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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) cruise CD78

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) cruise CD78
Short name CD78
Objectives and Narrative This was the third and last scheduled "tracer documentation" cruise associated with the North Atlantic Tracer Release Experiment (NATRE). Its object was to study the rates of both vertical and horizontal mixing in the main pycnocline of the Northeast Atlantic subtropical gyre, using a release of sulphur hexafluoride tracer, marked by neutrally buoyant floats. The task of the present cruise was to document the distribution of the tracer one year after release.
Ship RRS Charles Darwin
Departure Port Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Departure Date 1993-04-21
Arrival Port Lisbon, Portugal
Arrival Date 1993-05-25
Principal Scientist(s) Andrew J Watson (Marine Biological Association of the UK)
Responsible Organisation Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s) WOCE
IHB Sea Areas Visited North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 75/76
Work Area Description Canaries
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 observations = 241
Description: 241 casts at various stations. Types of cast: 4 x Background 216 x Full 6 x Sled 15 x Short  
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements Quantity: number of deployments = 4
Description: Sled tows  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of deployments = 32
Description: GC Calibration. GC A: No. of deployments: 17 Max error range: 96.72-1823.3 GC B: No. of deployments: 15 Max error range: 176.54-1724.73  

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
205 CTD/STD cast Density of the water column
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  
976709 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-30 22:26Z 23° 0' N, 35° 16' W Click for more
976710 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-27 06:24Z 23° 23' N, 33° 0' W Click for more
976722 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-27 09:08Z 23° 9' N, 33° 6' W Click for more
976734 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-27 11:55Z 22° 55' N, 33° 13' W Click for more
976746 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-27 14:32Z 22° 41' N, 33° 19' W Click for more
976758 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-27 17:05Z 22° 28' N, 33° 25' W Click for more
976771 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-27 19:50Z 22° 14' N, 33° 32' W Click for more
976783 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-27 22:30Z 22° 0' N, 33° 39' W Click for more
976795 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-28 01:08Z 21° 46' N, 33° 45' W Click for more
976802 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-28 04:15Z 21° 32' N, 33° 51' W Click for more
976814 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-28 06:53Z 21° 19' N, 33° 58' W Click for more
976826 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-28 10:43Z 21° 19' N, 33° 27' W Click for more
976838 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-28 14:09Z 21° 19' N, 32° 54' W Click for more
976851 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-28 17:40Z 21° 19' N, 32° 22' W Click for more
976863 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-28 18:18Z 21° 19' N, 32° 22' W Click for more
976875 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-28 22:04Z 21° 19' N, 31° 50' W Click for more
976887 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-28 22:42Z 21° 19' N, 31° 50' W Click for more
976899 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-29 01:48Z 21° 42' N, 31° 49' W Click for more
976906 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-29 05:04Z 22° 6' N, 31° 50' W Click for more
976918 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-29 08:23Z 22° 30' N, 31° 50' W Click for more
976931 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-29 10:46Z 22° 30' N, 32° 4' W Click for more
976943 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-29 13:17Z 22° 30' N, 32° 20' W Click for more
976955 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-29 15:53Z 22° 30' N, 32° 36' W Click for more
976967 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-29 18:30Z 22° 30' N, 32° 52' W Click for more
976979 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-29 21:24Z 22° 30' N, 33° 7' W Click for more
976980 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-30 01:17Z 22° 30' N, 33° 40' W Click for more
976992 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-30 04:17Z 22° 29' N, 33° 55' W Click for more
977006 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-30 07:07Z 22° 29' N, 34° 12' W Click for more
977018 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-30 09:47Z 22° 30' N, 34° 28' W Click for more
977031 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-30 12:18Z 22° 29' N, 34° 43' W Click for more
977043 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-30 14:36Z 22° 29' N, 35° 0' W Click for more
977055 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-30 17:00Z 22° 30' N, 35° 16' W Click for more
977067 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-30 19:50Z 22° 45' N, 35° 16' W Click for more
977079 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-22 19:23Z 35° 55' N, 26° 37' W Click for more
977080 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-24 13:36Z 29° 0' N, 30° 15' W Click for more
977092 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-24 19:14Z 28° 17' N, 30° 37' W Click for more
977111 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-25 00:44Z 27° 33' N, 30° 58' W Click for more
977123 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-25 06:26Z 26° 49' N, 31° 20' W Click for more
977135 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-25 09:27Z 26° 31' N, 31° 27' W Click for more
