JR20091202 (JR230)

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS James Clark Ross (74JC)
Cruise identifierJR20091202 (JR230)
Cruise period2009-12-02 — 2009-12-11
StatusCompleted
Port of departureRothera, Antarctica
Port of returnRothera, Antarctica
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesDuring the JR230 cruise with RRS James Clark Ross expertise from seven countries has been pulled together to assess coupling and biodiversity from sea surface to sea bed, microbes to megafauna and across 1-km to hundreds of km scale; it is the first British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to attempt this. In doing so we intended to link several programmes and work packages of science in the Polar Science for Planet Earth programme of BAS and significantly contribute to knowledge of the interaction between the water column and seabed, understanding of Southern Ocean biodiversity structure and Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML). Our sample design spanned the inner shelf of Marguerite Bay to the shelf break, used multiple apparatus types and will feed the species collected into a network of experts spanning the planet. Although the pelagic, bacteria and benthic teams have each taken part in many Southern Ocean cruises prior to this expedition, there were still some significant differences and striking surprises amongst the organisms we found, which have been recorded by a professional photographer who joined the voyage. We sampled four complete areas, each consisting of a number of sites sampled by Agassiz trawl (AGT), epibenthic sledge (EBS), box core, Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD), Bongo and N70 nets, Rectangular-Midwater-Trawl (RMT) 8+1 nets as well as acoustics.
Chief scientistDavid Barnes (British Antarctic Survey)
Cruise reportRRS James Clark Ross JR20091202 (JR230) cruise report jr230.pdf (5.65 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralSouthern Ocean
SpecificMarguerite Bay
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
CTD stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 12
Description: CTD
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
13  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Raw oxygen sensor output
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Raw oxygen sensor output
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
18375232009-12-09 03:16 67° 44' 27" S  70° 9' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837523
18374432009-12-08 11:36 67° 49' 30" S  70° 49' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837443
18374792009-12-05 11:21 67° 6' 35" S  69° 36' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837479
18374802009-12-06 09:28 66° 15' 21" S  70° 26' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837480
18374062009-12-02 19:40 67° 54' 28" S  68° 33' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837406
18374312009-12-02 22:35 67° 59' 23" S  68° 35' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837431
18374182009-12-03 11:38 67° 59' 23" S  68° 24' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837418
18374552009-12-04 06:02 67° 10' 22" S  69° 25' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837455
18375112009-12-07 07:31 66° 15' 32" S  70° 38' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837511
18375352009-12-10 03:13 67° 45' 3" S  70° 12' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837535
18374922009-12-07 03:18 66° 10' 48" S  70° 32' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837492
18375472009-12-10 07:15 67° 33' 10" S  70° 13' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837547
18374672009-12-05 14:19 67° 5' 2" S  69° 23' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837467
1  GPS positioning system
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Platform or instrument orientation
Horizontal platform movement
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Platform or instrument orientation
Horizontal platform movement

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
19055342009-12-02 11:20  — 2009-12-11 13:12 67° 59' 40" S  71° 47' 56" W — 66° 10' 43" S  67° 17' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1905534
1  Meteorological data logger
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Air pressure
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere
Date and time
Air temperature
Wind strength and direction
Solar Radiation
Atmospheric humidity
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Air pressure
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere
Date and time
Air temperature
Wind strength and direction
Solar Radiation
Atmospheric humidity

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
19055462009-12-02 11:20  — 2009-12-11 13:12 67° 59' 40" S  71° 47' 56" W — 66° 10' 43" S  67° 17' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1905546
1  Multiple instrument types
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Metadata parameters
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Metadata parameters
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
19055582009-12-02 11:20  — 2009-12-11 13:12 67° 59' 40" S  71° 47' 56" W — 66° 10' 43" S  67° 17' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1905558
Discrete samples 
13  CTD frame plus rosette sampler