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José Rioja RADSAN 2011

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)José Rioja (29JR)
Cruise identifierRADSAN 2011
Cruise period2011-07-22 — 2011-07-22
StatusCompleted
Port of departureSantander, Spain
Port of returnSantander, Spain
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesRecovery of two lander bottom pressure recorders deployed in 2010 as part of the RAPID-WAVE project (Cruise Cornide de Saavedra 2010, RADPROF0910). Deployment of two lander BPRs at the same locations.
Chief scientistMiguel Angel Morales Maqueda (National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool)
ProjectRAPID-WAVE
Coordinating bodyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Cruise reportJosé Rioja RADSAN 2011 cruise report joserioja2011.pdf (0.03 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralBay of Biscay
SpecificBay of Biscay off Santander, Spain.
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)43° 43' 23" N  3° 45' 35" W — Site Mareografo 1: RL22-Bottom Pressure Recorder, NOT recovered from 1120 m
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)43° 43' 47" N  3° 45' 29" W — Site Mareografo 1: RL14-Bottom Pressure Recorder, deployed into 1332 m, 22/07/2011, 11:27Z
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)43° 45' 29" N  3° 45' 35" W — Site Mareografo 2 : RL09-Bottom Pressure Recorder, deployed into 1748 m, 22/07/2011, 10:20Z
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)43° 45' 35" N  3° 45' 35" W — Site Mareografo 2: RL06-Bottom Pressure Recorder, recovered from 1748 m, 22/07/2011, 07:49Z
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
1  Bottom pressure sensor tide gauge
Reference numbers
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Sea level
Reference numbers
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Sea level

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
11928642011-07-22 16:52:30  — 2012-08-09 04:52:30 43° 45' 35" N  3° 45' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1192864
Discrete samples 
2  Instrument mooring