BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV F.G. Walton Smith cruise WS17305
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 F.G. Walton Smith cruise WS17305 |
|---|---|
| Short name | WS17305 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
This is the second cruise of the MerMEED project.
Objectives: 1. make microstructure temperature and shear measurements in order to measure dissipation at the intersection of an anticyclonic eddy and the steep topography to the east of Abaco, Bahamas. 2. deploy standard and microstructure Seagliders. The standard Seagliders were intended to remain in the area for 4 months. During the 10 day cruise, 112 profiles of microstructure data were collected using a tethered microstructure profiler, and a shipboard 75 kHz ADCP collected concurrent measurements of ocean currents. This cruise is the second of several planned cruises for the MerMEED project, and the data collected are intended to complement additional field operations, including moored instruments added to the RAPID array (thermistors and ADCPs on the WB1 mooring) and a second glider deployment in the spring of 2018. |
| Ship | RV F.G. Walton Smith |
| Departure Port | Miami, United States |
| Departure Date | 2017-10-31 |
| Arrival Port | Miami, United States |
| Arrival Date | 2017-11-10 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Eleanor Frajka-Williams (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Responsible Organisation | Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science |
| Associated Project(s) | Mechanisms Responsible for Mesoscale Eddy Energy Dissipation (MeRMEED) |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North West Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 80 |
| Work Area Description | Bahamas |
| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acoustic doppler current profiler |
Acoustic backscatter in the water column Date and time Horizontal platform movement Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) Metadata parameters Reference numbers 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2028023 | Acoustic doppler current profiler | 2017-10-31 23:26:09Z to 2017-11-09 16:53:34Z | From 25° 45' N, 80° 6' W to 26° 17' N, 76° 57' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
