BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D323
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 D323 |
|---|---|
| Short name | D323 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
The main objective of the RRS Discovery Cruise 323 was to carry out the first deep sea field trials of the National Oceanography Centre developed Autosub6000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. We also took the opportunity, working with engineers from Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, to carry out deep water testing to test integrated two way Acoustic and Satellite communications systems. NOC Benthic Biologists also carried out seabed sampling operations at the base of the Whittard and King Arthur canyons.
As far as the Autosub6000 operations were concerned, the objectives of the cruise were completely met, with 8 dives, lasting 60 hours total and running for 278 km, to a maximum depth of 4553 m, and without faults. The POL test of the Acoustic and Satellite systems were a success, and the NOC Benthic biologists were successful in obtaining 34 seabed Mega core samples at the base of the Whittard canyon. |
| Ship | RRS Discovery |
| Departure Port | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 2007-09-18 |
| Arrival Port | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 2007-10-03 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Stephen D McPhail (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Responsible Organisation | National Oceanography Centre, Southampton |
| Associated Project(s) | Oceans 2025 |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 145 |
| Work Area Description | North Atlantic 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
| Geology and geophysics | |
|---|---|
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
7
Description: Station: 16376. Whittard Canyon. N47 22.54, W10 10.96, Depth 4241. 31 cm sampled. |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
4
Description: Station: 16377. Whittard Canyon. N47 22.46, W10 10.99, Depth 4245. 14 cm sampled. |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
1
Description: Station: 16381. Whittard Canyon. N47 22.50, W10 11.02, Depth 4243. 18 cm sampled. |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
8
Description: Station: 16379. Whittard Canyon. N47 22.53, W10 11.02, Depth 4241. 29 cm sampled. |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
7
Description: Station: 16380. Whittard Canyon. N47 22.50, W10 11.02, Depth 4245. 25 cm sampled. |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
8
Description: Station: 16378. Whittard Canyon. N47 22.47, W10 10.99, Depth 4243. 29 cm sampled. |
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
