BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS James Cook (740H) cruise JC094
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 James Cook (740H) cruise JC094 |
|---|---|
| Short name | JC094 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
Reconstructing abrupt Changes in Chemistry and Circulation of the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean: Implications for global Climate and deep-water Habitats.
Objectives (a) Controls on coral habitats past and present Studying what controls the distribution of corals today and in the past requires systematic mapping, imaging and collections from deep-water coral habitats. Shipboard swath bathymetry was used for an overview of each feature, and to select sampling sites. Systematic dives up the slopes of each feature allowed collection of video, stills, live and fossil corals and seawater. In addition microbathymetry of unusual habitats was to gin a wider overview. Coral associates were imaged and collected to add depth to our knowledge of the coral habitats. (b) Development of geochemical proxies Core top sediments, live calcified corals and sponges were collected across a range of depths with associated seawater with sampling focused on the greatest possible range of environmental parameters (e.g. temperature, nutrient status, water mass). These samples will be used to test geochemical proxies. (c) Reconstruction of past climate Sediment cores and fossil corals were collected across the basin and at a range of depths to allow a history of the Atlantic to be reconstructed. (d) Ancillary Studies. A number of other collections were also made including plastics, rocks, sponges and genetics samples. |
| Ship | RRS James Cook |
| Departure Port | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain |
| Departure Date | 2013-10-13 |
| Arrival Port | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Arrival Date | 2013-11-29 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Laura F Robinson (University of Bristol School of Earth Sciences) |
| Responsible Organisation | University of Bristol School of Earth Sciences |
| Associated Project(s) | Tracing Oceanic Processes using Corals and Sediments (TROPICS) |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 39/4 |
| Work Area Description | Equatorial Atlantic |
| 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 profiles =
6
Description: Five full depth, one test CTD with water samples taken for geochemical analyses including nutrients, oxygen, oxygen isotopes, silica isotopes, U-series, 14C, carbonate chemistry |
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
19
Description: ROV deployments. One aborted, the rest successful. Video, Digital stills, push cores, water samples, CTD data, sediment cores, benthic litter, seafloor fauna (live and fossil) |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of samples =
52
Description: Filtered water from underway system |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of samples =
30
Description: Niskin water sample collected with Megacore deployments |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
19
Description: ROV deployments. One aborted, the rest successful. Video, Digital stills, push cores, water samples, CTD data, sediment cores, benthic litter, seafloor fauna (live and fossil) |
| Zoobenthos |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
19
Description: ROV deployments. One aborted, the rest successful. Video, Digital stills, push cores, water samples, CTD data, sediment cores, benthic litter, seafloor fauna (live and fossil) |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
19
Description: ROV deployments. One aborted, the rest successful. Video, Digital stills, push cores, water samples, CTD data, sediment cores, benthic litter, seafloor fauna (live and fossil) |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
7
Description: Gravity cores |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
19
Description: ROV deployments. One aborted, the rest successful. Video, Digital stills, push cores, water samples, CTD data, sediment cores, benthic litter, seafloor fauna (live and fossil) |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
30
Description: Individual Mega cores recovered. |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
1
Description: Box core recovered |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
1
Description: Piston core (+ 1 trigger core) |
| Dredge |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
1
Description: Benthic fauna and fossil corals. |
| Multi-beam echosounding |
Quantity:
survey square kilometres =
7575
Description: EM120 Multibeam data for bathymetry and habitat mapping |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
No information on datasets is currently available
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC National Oceanographic Database
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
