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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS James Cook (740H) cruise JC150 (GApr08, ZIPLOC)

Introduction

This report collates information from the BODC cruise inventory and oceanographic databases. It presents

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name RRS James Cook (740H) cruise JC150 (GApr08, ZIPLOC)
Short name JC150 (GApr08, ZIPLOC)
Objectives and Narrative Recent work by our team and others have demonstrated that the availability of the trace metals, specifically zinc and iron that regulate the biological uptake of dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) when inorganic phosphate is limiting. At present, on-going ocean warming is predicted to reduce the physical supply of essential nutrients, nitrate and phosphate, and hence control future trends in the productivity of subtropical gyres. This view ignores the significant additions of nitrogen to the subtropical ocean from both natural and anthropogenic activity that decouple nitrate and phosphate, causing phosphate stress for phytoplankton. This will drive an 'arms race' towards accessing alternative forms of phosphorus. The current view is that the problem of phosphate limitation in the ocean is largely solved by phytoplankton groups producing enzymes called alkaline phosphatases (AP) to access phosphate from DOP. We hypothesize that AP activity can be restricted by inadequate supply of zinc and/or iron, which would exacerbate phosphate limitation by limiting access to DOP. If zinc and iron limitation of these alternate phosphorus pools are widespread, this suggests the predictions of future trends in biological activity are inaccurate. By combining novel observational and modelling experiments we will gain a more complete quantitative understanding of how trace metals regulate phosphorus acquisition and thus biological activity in the contemporary and future ocean. In doing so, we will challenge the current view of the drivers of long-term trends in the productivity of the subtropical ocean. Due to their spatial extent this will have far reaching impacts on the cycling of carbon, oxygen and nutrients in the world ocean.

