BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Challenger (74CH) cruise CH6/78
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 Challenger (74CH) cruise CH6/78 |
|---|---|
| Short name | CH6/78 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
The objectives of this cruise were:
(1) Service the current meter mooring at 57N, 9W. Accomplished. (2) Lay a deep mooring between the Anton Dohrn Seamount and the continental shelf. Accomplished. (3) Work the Rockall via Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line) CTD section. Accomplished. (4) Moor a set off test panels off South Uist for fouling studies. Accomplished. (5) Work CTD sections on the shelf to the west of the Hebrides. Three E-W sections between Barra Head and St. Kilda together with stations off the west coasts of Barra and South Uist. A section between Loch Boisdal and Loch Moidart was also worked. (6) Collect large-volume surface water samples on the Scottish shelf for radiocaesium analysis. Accomplished together with CTD casts on all but one station. (7) Obtain an epibenthic sled sample of the macrobenthos at 54 deg 40 min N, 12 deg 16 min W (SMBA permanent station). Accomplished. (8) Test the Mk II box corer at abyssal depths by collecting cores at the epibenthic sled station (2900m depth). Failed due to samples being washed away during recovery. (9) Obtain benthic megafauna samples using an Agassiz trawl. Accomplished with hauls on the permanent station between the Anton Dohrn Seamount and the Hebridean slope. (10) Obtain samples of deep plankton at the SMBA permanent station using a small rectangular mid-water trawl. Accomplished. (11) Obtain further samples on a partially-completed box-coring transect across the Hebridean slope. Not attempted due to time constraints. |
| Ship | RRS Challenger |
| Departure Port | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 1978-04-11 |
| Arrival Port | Mallaig, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 1978-04-21 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | David J Ellett (Scottish Marine Biological Association) |
| Responsible Organisation | Scottish Marine Biological Association |
| Associated Project(s) | |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 181;4/182;142/182;351/182;360/182;469 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
71
Description: |
| Current meters |
Quantity:
number of stations =
1
Description: 2x73 days position 57N;9W |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
69
Description: S surface only |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity |
Quantity:
number of samples =
10
Description: water samples for radio-caesium analysis |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
2
Description: trials of the mk II box corer. |
| Zoobenthos |
Quantity:
number of hauls =
3
Description: taxonomy,population studies |
| Zooplankton |
Quantity:
number of hauls =
1
Description: single deep haul using combined RMT-7 and RMT-1 pelagic nets. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | CTD/STD cast |
Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 1 | CTD/STD cast |
Salinity 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94386 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-15 19:25Z | 57° 33' N, 13° 37' W | Click for more |
| 94398 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-15 20:55Z | 57° 34' N, 13° 19' W | Click for more |
| 94405 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-15 22:37Z | 57° 32' N, 12° 59' W | Click for more |
| 94417 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-16 00:48Z | 57° 31' N, 12° 51' W | Click for more |
| 94429 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-16 01:55Z | 57° 31' N, 12° 37' W | Click for more |
| 94430 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-16 03:20Z | 57° 27' N, 12° 14' W | Click for more |
| 94442 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-16 05:58Z | 57° 30' N, 12° 15' W | Click for more |
| 94454 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-16 09:35Z | 57° 29' N, 11° 49' W | Click for more |
| 94466 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-16 12:28Z | 57° 28' N, 11° 33' W | Click for more |
| 94478 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-16 15:03Z | 57° 27' N, 11° 22' W | Click for more |
| 94491 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-16 16:34Z | 57° 25' N, 11° 7' W | Click for more |
| 94509 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-16 18:02Z | 57° 23' N, 10° 53' W | Click for more |
| 94510 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-16 19:25Z | 57° 21' N, 10° 40' W | Click for more |
| 94522 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-17 01:12Z | 57° 13' N, 10° 30' W | Click for more |
| 94534 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-17 10:00Z | 57° 10' N, 10° 6' W | Click for more |
| 94546 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-17 13:51Z | 56° 59' N, 8° 58' W | Click for more |
| 94558 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-17 15:38Z | 56° 55' N, 8° 45' W | Click for more |
| 94571 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-17 17:22Z | 56° 52' N, 8° 29' W | Click for more |
| 94583 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-17 18:26Z | 56° 50' N, 8° 19' W | Click for more |
| 94595 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-17 20:18Z | 56° 47' N, 8° 0' W | Click for more |
| 94602 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-17 22:18Z | 56° 44' N, 7° 40' W | Click for more |