977147 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-25 11:49Z 26° 22' N, 31° 33' W Click for more
977159 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-25 14:00Z 26° 13' N, 31° 37' W Click for more
977160 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-25 16:00Z 26° 4' N, 31° 42' W Click for more
977172 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-25 18:16Z 25° 55' N, 31° 46' W Click for more
977184 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-25 20:42Z 25° 46' N, 31° 51' W Click for more
977196 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-25 23:00Z 25° 36' N, 31° 56' W Click for more
977203 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-26 01:02Z 25° 27' N, 32° 0' W Click for more
977215 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-26 03:07Z 25° 18' N, 32° 4' W Click for more
977227 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-26 05:31Z 25° 9' N, 32° 10' W Click for more
977239 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-26 08:02Z 24° 59' N, 32° 14' W Click for more
977240 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-26 10:48Z 24° 50' N, 32° 18' W Click for more
977252 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-26 13:04Z 24° 41' N, 32° 22' W Click for more
977264 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-26 15:25Z 24° 32' N, 32° 27' W Click for more
977276 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-26 17:39Z 24° 23' N, 32° 32' W Click for more
977288 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-26 19:52Z 24° 13' N, 32° 36' W Click for more
977307 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-26 22:22Z 24° 4' N, 32° 40' W Click for more
977319 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-27 01:03Z 23° 51' N, 32° 47' W Click for more
977320 CTD/STD cast 1993-04-27 03:41Z 23° 37' N, 32° 54' W Click for more
977332 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-01 01:01Z 23° 15' N, 35° 16' W Click for more
977344 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-01 03:24Z 23° 30' N, 35° 16' W Click for more
977356 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-01 06:02Z 23° 30' N, 35° 0' W Click for more
977368 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-01 08:35Z 23° 30' N, 34° 43' W Click for more
977381 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-01 12:37Z 23° 30' N, 34° 12' W Click for more
977393 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-01 15:00Z 23° 30' N, 33° 55' W Click for more
977400 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-01 16:58Z 23° 30' N, 33° 39' W Click for more
977412 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-01 17:29Z 23° 30' N, 33° 39' W Click for more
977424 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-01 19:49Z 23° 30' N, 33° 22' W Click for more
977436 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-01 22:21Z 23° 30' N, 33° 7' W Click for more
977448 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-02 00:57Z 23° 30' N, 32° 50' W Click for more
977461 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-02 03:16Z 23° 37' N, 32° 58' W Click for more
977473 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-02 05:27Z 23° 45' N, 32° 58' W Click for more
977485 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-02 07:29Z 23° 45' N, 33° 6' W Click for more
977497 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-02 09:56Z 23° 37' N, 33° 15' W Click for more
977504 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-02 11:42Z 23° 37' N, 33° 6' W Click for more
977516 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-02 15:09Z 23° 37' N, 32° 39' W Click for more
977528 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-02 18:07Z 23° 30' N, 32° 24' W Click for more
977541 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-02 20:48Z 23° 30' N, 32° 8' W Click for more
977553 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-03 01:32Z 23° 30' N, 31° 51' W Click for more
977565 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-03 04:38Z 23° 30' N, 31° 35' W Click for more
977577 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-03 07:15Z 23° 30' N, 31° 19' W Click for more
977589 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-03 09:51Z 23° 30' N, 31° 3' W Click for more
977590 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-03 12:25Z 23° 30' N, 30° 46' W Click for more
977608 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-03 16:37Z 23° 30' N, 30° 30' W Click for more
977621 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-03 19:21Z 23° 30' N, 30° 14' W Click for more
977633 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-03 22:12Z 23° 30' N, 29° 58' W Click for more
977645 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-04 00:47Z 23° 30' N, 29° 41' W Click for more
977657 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-04 03:46Z 23° 30' N, 29° 25' W Click for more
977669 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-04 06:32Z 23° 30' N, 29° 9' W Click for more
977670 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-04 09:08Z 23° 30' N, 28° 52' W Click for more
977682 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-04 11:53Z 23° 30' N, 28° 36' W Click for more
977694 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-04 14:28Z 23° 30' N, 28° 19' W Click for more
977701 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-04 16:59Z 23° 30' N, 28° 3' W Click for more
977713 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-04 19:36Z 23° 45' N, 28° 0' W Click for more
977725 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-04 22:28Z 24° 0' N, 28° 0' W Click for more
977737 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-05 02:52Z 24° 30' N, 28° 0' W Click for more
977749 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-05 06:03Z 24° 30' N, 28° 16' W Click for more
