JR09B - Marine Geology - Scotia Sea and Falkland Trough

Cruise JR09B occupied 26 days from 18 February 1995 to 16 March 1995, from Cape Town to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. The main cruise objectives were: To investigate the Quaternary history of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current in the Scotia Sea, by coring and the collection of oceanographic data. To achieve contiguous, high resolution bathymetric coverage and sidescan imaging of four tectonically active areas in the South Atlantic. Although the cruise had limited success in scientific terms, two moorings were retrieved and experience of handling the LPC was obtained.