BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Challenger (74CH) cruise CH16/79
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 CH16/79 |
|---|---|
| Short name | CH16/79 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
The objectives of this cruise were:
(1) To service current meter moorings at SMBA stations F, M (deep water) and R (shelf edge). Moorings recovered, but not relaid. (2) To service IOS moorings at four stations in the northern Rockall Channel. Stations could not be visited due to bad weather. (3) To work the Rockall via Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line) CTD section plus additional CTD sections in the northern Rockall Channel. Stations O to T worked, covering from the slope and outer Hebridean continental shelf plus two sections across the Little Minch and North Minch. (4) Collect large volume surface water samples for radiocaesium analysis with CTD profiles on the sampling stations. Accomplished with CTD profiles on nine of the ten stations. |
| Ship | RRS Challenger |
| Departure Port | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 1979-10-28 |
| Arrival Port | South Shields, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 1979-11-11 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | David J Ellett (Scottish Marine Biological Association) |
| Responsible Organisation | Scottish Marine Biological Association |
| Associated Project(s) | |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 181;3/182;370/182;371 |
| 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 =
40
Description: |
| Current meters |
Quantity:
number of stations =
2
Description: 4x172 and 2x54 days |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
56
Description: S surface only |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity |
Quantity:
number of stations =
10
Description: surface water samples taken for radio-caesium analysis. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | CTD/STD cast |
Salinity of the water column Temperature 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95980 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 04:33Z | 56° 44' N, 6° 27' W | Click for more |
| 95992 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 06:18Z | 56° 44' N, 6° 45' W | Click for more |
| 96006 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 07:38Z | 56° 43' N, 7° 0' W | Click for more |
| 96018 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 09:21Z | 56° 43' N, 7° 10' W | Click for more |
| 96031 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 11:16Z | 56° 44' N, 7° 39' W | Click for more |
| 96043 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 13:20Z | 56° 46' N, 8° 0' W | Click for more |
| 96055 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 15:31Z | 56° 51' N, 8° 20' W | Click for more |
| 96067 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 16:48Z | 56° 52' N, 8° 28' W | Click for more |
| 96079 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 18:34Z | 56° 57' N, 8° 48' W | Click for more |
| 96080 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 19:52Z | 57° 0' N, 9° 0' W | Click for more |
| 96092 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 21:14Z | 57° 3' N, 9° 14' W | Click for more |
| 96111 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-29 22:34Z | 57° 7' N, 9° 24' W | Click for more |
| 96123 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-10-30 08:07Z | 57° 9' N, 9° 42' W | Click for more |
| 96135 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 14:22Z | 57° 35' N, 7° 4' W | Click for more |
| 96147 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 15:10Z | 57° 34' N, 6° 59' W | Click for more |
| 96159 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 16:08Z | 57° 33' N, 6° 54' W | Click for more |
| 96160 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 16:56Z | 57° 33' N, 6° 48' W | Click for more |
| 96172 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 17:44Z | 57° 32' N, 6° 44' W | Click for more |
| 96184 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 18:27Z | 57° 31' N, 6° 40' W | Click for more |
| 96196 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 20:31Z | 57° 36' N, 7° 4' W | Click for more |
| 96203 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 21:15Z | 57° 34' N, 6° 59' W | Click for more |
| 96215 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 21:56Z | 57° 33' N, 6° 54' W | Click for more |
| 96227 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 22:37Z | 57° 33' N, 6° 48' W | Click for more |
| 96239 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 23:15Z | 57° 32' N, 6° 44' W | Click for more |
| 96240 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-01 23:50Z | 57° 31' N, 6° 40' W | Click for more |
| 96252 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 02:10Z | 57° 45' N, 6° 46' W | Click for more |
| 96264 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 03:05Z | 57° 43' N, 6° 39' W | Click for more |
| 96276 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 03:58Z | 57° 41' N, 6° 32' W | Click for more |
| 96288 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 08:09Z | 57° 52' N, 6° 34' W | Click for more |
| 96307 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 08:52Z | 57° 50' N, 6° 29' W | Click for more |
| 96319 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 09:49Z | 57° 48' N, 6° 23' W | Click for more |
| 96320 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 10:23Z | 57° 46' N, 6° 19' W | Click for more |
| 96332 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 11:22Z | 57° 44' N, 6° 13' W | Click for more |
| 96344 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 12:07Z | 57° 42' N, 6° 13' W | Click for more |
| 96356 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 12:47Z | 57° 43' N, 6° 7' W | Click for more |
| 96368 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 13:50Z | 57° 43' N, 6° 0' W | Click for more |
| 96381 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 14:26Z | 57° 43' N, 5° 56' W | Click for more |
| 96393 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-02 14:58Z | 57° 43' N, 5° 53' W | Click for more |
| 96400 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-05 11:21Z | 58° 9' N, 6° 19' W | Click for more |
| 96412 | CTD/STD cast | 1979-11-05 12:01Z | 58° 8' N, 6° 16' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
