BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Discovery cruise DY086 (COMICS)
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 cruise DY086 (COMICS) |
|---|---|
| Short name | DY086 (COMICS) |
| Objectives and Narrative |
This is one of two cruises aimed at evaluating the controls over mesopelagic remineralisation depth. This is the depth to which material sinks when it leaves the surface ocean, a factor we know to be a critical control over climate. There are three serious hypotheses explaining what controls this depth; plankton community structure, temperature and oxygen concentrations. COMICS will test two of these; oxygen and community structure with this cruise exaimining the role of community structure; more precisely how the evolution of community structure over the course of the bloom affects sinking depth.
In order to evaluate this three long stations of about a week duration each were worked over a 1 mo period between mid Nov and mid Dec in the major plankton bloom which occurs NW of South Georgia. At each station surface community structure and a variety of metrics of downward particle flux were measured, together with estimates of the biomass and growth rates of the major taxonomic classes of organisms responsible for consuming sinking material. All operations were conducted in the vicinity of BAS station P3 (52 40 S, 40 06 W). |
| Ship | RRS Discovery |
| Departure Port | Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Departure Date | 2017-11-12 |
| Arrival Port | Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Arrival Date | 2017-12-19 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Richard Sanders (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Responsible Organisation | National Oceanography Centre, Southampton |
| Associated Project(s) | Controls over Ocean Mesopelagic Carbon Storage (COMICS) |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | South West Atlantic Ocean (limit 20W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 483/484/485 |
| Work Area Description | South Georgia |
| 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 =
15
Description: Trace Metal CTD casts |
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
60
Description: Gliders |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
40
Description: Underway Sampling |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
30
Description: Red Camera Frame |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
40
Description: Underway Sampling |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
30
Description: Red Camera Frame |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Alkalinity |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Stainless Steel CTD Casts |
| Ammonia |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
100
Description: Marine Snow Catchers. Over 100 deployments |
| Nitrate |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Trace Metal CTD casts |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Stainless Steel CTD Casts |
| Other dissolved gases |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Trace Metal CTD casts |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Trace Metal CTD casts |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Trace Metal CTD casts |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Stainless Steel CTD Casts |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
100
Description: Marine Snow Catchers. Over 100 deployments |
| Suspended matter |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
15
Description: Stand Alone Pumping Systems |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Stainless Steel CTD Casts |
| Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
60
Description: Gliders |
| Nekton |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
8
Description: RMT 25 NET |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
60
Description: Gliders |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
100
Description: Marine Snow Catchers. Over 100 deployments |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Stainless Steel CTD Casts |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Stainless Steel CTD Casts |
| Primary productivity |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Stainless Steel CTD Casts |
| Zooplankton |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
6
Description: Mammoth Net |
| Zooplankton |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
25
Description: Bongo Net |
| Zooplankton |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
6
Description: MOCNESS Net |
| Zooplankton |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
15
Description: Stainless Steel CTD Casts |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
| Latitude | Longitude | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | 7 Deployments of Drifting neutrally bouyant sediment traps |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | CTD stations | 2 Gliders were continuously patrolling the work area, with the deployment period starting approx one month before, ane ending about 1 mo after, the cruise dates. |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | CTD stations | 6 Argo Floats |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | Neutrally buoyant floats | 6 Argo Floats |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | Neutrally buoyant floats | 7 Deployments of Drifting neutrally bouyant sediment traps |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | Oxygen | 2 Gliders were continuously patrolling the work area, with the deployment period starting approx one month before, ane ending about 1 mo after, the cruise dates. |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 10' W | Oxygen | 3 Deployments of Drifting array of in situ respirometers |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | Oxygen | 6 Argo Floats |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | 2 Gliders were continuously patrolling the work area, with the deployment period starting approx one month before, ane ending about 1 mo after, the cruise dates. |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 10' W | Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | 3 Deployments of Drifting array of in situ respirometers |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | 7 