BODC Cruise Metadata Report for Poseidon (06PO) cruise PO345
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 | Poseidon (06PO) cruise PO345 |
|---|---|
| Short name | PO345 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
The objective of the cruise was to service the Eastern Boundary mooring array of the RAPIDMOC project.
This was an emergency cruise, after the failures on PO343, to recover EB2 and to redeploy EB1 and EB2. |
| Ship | Poseidon |
| Departure Port | Las Palmas, Spain |
| Departure Date | 2006-11-28 |
| Arrival Port | Las Palmas, Spain |
| Arrival Date | 2006-12-07 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Stuart A Cunningham (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Responsible Organisation | National Oceanography Centre, Southampton |
| Associated Project(s) | RAPID |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 74/75 |
| Work Area Description | North Atlantic |
| 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 =
4
Description: CTD package. Temperature, pressure, conductivity. Discrete samples taken from bottles for salinity analysis. Moored instruments were attached to rosette for instrument calibration purposes. |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
9
Description: Continuous underway measurements. |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
9
Description: Continuous underway measurements. |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of samples =
18
Description: Discrete samples taken from surface for calibration of underway. 2 per day except one day when only one sample was taken, |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
4
Description: CTD package. Temperature, pressure, conductivity. Discrete samples taken from bottles for salinity analysis. Moored instruments were attached to rosette for instrument calibration purposes. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of profiles =
4
Description: CTD package. Temperature, pressure, conductivity. Discrete samples taken from bottles for salinity analysis. Moored instruments were attached to rosette for instrument calibration purposes. |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
9
Description: Continuous underway measurements. |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
| Latitude | Longitude | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23° 46' N | 24° 13' W | Other physical oceanographic measurements | EB1 deployed 1/12/2006: 24 moored CTDs |
| 23° 52' N | 24° 10' W | Other physical oceanographic measurements | EB2 deployed 2/12/2005: 6 moored CTDS |
| 23° 53' N | 24° 3' W | Other physical oceanographic measurements | EB2 recovered 2/12/2006: 7 moored CTDs, MMP |
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
Summary
| # Series | Instrument Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | CTD/STD cast |
Density of the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates |
| 1 | Meteorological data logger |
Air pressure Air temperature Atmospheric humidity Date and time Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Wind strength and direction |
| 30 | Moored CTD |
Date and time Electrical conductivity of the water column Moored instrument depth Reference numbers Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column |
| 1 | Single-beam echosounder |
Bathymetry and Elevation Date and time Horizontal platform movement Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Platform or instrument orientation |
| 1 | Thermosalinograph |
Date and time Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Salinity of the water column Temperature of 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 768676 | CTD/STD cast | 2006-11-30 08:05Z to 2006-11-30 09:00Z | 24° 36' N, 22° 22' W | Click for more |
| 768688 | CTD/STD cast | 2006-11-30 12:40Z to 2006-11-30 13:57Z | 24° 33' N, 22° 31' W | Click for more |
| 768707 | CTD/STD cast | 2006-12-01 13:58Z to 2006-12-01 15:09Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 15' W | Click for more |
| 768719 | CTD/STD cast | 2006-12-03 10:08Z to 2006-12-03 11:18Z | 24° 42' N, 22° 13' W | Click for more |
| 770797 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770804 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770816 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770828 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770841 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770853 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770865 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770877 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770889 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770890 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770908 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770921 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770933 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:30Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770945 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770957 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:30Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770969 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770970 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770982 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 770994 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 771008 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 771021 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 771033 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 771045 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 771057 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-01 13:30Z to 2007-10-18 07:00Z | 23° 48' N, 24° 9' W | Click for more |
| 771069 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-02 11:00Z to 2007-10-17 08:00Z | 23° 52' N, 24° 10' W | Click for more |
| 771070 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-02 11:00Z to 2007-10-17 08:00Z | 23° 52' N, 24° 10' W | Click for more |
| 771082 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-02 11:00Z to 2007-10-17 08:30Z | 23° 52' N, 24° 10' W | Click for more |
| 771094 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-02 11:00Z to 2007-10-17 08:30Z | 23° 52' N, 24° 10' W | Click for more |
| 771101 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-02 11:00Z to 2007-10-17 08:00Z | 23° 52' N, 24° 10' W | Click for more |
| 771113 | Moored CTD | 2006-12-02 11:00Z to 2007-10-17 08:00Z | 23° 52' N, 24° 10' W | Click for more |
| 1056757 | Thermosalinograph | 2006-11-28 01:00Z to 2006-12-03 18:00Z | 23° 46' N to 28° 8' N; 24° 20' W to 15° 19' W | Click for more |
| 1056769 | Meteorological data logger | 2006-11-28 01:00Z to 2006-12-03 18:00Z | 23° 46' N to 28° 8' N; 24° 20' W to 15° 19' W | Click for more |
| 1056770 | Single-beam echosounder | 2006-11-28 01:00Z to 2006-12-03 18:00Z | 23° 46' N to 28° 8' N; 24° 20' W to 15° 19' W | Click for more |
Project Database
| # Events | Gear Type | Parameters Held |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Instrument mooring | |
| 4 | CTD frame plus rosette sampler | Salinity of the water column |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
