BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FS Meteor (06M3) cruise M22_3

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
- National Oceanographic Database
- Projects Database
References - including cruise tracks and cruise reports

Long name	FS Meteor (06M3) cruise M22_3
Short name	M22_3
Objectives and Narrative	Ref - 19930004 Leg 3 of a 5 leg cruise Geological and and chemical observations in the subtropical South Atlantic as part of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE), and part of the WOCE Deep Basin Experiment (DBE). Investigations of the water mass transports in the western South Atlantic were performed, including the near-surface southward Brazil Current, the Antarctic intermediate Water (on its way north), the deep western boundary current at the continental slope, the overflow of Antarctic Bottom Water across the Rio Grande Rise through the Vema and Hunter Channels. Previously deployed deep sea current meters were recovered and CTD measurements taken at some sites. Additionally, satellite tracked ARGOS drifters and RAFOS floats were launched.
Ship	FS Meteor
Departure Port
Departure Date	1992-11-18
Arrival Port
Arrival Date	1992-11-30
Principal Scientist(s)	Thomas J M�ller (Institute of Marine Sciences, Kiel)
Responsible Organisation	Institute of Marine Sciences, Kiel
Associated Project(s)	WOCE CORE 3/DBE
IHB Sea Areas Visited	South West Atlantic Ocean (limit 20W)
Marsden Squares Visited	339/340
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

Physical oceanography
Bathythermograph	Quantity: number of profiles = 57 Description:
CTD stations	Quantity: number of stations = 30 Description:
Current meters	Quantity: 3 Description: 333/BW,334BW & 335/BW recovered
Current profiler (eg ADCP)	Description: cont.
Neutrally buoyant floats	Quantity: 2 Description: launched 800m RAFOS float
Other physical oceanographic measurements	Description: SOFAR float moored assound source
Surface measurements underway (T,S)	Description: cont.
Meteorology
Other meteorological measurements	Description: cont.