Deployments of Drifting neutrally bouyant sediment traps |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | 2 Gliders were continuously patrolling the work area, with the deployment period starting approx one month before, ane ending about 1 mo after, the cruise dates. |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 10' W | Sediment traps | 3 Deployments of Drifting array of in situ respirometers |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | Sediment traps | 7 Deployments of Drifting neutrally bouyant sediment traps |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | 7 Deployments of Drifting neutrally bouyant sediment traps |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 10' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | 3 Deployments of Drifting array of in situ respirometers |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | Transparency (eg transmissometer) | 2 Gliders were continuously patrolling the work area, with the deployment period starting approx one month before, ane ending about 1 mo after, the cruise dates. |
| 52° 42' S | 40° 6' W | pH | 6 Argo Floats |
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 |
| 18 | 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 |
| 15 | Bottle station |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Quality control flags Reference numbers Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 16 | Bottle station |
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Quality control flags Reference numbers Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 33 | CTD/STD cast |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Density of the water column Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Reference numbers Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 1 | Meteorological data logger |
Air pressure Air temperature Atmospheric humidity Date and time Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Raw light meter output Reference numbers Solar Radiation Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere Wind strength and direction |
| 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 Reference numbers Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Transmittance and attenuance of the water column |
| 1 | Pumped water sample |
Date and time Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Silicate concentration parameters in the water column |
| 1 | Single-beam echosounder |
Bathymetry and Elevation Date and time Horizontal platform movement Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Platform or instrument orientation Reference numbers |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
Full List
| BODC Reference | Instrument Description | Date/Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899569 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-14 18:12Z | 52° 29' S, 43° 46' W | Click for more |
| 1899570 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-15 16:32Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 6' W | Click for more |
| 1899582 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-16 04:55Z | 52° 41' S, 40° 7' W | Click for more |
| 1899594 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-16 12:05Z | 52° 41' S, 40° 7' W | Click for more |
| 1899601 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-17 05:21Z | 52° 43' S, 40° 9' W | Click for more |
| 1899613 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-18 04:34Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 10' W | Click for more |
| 1899625 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-18 11:35Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 10' W | Click for more |
| 1899637 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-18 16:06Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 10' W | Click for more |
| 1899649 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-21 05:21Z | 52° 43' S, 40° 13' W | Click for more |
| 1899650 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-21 13:45Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 8' W | Click for more |
| 1899662 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-23 04:55Z | 53° 58' S, 41° 2' W | Click for more |
| 1899674 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-24 03:58Z | 56° 24' S, 41° 13' W | Click for more |
| 1899686 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-25 13:35Z | 56° 37' S, 40° 55' W | Click for more |
| 1899698 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-27 12:33Z | 54° 4' S, 36° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1899705 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-29 14:28Z | 52° 41' S, 40° 7' W | Click for more |
| 1899717 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-30 06:55Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 4' W | Click for more |
| 1899729 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-11-30 10:07Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 4' W | Click for more |
| 1899730 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-01 09:37Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 6' W | Click for more |
| 1899742 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-02 12:55Z | 52° 15' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1899754 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-02 21:17Z | 52° 15' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1899766 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-03 05:40Z | 52° 3' S, 40° 46' W | Click for more |
| 1899778 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-04 07:57Z | 52° 20' S, 40° 41' W | Click for more |
| 1899791 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-05 04:52Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1899809 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-05 11:40Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1899810 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-06 07:01Z | 53° 2' S, 41° 57' W | Click for more |
| 1899822 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-09 15:43Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1899834 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-10 05:00Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1899846 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-11 07:33Z | 52° 14' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1899858 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-11 11:33Z | 52° 14' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1899871 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-11 23:47Z | 52° 24' S, 40° 45' W | Click for more |
