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JR Update 14th January 2013
Today did not start well and I was not sure that I would have much to write about this evening. I did consider taking pictures of banoffee pie as the highlight of the day at one point. In the early...
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James Clark Ross Arctic Cruise 2013 – JR288
The James Clark Ross is currently engaged on a month long science cruise, designated JR288, to the Arctic. Initially the ship is working to the east of Greenland, slowly heading further north, and...
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JCR Arctic Update 22nd July 2013
Polar bear and cubs. Pic Mike Gloistein Another day of thick fog in the morning and then clearing during the afternoon. The ship was only a few miles off the coast of Greenland and it was lovely to...
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JCR Arctic Update 23rd July 2013
The science work being carried out on board the RRS James Clark Ross is very varied, with underway air sampling, CTD (Conductivity, Temperature and Depth), which includes collecting samples from...
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JCR Arctic Update 25th July 2013
The JCR spent much of the day in sight of Greenland, with a heat haze seen across the pack ice. Arctic view. Pic Mike Gloistein Not a great deal of wildlife in the past twenty four hours, a few seals...
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JCR Arctic Update 26th July 2013
Most of Friday was spent amongst pack ice, which at times made deployment of equipment interesting. The weather continues to be good, with light winds and clear skies. Pack ice - Pic Mike Gloistein...
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The highlight of the day for Friday was the sighting of a mother polar bear with two cubs on an ice-floe. Alas weather conditions were poor for good photography but it was enjoyable to watch. The...
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JCR Arctic Update 28th July 2013
Another busy day of sampling on board the James Clark Ross. Arctic Ice - Pic Mike Gloistein Noon Position Report for Sunday 28th July 2013 Latitude: 78° 53.1 N Longitude: 007° 07.5 W Bearing: 278 °T,...
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JCR Arctic Update 29th July 2013
Monday proved to be an interesting day for us all on the JCR. Just after mid-day a BAS Twin Otter aircraft did a fly past, having taken off from Longyearbyen several hours earlier. This aircraft is...
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JCR Arctic Final Update
This is the final update from the James Clark Ross from the JR288 Arctic cruise. The science is now almost complete and the ship is on passage to Dundee, from where the scientists and their equipment...
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