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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) cruise CD114B

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) cruise CD114B
Short name CD114B
Objectives and Narrative OMEX is part of an EU-funded project on Ocean Margin Exchange. This cruise is one of a series of international cruises to study exchanges across the Iberian Shelf Break.
The specific aims of the cruise were to measure changes in biological production and plankton communities in two Lagrangian drift experiments. This leg studied the variations over a 10-day period in an off-shore filament.
Measurements were made of phytoplankton, microzooplankton, mesozooplankton and bacteria: physical measurements included the use of Argos drifting buoys, ADCP and small scale turbulence measurements: chemical properties determined were nutrient concentrations, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity and pCO2.
Ship RRS Charles Darwin
Departure Port Vigo, Spain
Departure Date 1998-08-11
Arrival Port Southampton, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 1998-08-24
Principal Scientist(s) Ian Joint (Plymouth Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s) OMEX
IHB Sea Areas Visited North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 145;2/146;1
Work Area Description Iberian Shelf Break
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 = 34
Description: CTD profiles of temperature, conductivity, fluorescence light (PAR), oxygen, transmission  
Current profiler (eg ADCP) Quantity: activity duration in days = 11
Description: Continuous ADCP profiles  
Other physical oceanographic measurements Quantity: number of profiles = 143
Description: Turbulence measurements from free-fall profiler (FLY)  
Chemical oceanography  
Alkalinity Quantity: activity duration in days = 18
Description: Continuous measurements of alkalinity and pCO2; discrete O2 measurements by microwinkler titration  
Carbon dioxide Quantity: activity duration in days = 18
Description: Continuous measurements of alkalinity and pCO2; discrete O2 measurements by microwinkler titration  
Oxygen Quantity: activity duration in days = 18
Description: Continuous measurements of alkalinity and pCO2; discrete O2 measurements by microwinkler titration  
Biology and fisheries  
Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms Quantity: activity duration in days = 11
Description: Bacterial production of 3H-Thymidine and 3H-Leucine incorporation  
Primary productivity Quantity: number of experiments = 4
Description: In situ incubations to measure primary production, ammonium & nitrate assimilation (15N) and phosphate assimilation (33P)  
Zooplankton Quantity: number of experiments = 10
Description: Microzooplankton grazing experiments by dilution method  
Zooplankton Quantity: number of hauls = 49
Description: WP-2 net vertical plankton hauls  

Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations

Latitude Longitude Data type Description
42° 40' N 9° 30' W Current meters Recovery of STABLE, 19 days after deployment from CD114A
42° 40' N 9° 30' W Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) Recovery of STABLE, 19 days after deployment from CD114A
32° 40' N 9° 25' W Sediment traps 4 24-hour deployments of drifting sediment traps to 200m
41° 58' N 9° 52' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys 4 ARGOS drifting buoys, deployed 14/08/98 for long-term deployment

Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise

National Oceanographic Database

Summary

# Series Instrument Description Parameters
9 Bottle station 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
1 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
6 Bottle station 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
Urea concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
11 Bottle station Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
15 Bottle station Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
1 CTD/STD cast Density of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
30 CTD/STD cast Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Density of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Raw light meter output
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
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
3 CTD/STD cast Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Density of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Raw light meter output
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
1 Pumped water sample Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Date and time
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates

