KER 3-4 : CRUISE SUMMARY REPORT : 96050

Reference No.: 96050
Country      : Japan
Restrict Data: No

Ship Name: SHOYO
Ship Type: Survey Vessel
Call Sign: 

Cruise No./Name  : 960021
Cruise Period    : 12/07/1996 to 10/08/1996
Port of Departure: Tokyo 
Port of Return   : Tokyo 

Responsible Laboratory: Hydrographic Department, Maritime Safety Agency
Address               : 5-3-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104 Japan
Chief Scientist(s)    : S. Ikeda   HD, JCG

General Ocean Area(s): Philippine Sea
Specific Areas       : 
Geographic Coverage  : 23,59,95,96,131   

Project Name: KER


Coordinating Body: Science and Technology Agency (STA) of Japan

Principal Investigators: A; Mr. S. Ikeda   HD, JCG

Objectives and Brief Narrative of Cruise:
     Object : As a part of Kuroshio EXPLOITATION AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH (KER), this
     observation aims to investigate the stracture of ocean circuration at the subtroical
     region in the western pacific ocean.
     (A) Surface current observation by ADCP.
     (B) Measurement of the density of carbonic acid gas.
     (C) Measurement of water temperature at surface layer by XBT.
     (D) Measurement of water temperature and salinity by using CTD system and chenical
     analysis of sea water for nutrient matter.
     (E) Wave observation by shipborne analyzer.
     (F) Mooring system deployment of under water.
     (G) Deployment of ARGOS buoys (Drifting buoys).

Moorings,Bottom Mounted Gear and Drifting Systems:
      PI   LAT.    LON.  DATA TYPE                         [DESCRIPTION]
          DDD.MM  DDD.MM
      ------------------------------------------------------------------
      A  +029.50 +130.52 Current meters                    [Mooring system deployment (set ADCP and 3]
                                                           [current meters(700m layer from the botom)]
                                                           [July 15, 1996]
      A  +029.36 +130.37 Current meters                    [Mooring system deployment (set 3 current]
                                                           [meters(600m layer from the botom) July 15,]
                                                           [1996]
      A  +029.36 +130.36 Current profiler(e.g. ADCP)       [Mooring system recovery, July 15.]
      A  +025.50 +128.49 Surface drifters / drifting buoys [Deployed a drifting buoy, July 20.]
      A  +021.28 +130.00 Surface drifters / drifting buoys [Deployed a drifting buoy, July 23.]

Summary of Measurements and Samples Taken:
      PI  NO   UNITS      DATA TYPE                      [DESCRIPTION]
      ----------------------------------------------------------------
      A  0     continuous Current profiler(e.g. ADCP)    [Surface current observation by ADCP.]
      A  0     continuous Carbon dioxide                 [Measurement of the density of carbonic acid]
                                                         [gas by using Beckman-Industrial Model 880.]
      A  132   drops      Bathythermograph drops         [XBT drops with T6 type probes.]
      A  58    stations   Water bottle stations          [Deep cast using Rosette Sampler with reversing]
                          Oxygen                         [thermometers partly.]
                          Phosphates                    
                          Nitrates                      
                          Nitrites                      
                          Silicates                     
                          pH                            
      A  58    stations   CTD stations                   [Using Sea Bird SBE 9plus CTD (upper6500db).]
      A  58    stations   Oxygen                         [Surface temperature measurement and surface]
                          Phosphates                     [water sampling for chemical analysis.]
                          Nitrates                      
                          Nitrites                      
                          Silicates                     
                          pH                            
      A  58    stations   Instrumented wave measurements [Wave observation using shipborne wave analyzer.]