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RRS Challenger CH11/83

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Challenger (74CH)
Cruise identifierCH11/83
Cruise period1983-08-10 — 1983-08-24
StatusCompleted
Port of departureDunstaffnage, United Kingdom
Port of returnDunstaffnage, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThe objectives of this cruise were:
(1) To service the current meter moorings at station M (Rockall Channel), Y (Tiree Passage) and J (Sound of Jura).
(2) To collect radiocaesium samples with CTD profiles on shelf sections from Mull of Galloway in the south to the Butt of Lewis in the north. Eleven sections worked.
(3) To sample chlorophyll and nutrients across the shelf and the slope to the west of the Hebrides. Three sections sampled plus continuous underway fluorometer.
(4) To service two UCNW shelf moorings and recover three more. Accomplished.
(5) To relocate current meter moorings and the Dundee satellite-interrogated temperature buoy (Kraksat).on the Hebridean Slope section west of South Uist to terrain less suited to fishing. Three of five current meter moorings plus Krakstat relocated.
(6) To recover an IOS Bidston tide gauge from mooring M in the Rockall Channel. Accomplished.
(7) To observe seabirds around the Hebrides. Accomplished.
(8) To work the Rockall via Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line) CTD section. Accomplished.
Chief scientistDavid J Ellett (Scottish Marine Biological Association)
Cruise reportRRS Challenger CH11/83 cruise report ch11_83.pdf (0.31 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificWest of Scotland
Track chartsRRS Challenger CH11/83 cruise track — trk2966.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of samples = 12
Description: S surface only
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 107
Description: noisy salinity
Subsurface temperature measurementsQuantity: number of deployments = 2
Current metersQuantity: number of recoveries = 32
Description: no. of c.ms recovered;75 days
Other physical oceanographic measurements
Chemical oceanography 
AmmoniaQuantity: number of stations = 5
RadioactivityQuantity: number of samples = 87
Description: caesium
Other chemical oceanographic measurementsQuantity: number of stations = 19
Description: nutrients
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 36
Description: fluorometers
Birds
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
105  CTD/STD cast
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
966821983-08-13 05:51 55° 46' 5" N  7° 41' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96682
968291983-08-16 01:31 56° 45' 29" N  7° 49' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96829
968421983-08-16 04:02 56° 49' 35" N  8° 10' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96842
969581983-08-17 22:10 57° 29' 35" N  11° 50' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96958
970711983-08-19 03:45 57° 2' 59" N  9° 12' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97071
970951983-08-19 22:33 57° 52' 5" N  9° 34' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97095
971021983-08-20 00:26 57° 49' 5" N  9° 20' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97102
971141983-08-20 01:41 57° 45' 59" N  9° 7' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97114
972921983-08-21 23:09 58° 38' 29" N  6° 44' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97292
973231983-08-22 01:50 58° 28' 30" N  6° 23' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97323
974761983-08-22 22:53 57° 52' 53" N  6° 35' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97476
964731983-08-11 02:10 56° 5' 29" N  5° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96473
964971983-08-11 07:59 55° 38' 29" N  5° 57' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96497
965651983-08-11 23:57 55° 11' 11" N  5° 55' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96565
965891983-08-12 09:07 54° 44' 24" N  5° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96589
966211983-08-12 23:07 55° 45' 47" N  6° 37' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96621
966331983-08-13 00:22 55° 45' 47" N  6° 37' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96633
967251983-08-14 21:25 56° 43' 59" N  6° 44' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96725
967371983-08-14 22:41 56° 43' 59" N  6° 35' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96737
967491983-08-14 23:50 56° 44' 17" N  6° 26' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96749
967621983-08-15 01:52 56° 40' 53" N  6° 17' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96762
968051983-08-15 22:54 56° 43' 59" N  7° 30' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96805
968171983-08-16 00:12 56° 43' 47" N  7° 40' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96817
968911983-08-17 12:50 57° 33' 53" N  13° 19' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96891
969951983-08-18 04:08 57° 26' 53" N  11° 5' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96995
971381983-08-20 12:17 58° 4' 30" N  7° 9' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97138
971991983-08-20 22:02 58° 27' 29" N  8° 36' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97199
972181983-08-21 09:28 59° 10' 35" N  8° 9' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97218
973351983-08-22 05:30 58° 17' 5" N  6° 11' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97335
973471983-08-22 06:35 58° 16' 59" N  5° 59' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97347
973601983-08-22 08:40 58° 17' 5" N  5° 39' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97360
974881983-08-23 14:34 57° 25' 35" N  6° 59' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97488
965281983-08-11 19:58 55° 16' 48" N  5° 43' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96528
966081983-08-12 11:05 54° 48' 5" N  5° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96608
966451983-08-13 01:27 55° 46' 12" N  6° 55' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96645
967131983-08-14 18:15 56° 37' 48" N  6° 22' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96713
967741983-08-15 03:10 56° 40' 5" N  6° 6' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96774
969091983-08-17 14:36 57° 32' 17" N  12° 59' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96909
969341983-08-17 19:30 57° 30' 23" N  12° 14' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96934
970221983-08-18 09:40 57° 17' 59" N  10° 23' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97022
