RRS Challenger CH97

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Ship name (ship code)

RRS Challenger (74CH)

Cruise identifier

CH97

Cruise period

1992-09-25 — 1992-10-06

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Oban, United Kingdom

Port of return

Oban, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

1. To collect CTD profiles and large volume water samples at standard positions between the Sound of Mull and the shelf edge West of Barra for radiocaesium studies.
2. To service the DML current meter mooring in the Tiree Passage.
3. To work the CTD stations of the Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line) section between the shelf-edge and Rockall to continue the Rockall Trough time series as a contribution to WOCE goal 2.
4. To work the Rockall to Malin Head CTD section for further investigation of recent water mass changes west of Britain.
5. To work shelf CTD sections in the Sea of the Hebrides and the North Channel as time permits.
6. To collect large volume water samples west of the Hebrides and samples for iodine concentration determination.

Chief scientist

Anton Edwards (Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory)

Project

WOCE

Coordinating body

WOCE IPO

Cruise report

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Ocean/sea areas

General

Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)

Specific

NE Atlantic and Scottish continental shelf, Rockall Trough/Bank, Sea of the Hebrides, North Channel, Firth of Clyde

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 118
Description: oxygens rejected due to lack of calibration

Current meters

Quantity: number of stations = 1
Description: 2 cms

Chemical oceanography

Radioactivity

Quantity: number of samples = 14
Description: samples for thorium analysis

Radioactivity

Quantity: number of samples = 10
Description: Radiocaesium sampling, Mull - shelf-edge

Biology and fisheries

Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms

Quantity: number of cores = 6
Description: Craib corer samples

Moorings, landers, buoys

Physical oceanography

Subsurface temperature measurements

57° 16' 0" N 10° 22' 0" W — 50m thermistor chain at ca.400m in soundings of 2236m. Deployed 27 Sept.

Current meters

56° 37' 0" N 6° 24' 0" W — Mooring serviced 25 Sept. 2 cms at 11m & 22m above seabed, water depth 42m

Other physical oceanographic measurements

57° 16' 0" N 10° 22' 0" W — SeaCat temperature/salinity logger, attached to thermistor chain

