BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Ernest Shackleton (74EE) cruise ES033b
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 Ernest Shackleton (74EE) cruise ES033b |
|---|---|
| Short name | ES033b |
| Objectives and Narrative |
ES033 undertook physical oceanographic activities in the northern Weddell Sea (near the South Orkney Islands, and in the southern Weddell Sea, in the general area of Brunt Ice Shelf. Four projects were served by the cruise:
1. Long Term Monitoring and Survey (LTMS) component (British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen (BCCR)) 2. SASSI-UK project (University of East Anglia (UEA), BAS and the Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS)) 3. ACES-FOCAS BAS core project (BAS and University of California, Santa Cruz) 4. IPY project Bi-Polar Atlantic Thermohaline Circulation (BIAC). (University of Bergen) |
| Ship | RRS Ernest Shackleton |
| Departure Port | Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Departure Date | 2009-03-13 |
| Arrival Port | Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Arrival Date | 2009-03-26 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Keith Nicholls (British Antarctic Survey) |
| Responsible Organisation | University of East Anglia School of Environmental Sciences |
| Associated Project(s) | SASSI-UK |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | Southern Ocean |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 553;2 |
| Work Area Description | Southern Weddell Sea |
| 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
No information on datasets is currently available
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
Summary
| # Series | Instrument Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | CTD/STD cast |
Density of the water column Reference numbers Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
Full List
| BODC Reference | Instrument Description | Date/Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1777757 | CTD/STD cast | 2009-03-17 21:32Z | 68° 3' S, 70° 45' W | Click for more |
| 1777769 | CTD/STD cast | 2009-03-17 22:40Z | 68° 0' S, 70° 37' W | Click for more |
| 1777770 | CTD/STD cast | 2009-03-18 00:18Z | 67° 57' S, 70° 28' W | Click for more |
| 1777782 | CTD/STD cast | 2009-03-18 01:55Z | 67° 54' S, 70° 21' W | Click for more |
| 1777794 | CTD/STD cast | 2009-03-18 03:27Z | 67° 51' S, 70° 13' W | Click for more |
| 1777801 | CTD/STD cast | 2009-03-18 05:05Z | 67° 48' S, 70° 5' W | Click for more |
| 1777813 | CTD/STD cast | 2009-03-18 06:23Z | 67° 46' S, 69° 58' W | Click for more |
| 1777825 | CTD/STD cast | 2009-03-18 08:07Z | 67° 43' S, 69° 50' W | Click for more |
| 1777837 | CTD/STD cast | 2009-03-18 09:10Z | 67° 42' S, 69° 46' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
