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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS James Cook (740H) cruise JC063

Introduction

This report collates information from the BODC cruise inventory and oceanographic databases. It presents

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name RRS James Cook (740H) cruise JC063
Short name JC063
Objectives and Narrative Two CTDs carried out and included with data from JC064.
Ship RRS James Cook
Departure Port Falmouth, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2011-09-01
Arrival Port Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Arrival Date 2011-09-10
Principal Scientist(s) Colin Day (National Marine Facilities Sea Systems), Stuart A Cunningham (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton)
Responsible Organisation National Marine Facilities Sea Systems
Associated Project(s)
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Atlantic Ocean
Marsden Squares Visited
Work Area Description
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
2 Acoustic doppler current profiler Date and time
Horizontal platform movement
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
2 CTD/STD cast Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity 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  
1112779 CTD/STD cast 2011-09-05 07:24Z 42° 19' N, 14° 34' W Click for more
1112780 CTD/STD cast 2011-09-05 12:49Z 42° 19' N, 14° 34' W Click for more
1193161 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2011-09-01 19:18:54Z to 2011-09-10 06:28:52Z From 50° 9' N, 5° 3' W to 28° 28' N, 16° 9' W Click for more
1193173 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2011-09-01 19:18:56Z to 2011-09-09 16:51:01Z From 50° 9' N, 5° 3' W to 30° 41' N, 15° 30' W Click for more

Project Database

# Events Gear Type Parameters Held
2 CTD frame plus rosette sampler Salinity of the water column
25 Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply Salinity of the water column

Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)

References

Track Charts

No track charts currently available

Reports

Cruise Report