BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Challenger (74CH) cruise CH16/80
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 Challenger (74CH) cruise CH16/80 |
|---|---|
| Short name | CH16/80 |
| Objectives and Narrative | Recovery of current meters, thermistor chains and pressure recorders in the Celtic Sea plus a density survey incorporating continuous underway temperature and salinity measurements and CTD profiles. Scientific objective was to study sea level, vertical current structure and circulation patterns in the Celtic Sea whilst stratified. |
| Ship | RRS Challenger |
| Departure Port | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 1980-10-17 |
| Arrival Port | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 1980-10-30 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | M John Howarth (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Bidston Laboratory) |
| Responsible Organisation | Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Bidston Laboratory |
| Associated Project(s) | |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | Celtic Sea, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 145;487/145;498/181;207/181;209/181;215/181;216/181;217/181;218/181;219 |
| Work Area Description | Celtic 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 profiles =
58
Description: |
| Current meters |
Quantity:
number of recoveries =
19
Description: 16 (of 26 deployed) Aanderaa RCMs and 3 (of 4 deployed) CM/TG recovered |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of recoveries =
3
Description: 3 (of 5 deployed) thermistor chains recovered |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) |
Quantity:
number of recoveries =
6
Description: 3 (of 4 deployed) CM/TG plus 3 (of 3 deployed) SFPG recovered |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
12
Description: |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | CTD/STD cast |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 549965 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-19 00:16Z to 1980-10-19 00:17Z | 51° 30' N, 5° 14' W | Click for more |
| 549977 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-19 02:08Z to 1980-10-19 02:09Z | 51° 19' N, 5° 19' W | Click for more |
| 549989 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-19 03:58Z to 1980-10-19 04:05Z | 51° 10' N, 5° 26' W | Click for more |
| 549990 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-19 21:43Z to 1980-10-19 21:45Z | 51° 19' N, 6° 30' W | Click for more |
| 550002 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-20 00:34Z to 1980-10-20 00:36Z | 51° 6' N, 6° 48' W | Click for more |
| 550014 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-20 03:37Z to 1980-10-20 03:38Z | 50° 50' N, 7° 9' W | Click for more |
| 550026 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-20 03:39Z to 1980-10-20 03:46Z | 50° 50' N, 7° 9' W | Click for more |
| 550038 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-20 18:50Z to 1980-10-20 18:51Z | 50° 27' N, 7° 31' W | Click for more |
| 550051 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-20 22:00Z to 1980-10-20 22:02Z | 50° 10' N, 7° 28' W | Click for more |
| 550063 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-21 02:13Z to 1980-10-21 02:30Z | 49° 50' N, 7° 23' W | Click for more |
| 550075 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-21 06:22Z to 1980-10-21 06:23Z | 49° 29' N, 7° 18' W | Click for more |
| 550087 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-21 10:42Z to 1980-10-21 10:46Z | 49° 11' N, 7° 7' W | Click for more |
| 550099 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-21 20:51Z to 1980-10-21 20:55Z | 48° 37' N, 7° 15' W | Click for more |
| 550106 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-22 01:25Z to 1980-10-22 01:36Z | 48° 21' N, 6° 56' W | Click for more |
| 550118 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-22 03:33Z to 1980-10-22 03:37Z | 48° 30' N, 6° 55' W | Click for more |
| 550131 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-22 14:02Z to 1980-10-22 14:05Z | 48° 48' N, 7° 2' W | Click for more |
| 550143 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-22 18:23Z to 1980-10-22 18:25Z | 48° 49' N, 7° 27' W | Click for more |
| 550155 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-22 21:19Z to 1980-10-22 21:36Z | 49° 0' N, 7° 40' W | Click for more |
| 550167 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-23 18:03Z to 1980-10-23 18:08Z | 49° 37' N, 8° 30' W | Click for more |
| 550179 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-23 22:50Z to 1980-10-23 22:53Z | 50° 6' N, 9° 11' W | Click for more |
| 550180 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-24 17:53Z to 1980-10-24 18:00Z | 50° 30' N, 9° 47' W | Click for more |
| 550192 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-24 20:51Z to 1980-10-24 20:55Z | 50° 30' N, 9° 47' W | Click for more |
