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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

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
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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 = 4
Description: Station: 16377. Whittard Canyon. N47 22.46, W10 10.99, Depth 4245. 14 cm sampled.  
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 = 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

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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

References

Track Charts

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Reports

Cruise Report