Cruise Report - Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE) 20th December 2016 - 19th March 2017

The international Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE), organised by the Swiss Polar Institute (SPI), took place in the austral summer of 2016 / 17. Departing from Cape Town in December 2016, the R/V Akademik Tryoshnikov sailed around the Southern Ocean, navigating the following route: Cape T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Walton, David W H, Thomas, Jenny
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Zenodo 2018
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition
ACE
Southern Ocean
Iles Kerguelen
Iles Crozet
Marion Island
Heard Island
Mertz glacier
Mount Siple
Peter I Island
Scott Island
Balleny Islands
Diego Ramírez
South Georgia
South Sandwich Islands
Bouvetøya
Atlantic Ocean
oceanography
atmosphere
terrestrial
marine
biology
meteorology
chemistry
glaciology
Austral
Kerguelen
Mertz Glacier
Sandwich Islands
Siple
Antarc*
Antarctica
Swiss Polar Institute
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1443511
https://zenodo.org/record/1443511
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Summary:The international Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE), organised by the Swiss Polar Institute (SPI), took place in the austral summer of 2016 / 17. Departing from Cape Town in December 2016, the R/V Akademik Tryoshnikov sailed around the Southern Ocean, navigating the following route: Cape Town (20 December 2016) - Hobart (18 January 2017) via: Marion Island Iles de Crozet et Kerguelen Heard Island Hobart (22 January 2017) - Punta Arenas (22 February 2017) via: Mertz glacier Balleny Islands Mount Siple Scott Island Peter I Island Diego Ramírez Punta Arenas (26 February 2017) - Cape Town (19 March 2017) via: South Georgia South Sandwich Islands Bouvetøya Scientists from 22 distinct projects studied a wide range of disciplines, collecting data and samples from the Southern Ocean and a number of terrestrial sites on islands around Antarctica, as well as the continent itself. In this cruise report, the full details of the purpose of the cruise, on-board data and sample collection, and project methods and preliminary results are described. : This document is compiled and edited from reports provided by many scientists from 22 distinct on-board projects who studied a wide range of disciplines, collecting data and samples from the atmosphere, the Southern Ocean and a number of terrestrial sites on islands around Antarctica, as well as the continent itself. The expedition was made possible by funding from the Swiss Polar Institute and Ferring Pharmaceuticals.

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