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

118 CTD/STD cast

Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column

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Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
386470	1992-09-26 13:54	56° 52' 59" N 8° 30' 0" W
386598	1992-09-28 02:44	57° 29' 5" N 11° 31' 59" W
386605	1992-09-28 06:17	57° 29' 24" N 11° 50' 48" W
386709	1992-09-30 23:07	56° 16' 48" N 7° 4' 59" W
386906	1992-10-02 09:01	55° 46' 0" N 7° 3' 54" W
386955	1992-10-02 15:44	55° 45' 54" N 7° 59' 53" W
387018	1992-10-03 07:19	56° 19' 59" N 8° 45' 0" W
387123	1992-10-03 18:37	56° 4' 54" N 6° 47' 30" W
387184	1992-10-04 01:17	55° 32' 59" N 6° 30' 6" W
387215	1992-10-04 03:45	55° 19' 0" N 6° 40' 5" W
387276	1992-10-04 10:29	55° 16' 54" N 5° 43' 41" W
387400	1992-10-04 18:35	54° 40' 36" N 5° 28' 29" W
387645	1992-10-05 20:22	56° 9' 47" N 6° 50' 35" W
386549	1992-09-27 08:48	57° 17' 59" N 10° 22' 54" W
386802	1992-10-01 09:17	55° 32' 42" N 6° 29' 35" W
386814	1992-10-01 10:10	55° 28' 0" N 6° 33' 17" W
386863	1992-10-02 06:04	55° 46' 0" N 6° 31' 54" W
386918	1992-10-02 10:11	55° 46' 0" N 7° 16' 18" W
387159	1992-10-03 21:04	55° 53' 12" N 6° 28' 54" W
387264	1992-10-04 09:48	55° 15' 6" N 5° 47' 35" W
387356	1992-10-04 16:04	54° 46' 18" N 5° 9' 54" W
387448	1992-10-05 01:23	55° 36' 6" N 4° 58' 59" W
386433	1992-09-26 07:52	56° 43' 54" N 7° 30' 0" W
386494	1992-09-26 16:56	56° 59' 48" N 8° 59' 53" W
386550	1992-09-27 19:34	57° 22' 0" N 10° 40' 0" W
386586	1992-09-28 01:01	57° 28' 0" N 11° 19' 0" W
386630	1992-09-28 14:57	57° 32' 30" N 12° 52' 11" W
386875	1992-10-02 06:37	55° 46' 5" N 6° 37' 23" W
387135	1992-10-03 19:25	56° 1' 5" N 6° 40' 59" W
387196	1992-10-04 02:08	55° 28' 0" N 6° 32' 59" W
387320	1992-10-04 13:37	55° 0' 47" N 5° 20' 5" W
387393	1992-10-04 18:03	54° 41' 35" N 5° 25' 5" W
387424	1992-10-04 23:35	55° 25' 59" N 5° 1' 59" W
387497	1992-10-05 04:51	55° 43' 11" N 5° 19' 30" W
387577	1992-10-05 14:37	55° 29' 30" N 6° 39' 36" W
387657	1992-10-05 21:12	56° 15' 47" N 6° 52' 36" W
386445	1992-09-26 08:47	56° 43' 59" N 7° 40' 0" W
386501	1992-09-26 21:43	57° 2' 59" N 9° 13' 0" W
386513	1992-09-26 23:04	57° 6' 0" N 9° 25' 0" W
386666	1992-09-28 20:55	57° 34' 59" N 13° 37' 41" W
386710	1992-09-30 23:57	56° 13' 0" N 6° 59' 12" W
386826	1992-10-01 11:01	55° 23' 17" N 6° 37' 0" W
386931	1992-10-02 11:36	55° 46' 0" N 7° 28' 54" W
386943	1992-10-02 14:04	55° 46' 0" N 7° 41' 30" W
386980	1992-10-02 23:18	55° 52' 11" N 9° 26' 59" W
387006	1992-10-03 06:05	56° 20' 6" N 9° 0' 11" W
387079	1992-10-03 14:10	56° 19' 59" N 7° 30' 6" W
387147	1992-10-03 20:15	55° 57' 0" N 6° 34' 48" W
387160	1992-10-03 23:44	55° 41' 48" N 6° 22' 12" W
387288	1992-10-04 11:13	55° 13' 5" N 5° 37' 59" W
387504	1992-10-05 05:41	55° 39' 6" N 5° 26' 35" W
387541	1992-10-05 07:54	55° 25' 54" N 5° 26' 5" W
387565	1992-10-05 09:22	55° 16' 54" N 5° 16' 59" W
387633	1992-10-05 19:26	56° 2' 59" N 6° 48' 29" W
386389	1992-09-26 00:31	56° 43' 59" N 6° 27' 0" W
386390	1992-09-26 02:42	56° 44' 5" N 6° 44' 48" W
386408	1992-09-26 03:53	56° 43' 47" N 6° 59' 48" W
