FY2000 Operation Plan of R/V Mirai

Mission No.

Main research theme

Main research area

Voyage period Days

Port of Call

Principal researchers Reference(JAMSTEC)

MR00-K03

Observational Studies on the Material Cycle in the High Latitude Sea

Northwestern North Pacific Southern Okhotskoe

9th May- 
10th June.,

2000

33

Sekine


Sekine

Ocean Research Dep.
Masashi Kusakabe
Masashi Kusakabe

MR00-K04

Observational Studies on Air Sea Interaction

Waters South of Japan

13th June-
6th July.,

2000

24

Sekine


Yokosuk

Ocean Research Dept
Kunio Yoneyama
Kunio Yoneyama

MR00-K05

The Subtropical Gyre and the Subpolar Gyre in the North Pacific Ocean

Waters East of Honshu Japan

9th July-
1st August.,

2000

24

Yokosuk


Sekine

Ocean Research Dept
Yasushi Yoshikawa
Yasushi Yoshikawa

MR00-K06

Observational Studies in the Arctic Ocean

Beaufort
Sea

4th Aug-
13th Oct.,

2000

71

Sekine
D.Harb
D.Harb
Sekine

Ocean Research Dept
Takatoshi Takizawa
Takashi Kikuchi

MR00-K07

Observational Studies in the Western Tropical Pacific Ocean and Observational Studies on Air Sea Interaction

Western Tropical Pacific Ocean and Eastern Indian Ocean

16th Oct-
23rd Dec.,

2000

69

Sekine
Spore
Spore
Sekine

Ocean Research Dept
Not yet decided
ResearchSupportDept
Yoshifumi Kuroda

MR00-K08

Observational Studies on Primary Productivity in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean

Western Tropical Pacfic Ocean Waters

28th Dec.,

2000

8th Feb.,

2001

35

Sekine
Guam
Honolu
Sekine

Ocean Research Dept
Takeshi Kawano
Takeshi Kawano

MR01-K01

Observational Studies in the Western Tropical Pacific Ocean

Western Tropical Pacific Ocean Waters

15th Feb.,
24th Mar.,

2001

38

Sekine
Guam
Sekine

Ocean Research Dept
Not yet decided ResearchSupportDept Yoshifumi Kuroda

Remarks on Port of Call;
Sekine--Sekinehama, Yokosuk--Yokosukashinko ,D.Harb--DutchHarbour
Spore---Singapore, Honolu--Honolulu