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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Challenger (74CH) cruise CH11C/78

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name RRS Challenger (74CH) cruise CH11C/78
Short name CH11C/78
Objectives and Narrative The objectives of this cruise were:
(1) To make triangular STD surveys around each JASIN mooring. Accomplished except for one station.
(2) Make water drop flux and aerosol measurements. Accomplished.
Ship RRS Challenger
Departure Port Glasgow, United Kingdom
Departure Date 1978-08-17
Arrival Port Stornoway, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 1978-08-30
Principal Scientist(s) David J Ellett (Scottish Marine Biological Association)
Responsible Organisation Scottish Marine Biological Association
Associated Project(s) JASIN
IHB Sea Areas Visited North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 181;4/182;380/182;381/182;382/182;390/182;391/182;392
Work Area Description Rockall Channel
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 = 36
Description:  
Surface measurements underway (T,S) Description: Surface salinity samples plus underway temperature from an STD in the non-toxic supply.  
Meteorology  
Atmospheric chemistry Description: Air-sea interface studies  

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
36 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  
192528 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-20 06:05Z 59° 32' N, 12° 58' W Click for more
192541 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-20 08:25Z 59° 40' N, 12° 57' W Click for more
192553 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-20 10:26Z 59° 34' N, 12° 43' W Click for more
192565 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-20 12:34Z 59° 33' N, 12° 58' W Click for more
192577 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-21 11:31Z 59° 33' N, 12° 12' W Click for more
192589 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-21 13:50Z 59° 39' N, 12° 4' W Click for more
192590 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-21 16:02Z 59° 33' N, 11° 56' W Click for more
192608 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-21 18:00Z 59° 33' N, 12° 12' W Click for more
192621 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-21 20:24Z 59° 39' N, 12° 4' W Click for more
192633 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-21 22:27Z 59° 32' N, 11° 57' W Click for more
192645 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-22 01:21Z 59° 33' N, 11° 25' W Click for more
192657 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-22 03:34Z 59° 40' N, 11° 17' W Click for more
192669 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-22 05:36Z 59° 33' N, 11° 9' W Click for more
192670 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-22 07:34Z 59° 33' N, 11° 25' W Click for more
192682 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-22 09:30Z 59° 40' N, 11° 16' W Click for more
192694 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-22 11:28Z 59° 33' N, 11° 10' W Click for more
192701 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-22 14:45Z 59° 16' N, 11° 17' W Click for more
192713 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-22 16:49Z 59° 9' N, 11° 9' W Click for more
192725 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-22 19:04Z 59° 9' N, 11° 25' W Click for more
192737 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-22 21:15Z 59° 16' N, 11° 17' W Click for more
192749 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-22 23:10Z 59° 9' N, 11° 9' W Click for more
192750 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-23 01:30Z 59° 9' N, 11° 25' W Click for more
192762 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-23 04:45Z 59° 9' N, 11° 56' W Click for more
192774 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-23 06:55Z 59° 16' N, 12° 4' W Click for more
192786 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-23 08:55Z 59° 9' N, 12° 12' W Click for more
192798 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-23 10:58Z 59° 9' N, 11° 55' W Click for more
192805 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-23 13:11Z 59° 16' N, 12° 4' W Click for more
192817 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-23 15:09Z 59° 9' N, 12° 12' W Click for more
192829 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-23 18:40Z 59° 9' N, 12° 43' W Click for more
192830 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-23 20:43Z 59° 16' N, 12° 51' W Click for more
192842 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-23 22:37Z 59° 9' N, 13° 0' W Click for more
192854 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-24 01:07Z 59° 9' N, 12° 43' W Click for more
192866 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-24 03:17Z 59° 16' N, 12° 51' W Click for more
192878 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-24 05:18Z 59° 9' N, 12° 58' W Click for more
192891 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-24 09:00Z 59° 9' N, 13° 30' W Click for more
192909 CTD/STD cast 1978-08-24 11:00Z 59° 16' N, 13° 38' W Click for more

Project Database

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

References

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