Aims
1. Determine the prevalence of zinc and iron limitation of APA in the phosphate deplete subtropical North Atlantic ocean
2. Quantify the impact of zinc-phosphorus and iron-phosphorus co-limitation on biological activity, specifically phytoplankton growth, primary production and nitrogen fixation
3. Quantify the significance of zinc-phosphorus and iron-phosphorus co-limitation in driving phytoplankton productivity over basin scales and multi-decadal time scales
Ship RRS James Cook
Departure Port Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Departure Date 2017-06-25
Arrival Port Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Arrival Date 2017-08-12
Principal Scientist(s) Claire Mahaffey (University of Liverpool Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences)
Responsible Organisation National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Associated Project(s)
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Atlantic Ocean
Marsden Squares Visited
Work Area Description Tropical Atlantic
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: Vertical profiles of oxygen  
CTD stations Quantity: number of profiles = 7
Description: Vertical profiles of dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP), 8-12 discrete depths, analysis by persulphate oxidation. Vertical profiles of chlorophyll a concentrations. Vertical profiles of rates of alkaline phosphatase activity.  
Chemical oceanography  
Ammonia Quantity: number of profiles = 15
Description: Vertical depth profiles of Dissolved Phosphate. Vertical depth profiles of Dissolved Nitrate  
Ammonia Quantity: number of experiments = 122
Description: 122 discrete samples along transect of 1846 nautical miles for the following: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Ammonia Quantity: number of experiments = 7
Description: 306 discrete samples for Whole Community Nutrient additions. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Ammonia Quantity: number of experiments = 4
Description: Samples for Iron 59 Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Ammonia Quantity: number of experiments = 10
Description: Samples from ZIPLOc Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Ammonia Quantity: number of experiments = 8
Description: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium. Dissolved Silicate. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. DNA samples for microarray analysis  
Ammonia Quantity: number of experiments = 9
Description: Samples from ZIPLOc Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Isotopes Quantity: number of profiles = 3
Description: Vertical profiles of dissolved zinc and chromium isotopes, analyses by MC-ICP-MS. 12 samples from each CTD  
Nitrate Quantity: number of experiments = 8
Description: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium. Dissolved Silicate. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. DNA samples for microarray analysis  
Nitrate Quantity: number of experiments = 9
Description: Samples from ZIPLOc Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Nitrate Quantity: number of experiments = 10
Description: Samples from ZIPLOc Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Nitrate Quantity: number of experiments = 4
Description: Samples for Iron 59 Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Nitrate Quantity: number of experiments = 7
Description: 306 discrete samples for Whole Community Nutrient additions. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Nitrate Quantity: number of profiles = 15
Description: Vertical depth profiles of Dissolved Phosphate. Vertical depth profiles of Dissolved Nitrate  
Nitrate Quantity: number of experiments = 122
Description: 122 discrete samples along transect of 1846 nautical miles for the following: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Nitrite Quantity: number of profiles = 15
Description: Vertical depth profiles of Dissolved Phosphate. Vertical depth profiles of Dissolved Nitrate  
Nitrite Quantity: number of experiments = 122
Description: 122 discrete samples along transect of 1846 nautical miles for the following: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Nitrite Quantity: number of experiments = 7
Description: 306 discrete samples for Whole Community Nutrient additions. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Nitrite Quantity: number of experiments = 4
Description: Samples for Iron 59 Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Nitrite Quantity: number of experiments = 10
Description: Samples from ZIPLOc Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Nitrite Quantity: number of experiments = 9
Description: Samples from ZIPLOc Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Nitrite Quantity: number of experiments = 8
Description: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium. Dissolved Silicate. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. DNA samples for microarray analysis  
Oxygen Quantity: number of profiles = 6
Description: Vertical profiles of oxygen  
Phosphate Quantity: number of experiments = 9
Description: Samples from ZIPLOc Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Phosphate Quantity: number of experiments = 8
Description: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium. Dissolved Silicate. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. DNA samples for microarray analysis  
Phosphate Quantity: number of profiles = 15
Description: Vertical depth profiles of Dissolved Phosphate. Vertical depth profiles of Dissolved Nitrate  
Phosphate Quantity: number of experiments = 122
Description: 122 discrete samples along transect of 1846 nautical miles for the following: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Phosphate Quantity: number of experiments = 7
Description: 306 discrete samples for Whole Community Nutrient additions. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Phosphate Quantity: number of experiments = 4
Description: Samples for Iron 59 Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Phosphate Quantity: number of experiments = 10
Description: Samples from ZIPLOc Incubation experiments. Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium  
Silicate Quantity: number of profiles = 15
Description: Vertical depth profiles of Dissolved Phosphate. Vertical depth profiles of Dissolved Nitrate  
Silicate Quantity: number of experiments = 8
Description: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium. Dissolved Silicate. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. DNA samples for microarray analysis  
Trace elements Quantity: number of experiments = 65
Description: Total dissolvable iron and zinc. Analyses by flow injection.  
Trace elements Quantity: number of experiments = 4
Description: Dissolved iron (20 discrete samples per experiment). Soluble iron (20 discrete samples per experiment). Total dissolvable (20 discrete samples per experiment)  
Trace elements Quantity: number of experiments = 9
Description: Dissolved iron and zinc (21-36 discrete samples per experiment.  