977750 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-05 08:31Z 24° 30' N, 28° 33' W Click for more
977762 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-05 10:40Z 24° 30' N, 28° 43' W Click for more
977774 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-05 12:50Z 24° 30' N, 28° 55' W Click for more
977786 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-05 15:22Z 24° 30' N, 29° 11' W Click for more
977798 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-05 18:16Z 24° 30' N, 29° 27' W Click for more
977805 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-05 20:44Z 24° 30' N, 29° 44' W Click for more
977817 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-05 23:10Z 24° 30' N, 30° 0' W Click for more
977829 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-06 01:37Z 24° 30' N, 30° 16' W Click for more
977830 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-06 04:05Z 24° 30' N, 30° 33' W Click for more
977842 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-06 06:15Z 24° 30' N, 30° 50' W Click for more
977854 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-06 16:19Z 24° 45' N, 31° 6' W Click for more
977866 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-06 18:47Z 24° 30' N, 31° 6' W Click for more
977878 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-06 21:44Z 24° 45' N, 30° 49' W Click for more
977891 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-07 00:14Z 24° 58' N, 30° 43' W Click for more
977909 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-07 02:40Z 25° 12' N, 30° 37' W Click for more
977910 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-07 04:54Z 25° 26' N, 30° 30' W Click for more
977922 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-07 07:12Z 25° 40' N, 30° 22' W Click for more
977934 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-07 09:30Z 25° 54' N, 30° 16' W Click for more
977946 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-07 11:52Z 26° 7' N, 30° 9' W Click for more
977958 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-07 14:11Z 26° 7' N, 29° 52' W Click for more
977971 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-07 17:44Z 26° 21' N, 29° 36' W Click for more
977983 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-08 09:54Z 26° 22' N, 29° 34' W Click for more
977995 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-08 12:52Z 26° 22' N, 29° 52' W Click for more
978009 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-08 15:12Z 26° 22' N, 30° 9' W Click for more
978010 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-08 17:37Z 26° 22' N, 30° 25' W Click for more
978022 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-08 20:15Z 26° 22' N, 30° 46' W Click for more
978034 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-08 22:37Z 26° 8' N, 30° 54' W Click for more
978046 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-09 00:53Z 25° 54' N, 31° 0' W Click for more
978058 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-09 03:12Z 25° 41' N, 31° 7' W Click for more
978071 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-09 05:27Z 25° 27' N, 31° 14' W Click for more
978083 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-09 07:35Z 25° 13' N, 31° 20' W Click for more
978095 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-09 10:14Z 24° 59' N, 31° 27' W Click for more
978102 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-09 12:26Z 24° 46' N, 31° 34' W Click for more
978114 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-09 18:09Z 24° 30' N, 31° 41' W Click for more
978126 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-09 20:39Z 24° 30' N, 31° 57' W Click for more
978138 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-09 23:06Z 24° 30' N, 32° 14' W Click for more
978151 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 01:26Z 24° 30' N, 32° 31' W Click for more
978163 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 03:45Z 24° 30' N, 32° 47' W Click for more
978175 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 05:50Z 24° 30' N, 32° 58' W Click for more
978187 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 07:48Z 24° 30' N, 33° 9' W Click for more
978199 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 09:44Z 24° 30' N, 33° 19' W Click for more
978206 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 11:40Z 24° 30' N, 33° 30' W Click for more
978218 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 13:41Z 24° 30' N, 33° 42' W Click for more
978231 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 15:37Z 24° 30' N, 33° 52' W Click for more
978243 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 17:40Z 24° 30' N, 34° 4' W Click for more
978255 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 19:32Z 24° 30' N, 34° 15' W Click for more
978267 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 21:35Z 24° 30' N, 34° 26' W Click for more
978279 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-10 23:23Z 24° 30' N, 34° 37' W Click for more
978280 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-11 01:13Z 24° 30' N, 34° 48' W Click for more
978292 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-11 03:04Z 24° 30' N, 34° 58' W Click for more
978311 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-11 05:33Z 24° 30' N, 35° 15' W Click for more
978323 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-11 07:51Z 24° 30' N, 35° 31' W Click for more
978335 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-11 10:12Z 24° 30' N, 35° 48' W Click for more
978347 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-11 12:25Z 24° 30' N, 36° 4' W Click for more
978359 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-11 14:51Z 24° 30' N, 36° 21' W Click for more
978360 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-11 17:01Z 24° 30' N, 36° 37' W Click for more
978372 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-11 19:14Z 24° 30' N, 36° 54' W Click for more
