AMT6b
AMT6b took the usual AMT route from the Falkland
Islands to the UK on the RRS Bransfield, with a small crew
of three scientists. The aim of this additional cruise was to take
the core measurements of the AMT programme, concentrating on
underway data, with optics and XBT sampling where time and manpower
allowed.
This is important for maintaining the long-term data collection
ideals of the AMT programme, particularly in the Southern Ocean
where AMT6, on the RRS James Clark Ross did not sample as
it departed from Cape Town in South Africa.
Image courtesy of
NEODAAS.