BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D368
Introduction
This report collates information from the BODC cruise inventory and oceanographic databases. It presents
- Cruise Inventory Information
- A summary of BODC data holdings for the cruise from the
- References - including cruise tracks and cruise reports
Cruise Inventory Information
| Long name | RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D368 |
|---|---|
| Short name | D368 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
CTD stations on 20W line from 50N to 20N, following the old WOCE line A16N
Physical measurements (CTDO and LADCP) and discrete samples for salt, oxygen, inorganic nutrients and alkalinity/inorganic carbon Underway ADCP, surface ocean measurements, surface meteorology measurements. Contribution to GO-SHIP sustained hydrography program. Partial repeat of a hydrographic line last occupied in 2003. |
| Ship | RRS Discovery |
| Departure Port | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 2011-07-15 |
| Arrival Port | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain |
| Arrival Date | 2011-08-04 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Brian A King (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Responsible Organisation | National Oceanography Centre, Southampton |
| Associated Project(s) | GO-SHIP |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 110/111/146/147/74/75 |
| Work Area Description | North Atlantic Ocean, 20°W, 20°N to 50°N |
| Unable to lookup cruise bounds at this time | |
| Work Area Bounding Polygon | |
| Southern Limit | unknown |
| Northern Limit | unknown |
| Western Limit | unknown |
| Eastern Limit | unknown |
Cruise Inventory Datasets
| Physical oceanography | |
|---|---|
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Sea water velocities using a RDI WH monitor 300 kHz lowered acoustic doppler current profiler (LADCP) |
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Temperature, salinity, pressure, transmittance, fluorescence, oxygen and back-scatter using a SeaBird 911+ stainless steel CTD unit. Station depths ranged from 3404-5329 metres |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
20
Description: Water velocities using a 75 kHz vessel mounted acoustic doppler current profiler (VMADCP) |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Sea water velocities using a RDI WH monitor 300 kHz lowered acoustic doppler current profiler (LADCP) |
| Neutrally buoyant floats |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
3
Description: 3 PROVOR floats deployed for French Argo program |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
20
Description: Underway salinity, temperature, transmittance and fluorescence from SurfMet system |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
20
Description: Water velocities using a 75 kHz vessel mounted acoustic doppler current profiler (VMADCP) |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
20
Description: Underway salinity, temperature, transmittance and fluorescence from SurfMet system |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
20
Description: Discrete salinity samples from underway supply, analysed using an autosalinometer. Used to calibrate the underway salinity sensor situated in the SurfMet system. |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
20
Description: Underway salinity, temperature, transmittance and fluorescence from SurfMet system |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Temperature, salinity, pressure, transmittance, fluorescence, oxygen and back-scatter using a SeaBird 911+ stainless steel CTD unit. Station depths ranged from 3404-5329 metres |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Discrete inorganic nutrients (N, P & Si) samples from CTD bottles, analysed using automated segmented flow analysis with colourimetric detection. |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Water collected from depth for discrete samples using a SeaBird 911+ stainless steel CTD frame fitted with SBE 32, 24-way carousel and 24 x 10 L Niskin bottles. Station depths ranged from 3404-5329 metres |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration and total alkalinity using coulometry and potentiometry analysis |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Discrete oxygen samples from CTD bottles, analysed using Winkler titration and Metrohm 794 Basic Tritrino titration unit. Used to calibrate CTD oxygen sensor. |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Discrete salinity samples from CTD bottles, analysed using an autosalinometer. Used to calibrate CTD salinity |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Alkalinity |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration and total alkalinity using coulometry and potentiometry analysis |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration and total alkalinity using coulometry and potentiometry analysis |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Discrete oxygen samples from CTD bottles, analysed using Winkler titration and Metrohm 794 Basic Tritrino titration unit. Used to calibrate CTD oxygen sensor. |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Discrete inorganic nutrients (N, P & Si) samples from CTD bottles, analysed using automated segmented flow analysis with colourimetric detection. |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Discrete inorganic nutrients (N, P & Si) samples from CTD bottles, analysed using automated segmented flow analysis with colourimetric detection. |
| Total - N |
Quantity:
number of stations =
29
Description: Discrete inorganic nutrients (N, P & Si) samples from CTD bottles, analysed using automated segmented flow analysis with colourimetric detection. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms |
Quantity:
number of stations =
15
Description: Water samples collected from CTD bottles and concentrated by filtration. Samples were frozen immediately at -80C and stored for further molecular characterisation of the bacterial and smallest phytoplankton communities. |
| Phytoplankton |
Quantity:
number of stations =
15
Description: Water samples collected from CTD bottles and concentrated by filtration. Samples were frozen immediately at -80C and stored for further molecular characterisation of the bacterial and smallest phytoplankton communities. |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
20
Description: Underway atmospheric pressure, air temperature, air humidity, total irradiance (TIR), photosynthetic radiation (PAR), wind speed and wind direction from SurfMet system |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Single-beam echosounding |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
20
Description: Sea floor depth using a SIMRAD EA600 |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
No information on datasets is currently available
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
Summary
| # Series | Instrument Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acoustic doppler current profiler |
Date and time Horizontal platform movement Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) Reference numbers Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 28 | Bottle station |
