BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Oceanus cruise OC202
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 | RV Oceanus cruise OC202 |
|---|---|
| Short name | OC202 |
| Objectives and Narrative | A long CTD/hydrographic section with closely-spaced stations was occupied In July-August 1988 from Iceland southward to 3°S along a nominal longitude of 20°W. The section extends from the surface down to the bottom, and spans the entire mid-ocean circulation regime of the North Atlantic from the subpolar gyre through the subtropical gyre and the equatorial currents. |
| Ship | RV Oceanus |
| Departure Port | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Departure Date | 1988-07-23 |
| Arrival Port | Funchal, Portugal |
| Arrival Date | 1988-08-27 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Michael S McCartney (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Department of Physical Oceanography) |
| Responsible Organisation | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Department of Physical Oceanography |
| Associated Project(s) | WOCE |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 110/111/3/39/75 |
| Work Area Description | North-South transect of the NE Atlantic at 20-25°W. |
| 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 =
133
Description: Rosette sampler equipped with a CTD. Water samples collected at 24 levels throughout the water column, except at a few shallow stations where the number of samples was reduced. Frequent malfunctions of the closing mechanism of the rosette sampler during the first half of the cruise resulted in a loss of water samples at a considerable number of stations. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Nitrate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
115
Description: |
| Nitrite |
Quantity:
number of stations =
113
Description: |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of stations =
133
Description: |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
110
Description: |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
118
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Single-beam echosounder |
Bathymetry and Elevation Date and time 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 581897 | Single-beam echosounder | 1988-07-24 21:17Z to 1988-08-25 12:43Z | 3° 1' S to 63° 19' N; 29° 2' W to 19° 51' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
