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RRS James Clark Ross

The JCR in Arctic waters

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Latest Entries

JCR Refit 2011

Jun 09, 2011
The James Clark Ross entered Portsmouth Naval Base on Wednesday 1st June to start the annual refit period. The James Clark Ross entered Portsmouth Naval Base on Wednesday 1st June to start the annual refit period. Position Report for Entry Latitude: 51° 11′ N Longitude: 1° 6′ W Cruise Number: In Reift

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Weddell Sea

Feb 15, 2011
For the past few days we have been steaming through the Weddell Sea, stopping every now and then to do more science. Yesterday was a day of coring using the gravity corer and the box corer (a very messy task). Following the deployment of a CTD (machine to measure water Conductivity, Temperature and Depth), we [...]

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RRS James Clark Ross Cruise JR244 to the southern Weddell Sea

Feb 11, 2011
RRS James Clark Ross Cruise JR244 to the southern Weddell Sea British Antarctic Survey scientists on this cruise are carrying out marine geological and geophysical studies to determine the long-term history of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and climate in the southern Weddell Sea. The map shows the track of RRS James Clark Ross from the [...]

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Previous Years

Antarctic 2008-2009

Northern Season 2008

Antarctic 2007-2008

Northern Season 2007

Antarctic 2006-2007

Northern Season 2006

Antarctic 2005-2006

Arctic 2005

Antarctic 2004-2005

Arctic 2004

Antarctic 2003-2004

North Atlantic 2003

Antarctic 2002-2003

Arctic 2002

Antarctic 2001-2002

North Atlantic 2001

Antarctic 2000-01