BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D172
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 Discovery (74E3) cruise D172 |
|---|---|
| Short name | D172 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
Geophysics/ Geology
A wide variety of studies were planned for separate regions of the Southern Ocean: 1) Measure heatflow in some of the small basins in the Scotia Sea to determine their ages 2) Recover an array of previously deployed current meters 3) A survey of an area of the Scotia Ridge between South Georgia and the Falklands 4) Extend the knowledge of a region to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula by the implementation of coring and seismic programmes. This work occupied the whole of Leg 3. |
| Ship | RRS Discovery |
| Departure Port | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Departure Date | 1987-12-17 |
| Arrival Port | Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Arrival Date | 1988-03-30 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Peter F Barker (British Antarctic Survey) |
| Responsible Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Associated Project(s) | Marine Geophysics Cruise-Scotia and Bellingshausen Seas |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | South Atlantic Ocean, South East Pacific Ocean (limit 140W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | |
| Work Area Description | Scotia Sea/Weddell Sea/S.E. Pacific |
| Work Area Bounding Polygon | |
| Southern Limit | unknown |
| Northern Limit | unknown |
| Western Limit | unknown |
| Eastern Limit | unknown |
Cruise Inventory Datasets
| Biology and fisheries | |
|---|---|
| Sediment traps |
Quantity:
number of surveys =
1
Description: A study of the ridge crest-trench collisions and sedimentary processes. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling |
Quantity:
number of surveys =
1
Description: A geophysical survey of Aurora Dank to determine evolution. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | CTD/STD cast |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1195929 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-01-07 06:40Z to 1988-01-07 11:00Z | 60° 11' S, 38° 9' W | Click for more |
| 1195930 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-01-26 17:10Z to 1988-01-26 21:10Z | 65° 54' S, 35° 49' W | Click for more |
| 1195942 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-01-27 21:00Z to 1988-01-28 02:30Z | 63° 56' S, 40° 53' W | Click for more |
| 1195954 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-01-28 12:15Z to 1988-01-28 15:30Z | 63° 30' S, 41° 43' W | Click for more |
| 1195966 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-01-28 22:00Z to 1988-01-29 01:25Z | 63° 10' S, 42° 45' W | Click for more |
| 1195978 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-02-04 05:10Z to 1988-02-04 09:00Z | 62° 3' S, 40° 37' W | Click for more |
| 1195991 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-02-05 21:20Z to 1988-02-06 00:40Z | 63° 4' S, 43° 8' W | Click for more |
| 1196005 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-02-06 05:50Z to 1988-02-06 09:10Z | 63° 19' S, 42° 10' W | Click for more |
| 1196017 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-02-06 15:50Z to 1988-02-06 20:20Z | 63° 27' S, 41° 54' W | Click for more |
| 1196029 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-02-07 22:00Z to 1988-02-08 01:30Z | 63° 42' S, 41° 18' W | Click for more |
| 1196030 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-02-08 07:30Z to 1988-02-08 11:20Z | 64° 8' S, 40° 24' W | Click for more |
| 1196042 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-02-08 18:25Z to 1988-02-08 21:30Z | 64° 49' S, 38° 34' W | Click for more |
| 1196054 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-03-25 18:00Z to 1988-03-25 21:20Z | 63° 13' S, 64° 40' W | Click for more |
| 1196066 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-03-25 23:10Z to 1988-03-26 01:45Z | 63° 2' S, 64° 40' W | Click for more |
| 1196078 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-03-26 03:55Z to 1988-03-26 06:30Z | 62° 45' S, 64° 40' W | Click for more |
| 1196091 | CTD/STD cast | 1988-03-26 09:00Z to 1988-03-26 12:10Z | 62° 23' S, 64° 37' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
