BODC Cruise Metadata Report for Unknown self-propelled small boat cruise RATS/CTD273
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 | Unknown self-propelled small boat cruise RATS/CTD273 |
|---|---|
| Short name | RATS/CTD273 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
The RaTS programme (Rothera Oceanographic and Biological Time Series) involves the long ter m monitoring of a nearshore marine environment and is focussed around two broad aims, 1) Provide a suite of oceanographic data that would provide environmental background to aid interpretation of the nearshore marine ecology and 2) Test a series of broad hypotheses concerning the pelagic-benthic coupling and environmental forcing of the nearshore environment. On an approximate weekly basis, an upper water column CTD cast is deployed with a discrete water sample taken at 15m. The water sample is analysed for macronutrients, chlorophyll, dissolved organic carbon, oxygen isotopes and microbial community. |
| Ship | Unknown self-propelled small boat |
| Departure Port | Rothera, Antarctica |
| Departure Date | 2000-12-06 |
| Arrival Port | Rothera, Antarctica |
| Arrival Date | 2000-12-06 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Andrew Clarke (British Antarctic Survey) |
| Responsible Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Associated Project(s) | RaTS |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 522 |
| Work Area Description | Ryder Bay northern Marguerite Bay Antarctica |
| 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 =
1
Description: full CTD profile and water sample at 15m |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
1
Description: full CTD profile and water sample at 15m |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CTD/STD cast |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Density of the water column Reference numbers Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 758817 | CTD/STD cast | 2000-12-06 15:54Z | 67° 34' S, 68° 10' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
