BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D61
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 | RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D61 |
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Short name | D61 |
Objectives and Narrative |
To investigate the rates of change in a community structure and the growth and development rates of the mesopelagic fauna south of the Bay of Biscay. The cruise was timed to coincide with the time of the spring bloom when the greatest rates of change in community structure and in growth rates might be expected to occur.
Bottom sampling was carried out on Galicia Bank. Experiments were carried out on the microstructure of the surface 100m of fluorescence, nutrients, temperature and salinity. Several very deep tows were made down to 4000m with the combination net. Samples were also collected for the SMBA, and material was deep frozen for dry weight and biochemical determination. |
Ship | RRS Discovery |
Departure Port | Barry, United Kingdom |
Departure Date | 1974-03-30 |
Arrival Port | Barry, United Kingdom |
Arrival Date | 1974-05-16 |
Principal Scientist(s) | Martin V Angel (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
Responsible Organisation | Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory |
Associated Project(s) | |
IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Marsden Squares Visited | 109;4/110/145;2/145;4/146;1/146;3 |
Work Area Description | |
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 | |
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CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
14
Description: |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) |
Quantity:
8
Description: |
Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
13
Description: |
Chemical oceanography | |
Nitrate |
Quantity:
10
Description: |
Phosphate |
Quantity:
10
Description: |
Silicate |
Quantity:
10
Description: |
Total - P |
Quantity:
10
Description: |
Trace elements |
Quantity:
6
Description: |
Biology and fisheries | |
Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) |
Quantity:
2
Description: |
Mammals and reptiles | Description: |
Nekton |
Quantity:
218
Description: |
Neuston |
Quantity:
15
Description: |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) |
Quantity:
6
Description: |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
4
Description: |
Primary productivity |
Quantity:
1
Description: |
Zoobenthos |
Quantity:
8
Description: |
Zooplankton |
Quantity:
210
Description: |
Geology and geophysics | |
Single-beam echosounding | Description: |
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 |
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13 | CTD/STD cast |
Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
3 | CTD/STD cast |
Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
3 | CTD/STD cast |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
2 | CTD/STD cast |
Data are currently being processed |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
Full List
BODC Reference | Instrument Description | Date/Time | Location | |
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297779 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-02 19:39Z to 1974-04-02 20:30Z | 44° 6' N, 12° 58' W | Click for more |
297780 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-04 20:07Z to 1974-04-04 20:54Z | 43° 59' N, 13° 16' W | Click for more |
297792 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-05 22:42Z to 1974-04-05 23:54Z | 43° 52' N, 12° 49' W | Click for more |
297811 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-06 04:15Z to 1974-04-06 05:33Z | 43° 56' N, 12° 42' W | Click for more |
297823 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-07 14:51Z to 1974-04-07 15:39Z | 44° 1' N, 12° 45' W | Click for more |
297835 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-09 05:56Z to 1974-04-09 07:01Z | 43° 57' N, 12° 54' W | Click for more |
297847 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-12 10:32Z to 1974-04-12 11:24Z | 44° 9' N, 12° 43' W | Click for more |
297859 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-15 18:51Z to 1974-04-15 19:34Z | 44° 19' N, 13° 2' W | Click for more |
297860 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-16 07:08Z to 1974-04-16 08:25Z | 44° 0' N, 13° 9' W | Click for more |
297872 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-16 21:20Z to 1974-04-16 21:32Z | 44° 0' N, 12° 43' W | Click for more |
297884 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-19 18:00Z to 1974-04-19 18:50Z | 44° 25' N, 12° 52' W | Click for more |
297896 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-25 09:02Z to 1974-04-25 10:06Z | 44° 5' N, 12° 44' W | Click for more |
297903 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-27 08:36Z to 1974-04-27 09:42Z | 44° 14' N, 12° 45' W | Click for more |
297915 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-30 12:59Z to 1974-04-30 13:35Z | 43° 45' N, 12° 50' W | Click for more |
297927 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-04-30 16:49Z to 1974-04-30 17:54Z | 43° 48' N, 12° 44' W | Click for more |
297939 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-05-06 07:36Z to 1974-05-06 08:34Z | 41° 48' N, 11° 4' W | Click for more |
297940 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-05-07 00:52Z to 1974-05-07 00:58Z | 42° 13' N, 11° 27' W | Click for more |
297952 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-05-08 02:17Z to 1974-05-08 03:22Z | 42° 46' N, 11° 57' W | Click for more |
297964 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-05-08 04:57Z to 1974-05-08 07:11Z | 42° 47' N, 11° 58' W | Click for more |
297976 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-05-10 06:38Z to 1974-05-10 07:04Z | 43° 43' N, 13° 12' W | Click for more |
297988 | CTD/STD cast | 1974-05-11 23:24Z to 1974-05-11 23:46Z | 44° 9' N, 13° 16' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database