386469	1992-09-26 12:49	56° 50' 12" N 8° 19' 59" W
386482	1992-09-26 15:44	56° 57' 0" N 8° 46' 54" W
386617	1992-09-28 09:38	57° 30' 29" N 12° 15' 6" W
386654	1992-09-28 18:26	57° 34' 0" N 13° 19' 48" W
386691	1992-09-29 01:25	57° 27' 29" N 14° 30' 0" W
386734	1992-10-01 01:36	56° 4' 59" N 6° 47' 6" W
386758	1992-10-01 03:10	55° 57' 6" N 6° 35' 5" W
386795	1992-10-01 08:23	55° 37' 18" N 6° 25' 41" W
386838	1992-10-01 11:58	55° 18' 42" N 6° 40' 59" W
386851	1992-10-01 13:06	55° 13' 54" N 6° 44' 6" W
386992	1992-10-03 03:21	56° 19' 41" N 9° 15' 29" W
387067	1992-10-03 12:51	56° 19' 59" N 7° 45' 0" W
387080	1992-10-03 16:03	56° 16' 41" N 7° 5' 41" W
387240	1992-10-04 08:27	55° 11' 30" N 5° 56' 17" W
387319	1992-10-04 12:48	55° 4' 59" N 5° 25' 54" W
387332	1992-10-04 14:24	54° 57' 0" N 5° 13' 59" W
387381	1992-10-04 17:27	54° 43' 11" N 5° 19' 59" W
387589	1992-10-05 15:27	55° 34' 23" N 6° 40' 0" W
386365	1992-09-25 20:29	56° 40' 0" N 6° 8' 5" W
386457	1992-09-26 11:14	56° 46' 48" N 8° 0' 35" W
386525	1992-09-27 01:35	57° 9' 6" N 9° 41' 53" W
386537	1992-09-27 05:37	57° 13' 47" N 10° 2' 48" W
386722	1992-10-01 00:50	56° 8' 59" N 6° 52' 59" W
386783	1992-10-01 07:35	55° 42' 0" N 6° 22' 0" W
387043	1992-10-03 10:14	56° 19' 59" N 8° 15' 11" W
387092	1992-10-03 16:50	56° 13' 5" N 6° 58' 59" W
387307	1992-10-04 11:59	55° 8' 59" N 5° 31' 59" W
387368	1992-10-04 16:37	54° 44' 53" N 5° 14' 53" W
387412	1992-10-04 22:48	55° 21' 0" N 5° 4' 0" W
387528	1992-10-05 07:10	55° 30' 47" N 5° 25' 59" W
387590	1992-10-05 16:36	55° 42' 17" N 6° 42' 11" W
386377	1992-09-25 23:37	56° 40' 59" N 6° 17' 41" W
386421	1992-09-26 06:50	56° 44' 30" N 7° 19' 59" W
386562	1992-09-27 21:47	57° 23' 59" N 10° 52' 0" W
386574	1992-09-27 23:25	57° 26' 53" N 11° 4' 59" W
386642	1992-09-28 16:48	57° 32' 53" N 13° 0' 6" W
386678	1992-09-28 23:06	57° 30' 0" N 13° 59' 48" W
387055	1992-10-03 11:29	56° 20' 6" N 8° 0' 0" W
387172	1992-10-04 00:30	55° 37' 0" N 6° 25' 59" W
387227	1992-10-04 04:34	55° 14' 5" N 6° 45' 0" W
387436	1992-10-05 00:31	55° 30' 54" N 4° 58' 54" W
387608	1992-10-05 17:38	55° 49' 30" N 6° 44' 12" W
387621	1992-10-05 18:32	55° 56' 17" N 6° 46' 36" W
386629	1992-09-28 12:24	57° 31' 59" N 12° 37' 59" W
386746	1992-10-01 02:22	56° 0' 54" N 6° 40' 59" W
386771	1992-10-01 03:57	55° 53' 24" N 6° 28' 59" W
386887	1992-10-02 07:24	55° 46' 5" N 6° 46' 18" W
386899	1992-10-02 08:14	55° 46' 0" N 6° 55' 18" W
386967	1992-10-02 18:00	55° 45' 54" N 8° 29' 41" W
386979	1992-10-02 20:19	55° 46' 0" N 9° 0' 0" W
387031	1992-10-03 08:29	56° 20' 6" N 8° 30' 0" W
387111	1992-10-03 17:43	56° 9' 6" N 6° 52' 54" W
387203	1992-10-04 02:57	55° 22' 59" N 6° 37' 5" W
387239	1992-10-04 07:58	55° 9' 47" N 5° 59' 53" W
387252	1992-10-04 09:06	55° 13' 5" N 5° 52' 23" W
387344	1992-10-04 15:35	54° 47' 53" N 5° 4' 59" W
387461	1992-10-05 02:16	55° 40' 0" N 5° 4' 0" W
387473	1992-10-05 03:10	55° 43' 54" N 5° 10' 54" W
387485	1992-10-05 03:59	55° 47' 48" N 5° 14' 53" W
387516	1992-10-05 06:27	55° 35' 6" N 5° 25' 5" W
387553	1992-10-05 08:40	55° 21' 6" N 5° 22' 0" W

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