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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D158

Introduction

This report collates information from the BODC cruise inventory and oceanographic databases. It presents

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D158
Short name D158
Objectives and Narrative 1. To monitor the development of the spring bloom and to study the processes of aggregation resulting in the fast-sinking phytodetritus.
2. To collect the sinking material during its passage through the water column and to study the changes taking place during this passage and to quantify the flux.
3. To investigate the significance of the material to the mid-water and benthic communities.
Ship RRS Discovery
Departure Port Falmouth, United Kingdom
Departure Date 1986-04-12
Arrival Port Falmouth, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 1986-05-12
Principal Scientist(s) Anthony L Rice (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Institute of Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth, Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory
Associated Project(s)
IHB Sea Areas Visited North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 146;1/146;3/181;114/182;102/182;103/182;112/182;113
Work Area Description Porcupine Bight
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 = 34
Description:  
Surface measurements underway (T,S) Description:  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 14
Description:  
Chemical oceanography  
Nitrate Quantity: number of stations = 14
Description:  
Nitrite Quantity: number of stations = 14
Description:  
Oxygen Quantity: number of samples = 34
Description:  
Phosphate Quantity: number of stations = 14
Description:  
Silicate Quantity: number of stations = 14
Description:  
Biology and fisheries  
Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) Description:  
Other biological/fisheries measurement Quantity: number of samples = 22
Description: particle size analysis,10 WB stat.,rest CTD  
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) Description:  
Phytoplankton Description:  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Description:  
Primary productivity Quantity: number of experiments = 5
Description: in situ at depth from 1-30m  
Zoobenthos Quantity: number of surveys = 2
Description: survey:taxonomy,biomass determination,energy transfers,distribution  
Zooplankton Description:  
Meteorology  
Incident radiation Description: deck & submarine measurements;IMER light meters  
Geology and geophysics  
Bottom photography Quantity: number of hauls = 7
Description:  
Core - soft bottom Quantity: number of stations = 6
Description: SMBA multiple corer  
Other geological/geophysical measurements Quantity: number of deployments = 9
Description: mid-water photography- & video  

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
22 CTD/STD cast Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
1 CTD/STD cast Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance 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  
296580 CTD/STD cast 1986-04-26 17:03Z to 1986-04-26 18:09Z 51° 40' N, 12° 27' W Click for more
296592 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-06 14:01Z to 1986-05-06 16:22Z 51° 3' N, 12° 50' W Click for more
296611 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-04 17:08Z 51° 1' N, 12° 58' W Click for more
296623 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 08:48Z to 1986-05-07 08:59Z 51° 36' N, 13° 52' W Click for more
296635 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 10:47Z to 1986-05-07 11:08Z 51° 30' N, 13° 45' W Click for more
296647 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 07:07Z to 1986-05-07 07:29Z 51° 41' N, 14° 0' W Click for more
296659 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-06 16:22Z 51° 1' N, 12° 58' W Click for more
296660 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 08:48Z to 1986-05-07 10:46Z 51° 36' N, 13° 52' W Click for more
296672 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 10:47Z to 1986-05-07 11:54Z 51° 30' N, 13° 45' W Click for more
296684 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 23:10Z 51° 28' N, 13° 36' W Click for more
296696 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-08 15:45Z to 1986-05-08 16:13Z 51° 35' N, 13° 40' W Click for more
296703 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 11:53Z to 1986-05-07 12:49Z 51° 31' N, 13° 44' W Click for more
296715 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 15:02Z to 1986-05-07 17:34Z 51° 22' N, 13° 31' W Click for more
296727 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 17:34Z to 1986-05-07 19:38Z 51° 25' N, 13° 35' W Click for more
296739 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 13:09Z to 1986-05-07 15:03Z 51° 28' N, 13° 39' W Click for more
296740 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 21:30Z to 1986-05-07 23:09Z 51° 28' N, 13° 27' W Click for more
296752 CTD/STD cast 1986-05-07 19:38Z to 1986-05-07 21:30Z 51° 21' N, 13° 30' W Click for more
296764 CTD/STD cast 1986-04-28 19:30Z to 1986-04-28 19:45Z 44° 0' N, 13° 12' W Click for more
296776 CTD/STD cast 1986-04-29 07:46Z to 1986-04-29 07:57Z 42° 1' N, 14° 0' W Click for more
296788 CTD/STD cast 1986-04-28 09:02Z to 1986-04-28 09:14Z 45° 45' N, 13° 14' W Click for more
296807 CTD/STD cast 1986-04-29 21:42Z to 1986-04-29 21:53Z 42° 6' N, 14° 9' W Click for more
296819 CTD/STD cast 1986-04-29 20:01Z to 1986-04-29 21:10Z 42° 6' N, 14° 8' W Click for more
296820 CTD/STD cast 1986-04-29 19:39Z to 1986-04-29 20:00Z 42° 6' N, 14° 8' W Click for more

Project Database

No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database

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