KER 3-5 : CRUISE SUMMARY REPORT : 97014

Reference No.: 97014
Country      : Japan
Restrict Data: No

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

Cruise No./Name  : 970019/KER
Cruise Period    : 04/06/1997 to 03/07/1997
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

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

Project Name: KER


Coordinating Body:

Principal Investigators: A; Mr. S. Ikeda 
                         B; Mr. K. Oda

Objectives and Brief Narrative of Cruise:
     Object As a part of Kuroshio EXPLOITATION AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH(KER), this observation
     aims to investigate the structure of ocean circulation at the subtropical 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 temparature at surface layer by XBT
     (D) Measurement of water temparature and salinity by using CTD system and chemical
     analysis of sea water for nutrient matter
     (E) Wave observation by shipborne analyzer
     (F) Mooning systems 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  +023.00 +133.42 Surface drifters / drifting buoys [Deployed a drifting buoy June, 11, 1997.]
      A  +021.00 +133.40 Surface drifters / drifting buoys [Deployed a drifting buoy June, 11, 1997.]
      A  +016.01 +133.40 Surface drifters / drifting buoys [Deployed a drifting buoy June, 13, 1997.]
      A  +015.01 +133.40 Surface drifters / drifting buoys [Deployed a drifting buoy June, 11, 1997.]
      A  +031.31 +133.48 Sea level measurements            [Mooring sytem deployment June, 7, 1997.]
      A  +031.00 +134.04 Sea level measurements            [Mooring sytem deployment June, 7, 1997.]
      A  +030.00 +134.36 Sea level measurements            [Mooring sytem deployment June, 8, 1997.]
      A  +029.36 +130.38 Current meters                    [Mooring sytem deployment June, 30, 1997.]
      A  +029.55 +130.49 Current profiler(e.g. ADCP)       [Mooring sytem deployment June, 30, 1997.]

Summary of Measurements and Samples Taken:
      PI  NO   UNITS     DATA TYPE                         [DESCRIPTION]
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      A  0     continuos Current profiler(e.g. ADCP)       [Surface current observation by ADCP.]
      A  97    Drops     Bathythermograph drops            [XBT Drops with T6 type probes.]
      A  41    Stations  Water bottle stations             [Deep cast using Rosette Sampler with reversing]
                         Oxygen                            [thermometers party]
                         Phosphates                       
                         Silicates                        
                         pH                               
      A  41    Stations  CTD stations                      [Using Sea Rird SBE 9plus CTD(upper 6500db)]
      A  41    Stations  Oxygen                            [Surface temparature measurement ond surface]
                         Phosphates                        [water sampling for chemical analysis. ]
                         Silicates                        
                         pH                               
      A  41    Stations  Instrumented wave measurements    [Wave observation using shipborne wame analyzer.]
      B  2     samples   Currents measured from ship drift [All samples of surface fortrace meals (Cadmimum,Mercury,]
                         GEK                               [Copper, and Zinc), pertroleum oil.]
      A  0     continuos Multi-beam echosounding           [Submarine topographic survey along the cruise]
                                                           [line.]