BODC Cruise Metadata Report for L'Atalante (35A3) cruise 35A3CTH3_2
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_2 |
|---|---|
| Short name | 35A3CTH3_2 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
WOCE-France, CITHER 3 LEG 2, WOCE section A13
The scientific objective of this cruise was to study 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. Hydrologic 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 | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Departure Date | 1995-02-18 |
| Arrival Port | Dakar, Senegal |
| Arrival Date | 1995-03-02 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Michel Arhan (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 | 1/2/335/36/371/38/406/407/442/443/478/479 |
| 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 =
14
Description: |
| CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
135
Description: |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Description: Courantometre Doppler (75 et 300kHz) |
| Geochemical tracers (eg freons) |
Quantity:
135
Description: Voir M. J. Messias (LODYC/CNRS) |
| Geochemical tracers (eg freons) |
Quantity:
134
Description: H73 Freon-12, Freon-11 |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: Thermometre TQP et Thermosalinometre SIS |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
135
Description: |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Alkalinity |
Quantity:
135
Description: Voir Gonzales (U. Las Palmas) |
| Carbon dioxide |
Quantity:
49
Description: H74 Total inorganic carbon (TCO2) |
| Carbon dioxide |
Quantity:
135
Description: Voir Linda Bingler (BNPL/SEQUIM/USA) |
| Nitrate |
Quantity:
135
Description: Voir Pascal Morin (UBO) |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
135
Description: |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
135
Description: Voir Pascal Morin (UBO) |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
135
Description: Voir Pascal Morin (UBO) |
| pH |
Quantity:
135
Description: Voir Gonzales (U. Las Palmas) |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | Description: Centrale Meteo et Centrale Vent |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Magnetic measurements | Description: |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: EM12D |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 582514 | Single-beam echosounder | 1995-02-18 12:00Z to 1995-02-20 14:50Z | 40° 0' S to 33° 57' S; 10° 0' E to 18° 18' E | Click for more |
| 582526 | Single-beam echosounder | 1995-02-21 03:05Z to 1995-03-02 12:00Z | 40° 0' S to 4° 27' N; 0° 58' W to 14° 10' E | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
