JCR Arctic Update 25th July 2013
26 July, 2013 RRS James Clark Ross
The JCR spent much of the day in sight of Greenland, with a heat haze seen across the pack ice.
Not a great deal of wildlife in the past twenty four hours, a few seals and birds but nothing overly exciting.
Noon Position Report Thursday, 25 July 2013
| Latitude: | 76° 30.9 N |
| Longitude: | 015° 29.2 W |
| Bearing: | 255 °T, 420 Nm from Longyearbyen |
| Cruise Number: | JR288 |
| Distance Travelled: | 144 |
| Total Distance Travelled: | 2170 |
| Steam Time: | 14.42 |
| Total Steam Time: | 204.93 |
| Average Speed: | 9.99 |
| Total Average Speed: | 10.59 |
| Wind: | Direction SW, Force 4 |
| Sea State: | Calm |
| Air Temp: 2.8 °C | Sea Temp: 2.7 °C |
| Pressure: 1012.7 | Tendency (3hrs): Falling |
Thick fog through most of period, lifting occasionally, clearing from 0700.
V/l Moving easily in open water to slight sea & low swell.
V/l working through 3-7/10ths pack ice overnight for part of period.