BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV F.G. Walton Smith cruise WS18066
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 WS18066 |
|---|---|
| Short name | WS18066 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
This is the third cruise of the MerMEED project. The purpose of this cruise was to
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 Seagliders. Of these, the standard Seagliders were intended to remain in the area for 4 months. During the 9 day cruise, 46 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 third cruise 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). |
| Ship | RV F.G. Walton Smith |
| Departure Port | Miami, United States |
| Departure Date | 2018-03-08 |
| Arrival Port | Miami, United States |
| Arrival Date | 2018-03-16 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Dafydd G Evans (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Responsible Organisation | National Oceanography Centre, Southampton |
| Associated Project(s) | MerMEED |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North West Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 80;4/81 |
| Work Area Description | Abaco Islands |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2028035 | Acoustic doppler current profiler | 2018-03-08 15:57:29Z to 2018-03-15 00:01:43Z | From 25° 43' N, 80° 10' W to 25° 47' N, 77° 6' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
