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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS James Cook (740H) cruise JC165

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 JC165
Short name JC165
Objectives and Narrative The oceanic water column and the underlying seabed change on a variety of temporal and spatial scales. The objective of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained observatory is to provide high temporal resolution (hours) of an increasing number of variables which are relevant from the perspective of the biology, physics and chemistry over a relatively small spatial scale (30km). The site has been under examination for over 20 years and during that time, substantial changes have been observed in the benthic environment. The intention is to sustain and enhance these observations in order that a deeper understanding is obtained into the processes which operate; in particular the responses to the changes which are currently taking place in the global environment. The objective of the cruise was primarily to service the infrastructure required for continuous sustained observation, and to put these into context using observations from the ship which as yet cannot be carried out autonomously. In parallel to maintaining and extending exisiting measurements, the over view was enhanced by parallel research into the abundance and distribution of seafloor life in relation to incoming food flux and topographic features. These investigations were carried out using a multi instrument observational approach combined with direct sampling. The cruise achieved sampling of the abyssal plain seabed and its fauna via coring, trawling, and baited traps, and left in place a time-lapse camera system for extended (1-year) seafloor observation.
Ship RRS James Cook
Departure Port Southampton, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2018-05-19
Arrival Port Southampton, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2018-06-12
Principal Scientist(s) Henry Ruhl (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton)
Responsible Organisation National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Associated Project(s) Porcupine Abyssal Plain deep ocean observatory
IHB Sea Areas Visited Celtic Sea, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 146
Work Area Description Porcupine Abyssal Plain
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 profiles = 13
Description: CTD measurements of pressure, salinity, temperature, oxygen, chlorophyll, plus water samples from some CTDs for chlorophyll, oxygen, salinity, DIC and Ammonia  
Biology and fisheries  
Crustaceans Quantity: number of hauls = 2
Description: Otter trawl samples of megabenthos  
Demersal fish Quantity: number of hauls = 2
Description: Otter trawl samples of megabenthos  
Molluscs Quantity: number of hauls = 2
Description: Otter trawl samples of megabenthos  
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) Quantity: number of stations = 10
Description: HyBIS towed camera  
Zoobenthos Quantity: number of hauls = 2
Description: Otter trawl samples of megabenthos  
Zoobenthos Quantity: number of stations = 29
Description: Megacore sediment samples for various analyses  
Zooplankton Quantity: number of stations = 16
Description: WP2, plankton net, 200 microns, to 200 m, 3 x midnight, 3 x noon  

Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations

Latitude Longitude Data type Description
49° 0' N 16° 24' W Bottom photography Time-lapse camera deployment
49° 0' N 16° 19' W Carbon dioxide PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
48° 0' N 16° 24' W Carbon dioxide PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
48° 49' N 16° 30' W Crustaceans 2 x amphipod trap deployment recovery
49° 0' N 16° 30' W Current meters PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Deployment
48° 0' N 16° 27' W Current meters PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Recovery
49° 0' N 16° 19' W Nitrate PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
48° 0' N 16° 24' W Nitrate PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
49° 0' N 16° 19' W Optics (eg underwater light levels) PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
48° 0' N 16° 24' W Optics (eg underwater light levels) PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
49° 0' N 16° 19' W Oxygen PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
48° 0' N 16° 24' W Oxygen PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
49° 0' N 16° 30' W Oxygen PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Deployment
48° 0' N 16° 27' W Oxygen PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Recovery
49° 0' N 16° 19' W Primary productivity PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
48° 0' N 16° 24' W Primary productivity PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
49° 0' N 16° 30' W Sediment traps PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Deployment
48° 0' N 16° 27' W Sediment traps PAP3 deepwater sediment traps Recovery
48° 49' N 16° 30' W Zoobenthos 2 x amphipod trap deployment recovery
49° 0' N 16° 24' W Zoobenthos Time-lapse camera deployment
49° 0' N 16° 19' W Zooplankton PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
48° 0' N 16° 24' W Zooplankton PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery
49° 0' N 16° 19' W pH PAP1 Longterm Observatory Deployment
48° 0' N 16° 24' W pH PAP1 Longterm Observatory Recovery

Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise

National Oceanographic Database

Summary

# Series Instrument Description Parameters
2 Acoustic current meter Date and time
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Moored instrument depth
Platform or instrument orientation
Reference numbers
Sea level
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
10 Bottle station Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
11 Bottle station Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
11 Bottle station Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
12 CTD/STD cast Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Density of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Optical backscatter
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
1 Fluorometers Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Date and time
Reference numbers
Sea level
Temperature of the water column
2 In-situ dissolved gas analyser Date and time
Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column
Reference numbers
1 In-situ dissolved gas analyser Date and time
Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column
Reference numbers
Temperature of the water column
1 In-situ nutrient analyser Date and time
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Reference numbers
1 Meteorological data logger Air pressure
Air temperature
Atmospheric humidity
Date and time
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Raw light meter output
Solar Radiation
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere
Wind strength and direction
2 Moored CTD Date and time
Density of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Sea level
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Temperature of the water column
1 Moored CTD Date and time
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Sea level
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Temperature of the water column
1 Moored CTD Date and time
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Sea level
Temperature of the water column
1 Multi-beam echosounder Bathymetry and Elevation
Date and time
Horizontal platform movement
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Platform or instrument orientation
1 Multiple instrument types Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Date and time
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Metadata parameters
Raw fluorometer output
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
1 Multiple instrument types Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Date and time
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Reference numbers
Temperature of the water column
1 Pumped water sample Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
Date and time
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
1 Transmissometer Date and time
Reference numbers
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
5 Water temperature and/or salinity monitor Date and time
Reference numbers
Sea level
Temperature of the water column
1 Water temperature and/or salinity monitor Date and time
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Sea level
Temperature of the water column
1 Water temperature and/or salinity monitor Date and time
Platform or instrument orientation
Reference numbers
Sea level
Temperature of the water column
1 radiometers Date and time
Reference numbers
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column

