BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Challenger (74CH) cruise CH118C
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 CH118C |
|---|---|
| Short name | CH118C |
| Objectives and Narrative |
1. To quantify the rates and processes of sediment water exchange of nutrients, trace metals and oxygen in the sediments of the Humber/Wash, Tyne and Tweed regions.
2. To quantify pore water concentration gradients of nutrients and trace metals, the distributions of naturally occurring radionuclides, and the rates of denitrification/nitrification and sulphate reduction within the surficial zone of these sediments. 3. To determine the population density of bioturbating macrofauna within these sediments. 4. To map the distribution of dissolved nutrients, chlorophyll, salinity, temperature, turbidity and fluorescence in the LOIS RACS (C) region. 5. To determine methane concentrations and the abundance of methanotropic bacteria in the water column. |
| Ship | RRS Challenger |
| Departure Port | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 1995-04-27 |
| Arrival Port | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 1995-05-12 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Peter G Watson (Plymouth Marine Laboratory) |
| Responsible Organisation | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| Associated Project(s) | LOIS - RACS |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North Sea |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 181;1/181;3/216;1 |
| Work Area Description | North Sea, Coastal strip from Gt. Yarmouth to Berwick upon Tweed |
| 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 profiles =
52
Description: Neil Brown MKIIIB CTD with attached sensors |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
17
Description: shipborne ADCP |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
52
Description: CTD sensor |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
17
Description: surface underway measurements |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
52
Description: CTD sensor |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
17
Description: surface underway measurements |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Ammonia |
Quantity:
number of cores =
20
Description: microcosm incubation; exchanges and fluxes |
| Nitrate |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
8
Description: surface underway measurements |
| Nitrate |
Quantity:
number of samples =
10
Description: from non-toxic supply |
| Nitrite |
Quantity:
number of cores =
20
Description: microcosm incubation; exchanges and fluxes |
| Nitrite |
Quantity:
number of samples =
10
Description: from non-toxic supply |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of cores =
7
Description: resistivity of sediment cores |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of cores =
31
Description: redox measurements |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of cores =
11
Description: oxygen profiles/resistivity of sediment cores |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of cores =
65
Description: denitrification studies on cores |
| Other dissolved gases |
Quantity:
number of samples =
75
Description: CH4 and N2O |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of cores =
42
Description: oxygen consumption in sediments |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
52
Description: CTD sensor |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of cores =
11
Description: oxygen profiles/resistivity of sediment cores |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
number of cores =
20
Description: microcosm incubation; exchanges and fluxes |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
8
Description: surface measurements underway |
| Radioactivity |
Quantity:
number of samples =
19
Description: Grab samples for radionuclides in sediments, Sizewell transect |
| Radioactivity |
Quantity:
number of cores =
12
Description: sulphate reduction studies in sediments |
| Radioactivity |
Quantity:
number of samples =
8
Description: Surface scrapes for radionuclides in sediment |
| Radioactivity |
Quantity:
number of cores =
11
Description: sectional cores for radionuclides in sediment |
| Radioactivity |
Quantity:
number of samples =
7
Description: filtration for Th234 |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
number of cores =
20
Description: microcosm incubation; exchanges and fluxes |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
8
Description: surface measurements underway |
| Contamination | |
| Bottom deposits |
Quantity:
number of samples =
19
Description: Grab samples for radionuclides in sediments, Sizewell transect |
| Suspended matter |
Quantity:
number of samples =
57
Description: gravimetric SPM |
| Trace metals |
Quantity:
number of cores =
20
Description: microcosm incubation; exchanges and fluxes |
| Trace metals |
Quantity:
number of samples =
5
