BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) cruise CD66
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 Charles Darwin (74AB) cruise CD66 |
|---|---|
| Short name | CD66 |
| Objectives and Narrative | Interdisciplinary cruise to study the sub tropical front and flows |
| Ship | RRS Charles Darwin |
| Departure Port | Ponta Delgada, Portugal |
| Departure Date | 1992-03-04 |
| Arrival Port | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 1992-04-06 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Robin D Pingree (Marine Biological Association of the UK) |
| Responsible Organisation | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| Associated Project(s) | |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 110/111/145/146/75 |
| Work Area Description | Gt.Meteor Table Mount,Moroccan,Portuguese,Spanish,Amorican 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bathythermograph |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
282
Description: XBT drops with T5, T7 probes, some traces coded and transmitted over GTS |
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
67
Description: RVS CTD No. 1195 (EG&G), data collected on up and down casts |
| Current meters |
Quantity:
number of stations =
7
Description: |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
7000
Description: Underway surface monitoring for temperature, salinity (kilometres of track) plus RDI ADCP down to 300m depth. |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
300
Description: SeaSoar tows 0-400m |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
7000
Description: Underway surface monitoring for temperature, salinity (kilometres of track) plus RDI ADCP down to 300m depth. |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) |
Quantity:
number of stations =
67
Description: SeaTech transmissometer on CTD,+7000km surface |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
67
Description: General Oceanics Multisampler (9x1.7l bottles) used on CTD upcasts |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Nitrate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
38
Description: +7000km surface |
| Nitrite |
Quantity:
number of stations =
38
Description: +7000km surface |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of stations =
67
Description: on CTD for calibration |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
38
Description: +7000km surface |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
38
Description: +7000km surface |
| Total - N |
Quantity:
number of stations =
40
Description: |
| Total - P |
Quantity:
number of stations =
40
Description: |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) |
Quantity:
number of stations =
40
Description: |
| Phytoplankton |
Quantity:
number of stations =
25
Description: For later identification |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
300
Description: SeaSoar tows 0-400m, oxygen and fluorescence/chlorophyll |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
7000
Description: Underway surface fluorescence/chlorophyll |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
number of stations =
53
Description: Chlorophyll samples |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
number of stations =
67
Description: Aquatrack fluorimeter on CTD |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
| Latitude | Longitude | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30° 0' N | 28° 34' W | Current meters | Approx. position for 5 moorings:A - 3CMs;B - 3CMs;C - 2CMs;D - 3CMs;136 - 2CMs |
| 30° 12' N | 28° 18' W | Current meters | Deployed 1yr mooring 137 with 2 current meters |
| 30° 25' N | 28° 28' W | Current meters | Deployed 1yr mooring 138 with 2 current meters |
| 34° 1' N | 8° 5' W | Current meters | Deployed 1yr moorings 139 and 140 each with 2 cms |
| 40° 18' N | 9° 46' W | Current meters | Deployed 1yr moorings 141 and 142 each with 2cms (positions approx.) |
| 45° 4' N | 2° 46' W | Current meters | Deployed 1yr moorings 145 with 3 cms and 144 with 2 cms (positions approx.) |
| 44° 16' N | 3° 48' W | Current meters | laid 1 year mooring (143) with 2 current meters and thermistor chain |
| 30° 0' N | 28° 28' W | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | laid 7 Mar 1992, 306m, recovered 11 Mar 1992, ADCP |
| 36° 43' N | 12° 25' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Deployed long term drifting buoy 3906 |
| 34° 0' N | 26° 0' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Deployed long term drifting buoy 3907 and 3909 (at 34 30.0N, 25 59.0W) |
| 35° 1' N | 30° 0' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Deployed long term drifting buoys 3196, 10119 |
| 30° 0' N | 28° 27' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Deployed long term drifting buoys 3347, 3346, 3908 |
| 45° 9' N | 4° 49' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Deployed long term drifting buoys 3917,5794 |
| 34° 42' N | 23° 29' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Deployed long term drifting buoys 8336,1812 |
| 30° 28' N | 28° 28' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Drifter 8336, laid 7Mar1992, recovered 11Mar1992, with 2CMs + thermistor chain |
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
Summary
| # Series | Instrument Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | CTD/STD cast |
Date and time Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Raw fluorometer output Reference numbers Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Transmittance and attenuance of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 2 | CTD/STD cast |
Date and time 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506836 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-04 23:43Z | 37° 0' N, 27° 3' W | Click for more |
| 506848 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-05 07:56Z | 36° 0' N, 27° 20' W | Click for more |
| 506861 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-05 18:47Z | 35° 0' N, 27° 38' W | Click for more |
| 506873 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-06 03:05Z | 34° 0' N, 27° 55' W | Click for more |
| 506885 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-06 11:09Z | 33° 0' N, 28° 12' W | Click for more |
| 506897 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-06 19:20Z | 32° 0' N, 28° 31' W | Click for more |
| 506904 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-07 04:00Z | 30° 59' N, 28° 47' W | Click for more |
| 506916 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-08 09:41Z | 29° 59' N, 28° 34' W | Click for more |
| 506928 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-08 11:49Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 40' W | Click for more |
| 506941 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-08 13:28Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 45' W | Click for more |
