BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D334P
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 D334P |
|---|---|
| Short name | D334P |
| Objectives and Narrative |
The objectives of the cruise were to make use of the passage of the RRS Discovery from the Clyde to Tenerife by servicing moorings in the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP) and also to conduct towing trials on a new bio-acoustic tow fish developed at NOCS (Towed EK60).
The ship departed Govan dock on the morning of the 28th September and made passage for the PAP mooring site - approximately 48 59N 16 30W - via the Irish Sea, St George's Channel and the Celtic Sea. On arrival at the moorings site on the 2nd October, the PAP3 mooring was released and recovered. This was followed by transiting northwards and releasing and recovering the remains of the PAP1 DOMS mooring. The top part and surface buoy of this mooring had broken free and had been previously recovered by the RV Pelagia in October 2007. PAP3 was redeployed on the 3rd October in the same spot as it was recovered. The ship then made passage for the Canary Islands. On the 6th, 8th and 9th October the towed EK60 fish was deployed for engineering tow trials. On the 10th October the calibration rig for the towed EK60 fish was tested in calm waters off Gomera. Once completed the ship made final passage for Santa Cruz arriving on the morning of the 11th. During this cruise no scientific data were collected apart from that on the moorings. |
| Ship | RRS Discovery |
| Departure Port | Govan, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 2008-09-28 |
| Arrival Port | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain |
| Arrival Date | 2008-10-08 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Ian P Rouse (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Responsible Organisation | National Oceanography Centre, Southampton |
| Associated Project(s) | |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 146 |
| Work Area Description | North West Atlantic, Porcupine Abyssal Plain |
| 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
No information on datasets is currently available for this cruise
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
| Latitude | Longitude | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49° 58' N | 16° 28' W | Current meters | PAP3 mooring - 3 sediment traps, 2 current meters - redeployed 3/10/08 |
| 48° 58' N | 16° 28' W | Current meters | PAP3 mooring - 3 sediment traps, 3 current meters - recovered 2/10/08 |
| 49° 58' N | 16° 28' W | Sediment traps | PAP3 mooring - 3 sediment traps, 2 current meters - redeployed 3/10/08 |
| 48° 58' N | 16° 28' W | Sediment traps | PAP3 mooring - 3 sediment traps, 3 current meters - recovered 2/10/08 |
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
| # Events | Gear Type | Parameters Held |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instrument mooring | Sedimentation flux quantification in the water column |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
