Report on a modified ice-fence for oceanographic observations under heavy sea-ice conditions during JARE-54 and JARE-55

The marine biological monitoring program in the sea-ice area off Syowa Station was started by the 52nd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition. The use of an “ice-fence” protected observation equipment (e.g., plankton nets and CTDs) from damage due to sea-ice. However, heavy sea-ice conditions have o...

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Main Authors: Kunio T. Takahashi, Tomomi R. Takamura, Tsuneo Odate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 2014-11-01
Series:Antarctic Record
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.15094/00010712