Trace elements Quantity: number of profiles = 14
Description: Vertical profiles of dissolved iron and zinc, 24 samples per CTD. Analyses by flow Injection. Vertical profiles of total dissolvable iron and zinc, 12 samples per CTD. Analyses by flow Injection. Vertical profiles of soluble iron, 12 samples per CTD, analyses by flow injection. . Vertical profiles of particulate trace metals, 8 samples per CTD. Analyses by acid digestion followed by ICP-MS detection.  
Trace elements Quantity: number of experiments = 129
Description: Dissolved iron and zinc, Analyses by flow Injection.  
Biology and fisheries  
Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Trichodesmium colonies from nutrient incubations, 345 discrete samples  
Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Trichodesmium diel sampling, 324 discrete samples  
Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) Quantity: number of experiments = 7
Description: Whole water samples for nucleic acid analyses (experiment D), 224 discrete samples  
Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) Quantity: number of track lines = 7
Description: 120 discrete samples from FISH and underway system for nucleic acid analysis  
Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) Quantity: number of track lines = 7
Description: Diel underway sampling, nucleic acid analysis, 183 discrete samples  
Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) Quantity: number of samples = 129
Description: 129 discrete samples along transect of 1846 nm for the following: Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) analysis by persulphate oxidation. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. Rates of alkaline phosphatase activity. Rates of nitrogen fixation (samples taken once per day, 7 samples only)  
Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) Quantity: number of profiles = 7
Description: Vertical profiles of dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP), 8-12 discrete depths, analysis by persulphate oxidation. Vertical profiles of chlorophyll a concentrations. Vertical profiles of rates of alkaline phosphatase activity.  
Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) Quantity: number of experiments = 9
Description: Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Chlorophyll a (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Rates of alkaline phosphatase activity (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Rates of nitrogen fixation (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment).  
Other biological/fisheries measurement Quantity: number of experiments = 9
Description: Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Chlorophyll a (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Rates of alkaline phosphatase activity (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Rates of nitrogen fixation (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment).  
Other biological/fisheries measurement Quantity: number of experiments = 10
Description: Chlorophyll a (60 to 80 discrete samples per experiment). Rates of alkaline phosphatase activity (60 to 80 discrete samples per experiment)  
Other biological/fisheries measurement Quantity: number of profiles = 7
Description: Vertical profiles of dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP), 8-12 discrete depths, analysis by persulphate oxidation. Vertical profiles of chlorophyll a concentrations. Vertical profiles of rates of alkaline phosphatase activity.  
Other biological/fisheries measurement Quantity: number of samples = 129
Description: 129 discrete samples along transect of 1846 nm for the following: Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) analysis by persulphate oxidation. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. Rates of alkaline phosphatase activity. Rates of nitrogen fixation (samples taken once per day, 7 samples only)  
Other biological/fisheries measurement Quantity: number of experiments = 8
Description: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium. Dissolved Silicate. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. DNA samples for microarray analysis  
Phytoplankton Quantity: number of samples = 129
Description: 129 discrete samples along transect of 1846 nm for the following: Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) analysis by persulphate oxidation. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. Rates of alkaline phosphatase activity. Rates of nitrogen fixation (samples taken once per day, 7 samples only)  
Phytoplankton Quantity: number of experiments = 8
Description: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium. Dissolved Silicate. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. DNA samples for microarray analysis  
Phytoplankton Quantity: number of experiments = 9
Description: Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Chlorophyll a (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Rates of alkaline phosphatase activity (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Rates of nitrogen fixation (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment).  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: track kilometres = 3300
Description: Approx 1800 nm of continuouos fluoresence measurements using FRRF  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of experiments = 8
Description: Dissolved Phosphate. Dissolved Nitrate. Dissolved Nitrite. Dissolved Ammonium. Dissolved Silicate. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. DNA samples for microarray analysis  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of experiments = 9
Description: Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Chlorophyll a (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Rates of alkaline phosphatase activity (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment). Rates of nitrogen fixation (21 to 36 discrete samples per experiment).  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of experiments = 10
Description: Chlorophyll a (60 to 80 discrete samples per experiment). Rates of alkaline phosphatase activity (60 to 80 discrete samples per experiment)  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of profiles = 7
Description: Vertical profiles of dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP), 8-12 discrete depths, analysis by persulphate oxidation. Vertical profiles of chlorophyll a concentrations. Vertical profiles of rates of alkaline phosphatase activity.  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of samples = 129
Description: 129 discrete samples along transect of 1846 nm for the following: Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) analysis by persulphate oxidation. Chlorophyll a. Samples for phytoplankton community structure by flow cytometry analysis. Rates of alkaline phosphatase activity. Rates of nitrogen fixation (samples taken once per day, 7 samples only)  
Primary productivity Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Trichodesmium colony abundance from 15m, 20 discrete samples  

