BODC Cruise Metadata Report for L'Atalante (35A3) cruise 35A3CTH3_1
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 | L'Atalante (35A3) cruise 35A3CTH3_1 |
|---|---|
| Short name | 35A3CTH3_1 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
WOCE-France, CITHER 3 LEG 1, WOCE section A14
This cruise studied the flows at the meridional boundaries of the Southeastern Atlantic Basin: in the west the exchanges with the Argentine and Brazil Basins, and in the east the flows along the African continental slope. Hydrological and geochemical parameters of the WOCE hydrographic Programme (WHP) were measured at 242 surface to bottom stations along two lines, one at 9 deg W from the continental slope of the Ivory Coast to latitude 45S, the other from Cape Town to the location 40 deg S-10deg E, then northward to the Ghanaian continental slope. |
| Ship | L'Atalante |
| Departure Port | Dakar, Senegal |
| Departure Date | 1995-01-12 |
| Arrival Port | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Arrival Date | 1995-02-15 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Herle Mercier (IFREMER, Brest) |
| Responsible Organisation | IFREMER, Brest, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Dynamique et de Climatologie |
| Associated Project(s) | WOCE/CITHER |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W), South East Atlantic Ocean (limit 20W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 1/2/300/336/372/38/408/442/443/444/479 |
| Work Area Description | |
| Work Area Bounding Polygon | 50S,20W; 20N,20W; 20N,20E; 50S,20E; 50S,20W |
| Southern Limit | 50S |
| Northern Limit | 20N |
| Western Limit | 20W |
| Eastern Limit | 20E |
Cruise Inventory Datasets
| Physical oceanography | |
|---|---|
| Bathythermograph |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
40
Description: |
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
108
Description: |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Description: Courantometre Doppler (75 et 300 kHz) |
| Geochemical tracers (eg freons) |
Quantity:
102
Description: H73 Freon-12, Freon-11 |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: Thermosalinometre SIS CTD + 1000 et Thermometre TQP |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
108
Description: |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Alkalinity |
Quantity:
108
Description: Voir Aida RIOS (IIM/VIGO/Espagne) |
| Carbon dioxide |
Quantity:
108
Description: Voir Linda BINGLER (BPNL/Sequim/USA) |
| Carbon dioxide |
Quantity:
53
Description: H74 Total inorganic carbon (TCO2) |
| Nitrate |
Quantity:
108
Description: Voir Aida RIOS (IIM/VIGO/Espagne) |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
108
Description: |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
108
Description: Voir Aida RIOS (IIM/VIGO/Espagne) |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
108
Description: Voir Aida RIOS (IIM/VIGO/Espagne) |
| Trace elements |
Quantity:
108
Description: |
| pH |
Quantity:
108
Description: Voir Aida RIOS (IIM/VIGO/Espagne) |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | Description: Centrale Meteo Aanderaa et Centrale Vent Mors |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 582502 | Single-beam echosounder | 1995-01-12 12:00Z to 1995-02-15 12:00Z | 45° 22' S to 4° 22' N; 9° 10' W to 6° 59' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database