RRS James Clark Ross JR20070120 (JR157, JR166)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS James Clark Ross (74JC) |
| Cruise identifier | JR20070120 (JR157, JR166) |
| Cruise period | 2007-01-20 — 2007-02-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Rothera, Antarctica |
| Port of return | Rothera, Antarctica |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | This cruise undertook work for JR157 and JR166. The latter was 5 days ship and ROV time bolted onto the main cruise JR157, lead by J Dowdeswell (SPRI). The PSO for JR166 was Paul Tyler (NOCS).
Sediment transfer from the Antarctic continent to deep ocean: a shelf-slope-basin system investigated using the ISIS Remotely Operated Vehicle 1) Biological observations were made by flying the ROV 0.6 m above the sea bed at 20 cm per second, and video the sea bed using the pilot and Pegasus cameras. 2) High resolution still imagery was taken of the sea bed and of specific organisms 3) Voucher specimens of dominant species were collected on two dives by the use of the suction sampler or manipulator arms 4) Molecular analysis and morphological observations of individuals were made The cruise took place in conjunction with JR157. |
| Chief scientist | Julian A Dowdeswell (University of Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Institute), Paul A Tyler (University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Science) |
| Cruise report |  (1.95 MB) (0.68 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Specific | Marguerite Bay |
| Track charts | (0.26 MB) (0.14 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of samples = 4 Description: Fauna samples from Isis dive |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: number of profiles = 9 Description: Isis dive: Video and still imagery |
