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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D309-310

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This report collates information from the BODC cruise inventory and oceanographic databases. It presents

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name RRS Discovery (74E3) cruise D309-310
Short name D309-310
Objectives and Narrative A Deep Western Boundary Current array of seven moorings was recovered and a replacement array of five moorings was deployed. For IFREMER, one mooring and one glider were recovered; one IfM-GEOMAR and three NIOZ moorings were recovered, serviced and redeployed. Hydrographic work comprised 25 CTD/LADCP stations, and three tows of the Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP); water samples were captured on each station for the measurement of salinity.
Continuous underway measurements comprised: navigation; currents, using ship-mounted ADCPs (75 and 150 kHz); meteorology; sea surface temperature and salinity; and bathymetry. D309-310 (CFER-2) is a part of the project "Cape Farewell and Eirik Ridge: Interannual to Millennial Thermohaline Circulation Variability", funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council as part of its "Rapid Climate Change" Directed Research Programme.
Ship RRS Discovery
Departure Port St. John's, Canada
Departure Date 2006-08-18
Arrival Port Reykjavík, Iceland
Arrival Date 2006-09-05
Principal Scientist(s) Sheldon Bacon (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton)
Responsible Organisation National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Associated Project(s) RAPID
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Atlantic Ocean
Marsden Squares Visited 183/184/185/186/219/220
Work Area Description Cape Farewell, Southern Greenland and Eirik Ridge. Irminger 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 stations = 25
Description: CTD casts. Seabird 911+ with dual temp/cond sensors. Transmissometer, fluorometer, backscatter, oxygen SBE43.  
Current profiler (eg ADCP) Quantity: activity duration in days = 19
Description: VMADCP (75 and 150 kHz)  
Current profiler (eg ADCP) Quantity: number of stations = 25
Description: LADCP (x2) attached to CTD frame.  
Other physical oceanographic measurements Quantity: number of deployments = 3
Description: Moving vessel profiler (BOT MVP 300). CTD, fluorometer, SBE23 oxygen sensor, PAR sensors (x2).  
Surface measurements underway (T,S) Quantity: activity duration in days = 19
Description: Surfmet package. TSG measurements (temp, cond, transmission), meteorology (PAR, TIR, humidity, air temp, wind speed) and oxygen/carbon dioxide analyser.  
Transparency (eg transmissometer) Quantity: number of stations = 25
Description: CTD casts. Seabird 911+ with dual temp/cond sensors. Transmissometer, fluorometer, backscatter, oxygen SBE43.  
Water bottle stations Description: Discrete salinity samples taken from non-toxic water supply for TSG salinity calibration (number of samples not known)  
Water bottle stations Description: Discrete salinity samples taken from CTD bottles for calibration of CTD salinity (number of samples unknown)  
Chemical oceanography  
Oxygen Quantity: number of stations = 25
Description: CTD casts. Seabird 911+ with dual temp/cond sensors. Transmissometer, fluorometer, backscatter, oxygen SBE43.  
Biology and fisheries  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of stations = 25
Description: CTD casts. Seabird 911+ with dual temp/cond sensors. Transmissometer, fluorometer, backscatter, oxygen SBE43.  
Meteorology  
Incident radiation Quantity: activity duration in days = 19
Description: Surfmet package. TSG measurements (temp, cond, transmission), meteorology (PAR, TIR, humidity, air temp, wind speed) and oxygen/carbon dioxide analyser.  
Routine standard measurements Quantity: activity duration in days = 19
Description: Surfmet package. TSG measurements (temp, cond, transmission), meteorology (PAR, TIR, humidity, air temp, wind speed) and oxygen/carbon dioxide analyser.  

Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations

Latitude Longitude Data type Description
59° 40' N 39° 42' W Carbon dioxide IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS05 recovered on 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 43' W Carbon dioxide IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS06 deployed 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 42' W Current meters IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS05 recovered on 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 43' W Current meters IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS06 deployed 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 12' N 39° 30' W Current meters NIOZ mooring LOCO2-4 deployment on 27/08/2006 20:10.
59° 15' N 36° 34' W Current meters NIOZ mooring LOCO3-3 recovery.
59° 14' N 36° 24' W Current meters NIOZ mooring LOCO3-4 deployment on 01/09/2006 13:20
59° 33' N 33° 54' W Current meters RAPID mooring A. Deployed 29/08/2006 09:39:30.
59° 34' N 41° 33' W Current meters RAPID mooring A. Recovered 23/08/2006 11:50
59° 19' N 40° 49' W Current meters RAPID mooring B. Deployed 25/08/2006 06:04:40.
59° 19' N 40° 49' W Current meters RAPID mooring B. Recovered 22/08/2006 20:12
59° 11' N 40° 21' W Current meters RAPID mooring C. Deployed 25/08/2006 11:21:45. 2908 metres depth.
59° 11' N 40° 21' W Current meters RAPID mooring C. Recovered 25/08/2006 09:44
59° 3' N 39° 54' W Current meters RAPID mooring D. Deployed 25/08/2006 20:35. Acoustic release failed upon deployment - no attempt to redeploy was made.
59° 3' N 39° 55' W Current meters RAPID mooring D. Recovered 25/08/2006 14:44
58° 52' N 39° 24' W Current meters RAPID mooring E. Recovered 25/08/2006 18:01.
59° 47' N 42° 17' W Current meters RAPID mooring F. Deployed 23/08/2006 16:05.
58° 34' N 38° 30' W Current meters RAPID mooring G. Recovered 31/08/2006 23:34.
59° 26' N 41° 9' W Current meters RAPID mooring H (second attempt at redeployment on cruise). Deployed 29/08/2006 11:56. 2450 metres water depth.
59° 27' N 41° 9' W Current meters RAPID mooring H. Deployed 27/08/2006 12:58:30. Acoustic release failed - mooring surfaced.
59° 27' N 41° 9' W Current meters RAPID mooring H. Recovered 23/08/2006 08:42.
59° 40' N 39° 42' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS05 recovered on 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 43' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS06 deployed 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 12' N 39° 30' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) NIOZ mooring LOCO2-3 recovery.
59° 12' N 39° 30' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) NIOZ mooring LOCO2-4 deployment on 27/08/2006 20:10.
59° 14' N 36° 24' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) NIOZ mooring LOCO3-4 deployment on 01/09/2006 13:20
59° 47' N 42° 17' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) RAPID mooring F. Deployed 23/08/2006 16:05.
59° 34' N 42° 36' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) Recovery of IFREMER mooring lander E on 26/08/2006 13:30
59° 15' N 39° 39' W In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling NIOZ RAPID VAMOC mooring IRM4 deployed on 28/08/2006 00:41
59° 15' N 39° 37' W In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling Recovery of NIOZ RAPID VAMOC mooring IRM3.
59° 40' N 39° 42' W Nitrate IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS05 recovered on 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 43' W Nitrate IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS06 deployed 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 42' W Nitrite IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS05 recovered on 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 43' W Nitrite IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS06 deployed 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 42' W Other physical oceanographic measurements IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS05 recovered on 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 43' W Other physical oceanographic measurements IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS06 deployed 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 12' N 39° 30' W Other physical oceanographic measurements NIOZ mooring LOCO2-3 recovery.
59° 12' N 39° 30' W Other physical oceanographic measurements NIOZ mooring LOCO2-4 deployment on 27/08/2006 20:10.
59° 15' N 36° 34' W Other physical oceanographic measurements NIOZ mooring LOCO3-3 recovery.
59° 14' N 36° 24' W Other physical oceanographic measurements NIOZ mooring LOCO3-4 deployment on 01/09/2006 13:20
59° 34' N 42° 36' W Other physical oceanographic measurements Recovery of IFREMER mooring lander E on 26/08/2006 13:30
59° 33' N 39° 45' W Other physical oceanographic measurements Recovery of IFREMER spray glider on 24/08/2006 08:16
59° 40' N 39° 42' W Phosphate IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS05 recovered on 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 43' W Phosphate IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS06 deployed 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 42' W Silicate IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS05 recovered on 29/08/2006 20:30.
59° 40' N 39° 43' W Silicate IfM GEOMAR mooring CIS06 deployed 29/08/2006 20:30.

Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise

National Oceanographic Database

Summary

# Series Instrument Description Parameters
3 Acoustic current meter Date and time
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Moored instrument depth
Reference numbers
Temperature of the water column
1 Acoustic current meter Date and time
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Reference numbers
Temperature of the water column
17 Acoustic doppler current profiler Acoustic backscatter in the water column
Date and time
Horizontal platform movement
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Metadata parameters
Raw current meter output parameters
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
25 CTD/STD cast Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Density of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
2 Paddle wheel current meter Date and time
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Moored instrument depth
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of 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  
808809 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-18 17:03:37Z to 2006-08-18 23:01:37Z From 47° 33' N, 52° 34' W to 48° 12' N, 51° 39' W Click for more
808810 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-18 23:03:35Z to 2006-08-19 23:00:49Z From 48° 12' N, 51° 38' W to 52° 7' N, 48° 5' W Click for more
808822 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-19 23:02:50Z to 2006-08-20 23:00:52Z From 52° 8' N, 48° 5' W to 55° 16' N, 46° 9' W Click for more
808834 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-21 00:02:52Z to 2006-08-21 20:00:57Z From 55° 23' N, 46° 4' W to 58° 8' N, 44° 15' W Click for more
808846 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-21 20:02:56Z to 2006-08-22 20:01:00Z From 58° 8' N, 44° 14' W to 59° 19' N, 40° 49' W Click for more
808858 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-22 20:03:13Z to 2006-08-24 05:47:21Z From 59° 19' N, 40° 49' W to 59° 34' N, 39° 42' W Click for more
808871 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-24 05:47:09Z to 2006-08-24 20:01:09Z From 59° 34' N, 39° 42' W to 59° 12' N, 39° 31' W Click for more
808883 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-24 20:03:09Z to 2006-08-25 20:01:02Z From 59° 12' N, 39° 31' W to 59° 3' N, 39° 53' W Click for more
808895 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-25 20:03:00Z to 2006-08-26 20:01:07Z From 59° 3' N, 39° 53' W to 59° 42' N, 42° 23' W Click for more
808902 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-26 20:03:07Z to 2006-08-27 20:03:10Z From 59° 42' N, 42° 23' W to 59° 10' N, 39° 30' W Click for more
808914 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-27 20:05:10Z to 2006-08-28 20:03:13Z From 59° 10' N, 39° 30' W to 59° 15' N, 37° 24' W Click for more
808926 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-28 20:05:13Z to 2006-08-29 20:01:20Z From 59° 15' N, 37° 27' W to 59° 40' N, 39° 42' W Click for more
808938 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-29 20:03:20Z to 2006-08-30 20:01:22Z From 59° 40' N, 39° 42' W to 59° 29' N, 41° 20' W Click for more
808951 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-30 20:03:21Z to 2006-08-31 20:01:26Z From 59° 29' N, 41° 19' W to 58° 41' N, 38° 52' W Click for more
808963 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-08-31 20:03:27Z to 2006-09-01 20:01:29Z From 58° 40' N, 38° 51' W to 59° 23' N, 36° 51' W Click for more
808975 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-09-01 20:03:28Z to 2006-09-02 18:01:32Z From 59° 23' N, 36° 51' W to 60° 7' N, 36° 58' W Click for more
808987 Acoustic doppler current profiler 2006-09-02 18:03:33Z to 2006-09-03 20:03:38Z From 60° 7' N, 36° 57' W to 62° 9' N, 30° 6' W Click for more
907162 Paddle wheel current meter 2006-08-25 08:00Z to 2008-09-11 08:00Z 59° 19' N, 40° 49' W Click for more
907174 Paddle wheel current meter 2006-08-29 14:00Z to 2008-09-11 08:00Z 59° 26' N, 41° 9' W Click for more
907186 Acoustic current meter 2006-08-25 08:00Z to 2008-09-11 08:00Z 59° 19' N, 40° 49' W Click for more
907198 Acoustic current meter 2006-08-25 08:00Z to 2008-09-11 08:00Z 59° 19' N, 40° 49' W Click for more
907205 Acoustic current meter 2006-08-29 14:00Z to 2008-09-11 08:00Z 59° 26' N, 41° 9' W Click for more
907217 Acoustic current meter 2006-08-29 14:00Z to 2008-09-11 08:00Z 59° 26' N, 41° 9' W Click for more
1073632 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-18 17:16Z 47° 33' N, 52° 34' W Click for more
1073644 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-20 11:33Z 54° 17' N, 46° 45' W Click for more
1073656 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-24 01:16Z 59° 39' N, 39° 42' W Click for more
1073668 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-24 09:33Z 59° 33' N, 39° 45' W Click for more
1073681 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-24 22:21Z 59° 12' N, 39° 33' W Click for more
1073693 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-26 14:23Z 59° 54' N, 43° 1' W Click for more
1073700 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-26 21:19Z 59° 44' N, 42° 30' W Click for more
1073712 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-26 23:02Z 59° 42' N, 42° 24' W Click for more
1073724 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-27 01:23Z 59° 40' N, 42° 21' W Click for more
1073736 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-27 04:39Z 59° 39' N, 42° 10' W Click for more
1073748 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-27 08:31Z 59° 34' N, 41° 41' W Click for more
1073761 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-28 13:34Z 59° 17' N, 36° 25' W Click for more
1073773 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-29 21:14Z 59° 40' N, 39° 43' W Click for more
1073785 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-29 22:49Z 59° 40' N, 39° 43' W Click for more
1073797 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-30 09:34Z 59° 34' N, 41° 42' W Click for more
1073804 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-30 12:41Z 59° 28' N, 41° 26' W Click for more
1073816 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-30 23:12Z 59° 22' N, 41° 6' W Click for more
1073828 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-31 03:32Z 59° 15' N, 40° 45' W Click for more
1073841 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-31 07:39Z 59° 9' N, 40° 27' W Click for more
1073853 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-31 11:45Z 59° 3' N, 40° 7' W Click for more
1073865 CTD/STD cast 2006-08-31 23:07Z 58° 35' N, 38° 30' W Click for more
1073877 CTD/STD cast 2006-09-01 14:09Z 59° 15' N, 36° 24' W Click for more
1073889 CTD/STD cast 2006-09-01 18:36Z 59° 23' N, 36° 50' W Click for more
1073890 CTD/STD cast 2006-09-02 00:59Z 59° 28' N, 37° 36' W Click for more
1073908 CTD/STD cast 2006-09-02 07:49Z 59° 34' N, 38° 46' W Click for more

Project Database

# Events Gear Type Parameters Held
25 CTD frame plus rosette sampler Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
11 Instrument mooring
35 Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply Salinity of the water column
3 Moving Vessel Profiler instrument

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

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