BODC Cruise Metadata Report for MV Gorsethorn cruise GTH1/88
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 | MV Gorsethorn cruise GTH1/88 |
|---|---|
| Short name | GTH1/88 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
1. To make CTD transects and collect large volume water samples for radiocaesium analysis between the shelf-edge and the Sound of Mull and between Copeland and Portpatrick.
2. To obtain water sampes and sediment cores by Craib corer at thirteen sites between Sellafield and Dounreay. 3. To service the current meter mooring in the Tiree Passage. 4. To retrieve mooring N3, south of Faroe Bank and to work CTD sections in the vicinity of Faroe Bank and the Wyville-Thomson Ridge. 5. To work on the SMBA CTD section from Rockall across Anton Dohrn Seamount to the Scottish shelf-edge. |
| Ship | MV Gorsethorn |
| Departure Port | Hull, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 1988-10-23 |
| Arrival Port | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 1988-11-06 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | David J Ellett (Scottish Marine Biological Association) |
| Responsible Organisation | Scottish Marine Biological Association |
| Associated Project(s) | NANSEN |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 181;245/181;354/181;383/181;384/181;455/181;456/181;465/181;466/181;467/181;476/181;485/217;208 |
| 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 =
11
Description: |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
13
Description: 5 bottom 4 in NANSEN data set |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity |
Quantity:
number of samples =
15
Description: water samples for radio-caesium and plutonium analysis. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
11
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343678 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-10-27 07:25Z | 54° 40' N, 5° 30' W | Click for more |
| 343691 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-10-27 08:38Z | 54° 41' N, 5° 25' W | Click for more |
| 343709 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-11-01 21:13Z | 60° 13' N, 8° 36' W | Click for more |
| 343710 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-11-02 00:07Z | 60° 15' N, 8° 33' W | Click for more |
| 343722 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-11-02 01:26Z | 60° 18' N, 8° 34' W | Click for more |
| 343734 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-11-02 02:40Z | 60° 21' N, 8° 34' W | Click for more |
| 343746 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-11-05 05:54Z | 54° 41' N, 5° 25' W | Click for more |
| 343758 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-11-05 06:47Z | 54° 43' N, 5° 19' W | Click for more |
| 343771 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-11-05 08:48Z | 54° 48' N, 5° 5' W | Click for more |
| 343783 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-11-05 09:48Z | 54° 46' N, 5° 10' W | Click for more |
| 343795 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-11-05 11:17Z | 54° 45' N, 5° 15' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
