NF-POGO-JAMSTEC Fellowship for Shipboard Training on the GO-SHIP P4W Expedition
The 2025 JAMSTEC GO-SHIP P4W expedition will traverse the western end of 10oN line (P4W) in the tropical northwest Pacific Ocean, observing a variety of Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs), including temperature, salinity, oxygen, major nutrients, dissolved inorganic carbon, and microbial communities. This expedition will contribute to the GO-SHIP observation network, which aims to detect long-term changes in ocean properties across all major ocean basins.
The selected fellow will join the 40-day expedition on board the R/V Mirai, participating in water sampling and analysis onboard, working alongside world-class scientists and technicians, and gaining hands-on experience in techniques essential to producing high-quality datasets. In addition to taking part in the cruise, the fellow will spend one week prior to the cruise and one week after the cruise at JAMSTEC (Yokosuka, Japan). Under supervision of Dr. Shinya Kouketsu and Dr. Yuichiro Kumamoto, the fellow will learn about oceanographic observation and research at JAMSTEC, conduct preliminary data analysis, and assist with the mobilisation and demobilisation of the cruise.
Fellow onboard RV Mirai
2025 – Johana Ermelinda Lucero (Argentina, Latin America)