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

Full List

BODC Reference Instrument Description Date/Time Location  
1903785 Multi-beam echosounder 2018-05-19 08:59Z to 2018-06-12 08:04Z 48° 8' N to 50° 53' N; 17° 4' W to 0° 58' W Click for more
1903797 Meteorological data logger 2018-05-19 08:59Z to 2018-06-12 08:04Z 48° 8' N to 50° 53' N; 17° 4' W to 0° 58' W Click for more
1903804 Multiple instrument types 2018-05-19 08:59Z to 2018-06-12 08:04Z 48° 8' N to 50° 53' N; 17° 4' W to 0° 58' W Click for more
1916833 Bottle station 2018-05-23 14:58Z 48° 59' N, 16° 23' W Click for more
1916845 Bottle station 2018-05-25 07:38Z 49° 0' N, 16° 29' W Click for more
1916857 Bottle station 2018-05-25 14:08Z 48° 59' N, 16° 24' W Click for more
1916869 Bottle station 2018-05-27 14:17Z 49° 0' N, 16° 28' W Click for more
1916870 Bottle station 2018-05-27 17:29Z 49° 0' N, 16° 28' W Click for more
1916882 Bottle station 2018-05-29 14:08Z 48° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
1916894 Bottle station 2018-06-01 13:23Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
1916901 Bottle station 2018-06-01 16:44Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
1916913 Bottle station 2018-06-07 12:21Z 48° 57' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
1916925 Bottle station 2018-06-07 14:27Z 48° 57' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
1928188 Pumped water sample 2018-06-07 08:17Z to 2018-06-11 16:58Z 48° 57' N to 49° 56' N; 16° 49' W to 4° 18' W Click for more
1928987 Bottle station 2018-05-22 14:30Z 49° 0' N, 16° 23' W Click for more
1928999 Bottle station 2018-05-23 14:58Z 48° 59' N, 16° 23' W Click for more
1929002 Bottle station 2018-05-25 07:38Z 49° 0' N, 16° 29' W Click for more
1929014 Bottle station 2018-05-25 14:08Z 48° 59' N, 16° 24' W Click for more
1929026 Bottle station 2018-05-27 14:17Z 49° 0' N, 16° 28' W Click for more
1929038 Bottle station 2018-05-27 17:29Z 49° 0' N, 16° 28' W Click for more
1929051 Bottle station 2018-05-29 14:08Z 48° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
1929063 Bottle station 2018-06-01 13:23Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
1929075 Bottle station 2018-06-01 16:44Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
1929087 Bottle station 2018-06-07 12:21Z 48° 57' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
1929099 Bottle station 2018-06-07 14:27Z 48° 57' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
1975716 radiometers 2018-06-04 09:47Z to 2018-07-14 12:48Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2004229 Transmissometer 2018-06-04 09:47Z to 2018-06-14 07:18Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2012069 In-situ dissolved gas analyser 2018-06-04 12:11Z to 2018-07-14 12:11Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2012125 In-situ dissolved gas analyser 2018-06-04 00:10Z to 2019-06-25 00:10Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2012997 Moored CTD 2018-06-04 09:30Z to 2019-06-25 09:00Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2013000 Moored CTD 2018-06-04 09:30Z to 2019-06-25 09:00Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2013012 Multiple instrument types 2018-06-04 09:30Z to 2019-06-25 16:30Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2014678 CTD/STD cast 2018-05-22 12:07Z 49° 0' N, 16° 23' W Click for more
2014691 CTD/STD cast 2018-05-22 14:03Z 49° 0' N, 16° 23' W Click for more
2014709 CTD/STD cast 2018-05-23 12:29Z 48° 59' N, 16° 23' W Click for more
2014710 CTD/STD cast 2018-05-25 07:28Z 49° 0' N, 16° 29' W Click for more
2014722 CTD/STD cast 2018-05-25 12:09Z 48° 59' N, 16° 24' W Click for more
2014734 CTD/STD cast 2018-05-27 14:22Z 49° 0' N, 16° 28' W Click for more
2014746 CTD/STD cast 2018-05-27 16:07Z 49° 0' N, 16° 28' W Click for more
2014758 CTD/STD cast 2018-05-29 14:09Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
2014771 CTD/STD cast 2018-06-01 13:03Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
2014783 CTD/STD cast 2018-06-01 15:00Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
2014795 CTD/STD cast 2018-06-07 12:23Z 48° 57' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2014802 CTD/STD cast 2018-06-07 14:32Z 48° 57' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2014980 In-situ dissolved gas analyser 2018-06-04 09:50Z to 2018-11-10 22:51Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2022433 Fluorometers 2018-06-04 10:23Z to 2019-06-25 06:23Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2026723 In-situ nutrient analyser 2018-06-04 09:20Z to 2019-06-25 01:20Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2027843 Acoustic current meter 2018-05-25 13:20Z to 2019-06-30 09:20Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
2027855 Acoustic current meter 2018-05-25 13:17Z to 2019-06-30 09:47Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
2046146 Moored CTD 2018-06-04 09:30Z to 2019-06-25 08:30Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2048835 Moored CTD 2018-05-25 12:00Z to 2019-06-30 08:30Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
2115787 Bottle station 2018-05-22 14:29Z 49° 0' N, 16° 23' W Click for more
2115799 Bottle station 2018-05-23 14:58Z 48° 59' N, 16° 23' W Click for more
2115806 Bottle station 2018-05-25 07:38Z 49° 0' N, 16° 29' W Click for more
2115818 Bottle station 2018-05-25 14:08Z 48° 59' N, 16° 24' W Click for more
2115831 Bottle station 2018-05-27 14:17Z 49° 0' N, 16° 28' W Click for more
2115843 Bottle station 2018-05-27 17:28Z 49° 0' N, 16° 28' W Click for more
2115855 Bottle station 2018-05-29 14:08Z 48° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
2115867 Bottle station 2018-06-01 13:22Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
2115879 Bottle station 2018-06-01 16:43Z 49° 0' N, 16° 30' W Click for more
2115880 Bottle station 2018-06-07 12:21Z 48° 57' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2115892 Bottle station 2018-06-07 14:27Z 48° 57' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2161967 Water temperature and/or salinity monitor 2018-06-04 09:20Z to 2019-06-25 08:40Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2161979 Water temperature and/or salinity monitor 2018-06-04 09:20Z to 2019-06-25 08:50Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2161980 Water temperature and/or salinity monitor 2018-06-04 09:20Z to 2019-06-25 08:40Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2161992 Water temperature and/or salinity monitor 2018-06-04 09:20Z to 2019-04-02 23:50Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2162006 Water temperature and/or salinity monitor 2018-06-04 09:20Z to 2019-06-25 14:00Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2162018 Water temperature and/or salinity monitor 2018-06-04 09:20Z to 2019-06-25 08:40Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more
2162031 Water temperature and/or salinity monitor 2018-06-04 09:20Z to 2019-06-25 14:00Z 48° 51' N, 16° 25' W Click for more

Project Database

No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database

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