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RRS James Clark Ross JR16004

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS James Clark Ross (74JC)
Cruise identifierJR16004
Cruise period2017-01-24 — 2017-03-13
StatusCompleted
Port of departureStanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Port of returnPunta Arenas, Chile
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesJR16004 had two main components.
One (SME975) in which we will remain north of the Sea-ice zone, in the southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current region. This component of the cruise enters within the framework of the long-term monitoring of this ocean section (A23), as part of the ORCHESTRA project. It will allow us to assess water-mass modification and changes, and in particular, changes and trends in the Antarctic Bottom Water.
The second component of JR16004 (SME986) aims at zooming onto the source region of Antarctic Bottom Water, where potential changes at A23 would originate. In particular, Antarctic Bottom Water are formed by relatively warm current that enters in contact with ice-shelves. We will investigate the processes controlling the on-shore transport of relatively warm water onto the shelf toward the ice-shelves. Specifically we aim at observing the circulation (seasonality, time-scale) and forcing (tide, sea-ice, air-sea) of the circulation on the continental shelf, and make unprecedented measurements of the biological and physical carbon pumps and associated acidification.
Specifically, involved conducting a one repeat meridional hydrographic section (A23) along ~30°W, south of South Georgia, and a set of small hydrographic and biogeochemical sections across the continental shelf break, and across the Filchner Depression on the continental shelf break, as well as mooring deployment and recovery, float deployments, and seals tagging. Combined, this consisted of more 175 CTD stations, 9 mooring deployments, 3 mooring recovery, 5 tagged seals, 13 floats deployed, plus running underway surface ocean/met sensors.
Chief scientistJean-Baptiste Sallee (Oceanography and Climate Laboratory (UMR 7159))
ProjectOcean Regulation of Climate by Heat and Carbon Sequestration and Transports (ORCHESTRA), WAPITI
Cruise reportRRS James Clark Ross JR16004 cruise report jr16004.pdf (20.31 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralSouth West Atlantic Ocean (limit 20W)
Southern Ocean
Track chartsRRS James Clark Ross JR16004 cruise track — jr16004trk.pdf (0.14 MB) 
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
24  Acoustic doppler current profiler
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
19265142017-02-06 04:16:18 63° 57' 55" S  28° 52' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926514
19262742017-01-31 15:17:09 56° 46' 29" S  32° 17' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926274
19262982017-02-01 16:43:47 57° 27' 26" S  31° 19' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926298
19263052017-02-01 22:09:01 57° 47' 52" S  30° 49' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926305
19263422017-02-02 20:33:01 59° 26' 9" S  30° 51' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926342
19263662017-02-03 04:46:32 59° 45' 58" S  30° 54' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926366
19263782017-02-03 09:54:11 59° 59' 29" S  30° 55' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926378
19263912017-02-03 14:42:24 60° 18' 47" S  30° 57' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926391
19264092017-02-03 19:15:31 60° 41' 49" S  31° 7' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926409
19264222017-02-04 03:49:02 61° 10' 11" S  31° 2' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926422
19264952017-02-05 14:47:28 63° 4' 20" S  30° 6' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926495
19264462017-02-04 13:38:02 61° 39' 38" S  31° 6' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926446
19264102017-02-04 00:43:31 61° 6' 31" S  31° 2' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926410
19264712017-02-05 02:39:54 62° 29' 27" S  31° 15' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926471
19263302017-02-02 15:46:39 59° 3' 0" S  30° 49' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926330
19264832017-02-05 08:46:34 62° 46' 59" S  30° 41' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926483
19265022017-02-05 20:29:47 63° 20' 53" S  29° 34' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926502
19262622017-01-30 07:40:22 55° 13' 51" S  34° 29' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926262
19262862017-02-01 11:17:49 57° 7' 12" S  31° 48' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926286
19263172017-02-02 04:27:22 58° 12' 47" S  30° 49' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926317
19263292017-02-02 10:32:24 58° 38' 7" S  30° 49' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926329
19264582017-02-04 19:39:12 62° 4' 30" S  31° 10' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926458
19263542017-02-03 01:13:41 59° 40' 28" S  30° 53' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926354
19264342017-02-04 09:42:40 61° 33' 3" S  31° 6' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1926434
30  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity 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
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity 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
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
18370982017-02-04 02:37 61° 10' 11" S  31° 2' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837098
18371782017-02-06 02:45 63° 57' 55" S  28° 52' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837178
18368822017-01-30 06:06 55° 12' 55" S  34° 30' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836882
18369252017-01-30 15:01 55° 29' 4" S  34° 7' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836925
18369982017-02-02 02:50 58° 12' 47" S  30° 49' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836998
18370012017-02-02 09:33 58° 38' 7" S  30° 49' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837001
18370372017-02-03 00:12 59° 40' 28" S  30° 53' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837037
18371052017-02-04 08:20 61° 33' 3" S  31° 6' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837105
18371422017-02-05 07:15 62° 46' 59" S  30° 41' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837142
18369012017-01-30 08:52 55° 15' 32" S  34° 26' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836901
18370862017-02-03 23:50 61° 6' 31" S  31° 2' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837086
18371662017-02-05 19:01 63° 20' 53" S  29° 34' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837166
18369502017-01-31 14:02 56° 46' 29" S  32° 17' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836950
18369622017-02-01 10:17 57° 7' 12" S  31° 48' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836962
18370132017-02-02 14:48 59° 3' 0" S  30° 49' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837013
18371172017-02-04 12:33 61° 39' 38" S  31° 6' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837117
18371292017-02-04 18:04 62° 4' 30" S  31° 10' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837129
18369132017-01-30 10:58 55° 17' 22" S  34° 24' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836913
18369492017-01-31 06:43 56° 22' 44" S  32° 52' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836949
18369862017-02-01 21:07 57° 47' 52" S  30° 49' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836986
18371302017-02-05 01:12 62° 29' 27" S  31° 15' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837130
18368942017-01-30 07:17 55° 14' 41" S  34° 27' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836894
18369372017-01-30 19:16 55° 43' 21" S  33° 46' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836937
18370492017-02-03 03:36 59° 45' 58" S  30° 54' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837049
18370252017-02-02 19:29 59° 26' 9" S  30° 51' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837025
18370622017-02-03 13:44 60° 18' 47" S  30° 57' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837062
18370742017-02-03 18:40 60° 41' 49" S  31° 7' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837074
18371542017-02-05 13:14 63° 4' 20" S  30° 6' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837154
18369742017-02-01 15:38 57° 27' 26" S  31° 19' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836974
18370502017-02-03 08:55 59° 59' 29" S  30° 55' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1837050
Discrete samples 
30  CTD frame plus rosette sampler