970831983-08-19 05:35 57° 0' 0" N  9° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97083
972311983-08-21 13:32 59° 3' 29" N  7° 40' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97231
972791983-08-21 20:27 58° 48' 29" N  7° 7' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97279
974151983-08-22 17:53 57° 42' 59" N  6° 1' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97415
974521983-08-22 21:05 57° 48' 59" N  6° 24' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97452
1938451983-08-12 00:44 55° 9' 35" N  5° 59' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 193845
964611983-08-11 01:29 56° 7' 53" N  5° 50' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96461
964851983-08-11 06:56 55° 38' 29" N  6° 0' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96485
967501983-08-15 01:08 56° 42' 29" N  6° 21' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96750
968781983-08-17 11:22 57° 34' 59" N  13° 37' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96878
969831983-08-18 02:34 57° 27' 59" N  11° 18' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96983
970581983-08-19 01:57 57° 6' 0" N  9° 24' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97058
971751983-08-20 17:08 58° 13' 53" N  7° 46' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97175
973721983-08-22 09:38 58° 17' 5" N  5° 29' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97372
973961983-08-22 16:15 57° 42' 59" N  5° 47' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97396
974031983-08-22 17:07 57° 43' 5" N  5° 54' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97403
974391983-08-22 19:30 57° 45' 5" N  6° 13' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97439
968541983-08-16 06:37 56° 52' 59" N  8° 31' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96854
971631983-08-20 15:47 58° 10' 41" N  7° 33' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97163
973841983-08-22 10:42 58° 16' 59" N  5° 17' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97384
964481983-08-11 00:37 56° 10' 59" N  5° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96448
966571983-08-13 02:22 55° 45' 54" N  7° 4' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96657
966691983-08-13 03:25 55° 46' 12" N  7° 17' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96669
967011983-08-13 17:46 55° 54' 11" N  9° 11' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96701
968301983-08-16 02:46 56° 46' 59" N  8° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96830
969711983-08-18 00:26 57° 29' 5" N  11° 31' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96971
970341983-08-18 12:17 57° 13' 47" N  10° 2' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97034
970461983-08-18 23:10 57° 8' 17" N  9° 43' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97046
971871983-08-20 20:31 58° 23' 5" N  8° 20' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97187
974271983-08-22 18:40 57° 42' 47" N  6° 8' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97427
965041983-08-11 09:55 55° 36' 23" N  5° 48' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96504
965531983-08-11 22:25 55° 12' 36" N  5° 51' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96553
965771983-08-12 08:22 54° 43' 5" N  5° 19' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96577
965901983-08-12 10:13 54° 45' 41" N  5° 9' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96590
966941983-08-13 07:38 55° 45' 59" N  8° 0' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96694
967981983-08-15 19:43 56° 43' 59" N  7° 10' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96798
969101983-08-17 15:40 57° 32' 29" N  12° 51' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96910
969461983-08-17 19:30 57° 30' 23" N  12° 14' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96946
973591983-08-22 07:40 58° 16' 53" N  5° 49' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97359
1938701983-08-15 20:58 56° 44' 5" N  7° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 193870
964241983-08-10 22:30 56° 16' 29" N  6° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96424
964361983-08-10 23:50 56° 13' 59" N  6° 1' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96436
965411983-08-11 20:59 55° 15' 0" N  5° 46' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96541
967861983-08-15 17:04 56° 43' 53" N  7° 0' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96786
969221983-08-17 17:18 57° 31' 53" N  12° 38' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96922
970091983-08-18 05:42 57° 23' 59" N  10° 51' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97009
970101983-08-18 07:10 57° 21' 59" N  10° 39' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97010
971261983-08-20 05:17 57° 39' 11" N  8° 32' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97126
971511983-08-20 13:22 58° 6' 59" N  7° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97151
972431983-08-21 16:00 58° 58' 11" N  7° 30' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97243
972801983-08-21 21:51 58° 43' 23" N  6° 54' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97280
973111983-08-22 00:25 58° 34' 5" N  6° 33' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97311
974401983-08-22 20:19 57° 46' 59" N  6° 18' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97440
1938571983-08-12 06:33 54° 39' 53" N  5° 29' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 193857
1938821983-08-20 03:37 57° 42' 29" N  8° 49' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 193882
1938941983-08-20 18:41 58° 18' 41" N  8° 3' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 193894
1938691983-08-12 07:21 54° 41' 35" N  5° 25' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 193869
966701983-08-13 04:40 55° 46' 5" N  7° 29' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96670
972551983-08-21 17:50 59° 0' 54" N  7° 24' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97255
972671983-08-21 19:13 58° 53' 35" N  7° 15' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97267
972061983-08-21 00:15 58° 32' 5" N  8° 53' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97206
1938331983-08-11 08:19 55° 36' 59" N  5° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 193833
965161983-08-11 16:31 55° 34' 47" N  5° 44' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96516
968661983-08-16 10:03 57° 0' 5" N  9° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 96866
974641983-08-22 22:03 57° 51' 0" N  6° 29' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 97464