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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 2098S

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 2098S
Short name 2098S
Objectives and Narrative 1. To conduct routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the standard JONSIS, Fair Isle-Munken and Nolso-Flugga survey lines.
2. To conduct plankton sampling with the OCEAN sampler at selected stations along the Fair Isle-Munken and Nolso-Flugga lines.
3. To conduct comparative tows with the OCEAN sampler and ARIES in the Faroe Shetland Channel.
4. To conduct plankton and hydrographic sampling with ARIES at stations in the Norwegian Sea.
5. To collect water samples for radio-caesium analysis at Fair Isle and off Aberdeen.
Ship FRV Scotia
Departure Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Departure Date 1998-12-02
Arrival Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 1998-12-19
Principal Scientist(s) Mike R Heath (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s)
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Atlantic Ocean, Norwegian Sea
Marsden Squares Visited 217;1/217;2/252;1/252;3
Work Area Description NW North Sea, Faroe Shetland Channel, Norwegian Sea max 70degN
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 = 14
Description: Stations, CTD Profiles  
Surface measurements underway (T,S) Quantity: activity duration in days = 7
Description: Days - Thermosalingraph  
Chemical oceanography  
Nitrate Quantity: number of samples = 513
Description: Samples at 11 Stations, Towed Instrument  
Phosphate Quantity: number of samples = 513
Description: Samples at 11 Stations, Towed Instrument  
Silicate Quantity: number of samples = 513
Description: Samples at 11 Stations, Towed Instrument  
Biology and fisheries  
Zooplankton Quantity: number of samples = 251
Description: Samples at 11 Stations, Towed Serial Sampling Net  

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
24 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  
516333 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-03 20:02Z 60° 10' N, 3° 43' W Click for more
516345 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-03 22:08Z 60° 13' N, 3° 51' W Click for more
516357 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-04 01:23Z 60° 16' N, 3° 59' W Click for more
516369 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-04 02:56Z 60° 18' N, 4° 4' W Click for more
516370 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-04 04:37Z 60° 19' N, 4° 9' W Click for more
516382 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-04 06:39Z 60° 24' N, 4° 19' W Click for more
516394 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-04 08:41Z 60° 28' N, 4° 25' W Click for more
516401 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-04 12:48Z 60° 34' N, 4° 45' W Click for more
516413 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-05 02:15Z 60° 37' N, 4° 54' W Click for more
516425 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-05 04:13Z 60° 43' N, 5° 6' W Click for more
516437 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-05 06:05Z 60° 46' N, 5° 16' W Click for more
516449 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-05 07:38Z 60° 51' N, 5° 28' W Click for more
516450 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-05 10:19Z 61° 1' N, 5° 57' W Click for more
516462 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-05 12:21Z 61° 12' N, 6° 22' W Click for more
516474 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-06 03:06Z 61° 31' N, 4° 17' W Click for more
516486 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-06 07:20Z 61° 25' N, 3° 45' W Click for more
516498 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-06 10:26Z 61° 19' N, 3° 9' W Click for more
516505 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-06 13:31Z 61° 15' N, 2° 40' W Click for more
516517 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-06 18:09Z 62° 0' N, 2° 59' W Click for more
516529 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-07 04:06Z 62° 31' N, 0° 1' E Click for more
516530 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-07 12:25Z 63° 39' N, 0° 4' E Click for more
516542 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-07 23:37Z 63° 39' N, 0° 37' E Click for more
516554 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-09 09:26Z 65° 13' N, 3° 54' E Click for more
516566 CTD/STD cast 1998-12-09 19:01Z 66° 50' N, 4° 5' E Click for more

Project Database

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

References

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