BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D301b
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 D301b |
|---|---|
| Short name | D301b |
| Objectives and Narrative |
D301B is part of the Dutch Long-term Ocean Climate Observations (LOCO) programme. LOCO is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Discovery cruises D301B and D302 were a joint expedition between NIOZ and NOC to study the waters flowing to the west and south of Madagascar. The principal aim of the Dutch component (D301B) was to recover and redeploy moorings from the narrows of the Mozambique Channel at 17ES. These moorings contained current meters, ADCPs and sediment traps, and were accompanied by a high-resolution CTD survey and sea-bed samples taken with the multi-corer |
| Ship | RRS Discovery |
| Departure Port | Durban, South Africa |
| Departure Date | 2006-03-20 |
| Arrival Port | Durban, South Africa |
| Arrival Date | 2006-04-11 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Herman Ridderinkhof (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) |
| Responsible Organisation | Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research |
| Associated Project(s) | Long-term Ocean Climate Observations (LOCO) |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | Mozambique Channel (Indian Ocean) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 367/368/403/404 |
| Work Area Description | Mozambique Channel, Southwest Indian Ocean |
| 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 =
16
Description: CTD, including one cast to 1000 m depth for calibrations of Seacat sensors |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
16
Description: Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP) |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
1
Description: standard underway measurements |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of stations =
5
Description: multicore tested for nutrients and dissolved carbon |
| Other dissolved gases |
Quantity:
number of samples =
15
Description: water at differing depths for determination of oxygen and nutrients |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of samples =
15
Description: water at differing depths for determination of oxygen and nutrients |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) |
Quantity:
number of samples =
15
Description: water at differing depths for determination of oxygen and nutrients |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of stations =
5
Description: multicore tested for nutrients and dissolved carbon |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
| Latitude | Longitude | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16° 33' S | 40° 9' E | Current meters | Mooring 4 collected and redeployed |
| 16° 39' S | 40° 36' E | Current meters | Mooring 5 collected and redeployed |
| 16° 45' S | 40° 36' E | Current meters | Mooring 5a collected and redeployed |
| 16° 52' S | 41° 28' E | Current meters | Mooring 6 collected and redeployed |
| 16° 58' S | 41° 55' E | Current meters | Mooring 7 collected and redeployed |
| 17° 7' S | 42° 28' E | Current meters | Mooring 8 collected and redeployed |
| 17° 15' S | 43° 1' E | Current meters | Mooring 9 collected and redeployed |
| 16° 42' S | 40° 51' E | Current meters | Trap mooring deployed |
| 16° 33' S | 40° 9' E | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Mooring 4 collected and redeployed |
| 16° 39' S | 40° 36' E | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Mooring 5 collected and redeployed |
| 16° 45' S | 40° 36' E | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Mooring 5a collected and redeployed |
| 16° 52' S | 41° 28' E | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Mooring 6 collected and redeployed |
| 16° 58' S | 41° 55' E | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Mooring 7 collected and redeployed |
| 17° 7' S | 42° 28' E | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Mooring 8 collected and redeployed |
| 17° 15' S | 43° 1' E | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Mooring 9 collected and redeployed |
| 16° 42' S | 40° 51' E | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Trap mooring deployed |
| 16° 42' S | 40° 51' E | Sediment traps | Trap mooring deployed |
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
