BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Oceanus cruise OC459-2
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 | RV Oceanus cruise OC459-2 |
|---|---|
| Short name | OC459-2 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
To perform hydrographic/LADCP sections as part of the Western Boundary Time Series (WBTS) project across the Florida Current, Northwest Providence Channel and the 'Abaco' line, east of Abaco Island.
To deploy 12 surface drifters as part of the NOAA contribution to the Global Surface Drifter Program. |
| Ship | RV Oceanus |
| Departure Port | Freeport, Bahamas |
| Departure Date | 2010-04-06 |
| Arrival Port | Port Everglades, United States |
| Arrival Date | 2010-04-17 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Christopher S Meinen (NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory) |
| Responsible Organisation | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Department of Physical Oceanography |
| Associated Project(s) | RAPID Climate Change |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North West Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 79/80 |
| Work Area Description | Florida Current; Northwest Providence Channel; Abaco Island |
| 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
| Physical oceanography | |
|---|---|
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
53
Description: CTD profiles - temperature, conductivity, oxygen and pressure |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
12
Description: SADCP data |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) |
Quantity:
number of stations =
25
Description: LADCP profiles |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
12
Description: Underway data - temperature, conductivity, fluorescence. |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
53
Description: Salinity and dissolved oxygen samples for calibration of CTD. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of stations =
53
Description: CTD profiles - temperature, conductivity, oxygen and pressure |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
12
Description: Met data - air pressure, air temperature. |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
| Latitude | Longitude | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26° 29' N | 76° 30' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors - 92909 |
| 26° 30' N | 73° 0' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors - 92910 |
| 26° 30' N | 75° 30' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors - 92911 |
| 27° 1' N | 79° 16' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors - 92912 |
| 26° 30' N | 75° 0' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors - 92913 |
| 26° 30' N | 74° 30' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors - 92914 |
| 26° 30' N | 73° 30' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors - 92915 |
| 26° 30' N | 74° 0' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors - 92916 |
| 26° 30' N | 76° 0' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors - 92917 |
| 27° 1' N | 79° 30' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors - 92919 |
| 35° 0' N | 70° 43' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors - 92920 |
| 37° 0' N | 70° 59' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Surface velocity drifter equipped with sea surface temperature sensors- 92918 |
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
Summary
| # Series | Instrument Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | CTD/STD cast |
Density of the water column Dissolved oxygen parameters in 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1814954 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-07 03:02Z | 26° 31' N, 76° 53' W | Click for more |
| 1814966 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-07 04:18Z | 26° 31' N, 76° 49' W | Click for more |
| 1814978 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-07 08:31Z | 26° 30' N, 76° 44' W | Click for more |
| 1814991 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-07 13:12Z | 26° 30' N, 76° 39' W | Click for more |
| 1815005 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-07 17:51Z | 26° 30' N, 76° 33' W | Click for more |
| 1815017 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-07 22:42Z | 26° 30' N, 76° 28' W | Click for more |
| 1815029 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-08 03:22Z | 26° 30' N, 76° 20' W | Click for more |
| 1815030 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-08 07:50Z | 26° 30' N, 76° 13' W | Click for more |
| 1815042 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-08 12:21Z | 26° 29' N, 76° 4' W | Click for more |
| 1815054 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-08 21:24Z | 26° 30' N, 75° 54' W | Click for more |
| 1815066 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-09 01:50Z | 26° 31' N, 75° 42' W | Click for more |
| 1815078 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-09 08:59Z | 26° 30' N, 75° 30' W | Click for more |
| 1815091 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-09 13:20Z | 26° 30' N, 75° 18' W | Click for more |
| 1815109 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-09 17:45Z | 26° 30' N, 75° 4' W | Click for more |
| 1815110 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-09 22:30Z | 26° 30' N, 74° 48' W | Click for more |
| 1815122 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-10 03:30Z | 26° 30' N, 74° 31' W | Click for more |
| 1815134 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-10 08:12Z | 26° 30' N, 74° 14' W | Click for more |
| 1815146 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-10 13:14Z | 26° 30' N, 73° 52' W | Click for more |
| 1815158 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-10 18:23Z | 26° 30' N, 73° 30' W | Click for more |
| 1815171 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-10 23:47Z | 26° 29' N, 73° 8' W | Click for more |
| 1815183 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-11 05:36Z | 26° 30' N, 72° 46' W | Click for more |
| 1815195 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-11 11:15Z | 26° 30' N, 72° 23' W | Click for more |
| 1815202 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-11 19:25Z | 26° 30' N, 72° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1815214 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-12 01:51Z | 26° 30' N, 71° 30' W | Click for more |
| 1815226 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-12 08:17Z | 26° 30' N, 71° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1815238 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-12 14:38Z | 26° 30' N, 70° 30' W | Click for more |
| 1815251 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-12 21:07Z | 26° 30' N, 70° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1815263 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-13 03:42Z | 26° 30' N, 69° 29' W | Click for more |
| 1815275 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-15 04:28Z | 26° 4' N, 78° 51' W | Click for more |
| 1815287 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-15 05:52Z | 26° 10' N, 78° 48' W | Click for more |
| 1815299 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-15 07:08Z | 26° 15' N, 78° 46' W | Click for more |
| 1815306 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-15 08:25Z | 26° 19' N, 78° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1815318 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-15 09:54Z | 26° 25' N, 78° 40' W | Click for more |
| 1815331 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-15 16:09Z | 27° 0' N, 79° 12' W | Click for more |
| 1815343 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-15 17:16Z | 27° 0' N, 79° 16' W | Click for more |
| 1815355 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-15 18:39Z | 27° 0' N, 79° 23' W | Click for more |
| 1815367 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-15 20:17Z | 27° 0' N, 79° 30' W | Click for more |
| 1815379 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-15 21:55Z | 27° 0' N, 79° 37' W | Click for more |
| 1815380 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-15 23:10Z | 27° 0' N, 79° 40' W | Click for more |
| 1815392 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 00:23Z | 27° 0' N, 79° 47' W | Click for more |
| 1815411 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 01:32Z | 27° 0' N, 79° 52' W | Click for more |
| 1815423 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 02:30Z | 27° 0' N, 79° 56' W | Click for more |
| 1815435 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 09:24Z | 26° 3' N, 80° 4' W | Click for more |
| 1815447 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 10:19Z | 26° 3' N, 80° 0' W | Click for more |
| 1815459 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 11:16Z | 26° 3' N, 79° 56' W | Click for more |
| 1815460 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 12:26Z | 26° 3' N, 79° 51' W | Click for more |
| 1815472 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 13:42Z | 26° 3' N, 79° 46' W | Click for more |
| 1815484 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 15:28Z | 26° 3' N, 79° 40' W | Click for more |
| 1815496 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 17:13Z | 26° 3' N, 79° 34' W | Click for more |
| 1815503 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 19:06Z | 26° 3' N, 79° 28' W | Click for more |
| 1815515 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 20:22Z | 26° 3' N, 79° 24' W | Click for more |
| 1815527 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 21:31Z | 26° 3' N, 79° 18' W | Click for more |
| 1815539 | CTD/STD cast | 2010-04-16 22:34Z | 26° 3' N, 79° 13' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