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

Full List

BODC Reference Instrument Description Date/Time Location  
868167 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-15 01:26Z 41° 54' N, 9° 53' W Click for more
868179 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-16 01:35Z 41° 52' N, 9° 58' W Click for more
868180 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-17 01:38Z 41° 52' N, 10° 0' W Click for more
868192 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-18 00:11Z 41° 48' N, 10° 6' W Click for more
868211 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-19 02:59Z 41° 45' N, 10° 6' W Click for more
868223 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-19 22:05Z 42° 46' N, 9° 51' W Click for more
868235 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-20 02:03Z 42° 39' N, 9° 37' W Click for more
868247 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-20 13:24Z 42° 45' N, 9° 48' W Click for more
868259 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-20 18:34Z 42° 37' N, 9° 24' W Click for more
868260 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-11 13:12Z 41° 30' N, 9° 40' W Click for more
868272 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-11 14:26Z 41° 34' N, 9° 39' W Click for more
868284 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-11 15:42Z 41° 40' N, 9° 40' W Click for more
868296 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-11 16:53Z 41° 45' N, 9° 40' W Click for more
868303 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-11 18:26Z 41° 52' N, 9° 40' W Click for more
868315 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-11 20:14Z 42° 0' N, 9° 40' W Click for more
868327 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-13 16:29Z 41° 56' N, 9° 50' W Click for more
868339 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-14 02:26Z 41° 57' N, 9° 49' W Click for more
868340 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-14 13:52Z 41° 55' N, 9° 51' W Click for more
868352 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-15 02:44Z 41° 54' N, 9° 54' W Click for more
868364 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-15 13:48Z 41° 53' N, 9° 56' W Click for more
868376 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-16 02:58Z 41° 52' N, 9° 58' W Click for more
868388 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-16 13:41Z 41° 52' N, 9° 58' W Click for more
868407 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-17 02:46Z 41° 52' N, 10° 0' W Click for more
868419 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-17 13:45Z 41° 50' N, 10° 4' W Click for more
868420 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-18 02:36Z 41° 48' N, 10° 7' W Click for more
868432 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-18 13:40Z 41° 47' N, 10° 7' W Click for more
868444 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-19 04:01Z 41° 45' N, 10° 6' W Click for more
868456 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-19 18:23Z 42° 40' N, 9° 31' W Click for more
868468 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-19 23:33Z 42° 43' N, 9° 46' W Click for more
868481 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-20 00:49Z 42° 41' N, 9° 42' W Click for more
868493 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-20 03:12Z 42° 37' N, 9° 33' W Click for more
868500 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-20 08:11Z 42° 36' N, 9° 31' W Click for more
868512 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-20 16:10Z 42° 37' N, 9° 28' W Click for more
868524 CTD/STD cast 1998-08-20 18:06Z 42° 37' N, 9° 24' W Click for more
1280194 Bottle station 1998-08-13 16:47Z 41° 56' N, 9° 50' W Click for more
1280201 Bottle station 1998-08-14 02:36Z 41° 57' N, 9° 49' W Click for more
1280213 Bottle station 1998-08-14 14:10Z 41° 55' N, 9° 51' W Click for more
1280225 Bottle station 1998-08-15 02:52Z 41° 54' N, 9° 54' W Click for more
1280237 Bottle station 1998-08-15 14:05Z 41° 53' N, 9° 56' W Click for more
1280249 Bottle station 1998-08-16 03:12Z 41° 52' N, 9° 58' W Click for more
1280250 Bottle station 1998-08-16 14:01Z 41° 52' N, 9° 58' W Click for more
1280262 Bottle station 1998-08-17 02:55Z 41° 52' N, 10° 0' W Click for more
1280274 Bottle station 1998-08-17 14:07Z 41° 50' N, 10° 4' W Click for more
1280286 Bottle station 1998-08-18 02:51Z 41° 48' N, 10° 7' W Click for more
1280298 Bottle station 1998-08-18 13:59Z 41° 47' N, 10° 7' W Click for more
1280305 Bottle station 1998-08-19 04:13Z 41° 45' N, 10° 6' W Click for more
1280317 Bottle station 1998-08-19 18:36Z 42° 40' N, 9° 31' W Click for more
1280329 Bottle station 1998-08-20 08:28Z 42° 36' N, 9° 31' W Click for more
1280330 Bottle station 1998-08-20 16:23Z 42° 37' N, 9° 28' W Click for more
1280342 Bottle station 1998-08-20 18:44Z 42° 37' N, 9° 24' W Click for more
1664162 Bottle station 1998-08-14 03:41Z 41° 57' N, 9° 50' W Click for more
1664174 Bottle station 1998-08-15 03:06Z 41° 54' N, 9° 54' W Click for more
1664186 Bottle station 1998-08-16 04:19Z 41° 52' N, 9° 59' W Click for more
1664198 Bottle station 1998-08-17 02:29Z 41° 52' N, 10° 0' W Click for more
1664205 Bottle station 1998-08-18 02:22Z 41° 48' N, 10° 7' W Click for more
1665141 Pumped water sample 1998-08-14 02:26Z to 1998-08-19 04:01Z 41° 45' N to 41° 57' N; 10° 7' W to 9° 49' W Click for more
1678090 Bottle station 1998-08-14 02:36Z 41° 57' N, 9° 49' W Click for more
1678108 Bottle station 1998-08-15 02:52Z 41° 54' N, 9° 54' W Click for more
1678121 Bottle station 1998-08-16 03:12Z 41° 52' N, 9° 58' W Click for more
1678133 Bottle station 1998-08-17 02:55Z 41° 52' N, 10° 0' W Click for more
1678145 Bottle station 1998-08-18 02:51Z 41° 48' N, 10° 7' W Click for more
1678157 Bottle station 1998-08-19 04:13Z 41° 45' N, 10° 6' W Click for more
1687911 Bottle station 1998-08-14 02:36Z 41° 57' N, 9° 49' W Click for more
1687923 Bottle station 1998-08-14 14:10Z 41° 55' N, 9° 51' W Click for more
1687935 Bottle station 1998-08-15 02:52Z 41° 54' N, 9° 54' W Click for more
1687947 Bottle station 1998-08-15 14:05Z 41° 53' N, 9° 56' W Click for more
1687959 Bottle station 1998-08-16 03:12Z 41° 52' N, 9° 58' W Click for more
1687960 Bottle station 1998-08-16 14:01Z 41° 52' N, 9° 58' W Click for more
1687972 Bottle station 1998-08-17 02:55Z 41° 52' N, 10° 0' W Click for more
1687984 Bottle station 1998-08-17 14:07Z 41° 50' N, 10° 4' W Click for more
1687996 Bottle station 1998-08-18 02:51Z 41° 48' N, 10° 7' W Click for more
1688011 Bottle station 1998-08-18 13:59Z 41° 47' N, 10° 7' W Click for more
1688023 Bottle station 1998-08-19 04:13Z 41° 45' N, 10° 6' W Click for more
1688035 Bottle station 1998-08-19 18:36Z 42° 40' N, 9° 31' W Click for more
1688047 Bottle station 1998-08-20 08:28Z 42° 36' N, 9° 31' W Click for more
1688059 Bottle station 1998-08-20 16:23Z 42° 37' N, 9° 28' W Click for more
1688060 Bottle station 1998-08-20 18:44Z 42° 37' N, 9° 24' W Click for more

