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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FS Meteor (06M3) cruise M43_2

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FS Meteor (06M3) cruise M43_2
Short name M43_2
Objectives and Narrative The Ocean Margin Exchange Project (OMEX) was established to address specific problems associated with the understanding of physical, biological, chemical and scientological processes occurring along the NW European shelf break
Phase 2 of the Project (1997-2000) focused on the Iberian Margin. The objective of this cruise was to obtain winter water column and benthic data from the OMEX box off Vigo and the Nazare Canyon, including recovery of the main OMEX trap moorings. Two sections of the Vigo box were surveyed by underway physical and chemical sampling (poor weather). The trap mooring was recovered and a CTD/Core Station worked on the trap site. Extensive benthic and CTD sampling was possible along the southern line of the Vigo box. Three coring/CTD stations were worked in the Nazare Canyon. Additional CTD stations were worked in the Mediterranean outflow. A short bathymetric/seismic profiling section was worked off Faro to provide supporting data for the EU Inlet Dynamics Initiative in the Algarve (INDIA) Project.
Duplicate roscop no 4455.
Ship FS Meteor
Departure Port Las Palmas, Spain
Departure Date 1998-12-28
Arrival Port Cadiz, Spain
Arrival Date 1999-01-14
Principal Scientist(s) Gerhard Graf (University of Rostock Department of Biosciences)
Responsible Organisation Research Center for Marine Geosciences, Kiel
Associated Project(s) OMEX-II
IHB Sea Areas Visited North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 109/110/146/74
Work Area Description Off Vigo; Nazare Canyon
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 = 43
Description: CTD profiles including DO sensor and transmissometer  
Current meters Quantity: activity months = 9
Description: RCM data + TRAP and SAP samples for POC, PON, delta15N, SESTON, pigments  
Current profiler (eg ADCP) Quantity: activity duration in days = 12
Description: Underway 150 kHz and 75 kHz ADCP measurements  
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements Quantity: activity duration in days = 15
Description: Underway sampling of T, S, meteorology and bathymetry  
Transparency (eg transmissometer) Quantity: number of profiles = 43
Description: CTD profiles including DO sensor and transmissometer  
Transparency (eg transmissometer) Quantity: activity months = 9
Description: RCM data + TRAP and SAP samples for POC, PON, delta15N, SESTON, pigments  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 12
Description: pH determination on water bottle samples  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Microbiological studies on water bottle samples  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: Helim, tritium, CH4, delta13C-DIC, PO4, delta18O-H2)O, 14C  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: Dissolved O2 + total alkalinity and pH on water bottle samples  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: DOC, total dissolved nitrogen + nitrate and nitrite  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Water samples for SESTON, POC, PON, pigments, delta15N and lugols  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Radionuclide determination on water samples for particle residence time  
Chemical oceanography  
Alkalinity Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: Dissolved O2 + total alkalinity and pH on water bottle samples  
Alkalinity Quantity: activity duration in days = 17
Description: Underway pCO2, pH + alkalinity and O2  
Carbon dioxide Quantity: activity duration in days = 17
Description: Underway PCO2 and CH4 + atmospheric CO2 and CH4  
Carbon dioxide Quantity: activity duration in days = 17
Description: Underway pCO2, pH + alkalinity and O2  
Isotopes Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: Helim, tritium, CH4, delta13C-DIC, PO4, delta18O-H2)O, 14C  
Nitrate Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: DOC, total dissolved nitrogen + nitrate and nitrite  
Nitrite Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: DOC, total dissolved nitrogen + nitrate and nitrite  
Other chemical oceanographic measurements Quantity: number of stations = 6
Description: Box core samples for macrofauna and SOD incubations on multicore + grain size, ATP, pigment profiles and C/N  
Other chemical oceanographic measurements Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: Helim, tritium, CH4, delta13C-DIC, PO4, delta18O-H2)O, 14C  
Other dissolved gases Quantity: activity duration in days = 17
Description: Underway PCO2 and CH4 + atmospheric CO2 and CH4  
Oxygen Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: Dissolved O2 + total alkalinity and pH on water bottle samples  
Oxygen Quantity: number of profiles = 43
