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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Prince Madog (74P2) cruise PD41/05

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Cruise Inventory Information

Long name RV Prince Madog (74P2) cruise PD41/05
Short name PD41/05
Objectives and Narrative A) To service an ADCP mooring and a Smartbuoy at 53 32N 3 22W.
B) To service an ADCP mooring and a Smartbuoy at 53 27N 3 39W.
C) To obtain CTD profiles and water and sediment samples at the Coastal Observatory sites.

The cruise is the 31st in a series starting in August 2002 to maintain the moorings in objective (A+B) and to steam round a CTD grid in Liverpool Bay / the eastern Irish Sea, objective (C).
Ship RV Prince Madog
Departure Port Menai Bridge, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2005-10-26
Arrival Port Menai Bridge, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2005-10-27
Principal Scientist(s) M John Howarth (Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory
Associated Project(s) Coastal Observatory cruises
IHB Sea Areas Visited Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
Marsden Squares Visited 181;1
Work Area Description Irish Sea
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  
CTD stations Quantity: number of profiles = 32
Description: SeaBird CTD  
Optics (eg underwater light levels) Quantity: number of profiles = 32
Description: Irradiance sensors on CTD  
Transparency (eg transmissometer) Quantity: number of profiles = 32
Description: Transmissometer and LISST on CTD  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 32
Description: Lab analysis for nitrate (H24), phosphate (H22), silicate (H26), near bed and near surface  
Contamination  
Suspended matter Quantity: number of stations = 32
Description: Filtration of near surface and near bed water samples  
Biology and fisheries  
Phytoplankton Quantity: number of stations = 8
Description: Lab analysis for phytoplankton from water bottle samples  
Phytoplankton Quantity: number of stations = 10
Description: Net hauls at 53 32N 3 22W  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of profiles = 32
Description: Fluorometer on CTD  
Zooplankton Quantity: number of stations = 10
Description: Net hauls at 53 32N 3 22W  

Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations

Latitude Longitude Data type Description
53° 31' N 3° 22' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) ADCP in a sea bed frame, 10 minute averages 35x1 bins from 2.65m above bed. Recovery and deployment.
53° 27' N 3° 39' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) ADCP in a sea bed frame, 10 minute averages 35x1 bins from 2.65m above bed. Recovery and deployment.
53° 31' N 3° 22' W Nitrate Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery and deployment.
53° 27' N 3° 39' W Nitrate Buoy mounted water sampler. Recovery and deployment.
53° 31' N 3° 22' W Nitrite Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery and deployment.
53° 27' N 3° 39' W Nitrite Buoy mounted water sampler. Recovery and deployment.
53° 27' N 3° 39' W Other physical oceanographic measurements Aanderaa temperature and conductivity. Recovery and deployment.
53° 31' N 3° 22' W Other physical oceanographic measurements Aanderaa temperature and conductivity. Recovery and deployment.
53° 27' N 3° 39' W Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Recovery and deployment.
53° 31' N 3° 22' W Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Recovery and deployment.
53° 31' N 3° 22' W Silicate Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery and deployment.
53° 27' N 3° 39' W Silicate Buoy mounted water sampler. Recovery and deployment.
53° 27' N 3° 39' W Transparency (eg transmissometer) Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Recovery and deployment.
53° 31' N 3° 22' W Transparency (eg transmissometer) Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Recovery and deployment.

Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise

National Oceanographic Database

Summary

# Series Instrument Description Parameters
2 Acoustic doppler current profiler Date and time
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Metadata parameters
Sea level
Vertical spatial coordinates
Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
32 Bottle station Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
9 Bottle station Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
9 Bottle station Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
2 Fluorometers Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Date and time
Raw fluorometer output
Reference numbers
1 In-situ dissolved gas analyser Date and time
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Reference numbers
1 In-situ nutrient analyser Date and time
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Reference numbers
2 Moored CTD Date and time
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
1 Moored CTD Date and time
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
1 Moored CTD Date and time
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Moored instrument depth
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
2 Moored CTD Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Date and time
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Sea level
Temperature of the water column
2 Nephelometers and optical backscatter sensors Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Date and time
Reference numbers
1 Surface water sample (unspecified) Date and time
Reference numbers
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
1 radiometers Date and time
Reference numbers
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
1 radiometers Date and time
Light extinction and diffusion coefficients
Reference numbers
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column

Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)

