BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D162
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 Discovery (74E3) cruise D162 |
|---|---|
| Short name | D162 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
1. Recovery of 3 current meter moorings at GME.
2. Recovery of a recording transmissometer mooring, also at GME. 3. Recovery of 4 Autonomous Listening Stations and redeployment of northern 3. 4. Working of CTD stations at GME and in the ALS area to the North. 5. Re-calibration of Electromagnetic Log. |
| Ship | RRS Discovery |
| Departure Port | Funchal, Portugal |
| Departure Date | 1986-09-22 |
| Arrival Port | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 1986-10-09 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Peter M Saunders (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
| Responsible Organisation | Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory |
| Associated Project(s) | |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 110;2/110;4/111;1/111;2/145;2/145;3/145;4/146;1 |
| Work Area Description | N.E. Atlantic |
| 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 =
22
Description: |
| Current meters |
Quantity:
13
Description: recovered;9x12/4x2 months |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Description: ADCP,run cont. throughout cruise |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Description: 4 recovered,3 relaid,ALS,to monitor drifting floats |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
17
Description: |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
3704
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | CTD/STD cast |
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Salinity of 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57370 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-09-28 18:18Z | 41° 50' N, 18° 49' W | Click for more |
| 57382 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-09-29 00:00Z | 41° 45' N, 17° 15' W | Click for more |
| 57394 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-09-30 00:00Z | 41° 40' N, 15° 16' W | Click for more |
| 57401 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-01 01:03Z | 41° 33' N, 13° 27' W | Click for more |
| 57413 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-01 21:14Z | 42° 35' N, 14° 49' W | Click for more |
| 57437 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-02 19:25Z | 44° 1' N, 15° 50' W | Click for more |
| 57449 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-03 07:49Z | 43° 16' N, 14° 4' W | Click for more |
| 57450 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-03 21:55Z | 44° 38' N, 15° 7' W | Click for more |
| 57462 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-06 05:50Z | 46° 11' N, 11° 36' W | Click for more |
| 57474 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-06 15:39Z | 47° 5' N, 10° 29' W | Click for more |
| 57486 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-02 09:17Z | 42° 48' N, 16° 35' W | Click for more |
| 57505 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-08 08:13Z | 48° 45' N, 8° 49' W | Click for more |
| 57517 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-08 09:01Z | 48° 49' N, 8° 49' W | Click for more |
| 57529 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-08 12:52Z | 48° 45' N, 8° 57' W | Click for more |
| 57530 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-08 13:52Z | 48° 40' N, 9° 3' W | Click for more |
| 57542 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-08 14:45Z | 48° 45' N, 9° 3' W | Click for more |
| 57554 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-08 15:33Z | 48° 49' N, 9° 3' W | Click for more |
| 57566 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-08 07:26Z | 48° 41' N, 8° 50' W | Click for more |
| 57622 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-09-24 20:43Z | 31° 33' N, 25° 24' W | Click for more |
| 57634 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-09-25 04:03Z | 31° 30' N, 24° 45' W | Click for more |
| 57646 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-09-25 13:42Z | 31° 25' N, 25° 10' W | Click for more |
| 57658 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-10-04 19:47Z | 45° 18' N, 14° 9' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
