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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0598S

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0598S
Short name 0598S
Objectives and Narrative 1. To perform hydrographic surveys along the standard Faroe-Shetland Channel sections.
2. To perform experimental deep water beam trawls, TV observations and grab stations northwest of Shetland.
3. To perform repeat 24 hour fish trap deployments northwest of Shetland.
4. To perform exploratory hauls for salmon post-smolts at the shelf edge (if time permits).
5. To perform hydrographic surveys along the JONSIS standard section and in the northern North Sea, if time permits.
6. To collect samples of meso-pelagic fish for heavy metal analysis.
7. To collect the Fair Isle caesium sample.
Ship FRV Scotia
Departure Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Departure Date 1998-03-20
Arrival Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 1998-04-08
Principal Scientist(s) Bill Turrell (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s)
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Sea, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 181;3/217;1
Work Area Description Faroe-Shetland Channel, NW Shetland, northern North Sea
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 = 43
Description: Stations SBE 25  
Surface measurements underway (T,S) Description: Throughout  
Chemical oceanography  
Nitrate Quantity: number of stations = 12
Description: Stations SBE Rosette  
Phosphate Quantity: number of stations = 12
Description: Stations SBE Rosette  
Silicate Quantity: number of stations = 12
Description: Stations SBE Rosette  

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
42 CTD/STD cast Electrical conductivity of the water column
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  
514479 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 10:07Z 59° 16' N, 0° 0' W Click for more
514480 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 11:23Z 59° 16' N, 0° 19' W Click for more
514492 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 13:45Z 59° 16' N, 0° 40' W Click for more
514511 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 15:09Z 59° 16' N, 1° 0' W Click for more
514523 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 16:04Z 59° 16' N, 1° 9' W Click for more
514535 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 17:02Z 59° 16' N, 1° 19' W Click for more
514547 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 18:05Z 59° 16' N, 1° 30' W Click for more
514559 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 18:59Z 59° 16' N, 1° 40' W Click for more
514560 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 19:45Z 59° 16' N, 1° 48' W Click for more
514572 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 20:41Z 59° 16' N, 1° 56' W Click for more
514584 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 21:25Z 59° 17' N, 2° 5' W Click for more
514596 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-21 22:11Z 59° 17' N, 2° 13' W Click for more
514603 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-22 09:44Z 60° 55' N, 1° 0' W Click for more
514615 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-22 10:57Z 60° 58' N, 1° 17' W Click for more
514627 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-22 12:08Z 61° 1' N, 1° 35' W Click for more
514639 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-22 13:27Z 61° 4' N, 1° 52' W Click for more
514640 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-22 14:33Z 61° 6' N, 2° 1' W Click for more
514652 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-22 15:36Z 61° 7' N, 2° 9' W Click for more
514664 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-22 16:46Z 61° 9' N, 2° 17' W Click for more
514676 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-22 18:15Z 61° 10' N, 2° 24' W Click for more
514688 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-22 20:16Z 61° 13' N, 2° 40' W Click for more
514707 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-22 23:03Z 61° 21' N, 3° 9' W Click for more
514719 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-23 03:27Z 61° 28' N, 3° 42' W Click for more
514720 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-23 07:11Z 61° 35' N, 4° 15' W Click for more
514732 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-23 20:06Z 61° 42' N, 4° 51' W Click for more
514744 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-24 08:18Z 61° 49' N, 5° 21' W Click for more
514756 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-24 10:01Z 61° 54' N, 5° 45' W Click for more
514768 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-24 11:49Z 62° 0' N, 6° 11' W Click for more
514781 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-24 16:58Z 61° 12' N, 6° 22' W Click for more
514793 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-24 18:55Z 61° 1' N, 5° 57' W Click for more
514800 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-24 21:06Z 60° 51' N, 5° 28' W Click for more
514812 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-24 22:47Z 60° 46' N, 5° 16' W Click for more
514824 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-25 00:40Z 60° 43' N, 5° 6' W Click for more
514836 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-25 02:37Z 60° 37' N, 4° 54' W Click for more
514848 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-25 04:30Z 60° 34' N, 4° 44' W Click for more
514861 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-25 06:56Z 60° 28' N, 4° 25' W Click for more
514873 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-25 08:58Z 60° 24' N, 4° 18' W Click for more
514885 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-25 10:29Z 60° 20' N, 4° 9' W Click for more
514897 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-25 11:27Z 60° 18' N, 4° 4' W Click for more
514904 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-25 12:23Z 60° 16' N, 3° 58' W Click for more
514916 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-25 13:24Z 60° 13' N, 3° 51' W Click for more
514928 CTD/STD cast 1998-03-25 14:16Z 60° 10' N, 3° 43' W Click for more

Project Database

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

References

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Reports

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