Full List

BODC Reference Instrument Description Date/Time Location  
679360 Moored CTD 2005-10-27 10:00Z to 2006-01-07 05:00Z 53° 27' N, 3° 38' W Click for more
679372 Fluorometers 2005-10-27 10:00Z to 2005-12-02 23:30Z 53° 27' N, 3° 38' W Click for more
679384 Nephelometers and optical backscatter sensors 2005-10-27 10:00Z to 2006-01-07 05:00Z 53° 27' N, 3° 38' W Click for more
680035 Nephelometers and optical backscatter sensors 2005-10-26 14:30Z to 2005-12-14 13:00Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
680060 Moored CTD 2005-10-26 14:30Z to 2005-12-14 13:00Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
680096 Fluorometers 2005-10-26 14:30Z to 2005-12-14 13:00Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
680127 radiometers 2005-10-26 14:30Z to 2005-12-14 13:00Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
680152 radiometers 2005-10-26 14:30Z to 2005-12-14 13:00Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
680188 In-situ nutrient analyser 2005-10-26 17:08Z to 2005-12-14 12:08Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
680220 Surface water sample (unspecified) 2005-10-27 00:00Z to 2005-12-14 00:00Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
680244 In-situ dissolved gas analyser 2005-10-26 14:30Z to 2005-12-14 13:00Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
696271 Moored CTD 2005-10-26 14:20Z to 2005-12-14 13:20Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
696314 Moored CTD 2005-10-27 09:30Z to 2006-02-06 13:20Z 53° 27' N, 3° 38' W Click for more
696326 Moored CTD 2005-10-26 13:50Z to 2005-12-14 12:00Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
696547 Moored CTD 2005-10-27 10:00Z to 2006-02-06 12:40Z 53° 27' N, 3° 38' W Click for more
1354883 Bottle station 2005-10-26 15:00Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
1354895 Bottle station 2005-10-26 20:43Z 53° 51' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1354902 Bottle station 2005-10-26 21:32Z 53° 47' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1354914 Bottle station 2005-10-26 22:22Z 53° 42' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1354926 Bottle station 2005-10-26 23:13Z 53° 37' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1354938 Bottle station 2005-10-27 00:04Z 53° 32' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1354951 Bottle station 2005-10-27 00:51Z 53° 27' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1354963 Bottle station 2005-10-27 08:33Z 53° 27' N, 3° 39' W Click for more
1354975 Bottle station 2005-10-27 10:22Z 53° 27' N, 3° 39' W Click for more
1354987 Bottle station 2005-10-26 10:42Z 53° 37' N, 3° 47' W Click for more
1354999 Bottle station 2005-10-26 15:00Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
1355002 Bottle station 2005-10-26 16:49Z 53° 27' N, 3° 13' W Click for more
1355014 Bottle station 2005-10-26 17:37Z 53° 31' N, 3° 15' W Click for more
1355026 Bottle station 2005-10-26 18:21Z 53° 36' N, 3° 13' W Click for more
1355038 Bottle station 2005-10-26 19:03Z 53° 42' N, 3° 13' W Click for more
1355051 Bottle station 2005-10-26 19:44Z 53° 46' N, 3° 13' W Click for more
1355063 Bottle station 2005-10-26 20:43Z 53° 51' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1355075 Bottle station 2005-10-26 21:32Z 53° 47' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1355087 Bottle station 2005-10-26 22:22Z 53° 42' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1355099 Bottle station 2005-10-26 23:13Z 53° 37' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1355106 Bottle station 2005-10-27 00:04Z 53° 32' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1355118 Bottle station 2005-10-27 00:51Z 53° 27' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1355131 Bottle station 2005-10-27 01:33Z 53° 27' N, 3° 30' W Click for more
1355143 Bottle station 2005-10-27 02:15Z 53° 31' N, 3° 30' W Click for more
1355155 Bottle station 2005-10-27 02:57Z 53° 36' N, 3° 30' W Click for more
1355167 Bottle station 2005-10-27 03:42Z 53° 42' N, 3° 30' W Click for more
1355179 Bottle station 2005-10-27 04:25Z 53° 46' N, 3° 30' W Click for more
1355180 Bottle station 2005-10-27 05:12Z 53° 46' N, 3° 37' W Click for more
1355192 Bottle station 2005-10-27 06:04Z 53° 42' N, 3° 38' W Click for more
1355211 Bottle station 2005-10-27 06:57Z 53° 37' N, 3° 38' W Click for more
1355223 Bottle station 2005-10-27 08:33Z 53° 27' N, 3° 39' W Click for more
1355235 Bottle station 2005-10-27 10:22Z 53° 27' N, 3° 39' W Click for more
1355247 Bottle station 2005-10-27 11:11Z 53° 22' N, 3° 38' W Click for more
1355259 Bottle station 2005-10-27 11:52Z 53° 23' N, 3° 47' W Click for more
1355260 Bottle station 2005-10-27 12:25Z 53° 27' N, 3° 47' W Click for more
1355272 Bottle station 2005-10-27 13:05Z 53° 31' N, 3° 48' W Click for more
1355284 Bottle station 2005-10-27 14:18Z 53° 42' N, 3° 47' W Click for more
1355296 Bottle station 2005-10-27 15:52Z 53° 42' N, 3° 55' W Click for more
1355303 Bottle station 2005-10-27 16:42Z 53° 37' N, 3° 55' W Click for more
1355315 Bottle station 2005-10-27 18:07Z 53° 27' N, 3° 55' W Click for more
1355327 Bottle station 2005-10-27 18:47Z 53° 22' N, 3° 55' W Click for more
1622939 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2005-10-26 13:50Z to 2005-12-14 12:10Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
1622940 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2005-10-27 09:30Z to 2006-02-06 13:29Z 53° 27' N, 3° 38' W Click for more
1669001 Bottle station 2005-10-26 15:00Z 53° 31' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
1669013 Bottle station 2005-10-26 20:43Z 53° 51' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1669025 Bottle station 2005-10-26 21:32Z 53° 47' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1669037 Bottle station 2005-10-26 22:22Z 53° 42' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1669049 Bottle station 2005-10-26 23:13Z 53° 37' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1669050 Bottle station 2005-10-27 00:04Z 53° 32' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1669062 Bottle station 2005-10-27 00:51Z 53° 27' N, 3° 22' W Click for more
1669074 Bottle station 2005-10-27 08:33Z 53° 27' N, 3° 39' W Click for more
1669086 Bottle station 2005-10-27 10:22Z 53° 27' N, 3° 39' W Click for more

Project Database

# Events Gear Type Parameters Held
34 CTD frame plus rosette sampler Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Raw light meter output
Density of the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
4 Instrument mooring

Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)

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