978384 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-11 21:29Z 24° 30' N, 37° 10' W Click for more
978396 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-11 23:55Z 24° 45' N, 37° 10' W Click for more
978403 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-12 02:41Z 25° 0' N, 36° 54' W Click for more
978415 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-12 05:10Z 25° 15' N, 36° 54' W Click for more
978427 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-12 08:15Z 25° 30' N, 36° 37' W Click for more
978439 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-12 10:40Z 25° 45' N, 36° 37' W Click for more
978440 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-12 13:33Z 26° 0' N, 36° 37' W Click for more
978452 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-12 16:06Z 26° 15' N, 36° 37' W Click for more
978464 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-12 18:33Z 26° 29' N, 36° 37' W Click for more
978476 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-12 21:05Z 26° 45' N, 36° 37' W Click for more
978488 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-12 23:33Z 27° 0' N, 36° 37' W Click for more
978507 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-13 02:44Z 27° 15' N, 36° 21' W Click for more
978519 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-13 05:46Z 27° 30' N, 36° 3' W Click for more
978520 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-13 08:24Z 27° 40' N, 35° 51' W Click for more
978532 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-13 10:59Z 27° 40' N, 35° 34' W Click for more
978544 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-13 13:09Z 27° 40' N, 35° 18' W Click for more
978556 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-13 15:28Z 27° 40' N, 35° 0' W Click for more
978568 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-13 17:49Z 27° 40' N, 34° 42' W Click for more
978581 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-13 20:10Z 27° 25' N, 34° 37' W Click for more
978593 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-13 22:18Z 27° 12' N, 34° 34' W Click for more
978600 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-14 00:23Z 27° 0' N, 34° 30' W Click for more
978612 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-14 02:42Z 26° 45' N, 34° 30' W Click for more
978624 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-14 04:56Z 26° 30' N, 34° 30' W Click for more
978636 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-14 07:06Z 26° 30' N, 34° 46' W Click for more
978648 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-14 09:16Z 26° 30' N, 35° 3' W Click for more
978661 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-14 11:31Z 26° 30' N, 35° 20' W Click for more
978673 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-14 13:45Z 26° 30' N, 35° 37' W Click for more
978685 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-14 17:12Z 26° 0' N, 35° 37' W Click for more
978697 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-14 19:28Z 25° 45' N, 35° 36' W Click for more
978704 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-14 21:46Z 25° 30' N, 35° 37' W Click for more
978716 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-15 01:22Z 25° 7' N, 35° 15' W Click for more
978728 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-15 09:34Z 24° 15' N, 34° 24' W Click for more
978741 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-15 11:18Z 24° 16' N, 34° 24' W Click for more
978753 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-15 16:32Z 24° 21' N, 34° 24' W Click for more
978765 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-16 02:51Z 24° 53' N, 34° 22' W Click for more
978777 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-16 21:33Z 23° 36' N, 32° 39' W Click for more
978789 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-17 22:28Z 22° 31' N, 31° 16' W Click for more
978790 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-18 00:44Z 22° 27' N, 31° 2' W Click for more
978808 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-18 03:00Z 22° 21' N, 30° 46' W Click for more
978821 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-18 05:13Z 22° 16' N, 30° 31' W Click for more
978833 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-18 07:21Z 22° 1' N, 30° 31' W Click for more
978845 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-18 09:37Z 21° 46' N, 30° 31' W Click for more
978857 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-18 11:49Z 21° 31' N, 30° 30' W Click for more
978869 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-18 13:54Z 21° 20' N, 30° 31' W Click for more
978870 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-18 16:08Z 21° 31' N, 30° 21' W Click for more
978882 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-18 18:15Z 21° 41' N, 30° 10' W Click for more
978894 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-18 20:39Z 21° 52' N, 29° 58' W Click for more
978901 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-18 22:49Z 22° 1' N, 29° 46' W Click for more
978913 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-19 00:46Z 22° 12' N, 29° 36' W Click for more
978925 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-19 02:41Z 22° 23' N, 29° 24' W Click for more
978937 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-19 04:40Z 22° 34' N, 29° 12' W Click for more
978949 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-19 06:35Z 22° 43' N, 29° 1' W Click for more
978950 CTD/STD cast 1993-05-19 09:03Z 22° 58' N, 28° 46' W Click for more

Project Database

# Events Gear Type Parameters Held
206 CTD frame plus rosette sampler Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column

Density of the water column

Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)

References

Track Charts

Track Chart

Reports

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