BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Melville cruise 318MHYDROS4
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 Melville cruise 318MHYDROS4 |
|---|---|
| Short name | 318MHYDROS4 |
| Objectives and Narrative | Working HYDROS 4 and SAVE 6 |
| Ship | RV Melville |
| Departure Port | |
| Departure Date | 1989-03-13 |
| Arrival Port | |
| Arrival Date | 1989-04-19 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Lynne D Talley (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) |
| Responsible Organisation | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Associated Project(s) | WOCE |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North West Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W), South East Atlantic Ocean (limit 20W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 3/302/303/338/374/4/410/413 |
| Work Area Description | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bathythermograph |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
102
Description: |
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
71
Description: |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements |
Quantity:
number of stations =
70
Description: |
| Subsurface temperature measurements |
Quantity:
number of stations =
70
Description: |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
71
Description: also surface |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Carbon dioxide | Description: cont. |
| Isotopes |
Quantity:
number of samples =
194
Description: radium 226/228 |
| Nitrate |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
4530
Description: |
| Nitrite |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
4530
Description: |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements |
Quantity:
number of samples =
299
Description: Argon Hc3 |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements | Description: cont. CH4,N2O |
| Other dissolved gases |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
3950
Description: PC02 TCO2 |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
4500
Description: |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
4530
Description: |
| Radioactivity |
Quantity:
number of samples =
394
Description: tritium,C14 |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
4530
Description: |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Single-beam echosounding |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
10556
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 582016 | Single-beam echosounder | 1989-03-13 20:06Z to 1989-04-19 10:24Z | 35° 13' S to 13° 18' N; 59° 43' W to 24° 57' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