| 94614 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 00:15Z | 56° 47' N, 7° 46' W | Click for more |
| 94626 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 01:15Z | 56° 51' N, 7° 51' W | Click for more |
| 94638 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 02:59Z | 56° 59' N, 7° 46' W | Click for more |
| 94651 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 03:43Z | 57° 6' N, 7° 43' W | Click for more |
| 94663 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 05:42Z | 57° 13' N, 7° 39' W | Click for more |
| 94675 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 10:40Z | 57° 27' N, 7° 39' W | Click for more |
| 94687 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 12:20Z | 57° 31' N, 7° 58' W | Click for more |
| 94699 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 13:48Z | 57° 35' N, 8° 15' W | Click for more |
| 94706 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 15:27Z | 57° 38' N, 8° 34' W | Click for more |
| 94718 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 16:29Z | 57° 41' N, 8° 43' W | Click for more |
| 94731 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 18:32Z | 57° 45' N, 9° 6' W | Click for more |
| 94743 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 19:49Z | 57° 49' N, 9° 17' W | Click for more |
| 94755 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 20:55Z | 57° 53' N, 9° 32' W | Click for more |
| 94767 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-18 22:25Z | 57° 56' N, 9° 47' W | Click for more |
| 94779 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-19 00:50Z | 58° 0' N, 9° 55' W | Click for more |
| 94780 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-19 05:37Z | 57° 27' N, 11° 1' W | Click for more |
| 94792 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-19 07:08Z | 57° 23' N, 10° 51' W | Click for more |
| 94811 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-19 08:20Z | 57° 19' N, 10° 40' W | Click for more |
| 94823 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-19 15:30Z | 57° 14' N, 10° 13' W | Click for more |
| 94835 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-19 16:47Z | 57° 12' N, 10° 4' W | Click for more |
| 94847 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-19 19:30Z | 57° 7' N, 9° 34' W | Click for more |
| 94859 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-19 21:37Z | 57° 6' N, 9° 24' W | Click for more |
| 94860 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 00:33Z | 57° 3' N, 9° 15' W | Click for more |
| 94872 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 01:00Z | 56° 59' N, 8° 58' W | Click for more |
| 94884 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 03:54Z | 57° 25' N, 9° 12' W | Click for more |
| 94896 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 05:32Z | 57° 22' N, 8° 55' W | Click for more |
| 94903 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 07:18Z | 57° 18' N, 8° 32' W | Click for more |
| 94915 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 08:53Z | 57° 13' N, 8° 18' W | Click for more |
| 94927 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 10:35Z | 57° 10' N, 8° 1' W | Click for more |
| 94939 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 11:43Z | 57° 8' N, 7° 51' W | Click for more |
| 94940 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 14:01Z | 57° 4' N, 7° 37' W | Click for more |
| 94952 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 16:38Z | 56° 44' N, 7° 19' W | Click for more |
| 94964 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 18:05Z | 56° 45' N, 7° 0' W | Click for more |
| 94976 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 19:08Z | 56° 43' N, 6° 44' W | Click for more |
| 94988 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 20:34Z | 56° 43' N, 6° 26' W | Click for more |
| 95003 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-20 21:38Z | 56° 40' N, 6° 16' W | Click for more |
| 95015 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 03:05Z | 57° 7' N, 7° 10' W | Click for more |
| 95027 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 04:14Z | 57° 5' N, 7° 1' W | Click for more |
| 95039 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 06:51Z | 57° 1' N, 6° 49' W | Click for more |
| 95040 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 07:36Z | 57° 6' N, 6° 45' W | Click for more |
| 95052 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 08:31Z | 57° 10' N, 6° 40' W | Click for more |
| 95064 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 09:15Z | 57° 13' N, 6° 37' W | Click for more |
| 95076 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 09:53Z | 57° 16' N, 6° 35' W | Click for more |
| 95088 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 10:32Z | 57° 18' N, 6° 32' W | Click for more |
| 95107 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 13:00Z | 56° 59' N, 6° 39' W | Click for more |
| 95119 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 13:50Z | 56° 56' N, 6° 37' W | Click for more |
| 95120 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 14:55Z | 56° 53' N, 6° 21' W | Click for more |
| 95132 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 15:40Z | 56° 52' N, 6° 19' W | Click for more |
| 95144 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 16:19Z | 56° 49' N, 6° 5' W | Click for more |
| 95156 | CTD/STD cast | 1978-04-21 16:54Z | 56° 49' N, 5° 57' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
