Activity in 2002 Arctic Ocean Climate Sestem group
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Observation Map

Main research activities in the Arctic Ocean in 2002.
Observational Cruise
We carried out the following Arctic cruses as part of the International Cooperative Project, "JWACS".
Oceangraphic Research Vessel MIRAI (JAMSTEC)/Cruise No. MR02-k05 leg.1
Research Areas: Dutch Harbor to Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and Beaufort Sea
Scientists on Board: Snimada, Nishino, Ito
Embarkation: Mirai's homeport Mutsu (Nishino) / Barrow, Alas. (Shimada, Ito transferred from CCGS Louise S. St-Laurent)
Disembarkation: Dutch Harbor
Period: Aug.25 (Mutsu) -Sep.7 (off Barrow) - Oct.10 (Dutch Harbor)
Cruise report

Canada's largest icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent (Canadian Coast Guard)
Research Areas: Homeport of Louis S. St-Laurent, Dartmouth, NS to Baffin Bay, Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea
Scientists on Board: Shimada, Kikuchi, Sumata, Ito, Uno
Embarkation: Dartmouth (Uno) / Coppermine (Shimada and the others)
Disembarkation: Barrow (transferred to Laurier/Mirai)
Period: Aug.2 (Dartmouth) - Aug.12 (Coppermine) - Sep.5, 6
Main Objectives: Deployment/recovery of moorings, J-CAD5 installation, XCTD/CTD surveys

Canadian icebreaker Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Canadian Coast Guard)
Research Areas: Off Barrow, Alas. to Cambridge Bay of the Arctic Coast
Scientists on Board: Kikuchi, Sumata, Uno
Embarkation: Off Barrow
Disembarkation: Cambridge Bay
Period: Sep.5-24
Main Objectives: Deployment/recovery of moorings

Lists of moorings deployed/recovered during the above cruises
Recovery
Name Position Depth
        (m)		 Deployment and Recovery date
Latitude Longitude
BC-W-01 71° 48.13´N 155° 19.84´W 173 2001/ 9/30 - 2002/ 9/ 8
BC-C-01 71° 43.74´N 155° 9.41´W 277 2001/ 9/30 - 2002/ 9/ 9
BC-E-01 71° 40.25´N 155° 0.35´W 103 2001/ 9/30 - 2002/ 9/ 9
NS-J-01 71° 13.34´N 148° 59.39´W 508 2001/ 9/28 - 2002/ 9/10
  Click each name to see the mooring composition.
  For the positions of deployment, refer to [list of moorings].
  MC-J-01 is a two-year mooring deployed in 2001. This year we only confirmed its location.
Deployment
Name Position Depth
        (m)		 Deployment date
Latitude Longitude
BC-W-02 71° 48.13´N
71° 48.14´N		 155° 19.82´W
155° 19.86´W		 172
179		 2002/ 9/ 9 - 2002/10/ 3
2002/10/ 3 - in the water
BC-C-02 71° 43.51´N
71° 43.78´N		 155° 9.96´W
155° 9.49´W		 272
280		 2002/ 9/ 9 - 2002/10/ 2
2002/10/ 2 - in the water
BC-E-02 71° 40.26´N
71° 40.29´N		 155° 0.33´W
154°59.09´W		 108
 2002/　9/　9 - 2002/10/ 2
2002/10/　2 - in the water
NWR-02 74° 29.54´N 158° 01.09´W 1,500 2002/ 9/ 4 - in the water
CHP-02 74° 22.15´N 162° 08.55´W 1,456 2002/ 9/ 3 - in the water

J-CAD 5
J-CAD5 was installed in the Beaufort Sea as part of JWACS.
Position: 76.89N 148.10W
Date: Aug. 29 09UTC, 2002
Installed by: Kikuchi, Uno
Click the right headings for J-CAD5 data.   Sensor's compornents   Latest Met. data   Latest Ocean data
For the J-CAD trajectories and graphs, refer to [J-CAD page].



J-CAD
J-CAD4 was installed near the North Pole as part of NPEO.
Position: 88° 31´51.2″ N 76° 56´34.0″ E
Date: April 26, 2002
Installed by: Kikuchi, Uno
Click the right headings for J-CAD5 data.    Sensor's compornents    Latest Met. data    Latest Ocean data
J-CAD Track Map (All)   (Dec. 15, 2002)
For the J-CAD track map and graphs, refer to [ Buoy Observation page ].


We participated in the following activity as well as research cruise project.
ACSYS/CliC NEG, OPP joint meeting 2002 /Sept. 9 - 12, 2002
2002 ACSYS /CliC meeting was held here at JAMSTEC, and its working group and panel, NEG (Numerical Experimentation Group)
and OPP (Observation Products Panel) members came to Yokosuka to join the meeting.  Photograph
       ACSYS: Arctic Climate System Study
       CliC :Climate and Cryosphere

Activity in 2001
Activity in 2000
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