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 Bottle station Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
14 Bottle station Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Total metal concentrations in water bodies
Vertical spatial coordinates
7 Bottle station Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
1 Meteorological data logger Air pressure
Air temperature
Atmospheric humidity
Date and time
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Raw light meter output
Solar Radiation
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere
Wind strength and direction
1 Multi-beam echosounder Bathymetry and Elevation
Date and time
Horizontal platform movement
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Platform or instrument orientation
1 Multiple instrument types Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Date and time
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Metadata parameters
Raw fluorometer output
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
1 Pumped water sample Date and time
Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Total metal concentrations in water bodies
1 Pumped water sample Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies
Date and time
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
Plankton abundance per unit volume of the water column
1 Pumped water sample Date and time
Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates

Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)

Full List

BODC Reference Instrument Description Date/Time Location  
1801894 Multi-beam echosounder 2017-06-27 01:30Z to 2017-08-12 07:51Z 16° 4' N to 28° 27' N; 61° 32' W to 16° 13' W Click for more
1801901 Meteorological data logger 2017-06-27 01:30Z to 2017-08-12 07:51Z 16° 4' N to 28° 27' N; 61° 32' W to 16° 13' W Click for more
1801913 Multiple instrument types 2017-06-27 01:30Z to 2017-08-12 07:51Z 16° 4' N to 28° 27' N; 61° 32' W to 16° 13' W Click for more
1978867 Pumped water sample 2017-06-27 16:00Z to 2017-08-08 19:10Z 17° 30' N to 23° 21' N; 60° 4' W to 30° 30' W Click for more
2051911 Bottle station 2017-06-30 08:49Z 22° 0' N, 58° 0' W Click for more
2051923 Bottle station 2017-07-01 17:13Z 22° 0' N, 58° 0' W Click for more
2051935 Bottle station 2017-07-02 08:15Z 22° 0' N, 58° 0' W Click for more
2051947 Bottle station 2017-07-06 13:45Z 22° 0' N, 54° 0' W Click for more
2051959 Bottle station 2017-07-08 06:43Z 22° 0' N, 54° 0' W Click for more
2051960 Bottle station 2017-07-14 07:14Z 22° 0' N, 50° 0' W Click for more
2051972 Bottle station 2017-07-15 05:43Z 22° 0' N, 50° 0' W Click for more
2051984 Bottle station 2017-07-18 04:41Z 23° 22' N, 44° 57' W Click for more
2051996 Bottle station 2017-07-18 13:10Z 23° 22' N, 44° 57' W Click for more
2052011 Bottle station 2017-07-23 04:34Z 23° 0' N, 40° 0' W Click for more
2052023 Bottle station 2017-07-23 14:58Z 23° 0' N, 40° 0' W Click for more
2052035 Bottle station 2017-07-31 06:20Z 22° 19' N, 35° 52' W Click for more
2052047 Bottle station 2017-08-01 09:52Z 22° 19' N, 35° 52' W Click for more
2052059 Bottle station 2017-08-06 12:21Z 22° 0' N, 31° 0' W Click for more
2052060 Bottle station 2017-08-08 03:42Z 22° 0' N, 31° 0' W Click for more
2052072 Pumped water sample 2017-06-29 00:00Z to 2017-08-08 19:10Z 21° 17' N to 23° 21' N; 58° 11' W to 30° 30' W Click for more
2111909 Pumped water sample 2017-07-03 18:00Z to 2017-08-08 17:10Z 22° 0' N to 23° 21' N; 57° 46' W to 30° 50' W Click for more
2111910 Bottle station 2017-07-02 08:15Z 22° 0' N, 58° 0' W Click for more
2111922 Bottle station 2017-07-06 13:45Z 22° 0' N, 54° 0' W Click for more
2111934 Bottle station 2017-07-14 07:14Z 22° 0' N, 50° 0' W Click for more
2111946 Bottle station 2017-07-18 13:10Z 23° 22' N, 44° 57' W Click for more
2111958 Bottle station 2017-07-23 14:58Z 23° 0' N, 40° 0' W Click for more
2111971 Bottle station 2017-08-01 09:52Z 22° 19' N, 35° 52' W Click for more
2111983 Bottle station 2017-08-06 12:21Z 22° 0' N, 31° 0' W Click for more

Project Database

# Events Gear Type Parameters Held
65 Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply Salinity of the water column
35 No parameter data available
19 CTD frame plus rosette sampler
129 All plastic clean surface pumped supply

Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)

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