Description: Sediment scrapes for trace metals |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms |
Quantity:
number of cores =
20
Description: microcosm incubation; exchanges and fluxes |
| Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms |
Quantity:
number of cores =
26
Description: benthic microfauna studies |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement |
Quantity:
number of samples =
10
Description: Sediment scrapes for microfossils |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
52
Description: CTD sensor |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
number of samples =
57
Description: |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
17
Description: surface underway measurements |
| Meteorology | |
| Atmospheric chemistry |
Quantity:
number of samples =
55
Description: atmospheric CH4 and N2O |
| Incident radiation |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
17
Description: surface underway measurements |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
31
Description: redox measurements |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
65
Description: denitrification studies on cores |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of samples =
10
Description: Sediment scrapes for microfossils |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
42
Description: oxygen consumption in sediments |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of samples =
5
Description: Sediment scrapes for trace metals |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of samples =
8
Description: Surface scrapes for radionuclides in sediment |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
11
Description: sectional cores for radionuclides in sediment |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
12
Description: sulphate reduction studies in sediments |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
26
Description: benthic microfauna studies |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
7
Description: resistivity of sediment cores |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
17
Description: particle size distribution/porosity of sediment |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
11
Description: oxygen profiles/resistivity of sediment cores |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
20
Description: microcosm incubation; exchanges and fluxes |
| Grab |
Quantity:
number of samples =
19
Description: Grab samples for radionuclides in sediments, Sizewell transect |
| Grab |
Quantity:
number of samples =
39
Description: Grab samples for sediment descriptions |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements |
Quantity:
number of cores =
17
Description: particle size distribution/porosity of sediment |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bottle station |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Quality control flags Reference numbers Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 50 | CTD/STD cast |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Density of the water column Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Transmittance and attenuance of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column |
| 1 | CTD/STD cast |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Density of the water column Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column |
| 1 | CTD/STD cast |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Density 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 | Meteorological data logger |
Date and time Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Solar Radiation Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere |
| 1 | Pumped water sample |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Date and time Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column |
| 1 | Ship's non-toxic supply |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Date and time Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Salinity of the water column Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Temperature of the water column Transmittance and attenuance of the water column |
| 1 | Single-beam echosounder |
Bathymetry and Elevation Date and time Horizontal spatial co-ordinates |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
Full List
| BODC Reference | Instrument Description | Date/Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 840428 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-04 16:44Z | 54° 45' N, 0° 18' W | Click for more |
| 840441 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-05 15:12Z | 53° 35' N, 0° 52' E | Click for more |
| 840453 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-05 22:01Z | 53° 28' N, 1° 0' E | Click for more |
| 840465 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-06 17:43Z | 53° 46' N, 0° 49' E | Click for more |
| 840477 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-07 14:15Z | 52° 46' N, 2° 12' E | Click for more |
