John Biscoe's meteorological and oceanographic observations in the Southern Ocean, 1830–1832

Abstract John Biscoe's voyage of discovery in the ships Tula and Lively , undertaken at the directive of the owners of the firm Messrs Enderby between 1830 and 1833, was the third expedition to circumnavigate Antarctica at a high latitude. This paper presents a digest and assessment of meteorol...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Rubin, Morton J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1997
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Southern Ocean
Tula
Biscoe
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400014157
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400014157 2024-03-03T08:37:26+00:00 John Biscoe's meteorological and oceanographic observations in the Southern Ocean, 1830–1832 Rubin, Morton J. 1997 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400014157 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400014157 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 33, issue 184, page 39-46 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1997 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400014157 2024-02-08T08:29:53Z Abstract John Biscoe's voyage of discovery in the ships Tula and Lively , undertaken at the directive of the owners of the firm Messrs Enderby between 1830 and 1833, was the third expedition to circumnavigate Antarctica at a high latitude. This paper presents a digest and assessment of meteorological and oceanographic data recorded by Biscoe on that voyage. These observations, which are not normally easily accessible, substantiate the reputation of Biscoe as an assiduous and careful observer, and, when compared, they expand on the observations made during earlier circumnavigations by James Cook (1772–1775) and Thaddeus Bellingshausen (1819–1821). Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Polar Record Southern Ocean Cambridge University Press Southern Ocean Tula ENVELOPE(-65.650,-65.650,-65.517,-65.517) Biscoe ENVELOPE(51.367,51.367,-66.217,-66.217) Polar Record 33 184 39 46
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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John Biscoe's meteorological and oceanographic observations in the Southern Ocean, 1830–1832
topic_facet General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
description Abstract John Biscoe's voyage of discovery in the ships Tula and Lively , undertaken at the directive of the owners of the firm Messrs Enderby between 1830 and 1833, was the third expedition to circumnavigate Antarctica at a high latitude. This paper presents a digest and assessment of meteorological and oceanographic data recorded by Biscoe on that voyage. These observations, which are not normally easily accessible, substantiate the reputation of Biscoe as an assiduous and careful observer, and, when compared, they expand on the observations made during earlier circumnavigations by James Cook (1772–1775) and Thaddeus Bellingshausen (1819–1821).
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title_short John Biscoe's meteorological and oceanographic observations in the Southern Ocean, 1830–1832
title_full John Biscoe's meteorological and oceanographic observations in the Southern Ocean, 1830–1832
title_fullStr John Biscoe's meteorological and oceanographic observations in the Southern Ocean, 1830–1832
title_full_unstemmed John Biscoe's meteorological and oceanographic observations in the Southern Ocean, 1830–1832
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