GEOTRACES Japan Cruise Status

maintained by Japan Oceanographic Data Center.                          last updated on  10 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-07

Cruise Status

completed

Departure

9 August 2007, Otaru, Japan

Arrival

12 September 2007, 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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cruise Track

Note