| 840489 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-07 16:00Z | 52° 43' N, 1° 49' E | Click for more |
| 840490 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-07 17:33Z | 52° 54' N, 1° 31' E | Click for more |
| 840508 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-07 19:52Z | 53° 17' N, 1° 21' E | Click for more |
| 840521 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-07 22:07Z | 53° 0' N, 1° 4' E | Click for more |
| 840533 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-08 15:44Z | 53° 0' N, 0° 24' E | Click for more |
| 840545 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-08 17:28Z | 53° 14' N, 0° 39' E | Click for more |
| 840557 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-10 06:04Z | 53° 53' N, 0° 40' E | Click for more |
| 840569 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-10 07:38Z | 53° 45' N, 0° 24' E | Click for more |
| 840570 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-10 09:11Z | 53° 51' N, 0° 4' E | Click for more |
| 840582 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-10 12:04Z | 54° 3' N, 0° 3' W | Click for more |
| 840594 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-10 13:25Z | 54° 7' N, 0° 13' E | Click for more |
| 840601 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-10 16:49Z | 54° 22' N, 0° 3' E | Click for more |
| 840613 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-10 18:40Z | 54° 24' N, 0° 25' W | Click for more |
| 840625 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-10 22:36Z | 54° 33' N, 0° 43' W | Click for more |
| 840637 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-11 10:52Z | 54° 1' N, 0° 31' E | Click for more |
| 840649 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-11 13:29Z | 53° 51' N, 0° 0' W | Click for more |
| 840650 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-11 14:38Z | 53° 43' N, 0° 7' E | Click for more |
| 840662 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-04-29 16:32Z | 55° 12' N, 1° 1' W | Click for more |
| 840674 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-04-30 22:35Z | 54° 57' N, 0° 55' W | Click for more |
| 840686 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-02 13:43Z | 55° 29' N, 1° 3' W | Click for more |
| 840698 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-03 07:04Z | 55° 48' N, 1° 51' W | Click for more |
| 840705 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-04 07:20Z | 54° 46' N, 1° 0' W | Click for more |
| 840717 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-04-28 07:50Z | 55° 9' N, 1° 25' W | Click for more |
| 840729 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-04-29 08:32Z | 55° 9' N, 1° 29' W | Click for more |
| 840730 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-04-29 12:20Z | 55° 9' N, 1° 0' W | Click for more |
| 840742 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-04-29 20:04Z | 55° 20' N, 1° 3' W | Click for more |
| 840754 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-04-30 08:13Z | 55° 9' N, 1° 4' W | Click for more |
| 840766 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-04-30 19:24Z | 55° 5' N, 1° 2' W | Click for more |
| 840778 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-01 07:45Z | 55° 9' N, 1° 10' W | Click for more |
| 840791 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-02 07:26Z | 55° 9' N, 1° 17' W | Click for more |
| 840809 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-02 17:25Z | 55° 45' N, 1° 15' W | Click for more |
| 840810 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-02 21:37Z | 55° 55' N, 1° 34' W | Click for more |
| 840822 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-03 11:04Z | 55° 55' N, 2° 4' W | Click for more |
| 840834 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-03 17:43Z | 56° 0' N, 1° 36' W | Click for more |
| 840846 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-03 20:24Z | 55° 42' N, 1° 3' W | Click for more |
| 840858 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-04 11:59Z | 54° 46' N, 1° 0' W | Click for more |
| 840871 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-04 14:37Z | 54° 53' N, 0° 45' W | Click for more |
| 840883 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-04 18:42Z | 54° 31' N, 0° 3' E | Click for more |
| 840895 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-04 21:55Z | 54° 0' N, 0° 22' E | Click for more |
| 840902 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-05 17:30Z | 53° 28' N, 0° 24' E | Click for more |
| 840914 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-05 18:42Z | 53° 19' N, 0° 24' E | Click for more |
| 840926 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-05 20:30Z | 53° 25' N, 0° 46' E | Click for more |
| 840938 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-06 09:03Z | 53° 33' N, 0° 6' E | Click for more |
| 840951 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-06 13:24Z | 53° 33' N, 0° 6' E | Click for more |