Description: CTD profiles including DO sensor and transmissometer  
Oxygen Quantity: activity duration in days = 17
Description: Underway pCO2, pH + alkalinity and O2  
Phosphate Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: Helim, tritium, CH4, delta13C-DIC, PO4, delta18O-H2)O, 14C  
Radioactivity Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Radionuclide determination on water samples for particle residence time  
pH Quantity: activity duration in days = 17
Description: Underway pCO2, pH + alkalinity and O2  
pH Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: Dissolved O2 + total alkalinity and pH on water bottle samples  
pH Quantity: number of stations = 12
Description: pH determination on water bottle samples  
Biology and fisheries  
Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Microbiological studies (thymidine, leucine, abundance) on surface sediment and overlying water  
Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) Quantity: number of stations = 13
Description: DOC, total dissolved nitrogen + nitrate and nitrite  
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) Quantity: activity months = 9
Description: RCM data + TRAP and SAP samples for POC, PON, delta15N, SESTON, pigments  
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Water samples for SESTON, POC, PON, pigments, delta15N and lugols  
Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Microbiological studies on water bottle samples  
Phytoplankton Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Water samples for SESTON, POC, PON, pigments, delta15N and lugols  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of stations = 6
Description: Phytopigment profiles on multicores by HPLC (possibly also RNA/DNA)  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Water samples for SESTON, POC, PON, pigments, delta15N and lugols  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: activity months = 9
Description: RCM data + TRAP and SAP samples for POC, PON, delta15N, SESTON, pigments  
Sediment traps Quantity: activity months = 9
Description: RCM data + TRAP and SAP samples for POC, PON, delta15N, SESTON, pigments  
Sediment traps Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Water samples for SESTON, POC, PON, pigments, delta15N and lugols  
Zoobenthos Quantity: number of stations = 6
Description: Box core samples for macrofauna and SOD incubations on multicore + grain size, ATP, pigment profiles and C/N  
Zoobenthos Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Macrofauna and TOM profiles in box cores, plus Redox  
Zoobenthos Quantity: number of stations = 4
Description: CO2 production, delta13C profiles of bulk POC, SoD incubation, live animal collection, macro/micro fauna  
Meteorology  
Atmospheric chemistry Quantity: activity duration in days = 17
Description: Underway PCO2 and CH4 + atmospheric CO2 and CH4  
Incident radiation Quantity: activity duration in days = 15
Description: Underway sampling of T, S, meteorology and bathymetry  
Routine standard measurements Quantity: activity duration in days = 15
Description: Underway sampling of T, S, meteorology and bathymetry  
Geology and geophysics  
Bottom photography Quantity: number of stations = 3
Description: Benthic lander with bottom water sampler, video cameras, sed trap and OBS  
Core - soft bottom Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Macrofauna and TOM profiles in box cores, plus Redox  
Core - soft bottom Quantity: number of stations = 4
Description: CO2 production, delta13C profiles of bulk POC, SoD incubation, live animal collection, macro/micro fauna  
Core - soft bottom Quantity: number of stations = 9
Description: Hrain size, mineralogy + carbonates, forams on-box cores  
Core - soft bottom Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Microbiological studies (thymidine, leucine, abundance) on surface sediment and overlying water  
Core - soft bottom Quantity: number of stations = 6
Description: Phytopigment profiles on multicores by HPLC (possibly also RNA/DNA)  
Core - soft bottom Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Critical shear velocity by flume experiment on box - multicores  
Core - soft bottom Quantity: number of stations = 6
Description: Sediment core radionuclide profiles (bioturbation)  
Core - soft bottom Quantity: number of stations = 1
Description: X-rays, grainsize, mineralogy, CO3, forams, 14C dates on kasten cores  
In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling Quantity: number of stations = 3
Description: Benthic lander with bottom water sampler, video cameras, sed trap and OBS  
Single channel seismic reflection Quantity: activity duration in hours = 30
Description: Parasound seismic profiling  
Single-beam echosounding Quantity: activity duration in days = 15
Description: Underway sampling of T, S, meteorology and bathymetry  

Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations

Latitude Longitude Data type Description
42° 37' N 10° 1' W Current meters 570m sediment trap, 592m RCM8 + transmissometer, 645m stand-alone pump, 1054m sediment trap, 1075m RCM8, 1753m sediment trap, 1785m RCM8 + transmissometer (flooded) - mooring recovered
42° 37' N 10° 1' W Optics (eg underwater light levels) 570m sediment trap, 592m RCM8 + transmissometer, 645m stand-alone pump, 1054m sediment trap, 1075m RCM8, 1753m sediment trap, 1785m RCM8 + transmissometer (flooded) - mooring recovered
42° 37' N 10° 1' W Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) 570m sediment trap, 592m RCM8 + transmissometer, 645m stand-alone pump, 1054m sediment trap, 1075m RCM8, 1753m sediment trap, 1785m RCM8 + transmissometer (flooded) - mooring recovered
42° 37' N 10° 1' W Phytoplankton 570m sediment trap, 592m RCM8 + transmissometer, 645m stand-alone pump, 1054m sediment trap, 1075m RCM8, 1753m sediment trap, 1785m RCM8 + transmissometer (flooded) - mooring recovered
42° 37' N 10° 1' W Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) 570m sediment trap, 592m RCM8 + transmissometer, 645m stand-alone pump, 1054m sediment trap, 1075m RCM8, 1753m sediment trap, 1785m RCM8 + transmissometer (flooded) - mooring recovered
42° 37' N 10° 1' W Sediment traps 570m sediment trap, 592m RCM8 + transmissometer, 645m stand-alone pump, 1054m sediment trap, 1075m RCM8, 1753m sediment trap, 1785m RCM8 + transmissometer (flooded) - mooring recovered
42° 37' N 10° 1' W Seston 570m sediment trap, 592m RCM8 + transmissometer, 645m stand-alone pump, 1054m sediment trap, 1075m RCM8, 1753m sediment trap, 1785m RCM8 + transmissometer (flooded) - mooring recovered
41° 1' N 9° 25' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys 15m holey sock drogued Argos buoy deployed
41° 1' N 9° 28' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys 15m holey sock drogued Argos buoy deployed
41° 0' N 9° 25' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys 15m holey sock drogued Argos buoy deployed
41° 0' N 9° 28' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys 15m holey sock drogued Argos buoy deployed

Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise

National Oceanographic Database

Summary

# Series Instrument Description Parameters
11 Bottle station Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
18 Bottle station Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
45 CTD/STD cast Density of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
1 Pumped water sample Date and time
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
1 Pumped water sample Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Date and time
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
1 Pumped water sample Date and time
Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column
Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
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  
875902 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 21:17Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
875914 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 21:36Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
875926 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 22:43Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
875938 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-09 02:20Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
875951 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-09 03:13Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
875963 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-09 05:11Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
875975 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-09 06:39Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
875987 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-09 15:57Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
875999 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-11 03:55Z 39° 30' N, 9° 55' W Click for more
876002 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-12 20:15Z 39° 34' N, 10° 10' W Click for more
876014 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-13 18:27Z 36° 33' N, 8° 30' W Click for more
876026 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-01 09:10Z 37° 35' N, 10° 37' W Click for more
876038 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-02 21:06Z 42° 37' N, 10° 3' W Click for more
876051 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-06 03:33Z 42° 10' N, 9° 18' W Click for more
876063 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-06 04:12Z 42° 9' N, 9° 20' W Click for more
876075 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-06 07:58Z 42° 9' N, 9° 28' W Click for more
876087 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-06 21:00Z 42° 9' N, 9° 44' W Click for more
876099 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-06 21:33Z 42° 9' N, 9° 44' W Click for more
876106 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-06 23:35Z 42° 9' N, 9° 44' W Click for more
876118 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-07 01:28Z 42° 9' N, 9° 43' W Click for more
876131 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-07 05:46Z 42° 10' N, 9° 36' W Click for more
876143 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-07 06:17Z 42° 10' N, 9° 36' W Click for more
876155 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-07 19:39Z 42° 9' N, 9° 31' W Click for more
876167 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-07 21:56Z 42° 9' N, 9° 27' W Click for more
876179 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-07 22:55Z 42° 9' N, 9° 27' W Click for more
876180 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-07 23:59Z 42° 9' N, 9° 26' W Click for more
876192 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 01:27Z 42° 9' N, 9° 23' W Click for more
876211 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 02:20Z 42° 9' N, 9° 20' W Click for more
876223 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 03:07Z 42° 9' N, 9° 18' W Click for more
876235 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 04:37Z 42° 9' N, 9° 13' W Click for more
876247 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 11:45Z 42° 7' N, 9° 18' W Click for more
876259 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 20:15Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
876260 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-09 00:24Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
876272 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-09 04:05Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
876284 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-09 13:49Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
876296 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-11 02:10Z 39° 30' N, 9° 55' W Click for more
876303 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-13 17:15Z 36° 33' N, 8° 30' W Click for more
876315 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-01 11:15Z 37° 35' N, 10° 38' W Click for more
876327 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-06 06:26Z 42° 9' N, 9° 28' W Click for more
876339 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-06 08:38Z 42° 9' N, 9° 28' W Click for more
876340 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-06 22:11Z 42° 9' N, 9° 44' W Click for more
876352 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-07 04:10Z 42° 10' N, 9° 36' W Click for more
876364 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 03:50Z 42° 9' N, 9° 15' W Click for more
876376 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 04:55Z 42° 9' N, 9° 13' W Click for more
876388 CTD/STD cast 1999-01-08 20:52Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
1254151 Bottle station 1999-01-01 09:38Z 37° 35' N, 10° 37' W Click for more
1254163 Bottle station 1999-01-01 12:38Z 37° 35' N, 10° 38' W Click for more
1254175 Bottle station 1999-01-06 04:51Z 42° 9' N, 9° 20' W Click for more
1254187 Bottle station 1999-01-06 08:58Z 42° 9' N, 9° 28' W Click for more
1254199 Bottle station 1999-01-06 23:58Z 42° 9' N, 9° 44' W Click for more
1254206 Bottle station 1999-01-07 02:13Z 42° 9' N, 9° 43' W Click for more
1254218 Bottle station 1999-01-07 05:02Z 42° 10' N, 9° 36' W Click for more
1254231 Bottle station 1999-01-07 06:46Z 42° 10' N, 9° 36' W Click for more
1254243 Bottle station 1999-01-07 20:11Z 42° 9' N, 9° 31' W Click for more
1254255 Bottle station 1999-01-08 00:14Z 42° 9' N, 9° 26' W Click for more
1254267 Bottle station 1999-01-08 04:58Z 42° 9' N, 9° 13' W Click for more
1254279 Bottle station 1999-01-09 05:19Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
1254280 Bottle station 1999-01-09 07:19Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
1254292 Bottle station 1999-01-11 02:32Z 39° 30' N, 9° 55' W Click for more
1254311 Bottle station 1999-01-11 04:59Z 39° 30' N, 9° 55' W Click for more
1254323 Bottle station 1999-01-12 21:28Z 39° 34' N, 10° 10' W Click for more
1254335 Bottle station 1999-01-13 17:25Z 36° 33' N, 8° 30' W Click for more
1254347 Bottle station 1999-01-13 19:06Z 36° 33' N, 8° 30' W Click for more
1255049 Bottle station 1999-01-06 04:51Z 42° 9' N, 9° 20' W Click for more
1255050 Bottle station 1999-01-06 08:58Z 42° 9' N, 9° 28' W Click for more
1255062 Bottle station 1999-01-06 23:58Z 42° 9' N, 9° 44' W Click for more
1255074 Bottle station 1999-01-07 02:13Z 42° 9' N, 9° 43' W Click for more
1255086 Bottle station 1999-01-07 05:02Z 42° 10' N, 9° 36' W Click for more
1255098 Bottle station 1999-01-07 06:46Z 42° 10' N, 9° 36' W Click for more
1255105 Bottle station 1999-01-07 20:11Z 42° 9' N, 9° 31' W Click for more
1255117 Bottle station 1999-01-08 00:14Z 42° 9' N, 9° 26' W Click for more
1255129 Bottle station 1999-01-08 02:24Z 42° 9' N, 9° 20' W Click for more
1255130 Bottle station 1999-01-09 05:19Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
1255142 Bottle station 1999-01-09 07:19Z 42° 9' N, 10° 30' W Click for more
1361867 Pumped water sample 1999-01-04 00:05Z to 1999-01-04 04:50Z 42° 9' N to 43° 0' N; 10° 29' W to 9° 30' W Click for more
1677800 Pumped water sample 1999-01-03 17:05Z to 1999-01-04 04:50Z 37° 51' N to 43° 0' N; 10° 32' W to 9° 30' W Click for more
1868614 Pumped water sample 1999-01-02 22:30Z to 1999-01-08 19:57Z 42° 9' N to 43° 0' N; 10° 29' W to 9° 30' W Click for more

Project Database

# Events Gear Type Parameters Held
28 Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column
Density of the water column
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
4 Drifting Buoy
46 CTD frame plus rosette sampler Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
Bacterial production in the water column
Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column
Concentration of alkanes in the water column
Stable isotopes in water bodies
Bacteria non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
Bacteria morphology and physiology

Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies
Density of the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column
Concentration of silicon species in the water column
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column
2 Kasten corer
1119 75 kHz Shipborne Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
4 Bottom Lander Bacterial production in the water column
Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
Bacteria non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
Bacteria morphology and physiology
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column

Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Suspended particulate material aggregates
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Suspended particulate material grain size parameters
Sediment grain size parameters
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column
20 Box core Redox potential in sediment
Sediment resuspension

Geological sample radioactivity
Sediment grain size parameters
18 Multicorer Other fluxes between the bed and the water column
Sediment resuspension
Phaeopigment concentrations in sediment

Geological sample radioactivity
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment
Carbon concentrations in sediment
Nitrogen concentrations in sediment
Sediment grain size parameters
1231 150 kHz Shipborne Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

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

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