Outline of Main Research Theme for
Research Vessel “MIRAI” during fiscal year 2008
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| 1. Cruise Code : |
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2. Main research theme: |
| Tropical Ocean Climate Study |
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3. Objectives: |
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For the better understanding of El Nino and Asian Monsoon, which affect the social and economical activities in the East Asia counties including Japan, we will conduct the observational studies on the oceanic and atmospheric variability from intra-seasonal to inter-annual time scales in the Indo-Pacific warm water pool region. We aim to elucidate the surface mixed layer process and inter-hemisphere water exchange, which may control the climate system in the region. |
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4. Outline of observation: |
Major missions are to recover and to deploy the TRITON surface moorings and ADCP subsurface moorings. The six TRITON moorings will be recovered and deployed along 156E, and the three ones will be along 147E. The three ADCP moorings will be recovered and deployed also. CTD measurements up to 1000m depth will be carried out around the mooring deployment area.
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5.Main research area: |
Western tropical Pacific Ocean
8N-156E, 5S-156E, Eq-147E, 5N-147E
(TRITON mooring sites are 8N, 5N, 2N, Eq, 2S, 5S -156E: 5N, 2N, Eq-147E)
(ADCP mooring sites are Eq-156E, Eq-147E)
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6.Cruise period: |
| 3 July- 6 August, 2008 (34days) |
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7.Ports of call (tentative): |
Port of departure:
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Guam |
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Sekinehama |
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8.Proponent of main research theme: |
Kentaro Ando (Physical Oceanography)
Yasuhisa Ishihara (Ocean measurement)
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9.Contact person for questionnaire on this cruise: |
Kentaro Ando
Institute of Observational Research for Global Change
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, 237-0061, Japan
Phone: +81-46-867-9462, Fax: +81-46-867-9835,
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