BODC Cruise Metadata Report for Oil Tempest cruise 3/98
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 | Oil Tempest cruise 3/98 |
|---|---|
| Short name | 3/98 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
The principal objective of the cruise on the MV OIL TEMPEST was to to recover and to re-deploy a current meter mooring in the Block 17 Girassol, offshore Angola.
A full depth CTD was also carried out to calibrate the salinity of the current meters. The mooring was successfully deployed. |
| Ship | Oil Tempest |
| Departure Port | Luanda, Angola |
| Departure Date | 1998-05-08 |
| Arrival Port | Luanda, Angola |
| Arrival Date | 1998-05-11 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Cathryn Primrose (Fugro GEOS Limited), Robin Stephens (Fugro GEOS Limited) |
| Responsible Organisation | Unknown |
| Associated Project(s) | Elf Exploration Angola Deep Water Current Measurements |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | South East Atlantic Ocean (limit 20W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 335 |
| Work Area Description | Block 17, Girassol |
| 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 =
2
Description: Temperature, salinity, depth by a Seabird CTD, 0.5s sampling interval |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
| Latitude | Longitude | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7° 40' S | 11° 40' E | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | 300 kHz Workhorse ADCP, MSL - 45 m 150 kHz BB ADCP, MSL - 205 m Current and salinity measured by 4 Aanderaa RCM 7, depths 385, 585, 785, 985 m Current and salinity measured by 2 Aanderaa RCM 8, depths 1185, 1370 m Deployment: 10/05/1998 |
| 7° 40' S | 11° 40' E | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | 300 kHz Workhorse ADCP, MSL - 45 m 150 kHz BB ADCP, MSL - 205 m Current and salinity measured by 4 Aanderaa RCM 7, depths 385, 585, 785, 985 m Current and salinity measured by 2 Aanderaa RCM 8, depths 1185, 1370 m Recovery: 08/05/1998 |
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
Summary
| # Series | Instrument Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CTD/STD cast |
Reference numbers 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 746005 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-05-08 08:00Z to 1998-05-08 08:12Z | 7° 40' S, 11° 40' E | Click for more |
| 746029 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-05-10 09:00Z to 1998-05-10 09:19Z | 7° 40' S, 11° 40' E | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database