| 506953 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-08 15:50Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 50' W | Click for more |
| 506965 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-09 01:03Z | 30° 0' N, 29° 6' W | Click for more |
| 506977 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-09 05:39Z | 30° 1' N, 28° 39' W | Click for more |
| 506989 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-09 07:16Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 34' W | Click for more |
| 506990 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-09 08:58Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 29' W | Click for more |
| 507004 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-09 14:58Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 25' W | Click for more |
| 507016 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-09 16:13Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 19' W | Click for more |
| 507028 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-10 00:26Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 0' W | Click for more |
| 507041 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-10 03:11Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 5' W | Click for more |
| 507053 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-10 06:13Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 9' W | Click for more |
| 507065 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-10 09:22Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 14' W | Click for more |
| 507077 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-10 12:38Z | 30° 0' N, 28° 20' W | Click for more |
| 507089 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-10 14:36Z | 29° 59' N, 28° 31' W | Click for more |
| 507090 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-10 16:58Z | 29° 54' N, 28° 34' W | Click for more |
| 507108 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-10 19:20Z | 29° 49' N, 28° 38' W | Click for more |
| 507121 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-11 00:11Z | 29° 48' N, 28° 41' W | Click for more |
| 507133 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-11 01:37Z | 29° 45' N, 28° 43' W | Click for more |
| 507145 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-11 05:55Z | 29° 40' N, 28° 15' W | Click for more |
| 507157 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-11 07:56Z | 29° 42' N, 28° 19' W | Click for more |
| 507169 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-11 09:50Z | 29° 45' N, 28° 25' W | Click for more |
| 507170 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-12 07:34Z | 30° 0' N, 27° 0' W | Click for more |
| 507182 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-12 19:28Z | 31° 0' N, 26° 0' W | Click for more |
| 507194 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-13 03:54Z | 32° 0' N, 26° 0' W | Click for more |
| 507201 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-13 12:27Z | 32° 59' N, 26° 0' W | Click for more |
| 507213 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-13 20:20Z | 33° 58' N, 26° 1' W | Click for more |
| 507225 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-14 06:24Z | 34° 28' N, 26° 0' W | Click for more |
| 507237 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-14 14:40Z | 35° 0' N, 26° 0' W | Click for more |
| 507249 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-14 22:51Z | 35° 30' N, 26° 0' W | Click for more |
| 507250 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-15 05:32Z | 35° 30' N, 24° 59' W | Click for more |
| 507262 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-15 12:42Z | 35° 30' N, 24° 0' W | Click for more |
| 507274 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-15 17:58Z | 35° 30' N, 23° 27' W | Click for more |
| 507286 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-16 06:35Z | 34° 30' N, 23° 31' W | Click for more |
| 507298 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-17 07:30Z | 34° 43' N, 23° 28' W | Click for more |
| 507305 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-17 17:17Z | 35° 0' N, 23° 30' W | Click for more |
| 507317 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-17 21:00Z | 34° 34' N, 23° 36' W | Click for more |
| 507329 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-17 23:13Z | 34° 31' N, 23° 39' W | Click for more |
| 507330 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-18 04:40Z | 34° 28' N, 23° 42' W | Click for more |
| 507342 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-18 07:40Z | 34° 21' N, 23° 31' W | Click for more |
| 507354 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-18 11:18Z | 34° 15' N, 23° 19' W | Click for more |
| 507366 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-19 00:23Z | 35° 13' N, 22° 41' W | Click for more |
| 507378 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-22 16:39Z | 34° 0' N, 8° 2' W | Click for more |
| 507391 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-22 20:44Z | 34° 8' N, 8° 8' W | Click for more |
| 507409 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-23 01:07Z | 34° 15' N, 8° 12' W | Click for more |
| 507410 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-23 09:39Z | 35° 0' N, 9° 18' W | Click for more |
| 507422 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-24 12:18Z | 35° 59' N, 10° 49' W | Click for more |
| 507434 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-26 16:21Z | 36° 51' N, 12° 33' W | Click for more |
| 507446 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-27 12:27Z | 36° 45' N, 12° 30' W | Click for more |
| 507458 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-27 15:55Z | 36° 49' N, 12° 22' W | Click for more |
| 507471 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-27 19:48Z | 36° 55' N, 12° 15' W | Click for more |
| 507483 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-28 00:42Z | 36° 55' N, 12° 39' W | Click for more |
| 507495 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-28 03:47Z | 36° 46' N, 12° 37' W | Click for more |
| 507502 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-28 07:21Z | 36° 46' N, 12° 25' W | Click for more |
| 507514 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-28 10:47Z | 36° 39' N, 12° 21' W | Click for more |
| 507526 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-28 13:54Z | 36° 40' N, 12° 28' W | Click for more |
| 507538 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-28 20:08Z | 37° 3' N, 12° 9' W | Click for more |
| 507551 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-29 00:01Z | 37° 10' N, 12° 1' W | Click for more |
| 507563 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-03-30 20:40Z | 40° 17' N, 9° 41' W | Click for more |
| 507575 | CTD/STD cast | 1992-04-04 06:18Z | 45° 12' N, 4° 43' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
