GEOTRACES Japan Cruise Status

maintained by Japan Oceanographic Data Center.                       last updated on  31 Oct. 2017

Ship Name

R/V Hakuho-Maru

Responsible Organization

Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo (AORI, UT)

Address: 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8564, Japan

Cruise No.

KH-15-03

Cruise Status

completed

Departure

October 14, 2015, Tokyo, Japan

Arrival

November 02, 2015, Nagasaki, Japan

Research Area

East China Sea

Objectives

The objectives of this cruise are: (1) quantify the distribution of trace elements and isotopes in the East China Sea and their fluxes to the western North Pacific, (2) understand the biogeochemical/physical processes, spatial and temporal variations and cycles of nutrients in the East China Sea, and (3) reveal long-term biogeochemical changes in the East China Sea/Kuroshio area.

We expect to draw a full picture of biogeochemical cycling in the East China Sea and its adjacent Kuroshio water, quantify the material transport fluxes from marginal sea to open ocean, and clarify the interaction between this marginal sea and the mid-latitude western North Pacific.

In addition, there were two clean cross stations in GP06 line. RV Dongfanghong2 (Ocean University of China) cruise (19 October-2 November, 2015) covering the inner shelf was conducted led by Jingling Ren. Two cross stations were observed by R/V Hakuho-maru on 27-28 October and R/V Dongfaonghong2 on 26-27 October, 2015.

Principle Investigator

Jing ZhangUniversity of Toyama

Related Project

GEOTRACES

Cruise Type

GEOTRACES transection cruise (GP06)

Chief Scientist for GEOTRACES

Jing ZhangUniversity of Toyama

University of Toyama. 3190 Gofuku, Toyama, 930-8555 Japan

E-mail: jzhang(a)sci.u-toyama.ac.jp

Cruise Metadata

First Submission: 3 Sep 2016

Update: n/a

Report

Cruise Summary Report:

Cruise Report:

Observation Items

Item/Parameters

Number

Responsible Scientist

Data Submission

JODC Ref.No

Routine Data

 

J. Zhang

 

 

Trace elements:

Fe, Mn, Ag

 

H.Obata

 

 

Trace elements:

Al, Zn, Cd, Cu, Ni, Co, Pb, Au

 

H.Obata

 

 

Radioactive isotopes:

230Th, 231Pa, 232Th

 

G.Henderson

 

 

Radioactive isotopes:

14C

 

X.Wang

 

 

Radiogenic isotopes:

226Ra

 

J.Zhang

 

 

Stable isotopes: 15N

 

Y.Umezawa

 

 

Stable isotopes: 13C

 

X.Wang

 

 

Others: Ti

 

Tung-Yuan Ho

 

 

Others: Se

 

Y.Nakaguchi

 

 

Others: Hg

 

A.Takeuchi

 

 

Others: Ba

 

K.Horikawa

 

 

Others: 18O

 

J.Zhang

 

 

Others: 56Fe/54Fe

 

K.Zhou

 

 

Others: 65Cu, 15Ni, 66Zn, 98Mo, 186W

 

Y.Sohrin

 

 

Radiogenic isotopes:

Nd isotope

 

J.Zhang

 

 

Radiogenic isotopes:

Pb isotope

 

E.Boyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cruise Track

 

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