| 1899883 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-12 04:01Z | 52° 15' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1899895 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-15 06:15Z | 52° 57' S, 39° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1899902 | CTD/STD cast | 2017-12-15 07:08Z | 52° 57' S, 39° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1921104 | Bottle station | 2017-11-15 17:41Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 6' W | Click for more |
| 1921116 | Bottle station | 2017-11-16 05:29Z | 52° 41' S, 40° 7' W | Click for more |
| 1921128 | Bottle station | 2017-11-17 06:10Z | 52° 43' S, 40° 9' W | Click for more |
| 1921141 | Bottle station | 2017-11-18 05:05Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 10' W | Click for more |
| 1921153 | Bottle station | 2017-11-21 05:55Z | 52° 43' S, 40° 13' W | Click for more |
| 1921165 | Bottle station | 2017-11-23 05:27Z | 53° 58' S, 41° 2' W | Click for more |
| 1921177 | Bottle station | 2017-11-24 04:29Z | 56° 24' S, 41° 13' W | Click for more |
| 1921189 | Bottle station | 2017-11-30 07:33Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 4' W | Click for more |
| 1921190 | Bottle station | 2017-12-02 21:52Z | 52° 15' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1921208 | Bottle station | 2017-12-03 06:17Z | 52° 3' S, 40° 46' W | Click for more |
| 1921221 | Bottle station | 2017-12-04 09:38Z | 52° 20' S, 40° 41' W | Click for more |
| 1921233 | Bottle station | 2017-12-05 05:34Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1921245 | Bottle station | 2017-12-10 05:39Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1921257 | Bottle station | 2017-12-12 04:41Z | 52° 15' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1921269 | Bottle station | 2017-11-29 15:24Z | 52° 41' S, 40° 7' W | Click for more |
| 1921270 | Bottle station | 2017-12-05 12:26Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1921282 | Bottle station | 2017-12-09 16:29Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1921294 | Bottle station | 2017-12-11 12:24Z | 52° 14' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1921301 | Bottle station | 2017-11-15 17:41Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 6' W | Click for more |
| 1921313 | Bottle station | 2017-11-16 05:29Z | 52° 41' S, 40° 7' W | Click for more |
| 1921325 | Bottle station | 2017-11-17 06:10Z | 52° 43' S, 40° 9' W | Click for more |
| 1921337 | Bottle station | 2017-11-18 05:05Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 10' W | Click for more |
| 1921349 | Bottle station | 2017-11-21 14:30Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 8' W | Click for more |
| 1921350 | Bottle station | 2017-11-23 05:27Z | 53° 58' S, 41° 2' W | Click for more |
| 1921362 | Bottle station | 2017-11-24 04:29Z | 56° 24' S, 41° 13' W | Click for more |
| 1921374 | Bottle station | 2017-11-30 07:33Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 4' W | Click for more |
| 1921386 | Bottle station | 2017-12-02 21:52Z | 52° 15' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1921398 | Bottle station | 2017-12-03 06:17Z | 52° 3' S, 40° 46' W | Click for more |
| 1921405 | Bottle station | 2017-12-04 09:38Z | 52° 20' S, 40° 41' W | Click for more |
| 1921417 | Bottle station | 2017-12-05 05:34Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1921429 | Bottle station | 2017-12-10 05:39Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1921430 | Bottle station | 2017-12-11 08:20Z | 52° 14' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1921442 | Bottle station | 2017-12-12 04:41Z | 52° 15' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1921454 | Bottle station | 2017-12-15 08:42Z | 52° 57' S, 39° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1922875 | Bottle station | 2017-12-09 16:29Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1922887 | Bottle station | 2017-12-11 12:24Z | 52° 14' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1964903 | Single-beam echosounder | 2017-11-12 22:45Z to 2017-12-16 00:00Z | 56° 39' S to 51° 39' S; 57° 48' W to 35° 25' W | Click for more |
| 1964915 | Meteorological data logger | 2017-11-12 22:45Z to 2017-12-16 00:00Z | 56° 39' S to 51° 39' S; 57° 48' W to 35° 25' W | Click for more |
| 1964927 | Multiple instrument types | 2017-11-12 22:45Z to 2017-12-16 00:00Z | 56° 39' S to 51° 39' S; 57° 48' W to 35° 25' W | Click for more |
| 1965193 | Bottle station | 2017-11-15 17:41Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 6' W | Click for more |
| 1965200 | Bottle station | 2017-11-16 05:29Z | 52° 41' S, 40° 7' W | Click for more |
| 1965212 | Bottle station | 2017-11-17 06:10Z | 52° 43' S, 40° 9' W | Click for more |
| 1965224 | Bottle station | 2017-11-18 05:05Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 10' W | Click for more |
| 1965236 | Bottle station | 2017-11-21 05:55Z | 52° 43' S, 40° 13' W | Click for more |
| 1965248 | Bottle station | 2017-11-21 14:30Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 8' W | Click for more |
| 1965261 | Bottle station | 2017-11-23 05:27Z | 53° 58' S, 41° 2' W | Click for more |
| 1965273 | Bottle station | 2017-11-24 04:29Z | 56° 24' S, 41° 13' W | Click for more |
| 1965285 | Bottle station | 2017-11-30 07:33Z | 52° 42' S, 40° 4' W | Click for more |
| 1965297 | Bottle station | 2017-12-03 06:17Z | 52° 3' S, 40° 46' W | Click for more |
| 1965304 | Bottle station | 2017-12-05 05:34Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1965316 | Bottle station | 2017-12-10 05:39Z | 52° 19' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1965328 | Bottle station | 2017-12-12 04:41Z | 52° 15' S, 40° 42' W | Click for more |
| 2012070 | Acoustic doppler current profiler | 2017-11-13 01:05:42Z to 2017-12-18 18:50:06Z | From 51° 42' S, 57° 8' W to 51° 40' S, 57° 49' W | Click for more |
| 2053548 | Pumped water sample | 2017-11-13 15:27Z to 2017-12-15 04:49Z | 56° 39' S to 51° 58' S; 52° 25' W to 39° 40' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
