Activity in 2003 JAMSTEC arctic Ocean Research group
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   JWACS 2003

CTD, XCTD points by JWACS 2003
CCGS LSSL CTD + XCTD points

Main research activities in the Arctic Ocean in 2003.
Observational Cruise
We carried out the following Arctic cruses as part of the International Cooperative Project, "JWACS".
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, Ito, Uno
Embarkation: Dartmouth (Uno) / Coppermine (Shimada and Itou)
Disembarkation: Coppermine
Period: July.16 (Dartmouth) - Aug.12 (Coppermine) - Sep.7
Main Objectives: Deployment/recovery of moorings, J-CAD5 recovery, J-CAD7 installation, XCTD/CTD surveys


Canadian icebreaker Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Canadian Coast Guard)
Research Areas: Off Barrow, Alaska to Cambridge Bay of the Arctic Coast
Scientists on Board: Hatakeyama, Uno, Hosono
Embarkation: Canbridge Bay
Disembarkation: Nome
Period: Sep.23 - Oct.8
Main Objectives: Deployment/recovery of moorings, XCTD surveys

Lists of moorings 2003
   Recovery
Name Position Depth
        (m)		 Deployment date
Latitude Longitude
NWR-02 74° 29.54´N 158° 01.09´W 1,500 2002/ 9/ 4 - 2003/09/15
CHP-02 74° 22.15´N 162° 08.55´W 1,456 2002/ 9/ 3 - 2003/09/17
BC-W-02 71° 48.14´N 155° 19.86´W 179 2002/10/ 3 - 2003/10/ 5
BC-C-02 71° 43.78´N 155° 09.49´W 280 2002/10/ 2 - 2003/10/ 5
BC-E-02 71° 40.29´N 154° 59.09´W 108 2002/10/ 3 - 2003/10/ 5
MC-J-01 70° 23.03´N 138° 8.64´W 500 2001/ 9/23 - 2003/10/ 3
Click each name to see the mooring composition.
For the positions of deployment, refer to [list of moorings]. 		Deployment
Name Position Depth
        (m)		 Deployment date
Latitude Longitude
NWR03 74° 29.653´N 158° 02.582´W 1459 2003/ 8/16 - in the water
HSN03 73° 08.654´N 160° 30.374´W 266 2003/ 8/17 - in the water
CHP03 74° 23.67´  N 162° 10.15´  W 1480 2003/ 8/18 - in the water
BC-W-03 71° 48.13´N 155° 20.06´W 173 2003/10/ 5 - in the water
BC-C-03 71° 43.77´N 155° 09.49´W 287 2003/10/ 5 - in the water
BC-E-03 71° 40.31´N 154° 59.16´W 107 2003/10/ 5 - in the water


J-CAD 7
J-CAD7 was installed in the Beaufort Sea as part of JWACS.
Position: 76.35N 139.85W
Date: Sept. 2 00UTC, 2003
Installed by: Hatakeyama, Uno
Click the right headings for J-CAD7 data.   Sensor's compornents   Latest Met. data   Latest Ocean data

J-CAD 5
J-CAD5 was recovery. It is the first time of recovery of J-CAD
Position: 77.83N 153.72W
Date: Aug. 23 00UTC, 2003
Recovered by: Hatakeyama, Uno



J-CAD

J-CAD6 was installed near the North Pole as part of NPEO.
Position: 88.59N  163.78W
Date: April 28, 2003
Installed by: Kikuchi, Uno
Click the right headings for J-CAD6 data.    Sensor's compornents    Latest Met. data    Latest Ocean data
J-CAD Track Map (All)   (Sept. 1, 2003)
For the J-CAD track map and graphs, refer to [J-CAD page].

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