GEOTRACES Japan Cruise Status maintained by Japan Oceanographic Data Center. last updated on 24 Oct. 2017
Ship Name	R/VProfessor Khromov (FERHRI)
Responsible Organization	Institute of Low Temperature Sciences, Hokkaido University Address: 19N, W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo-shi, 060-0819, Japan
Cruise No.	Kh-06				Cruise Status		completed
Departure	13 August 2006, Otaru, Japan
Arrival	12 September 2006, Otaru, Japan
Research Area	Western part of the Sea of Okhotsk, around Kuril strait
Objectives	Purpose for the cruise was to quantitatively clarify the physical, chemical and biological processes which occur in the Sea of Okhotsk. This expedition is collaboration between Far Eastern Regional Hydrometeorological Research Institute (FERHRI), Russia, and the Institute of Low Temperature Sciences, Hokkaido University, Japan. Especially this expedition focused on to sedimentary iron transport processes from northwestern continental shelf of the Sea of Okhotsk to western subarctic Pacific.
Principle Investigator	J.Nishioka (Hokkaido University)
Related Project	Amur-Okhotsk Project
Cruise Type	GEOTRACES Process study (GIPY9)
Chief Scientist for GEOTRACES	Jun NISHIOKA (Dr.) Institute of Low Temperature Sciences, Hokkaido University Address: 19N, W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo-shi, 060-0819, Japan Tel: +81-11-706-7655, Fax: E-mail: nishioka (a) lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp
Cruise Metadata	First Submission: 21 Jan. 2010			Update: n/a
Report	Cruise Summary Report: Not yet			Cruise Report: Yes
Observation Items	Item/Parameters	Number	Responsible Scientist			Data Submission		JODC Ref.No
	Fe		J. Nishioka			Done		not through JODC
	Hydro-cast (T, S, Nutrients, DO, Chl.a)		J. Nishioka			Done		not through JODC
	CTD		J. Nishioka			Done		not through JODC
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