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Quality control flags Reference numbers Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 28 | CTD/STD cast |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Density of the water column Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column Optical backscatter Reference numbers Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Transmittance and attenuance of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 1 | CTD/STD cast |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Density of the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column Optical backscatter Reference numbers Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Transmittance and attenuance of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
Full List
| BODC Reference | Instrument Description | Date/Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1102030 | Acoustic doppler current profiler | 2011-07-15 11:58:50Z to 2011-08-04 03:46:11Z | From 23° 19' N, 27° 8' W to 53° 34' N, 4° 10' W | Click for more |
| 1137496 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-19 10:09Z | 48° 39' N, 17° 1' W | Click for more |
| 1137503 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-20 05:39Z | 49° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1137515 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-20 20:49Z | 48° 1' N, 19° 59' W | Click for more |
| 1137527 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-21 07:13Z | 47° 0' N, 19° 59' W | Click for more |
| 1137539 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-21 16:52Z | 45° 59' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1137540 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-22 02:25Z | 45° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1137552 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-22 12:45Z | 44° 0' N, 20° 1' W | Click for more |
| 1137564 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-22 20:30Z | 43° 0' N, 19° 59' W | Click for more |
| 1137576 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-23 06:02Z | 42° 3' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1137588 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-23 14:59Z | 41° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1137607 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-24 00:20Z | 39° 59' N, 19° 58' W | Click for more |
| 1137619 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-24 09:34Z | 39° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1137620 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-24 19:02Z | 38° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1137632 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-25 06:43Z | 36° 50' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1137644 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-25 16:00Z | 36° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1137656 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-26 02:36Z | 35° 0' N, 20° 33' W | Click for more |
| 1137668 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-26 13:07Z | 34° 0' N, 21° 7' W | Click for more |
| 1137681 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-26 23:56Z | 33° 0' N, 21° 41' W | Click for more |
| 1137693 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-27 10:44Z | 32° 0' N, 22° 15' W | Click for more |
| 1137700 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-27 20:45Z | 31° 0' N, 22° 48' W | Click for more |
| 1137712 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-28 07:19Z | 30° 0' N, 23° 22' W | Click for more |
| 1137724 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-28 17:42Z | 29° 0' N, 23° 55' W | Click for more |
| 1137736 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-29 08:38Z | 28° 1' N, 24° 30' W | Click for more |
| 1137748 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-29 19:18Z | 27° 0' N, 25° 3' W | Click for more |
| 1137761 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-30 06:10Z | 26° 0' N, 25° 37' W | Click for more |
| 1137773 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-30 16:08Z | 24° 59' N, 26° 11' W | Click for more |
| 1137785 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-31 02:22Z | 24° 0' N, 26° 45' W | Click for more |
| 1137797 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-07-31 10:51Z | 23° 20' N, 27° 8' W | Click for more |
| 1137804 | CTD/STD cast | 2011-08-03 23:39Z | 28° 46' N, 16° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1851701 | Bottle station | 2011-07-20 05:39Z | 49° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1851713 | Bottle station | 2011-07-20 20:49Z | 48° 1' N, 19° 59' W | Click for more |
| 1851725 | Bottle station | 2011-07-21 07:13Z | 47° 0' N, 19° 59' W | Click for more |
| 1851737 | Bottle station | 2011-07-21 16:52Z | 45° 59' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1851749 | Bottle station | 2011-07-22 02:25Z | 45° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1851750 | Bottle station | 2011-07-22 14:36Z | 44° 0' N, 20° 1' W | Click for more |
| 1851762 | Bottle station | 2011-07-22 20:30Z | 43° 0' N, 19° 59' W | Click for more |
| 1851774 | Bottle station | 2011-07-23 06:02Z | 42° 3' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1851786 | Bottle station | 2011-07-23 14:59Z | 41° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1851798 | Bottle station | 2011-07-24 00:20Z | 39° 59' N, 19° 58' W | Click for more |
| 1851805 | Bottle station | 2011-07-24 09:34Z | 39° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1851817 | Bottle station | 2011-07-24 19:02Z | 38° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1851829 | Bottle station | 2011-07-25 06:43Z | 36° 50' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1851830 | Bottle station | 2011-07-25 16:00Z | 36° 0' N, 20° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1851842 | Bottle station | 2011-07-26 02:36Z | 35° 0' N, 20° 33' W | Click for more |
| 1851854 | Bottle station | 2011-07-26 13:07Z | 34° 0' N, 21° 7' W | Click for more |
| 1851866 | Bottle station | 2011-07-26 23:56Z | 33° 0' N, 21° 41' W | Click for more |
| 1851878 | Bottle station | 2011-07-27 10:44Z | 32° 0' N, 22° 15' W | Click for more |
| 1851891 | Bottle station | 2011-07-27 20:45Z | 31° 0' N, 22° 48' W | Click for more |
| 1851909 | Bottle station | 2011-07-28 07:19Z | 30° 0' N, 23° 22' W | Click for more |
| 1851910 | Bottle station | 2011-07-28 17:42Z | 29° 0' N, 23° 55' W | Click for more |
| 1851922 | Bottle station | 2011-07-29 08:38Z | 28° 1' N, 24° 30' W | Click for more |
| 1851934 | Bottle station | 2011-07-29 19:18Z | 27° 0' N, 25° 3' W | Click for more |
| 1851946 | Bottle station | 2011-07-30 06:10Z | 26° 0' N, 25° 37' W | Click for more |
| 1851958 | Bottle station | 2011-07-30 16:08Z | 24° 59' N, 26° 11' W | Click for more |
| 1851971 | Bottle station | 2011-07-31 02:22Z | 24° 0' N, 26° 45' W | Click for more |
| 1851983 | Bottle station | 2011-07-31 10:51Z | 23° 20' N, 27° 8' W | Click for more |
| 1851995 | Bottle station | 2011-08-03 23:39Z | 28° 46' N, 16° 0' W | Click for more |
Project Database
| # Events | Gear Type | Parameters Held |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | CTD frame plus rosette sampler |
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column |
| 110 | Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply | Salinity of the water column |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
