RRS James Clark Ross JR20040714 (JR132)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS James Clark Ross (74JC) |
| Cruise identifier | JR20040714 (JR132) |
| Cruise period | 2004-07-14 — 2004-07-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Portland Harbour, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Qaqortoq, Greenland |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | The technical objectives were:
1. Test the EA600 operation. 2. Test the TOPAS Sub-Bottom Profiler after a software upgrade. 3. Test the multibeam after a software upgrade. 4. Test the SSU with the EA600, multibeam and TOPAS interface. |
| Chief scientist | Carol J Pudsey (British Antarctic Survey) |
| Cruise report |  (5.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea (Davis Strait) |
| Specific | U.K. to SW Greenland |
| Track charts | (0.07 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of deployments = 1 Description: A number for XBTs were deployed throughout the cruise. No. of deployments nt noted. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: activity duration in days = 2 Description: A number of echo-sounder trials were carried out during the cruise. No. of trials not noted. |
| Magnetic measurements | Description: A number of magnetic and TOPAS measurements were taken throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