| 550211 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-24 23:13Z to 1980-10-24 23:16Z | 50° 49' N, 10° 21' W | Click for more |
| 550223 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-25 02:03Z to 1980-10-25 02:06Z | 51° 0' N, 10° 1' W | Click for more |
| 550235 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-25 06:36Z to 1980-10-25 06:39Z | 51° 7' N, 9° 48' W | Click for more |
| 550247 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-25 17:54Z to 1980-10-25 17:58Z | 51° 19' N, 8° 31' W | Click for more |
| 550259 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-25 23:17Z to 1980-10-25 23:20Z | 50° 54' N, 8° 2' W | Click for more |
| 550260 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-26 06:13Z to 1980-10-26 06:16Z | 50° 28' N, 7° 26' W | Click for more |
| 550272 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-26 20:02Z to 1980-10-26 20:05Z | 50° 35' N, 7° 34' W | Click for more |
| 550284 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-26 21:01Z to 1980-10-26 21:05Z | 50° 34' N, 7° 35' W | Click for more |
| 550296 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-26 22:01Z to 1980-10-26 22:05Z | 50° 33' N, 7° 37' W | Click for more |
| 550303 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-26 23:01Z to 1980-10-26 23:04Z | 50° 33' N, 7° 39' W | Click for more |
| 550315 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-27 00:01Z to 1980-10-27 00:04Z | 50° 32' N, 7° 43' W | Click for more |
| 550327 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-27 01:04Z to 1980-10-27 01:07Z | 50° 31' N, 7° 43' W | Click for more |
| 550339 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-27 02:01Z to 1980-10-27 02:03Z | 50° 30' N, 7° 45' W | Click for more |
| 550340 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-27 03:06Z to 1980-10-27 03:08Z | 50° 29' N, 7° 44' W | Click for more |
| 550352 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-27 04:08Z to 1980-10-27 04:11Z | 50° 28' N, 7° 43' W | Click for more |
| 550364 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-27 05:00Z to 1980-10-27 05:06Z | 50° 28' N, 7° 44' W | Click for more |
| 550376 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-27 06:01Z to 1980-10-27 06:07Z | 50° 27' N, 7° 42' W | Click for more |
| 550388 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-27 07:02Z to 1980-10-27 07:04Z | 50° 26' N, 7° 42' W | Click for more |
| 550407 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-28 17:31Z to 1980-10-28 17:40Z | 49° 32' N, 8° 23' W | Click for more |
| 550419 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-28 19:28Z to 1980-10-28 19:32Z | 49° 31' N, 8° 35' W | Click for more |
| 550420 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-28 21:04Z to 1980-10-28 21:06Z | 49° 30' N, 8° 45' W | Click for more |
| 550432 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-28 22:26Z to 1980-10-28 22:29Z | 49° 40' N, 8° 57' W | Click for more |
| 550444 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-29 06:34Z to 1980-10-29 06:37Z | 50° 20' N, 8° 28' W | Click for more |
| 550456 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-29 07:42Z to 1980-10-29 07:44Z | 50° 26' N, 8° 21' W | Click for more |
| 550468 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-29 08:36Z to 1980-10-29 08:38Z | 50° 30' N, 8° 14' W | Click for more |
| 550481 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-29 09:40Z to 1980-10-29 09:42Z | 50° 35' N, 8° 5' W | Click for more |
| 550493 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-29 10:50Z to 1980-10-29 10:52Z | 50° 39' N, 7° 58' W | Click for more |
| 550500 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-29 12:33Z to 1980-10-29 12:37Z | 50° 40' N, 7° 42' W | Click for more |
| 550512 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-29 18:24Z to 1980-10-29 18:26Z | 50° 42' N, 7° 28' W | Click for more |
| 550524 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-29 19:48Z to 1980-10-29 19:50Z | 50° 45' N, 7° 12' W | Click for more |
| 550536 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-29 21:28Z to 1980-10-29 21:30Z | 50° 48' N, 6° 55' W | Click for more |
| 550548 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-29 22:42Z to 1980-10-29 22:53Z | 50° 48' N, 6° 41' W | Click for more |
| 550561 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-30 00:25Z to 1980-10-30 00:27Z | 50° 50' N, 6° 25' W | Click for more |
| 550573 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-30 01:59Z to 1980-10-30 02:02Z | 50° 54' N, 6° 11' W | Click for more |
| 550585 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-30 03:58Z to 1980-10-30 03:59Z | 50° 55' N, 5° 54' W | Click for more |
| 550597 | CTD/STD cast | 1980-10-30 05:38Z to 1980-10-30 05:41Z | 50° 58' N, 5° 38' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
