BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Challenger (74CH) cruise CH6/84
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 CH6/84 |
|---|---|
| Short name | CH6/84 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
(1) Deploy/recover subsurface current moorings (60 deg 43N, 03 deg 03W - 61 deg 01N, 03 deg 30W).
(2) CTD moorings: Porcupine Bank (50 deg 33N, 14 deg 40W) |
| Ship | RRS Challenger |
| Departure Port | Dunstaffnage, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 1984-08-31 |
| Arrival Port | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 1984-09-16 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Stephen A Thorpe (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
| Responsible Organisation | Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory |
| Associated Project(s) | |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North Sea, Irish Sea and St. George's Channel, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 145;1/145;2/145;3/145;488/146;1/146;2/146;3/146;4/181;1/181;2/181;3/181;459/182;1/182;2/182;3/182;4/217;103/217;113 |
| Work Area Description | see under (1) see under (2) |
| 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 =
47
Description: CTD only |
| Current meters | Description: 35 c.m.;14 recovered;1 year |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
1
Description: BERTHA - Ben.res.therm. array:5 days in 3311m;7 sens. at 10 secs |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
1
Description: ARIES - Auto.rec.inv.echo sounder (248 khz sonar left deployed) |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
1482
Description: approx. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | CTD/STD cast |
Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 3 | CTD/STD cast |
Reference numbers 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226926 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-06 10:44Z | 50° 35' N, 14° 45' W | Click for more |
| 226938 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-06 18:47Z | 50° 33' N, 14° 41' W | Click for more |
| 226951 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-07 01:12Z | 50° 31' N, 14° 39' W | Click for more |
| 226963 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-07 05:25Z | 50° 28' N, 14° 36' W | Click for more |
| 226975 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-07 18:08Z | 50° 22' N, 14° 43' W | Click for more |
| 226987 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-07 21:51Z | 50° 26' N, 14° 42' W | Click for more |
| 226999 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-08 01:49Z | 50° 27' N, 14° 39' W | Click for more |
| 227002 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-08 04:59Z | 50° 30' N, 14° 36' W | Click for more |
| 227014 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-08 21:45Z | 50° 23' N, 14° 40' W | Click for more |
| 227026 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-09 01:30Z | 50° 22' N, 14° 48' W | Click for more |
| 227038 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-09 05:20Z | 50° 25' N, 14° 40' W | Click for more |
| 227051 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-09 09:12Z | 50° 28' N, 14° 33' W | Click for more |
| 227063 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-09 11:52Z | 50° 29' N, 14° 29' W | Click for more |
| 227075 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-09 14:32Z | 50° 33' N, 14° 24' W | Click for more |
| 227087 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-09 16:37Z | 50° 36' N, 14° 21' W | Click for more |
| 227099 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-09 21:41Z | 50° 43' N, 14° 39' W | Click for more |
| 227106 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-09 23:33Z | 50° 41' N, 14° 40' W | Click for more |
| 227118 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-10 02:05Z | 50° 38' N, 14° 45' W | Click for more |
| 227131 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-10 16:31Z | 50° 43' N, 14° 36' W | Click for more |
| 227143 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-10 18:03Z | 50° 41' N, 14° 40' W | Click for more |
| 227155 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-10 20:02Z | 50° 37' N, 14° 43' W | Click for more |
| 227167 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-10 23:19Z | 50° 35' N, 14° 50' W | Click for more |
| 227179 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-11 02:51Z | 50° 33' N, 14° 57' W | Click for more |
| 227180 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-11 06:42Z | 50° 30' N, 14° 59' W | Click for more |
| 227192 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-11 10:57Z | 50° 24' N, 15° 10' W | Click for more |
| 227211 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-11 23:10Z | 50° 50' N, 14° 40' W | Click for more |
| 227223 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-12 01:03Z | 50° 48' N, 14° 45' W | Click for more |
| 227235 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-12 03:09Z | 50° 46' N, 14° 51' W | Click for more |
| 227247 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-12 05:32Z | 50° 45' N, 14° 57' W | Click for more |
| 227259 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-12 16:12Z | 50° 36' N, 15° 19' W | Click for more |
| 227260 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-13 01:54Z | 50° 32' N, 14° 14' W | Click for more |
| 227272 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-13 04:06Z | 50° 28' N, 14° 16' W | Click for more |
| 227284 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-13 06:45Z | 50° 25' N, 14° 19' W | Click for more |
| 227296 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-13 09:30Z | 50° 22' N, 14° 21' W | Click for more |
| 227303 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-13 12:18Z | 50° 18' N, 14° 25' W | Click for more |
| 227315 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-13 15:08Z | 50° 14' N, 14° 28' W | Click for more |
| 227327 | CTD/STD cast | 1984-09-13 19:24Z | 50° 6' N, 14° 33' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
