Expeditions 361 (Southern African Climates and Agulhas Current Density
Profile) cores received
KCC received ca. 1.8 km of the IODP Expedition 361 (Southern African Climates and
Agulhas Current Density Profile) cores from the Gulf Coast Repository (GCR), USA
on 28th March 2017. These cores were recovered by the US drill ship JOIDES
Resolution during Jan. 30 – Mar. 30, 2016, and temporarily stored in the GCR for
sampling party and XRF scanning. After completion of the sampling, working half of
the cores were brought from the GCR to the KCC under refrigeration in a 40-feet
container. All these cores have been temporarily stored in the old reefer of the KCC.
In a few weeks time, these cores will be racked in the new reefer of the KCC. With
this addition of the cores from the Indian Ocean, the KCC’s IODP core collection has
grown to ca. 123 km.