| 840963 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-06 18:48Z | 53° 39' N, 0° 58' E | Click for more |
| 840975 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-06 21:34Z | 53° 18' N, 1° 21' E | Click for more |
| 840987 | CTD/STD cast | 1995-05-07 08:10Z | 52° 42' N, 2° 18' E | Click for more |
| 952800 | Single-beam echosounder | 1995-04-28 08:02Z to 1995-05-11 16:45Z | 52° 19' N to 56° 0' N; 2° 16' W to 2° 19' E | Click for more |
| 952812 | Meteorological data logger | 1995-04-28 08:02Z to 1995-05-11 16:45Z | 52° 19' N to 56° 0' N; 2° 16' W to 2° 19' E | Click for more |
| 952824 | Ship's non-toxic supply | 1995-04-28 08:02Z to 1995-05-11 16:45Z | 52° 19' N to 56° 0' N; 2° 16' W to 2° 19' E | Click for more |
| 1651004 | Bottle station | 1995-05-02 13:48Z | 55° 29' N, 1° 3' W | Click for more |
| 1651016 | Bottle station | 1995-05-02 17:27Z | 55° 45' N, 1° 15' W | Click for more |
| 1651028 | Bottle station | 1995-05-02 21:41Z | 55° 55' N, 1° 34' W | Click for more |
| 1651041 | Bottle station | 1995-05-03 17:46Z | 56° 0' N, 1° 36' W | Click for more |
| 1651053 | Bottle station | 1995-05-03 20:29Z | 55° 42' N, 1° 3' W | Click for more |
| 1651065 | Bottle station | 1995-05-04 14:40Z | 54° 53' N, 0° 45' W | Click for more |
| 1651077 | Bottle station | 1995-05-04 16:45Z | 54° 45' N, 0° 18' W | Click for more |
| 1651089 | Bottle station | 1995-05-04 18:44Z | 54° 31' N, 0° 3' E | Click for more |
| 1651090 | Bottle station | 1995-05-04 21:59Z | 54° 0' N, 0° 22' E | Click for more |
| 1651108 | Bottle station | 1995-05-05 15:16Z | 53° 35' N, 0° 52' E | Click for more |
| 1651121 | Bottle station | 1995-05-05 17:32Z | 53° 28' N, 0° 24' E | Click for more |
| 1651133 | Bottle station | 1995-05-05 18:45Z | 53° 19' N, 0° 24' E | Click for more |
| 1651145 | Bottle station | 1995-05-05 20:33Z | 53° 25' N, 0° 46' E | Click for more |
| 1651157 | Bottle station | 1995-05-05 22:03Z | 53° 28' N, 1° 0' E | Click for more |
| 1651169 | Bottle station | 1995-05-06 13:24Z | 53° 33' N, 0° 6' E | Click for more |
| 1651170 | Bottle station | 1995-05-06 17:45Z | 53° 46' N, 0° 49' E | Click for more |
| 1651182 | Bottle station | 1995-05-06 18:49Z | 53° 39' N, 0° 58' E | Click for more |
| 1651194 | Bottle station | 1995-05-06 21:39Z | 53° 18' N, 1° 21' E | Click for more |
| 1651201 | Bottle station | 1995-05-07 14:16Z | 52° 46' N, 2° 12' E | Click for more |
| 1651213 | Bottle station | 1995-05-07 16:00Z | 52° 43' N, 1° 49' E | Click for more |
| 1651225 | Bottle station | 1995-05-07 17:31Z | 52° 54' N, 1° 31' E | Click for more |
| 1651237 | Bottle station | 1995-05-07 19:56Z | 53° 17' N, 1° 21' E | Click for more |
| 1651249 | Bottle station | 1995-05-07 22:07Z | 53° 0' N, 1° 4' E | Click for more |
| 1651250 | Bottle station | 1995-04-29 16:36Z | 55° 12' N, 1° 1' W | Click for more |
| 1651262 | Bottle station | 1995-05-08 15:46Z | 53° 0' N, 0° 24' E | Click for more |
| 1651274 | Bottle station | 1995-05-08 17:31Z | 53° 14' N, 0° 39' E | Click for more |
| 1651286 | Bottle station | 1995-05-10 06:07Z | 53° 53' N, 0° 40' E | Click for more |
| 1651298 | Bottle station | 1995-04-29 20:08Z | 55° 20' N, 1° 3' W | Click for more |
| 1651305 | Bottle station | 1995-04-30 19:28Z | 55° 5' N, 1° 2' W | Click for more |
| 1651317 | Bottle station | 1995-04-30 22:40Z | 54° 57' N, 0° 55' W | Click for more |
| 1677603 | Pumped water sample | 1995-04-29 18:30Z to 1995-05-04 02:30Z | 54° 1' N to 56° 0' N; 2° 16' W to 0° 18' E | Click for more |
Project Database
| # Events | Gear Type | Parameters Held |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply |
Carbon concentrations in suspended particulate material
Concentration of alkanes in the water column Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Nitrogen concentrations in suspended particulate material Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies |
| 72 | Box core |
Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance
Other fluxes between the bed and the water column Redox potential in sediment Nutrient concentrations in sediment pore waters Nutrient fluxes between the bed and the water column Sediment water content, porosity and surface area Metal fluxes between the bed and the water column Metadata parameters Carbon concentrations in sediment Nitrogen concentrations in sediment Metal concentrations in sediment pore waters Sediment grain size parameters |
| 9 | Multicorer |
Other fluxes between the bed and the water column
|
| 39 | Day grab | |
| 52 | CTD frame plus rosette sampler |
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Carbon concentrations in suspended particulate material Concentration of alkanes in the water column Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Nitrogen concentrations in suspended particulate material Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column Density of the water column Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
