BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Plymouth Quest (74PQ) cruise PQ090309
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 | RV Plymouth Quest (74PQ) cruise PQ090309 |
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Short name | PQ090309 |
Objectives and Narrative | Sampling and measurements at L4 and E1 time series stations. |
Ship | RV Plymouth Quest |
Departure Port | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
Departure Date | 2009-03-09 |
Arrival Port | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
Arrival Date | 2009-03-09 |
Principal Scientist(s) | Tim Smyth (Plymouth Marine Laboratory) |
Responsible Organisation | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
Associated Project(s) | Western Channel Observatory |
IHB Sea Areas Visited | English Channel |
Marsden Squares Visited | 181;1 |
Work Area Description | Western English 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
No information on datasets is currently available for this cruise
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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1 | CTD/STD cast |
Density of the water column Raw fluorometer output Reference numbers 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 |
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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911892 | CTD/STD cast | 2009-03-09 09:23Z to 2009-03-09 09:30Z | 50° 15' N, 4° 13' W | Click for more |
Project Database
# Events | Gear Type | Parameters Held |
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1 | CTD frame plus rosette sampler |
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Plankton abundance per unit volume of the water column Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies |
1 | Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply | |
1 | WP-2 zooplankton net | |
1 | Surface water sample collected by a bucket on a rope | Temperature of the water column |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)