Project Database

# Events Gear Type Parameters Held
4 Drifting rig with sediment traps Sedimentation flux of carbon, nitrogen or organic matter in the water column
Sedimentation flux of pigments in the water column
Sedimentation flux of identified biota expressed as carbon in the water column
Sedimentation flux of biological detritus in the water column
41 Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply Uptake of other nutrients in the water column
Regenerated production in water bodies
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Density of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Primary production in the water column
New production in water bodies
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
2410 150 kHz Shipborne Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
4 In situ productivity incubations
143 Fast Light Yo-yo Dissipation Probe Turbulence in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Transport in the water column
49 WP-2 zooplankton net Stomach and gut contents
Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column
Zooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
Zooplankton and zoobenthos morphological parameters
Zooplankton feeding

Zooplankton non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column
Fish abundance in water bodies
Zooplankton defecation rates in the water column
10 Water bottle hydrocast Phytoplankton growth

Microzooplankton grazing
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
34 CTD frame plus rosette sampler Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Bacterial production in the water column
Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
Uptake of other nutrients in the water column
Biological detritus in the water column suspended particulate material
Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies
Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Bacteria taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
Nitrification and denitrification rates in water bodies
Regenerated production in water bodies
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
Bacteria non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column
Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column

Urea concentration parameters in the water column
Raw light meter output
Density of the water column
Microzooplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies
Microzooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Bacteria taxonomic abundance in water bodies
Raw fluorometer output
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Microzooplankton generic abundance in water bodies
Metadata parameters
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column
Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column
Primary production in the water column
New production in water bodies
5 Drifting Buoy

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

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