Hakuho Maru KH05-02 (GPc06)

Cruise plan

Cruise Info.
Ship name (ship code)	Hakuho Maru (49HH)
Cruise identifier	KH05-02 (GPc06)
Cruise period	2005-08-08 — 2005-09-21
Status	Completed
Port of departure	Tokyo, Japan
Port of return	Tokyo, Japan
Purpose	Research
Objectives	KH-05-2 cruise was planned to study biogeochemical and biological features of the central north Pacific through full depth transect survey of 160W from 10S to 53.4N by applying various state-of-the-art analytical techniques. Also, studies on board include continuous survey of aerosols and other atmospheric chemical components at the ocean/atmosphere boundary, and collection of undisturbed surface sediments to evaluate biogeochemical processes at water column/sediments interface.
Chief scientist	Isao Koike (Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo)
Ocean/sea areas
General	North Pacific Ocean
Specific	Meridional section along 160W in the North Pacific Ocean
Data held at BODC
Discrete samples
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