BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Challenger (74CH) cruise CH63_3
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 | RRS Challenger (74CH) cruise CH63_3 |
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Short name | CH63_3 |
Objectives and Narrative |
1. To sample the benthopelagic fish populations of the slopes of the Faroe/Shetland Channel.
2. To collect deep water benthos as part of the BIOFAR programme. 3. To collect fish parasites. 4. To carry out a CTD transect across the Faroe/Shetland Channel. |
Ship | RRS Challenger |
Departure Port | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
Departure Date | 1990-03-19 |
Arrival Port | Dundee, United Kingdom |
Arrival Date | 1990-03-30 |
Principal Scientist(s) | John D M Gordon (Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory) |
Responsible Organisation | Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory |
Associated Project(s) | |
IHB Sea Areas Visited | North Sea, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Marsden Squares Visited | 181;3/181;4/217;1/217;2 |
Work Area Description | Faroe-Shetland Channel |
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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CTD stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
7
Description: |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: S only. Regular intervals throughout the cruise. |
Water bottle stations | Description: |
Biology and fisheries | |
Demersal fish | Description: |
Geology and geophysics | |
Grab |
Quantity:
number of samples =
1
Description: Grab used to obtain sediment samples for bioassay experiment. |
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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7 | CTD/STD cast |
Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
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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314766 | CTD/STD cast | 1990-03-25 20:13Z | 61° 27' N, 4° 43' W | Click for more |
314778 | CTD/STD cast | 1990-03-25 20:33Z | 61° 27' N, 4° 43' W | Click for more |
314791 | CTD/STD cast | 1990-03-26 01:51Z | 61° 18' N, 4° 21' W | Click for more |
314809 | CTD/STD cast | 1990-03-26 11:53Z | 61° 46' N, 2° 40' W | Click for more |
314810 | CTD/STD cast | 1990-03-26 17:08Z | 61° 58' N, 3° 21' W | Click for more |
314822 | CTD/STD cast | 1990-03-26 19:29Z | 61° 57' N, 3° 33' W | Click for more |
314834 | CTD/STD cast | 1990-03-26 22:15Z | 61° 54' N, 3° 48' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database