BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Melville cruise 318MWESTW_5
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 318MWESTW_5 |
|---|---|
| Short name | 318MWESTW_5 |
| Objectives and Narrative | This cruise occupied a series of CTD/O2 (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth-Oxygen) stations approximately along 17° S from the continental shelf of Peru to the continental shelf of Australia. High quality water-property data was collected in order to help define the pattern of circulation in the South Pacific. Measurements of temperature, depth, salinity, and dissolved oxygen concentration were made continuously with depth, and the concentrations of dissolved silica, phosphate, nitrate, and nitrite were measured. Measurements of freon, tritium concentrations and CO2 were made at selected levels. Continuous echo-sounding was maintained along the cruise track as well as ADCP current measurements. |
| Ship | RV Melville |
| Departure Port | Papeete, French Polynesia |
| Departure Date | 1994-05-19 |
| Arrival Port | Brisbane, Australia |
| Arrival Date | 1994-06-25 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Harry L Bryden (James Rennell Centre for Ocean Circulation) |
| Responsible Organisation | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Department of Physical Oceanography |
| Associated Project(s) | |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | South Pacific Ocean |
| Marsden Squares Visited | |
| Work Area Description | |
| Work Area Bounding Polygon | |
| Southern Limit | unknown |
| Northern Limit | unknown |
| Western Limit | unknown |
| Eastern Limit | unknown |
Cruise Inventory Datasets
No information on datasets is currently available for this cruise
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 582041 | Single-beam echosounder | 1994-05-19 23:51:00Z to 1994-06-24 22:08:00Z | From 17° 32' S, 149° 34' W to 27° 27' S, 153° 4' E | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
