Activities of the Summer Party of the 35th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in 1993-1994
The 35th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-35) consisted of forty wintering members and sixteen summer members plus three foreign scientists from the U.S.A. and Australia. The icebreaker SHIRASE left Tokyo on November 14,1993,and arrived at the pack ice edge near Lutzow-Holm Bay on Decemb...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f0b6972574ba44309a7ded62055f1562 2023-05-15T13:58:57+02:00 Activities of the Summer Party of the 35th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in 1993-1994 Okitsugu Watanabe 1997-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.15094/00009002 https://doaj.org/article/f0b6972574ba44309a7ded62055f1562 EN JA eng jpn National Institute of Polar Research http://doi.org/10.15094/00009002 https://doaj.org/toc/0085-7289 https://doaj.org/toc/2432-079X doi:10.15094/00009002 0085-7289 2432-079X https://doaj.org/article/f0b6972574ba44309a7ded62055f1562 Antarctic Record, Vol 41, Iss 2, Pp 537-548 (1997) Geography (General) G1-922 article 1997 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.15094/00009002 2022-12-31T03:52:05Z The 35th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-35) consisted of forty wintering members and sixteen summer members plus three foreign scientists from the U.S.A. and Australia. The icebreaker SHIRASE left Tokyo on November 14,1993,and arrived at the pack ice edge near Lutzow-Holm Bay on December 17. Due to unusually severe sea ice conditions, continuous icebreaking began at this point, and continued until finally the icebreaker SHIRASE was stalled 10 nautical miles away from Syowa Station. At this point, the expedition stores were transferred to Syowa Station by helicopter airlift and snow vehicle through sea ice route. These operations transported more than 96% of the total expedition baggage. Under these circumstances, logistic operations such as construction and replacement of buildings and facilities did not progress on schedule. Observations on geology, geography, geodesy, biology and others were also not completed. However, after the ship left the pack ice in Lutzow-Holm Bay and along the Prince Olav Coast, the observations of physical and chemical oceanography, marine biology and earth sciences were made according to the program. The icebreaker arrived at Sydney on March 21,1994. Expedition members and the wintering party of JARE-34 returned to Japan in March 28. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Icebreaker Prince Olav Coast Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic Prince Olav Coast ENVELOPE(41.000,41.000,-69.000,-69.000) Syowa Station |
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The 35th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-35) consisted of forty wintering members and sixteen summer members plus three foreign scientists from the U.S.A. and Australia. The icebreaker SHIRASE left Tokyo on November 14,1993,and arrived at the pack ice edge near Lutzow-Holm Bay on December 17. Due to unusually severe sea ice conditions, continuous icebreaking began at this point, and continued until finally the icebreaker SHIRASE was stalled 10 nautical miles away from Syowa Station. At this point, the expedition stores were transferred to Syowa Station by helicopter airlift and snow vehicle through sea ice route. These operations transported more than 96% of the total expedition baggage. Under these circumstances, logistic operations such as construction and replacement of buildings and facilities did not progress on schedule. Observations on geology, geography, geodesy, biology and others were also not completed. However, after the ship left the pack ice in Lutzow-Holm Bay and along the Prince Olav Coast, the observations of physical and chemical oceanography, marine biology and earth sciences were made according to the program. The icebreaker arrived at Sydney on March 21,1994. Expedition members and the wintering party of JARE-34 returned to Japan in March 28. |
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Activities of the Summer Party of the 35th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in 1993-1994 |
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Activities of the Summer Party of the 35th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in 1993-1994 |
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Activities of the Summer Party of the 35th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in 1993-1994 |
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Activities of the Summer Party of the 35th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in 1993-1994 |
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