BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Water Guardian cruise WG11A
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 Water Guardian cruise WG11A |
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Short name | WG11A |
Objectives and Narrative | RV Water Guardian CASI sea truth cruise. |
Ship | RV Water Guardian |
Departure Port | Hull, United Kingdom |
Departure Date | 1994-07-26 |
Arrival Port | Hull, United Kingdom |
Arrival Date | 1994-07-26 |
Principal Scientist(s) | Tony Bale (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 | |
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Optics (eg underwater light levels) |
Quantity:
number of stations =
5
Description: Vertical profiles for optical properties. |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: Measurements of conductivity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and suspended particle load recorded throughout the day using the NRAs system. |
Chemical oceanography | |
Oxygen | Description: Measurements of conductivity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and suspended particle load recorded throughout the day using the NRAs system. |
pH | Description: Measurements of conductivity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and suspended particle load recorded throughout the day using the NRAs system. |
Contamination | |
Suspended matter | Description: Samples collected at selected number of stations for gravimetric, C/N, chlorophyll, phytoplankton identification and particle size analysis. |
Suspended matter | Description: Measurements of conductivity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and suspended particle load recorded throughout the day using the NRAs system. |
Biology and fisheries | |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Description: Samples collected at selected number of stations for gravimetric, C/N, chlorophyll, phytoplankton identification and particle size analysis. |
Phytoplankton | Description: Samples collected at selected number of stations for gravimetric, C/N, chlorophyll, phytoplankton identification and particle size analysis. |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: Samples collected at selected number of stations for gravimetric, C/N, chlorophyll, phytoplankton identification and particle size 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 |
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1 | Pumped water sample |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Date and time Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Phaeopigment concentrations 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 | |
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1633753 | Pumped water sample | 1994-07-26 10:45Z to 1994-07-26 16:22Z | 53° 30' N to 53° 43' N; 0° 15' W to 0° 22' E | Click for more |
Project Database
# Events | Gear Type | Parameters Held |
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10 | Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply |
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)