Arctic Research Directory

ID-127 : Mooring observations in the Barrow Canyon and southern Chukchi Sea

Type

FIELDWORK

Research/Observation Title

Mooring observations in the Barrow Canyon and southern Chukchi Sea

Science Summary (common)

We deployed four moorings in the Chukchi Sea. One mooring was deployed in the Southern Chukchi sea (SCH-16). Three moorings were deployed in the Barrow Canyon (BCE-16, BCC-16, BCW-16) at the locations which are almost the same as those of the deployed mooring. The purpose of mooring measurements at the Barrow Canyon is to monitor the variations of volume, heat and fresh water fluxes of Pacific Water. The purpose of mooring measurements at the Southern Chukchi sea where the biological activity is extremely high and is called a biological hot spot is to understand the ocean environment and its annual changes maintaining the hot spot.

- Individual Project Information 1/2 Research/Observation Period 2016-09-01 〜 2017-10-31

ArCS Theme

ArCS Theme 4 : Observational research on Arctic Ocean environmental changes

Discipline(s)

Oceanography

Personnel

Roll	Contact Person	Name	Motoyo Itoh	Affiliation	JAMSTEC	Country	Japan	Email	motoyo@jamstec.go.jp

Research/Observation Methods

Temperature, salinity, current

Research/Observation Period

2016-09-01 〜 2017-10-31

Research/Observation Point (Detail)

Field Site: SCH-16

Latitude [degree]: 68.000000

Longitude [degree]: -168.840000

Altitude [m]: 59.0

Field Site: BCE-16

Latitude [degree]: 71.670000

Longitude [degree]: -155.000000

Altitude [m]: 107.0

Field Site: BCC-16

Latitude [degree]: 71.730000

Longitude [degree]: -155.160000

Altitude [m]: 283.0

Field Site: BCW-16

Latitude [degree]: 71.800000

Longitude [degree]: -155.350000

Altitude [m]: 170.0

Research/Observation Area

N: 73.000000, S: 70.000000, W: -161.000000 E: -153.000000,

Data Information

#1 Data Set Title

R/V Mirai Cruise MR16-06

- Individual Project Information 2/2 Research/Observation Period 2017-08-23 〜 2017-10-02