Oceanographic and Marine Meteorological Observations by Research Vessels

Oceanographic and marine meteorological observations are conducted in the western North Pacific and in the seas adjacent to Japan by two JMA research vessels named Ryofu Maru and Keifu Maru. Background marine pollution and greenhouse gases are also observed. For details of the data provided on this website, please refer to Description and Format of Data.

Observation Data

Point to one of the seasons below to display all observation tracklines for the season. Clicking on the season shows a list of observation cruises for that period in the table on the right.

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Revision History

Pointing to a ship name displays its trackline in the figure on the left. Click on the ship name to view the station chart and observation data of the cruise.

Fall of 2009

Ship Name	Cruise No.	Observation Area	Start Date	End Date
Kofu Maru	0910	East of Honshu	16 Oct. 2009	25 Nov. 2009
Keifu Maru	0910	The western North Pacific	20 Oct. 2009	26 Nov. 2009
Chofu Maru	0909	The western North Pacific and the East China Sea	25 Sep. 2009	05 Nov. 2009
Ryofu Maru	0909	The western North Pacific	16 Sep. 2009	11 Nov. 2009
Seifu Maru	0909	The Sea of Japan	15 Sep. 2009	29 Oct. 2009

JMA Data Report of Oceanographic Observations Special Issue is preserved by the National Diet Library's Web Archiving Project (WARP). (Go to the WARP page.)