Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

The Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) refers to a series of Japanese expeditions.

Expeditions to the Antarctic took place from 1968 to 1977, and ice cores were drilled on these expeditions, mostly at Mizuho.[1]

A later instance was an ecological expedition studying the ecosystems near Showa Station in Antarctica. The project was first undertaken in February 1986, and continued through January 2000. It was associated with the international BIOTAS program, which also launched in 1986. Taxonomical studies of some organisms (particularly plants and small animals) were carried out by the expedition.

References

  1. ↑ MacKinnon (1980), p. 48.

Sources

  • MacKinnon, P.K. (1980). Ice Cores. Washington DC: World Data Center A for Glaciology [Snow and Ice]. ISSN 0149-1776.
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