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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Sea Vigil (74S9) cruise SV24A

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name RV Sea Vigil (74S9) cruise SV24A
Short name SV24A
Objectives and Narrative RV Sea Vigil LOIS core measurements survey.
Ship RV Sea Vigil
Departure Port Hull, United Kingdom
Departure Date 1995-08-22
Arrival Port Hull, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 1995-08-22
Principal Scientist(s) Duncan Plummer (Plymouth Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s) LOIS (RACS)
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Sea
Marsden Squares Visited 181;140
Work Area Description Humber Estuary and feeder rivers
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  
Optics (eg underwater light levels) Quantity: number of profiles = 2
Description: Optical properties as part of the CASI programme.  
Surface measurements underway (T,S) Quantity: number of stations = 32
Description: Survey between Hull and Derwent Confluence to measure nutrients, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, pH and dissolved oxygen.  
Transparency (eg transmissometer) Quantity: number of stations = 32
Description: Survey between Hull and Derwent Confluence to measure nutrients, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, pH and dissolved oxygen.  
Chemical oceanography  
Ammonia Quantity: number of stations = 32
Description: Survey between Hull and Derwent Confluence to measure nutrients, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, pH and dissolved oxygen.  
Nitrate Quantity: number of stations = 32
Description: Survey between Hull and Derwent Confluence to measure nutrients, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, pH and dissolved oxygen.  
Nitrite Quantity: number of stations = 32
Description: Survey between Hull and Derwent Confluence to measure nutrients, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, pH and dissolved oxygen.  
Oxygen Quantity: number of stations = 32
Description: Survey between Hull and Derwent Confluence to measure nutrients, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, pH and dissolved oxygen.  
Phosphate Quantity: number of stations = 32
Description: Survey between Hull and Derwent Confluence to measure nutrients, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, pH and dissolved oxygen.  
Silicate Quantity: number of stations = 32
Description: Survey between Hull and Derwent Confluence to measure nutrients, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, pH and dissolved oxygen.  
pH Quantity: number of stations = 32
Description: Survey between Hull and Derwent Confluence to measure nutrients, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, pH and dissolved oxygen.  
Contamination  
Other contaminant measurements Quantity: number of stations = 6
Description: Large volume samples collected for incubation experiments.  
Other dissolved substances Quantity: number of stations = 6
Description: Large volume samples collected for incubation experiments.  
Suspended matter Description: Discrete samples collected for gravimetric, C/N and chlorophyll analysis.  
Biology and fisheries  
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) Description: Discrete samples collected for gravimetric, C/N and chlorophyll analysis.  
Phytoplankton Description: Samples collected for phytoplankton enumeration and identification.  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Description: Discrete samples collected for gravimetric, C/N and chlorophyll analysis.  

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 Pumped water sample Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Date and time
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Urea concentration parameters in the water column
1 Pumped water sample Date and time
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters 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  
1360121 Pumped water sample 1995-08-22 13:46Z to 1995-08-22 16:45Z 53° 41' N to 53° 45' N; 0° 58' W to 0° 21' W Click for more
1360133 Pumped water sample 1995-08-22 14:15Z to 1995-08-22 19:56Z 53° 41' N to 53° 45' N; 0° 58' W to 0° 21' W Click for more

Project Database

# Events Gear Type Parameters Held
30 Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Carbon concentrations in suspended particulate material
Urea concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrogen concentrations in suspended particulate material
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column

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

References

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