BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Challenger (74CH) cruise CH15/80
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 CH15/80 |
|---|---|
| Short name | CH15/80 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
The objectives of this cruise were:
(1) To service current meter moorings at stations M, F (deep water) and R (shelf). Mooring at R recovered. Mooring at M lost. Both moorings relaid. No work on F. (2) To lay a current meter mooring at station P. Not done. (3) To service four IOS moorings in the Rockall Channel. Three of four moorings (I1-I3) successfully recovered.. I1, I2 and I4 relaid. (4) To work the DML Rockall via Anton Dohrn Seamount CTD section. Not possible due to poor weather. (5) To collect large-volume surface water samples for radiocaesium analysis, accompanied by CTD profiles, at stations across the Scottish continental shelf. Accomplished with CTD profiles at all but one station. (6) Collect cores in the Northern Rockall Trough. Two cores obtained. |
| Ship | RRS Challenger |
| Departure Port | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 1980-09-29 |
| Arrival Port | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 1980-10-13 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Roy Bowers (Scottish Marine Biological Association) |
| Responsible Organisation | Scottish Marine Biological Association |
| Associated Project(s) | Ellett Line |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 181;466/181;467/181;468/181;469/182/184;477/217;209 |
| Work Area Description | North Atlantic/ Rockall Channel/ Scottish Cont. Shelf |
| 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 =
10
Description: |
| Current meters |
Quantity:
number of recoveries =
12
Description: 2x32 days;10x165 days |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
1
Description: not recovered, IOS exp. mooring checked. |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
5
Description: S surface only |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity |
Quantity:
number of samples =
10
Description: water samples for radio-caesium monitoring. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
2
Description: |
| Multi-beam echosounding |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
36
Description: |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186848 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-02 09:00Z | 56° 40' N, 6° 17' W | Click for more |
| 186861 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-02 10:06Z | 56° 43' N, 6° 27' W | Click for more |
| 186873 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-02 11:58Z | 56° 43' N, 6° 43' W | Click for more |
| 186885 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-02 13:24Z | 56° 43' N, 7° 0' W | Click for more |
| 186897 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-02 15:14Z | 56° 43' N, 7° 20' W | Click for more |
| 186904 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-02 17:06Z | 56° 43' N, 7° 40' W | Click for more |
| 186916 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-02 19:06Z | 56° 46' N, 8° 0' W | Click for more |
| 186928 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-02 22:10Z | 56° 52' N, 8° 29' W | Click for more |
| 186941 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-06 13:30Z | 58° 52' N, 11° 39' W | Click for more |
| 186953 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-11 15:40Z | 56° 48' N, 9° 22' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
