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RRS Challenger CH8/76

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Challenger (74CH)
Cruise identifierCH8/76
Cruise period1976-05-19 — 1976-06-01
StatusCompleted
Port of departureArdrossan, United Kingdom
Port of returnBarry, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThe objectives of this cruise were:
1. Service the current meter mooring at 57N, 9W. Recovered but not relaid due to heavy fishing activity in the area.
2. Work the Rockall via Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line) hydrographic section. Accomplished.
3. Obtain live spiny crab larvae for Liverpool University Port Erin Laboratory.Net hauls successfully completed but very few crab larvae caught.
4. Work two deep stations in the Rockall Channel for particulate and trace metal analyses. One station successfully worked.
5. Lay three current meter moorings in the Sea of the Hebrides for the duration of the cruise. Only two were deployed due to equipment shortages. Both were successfully recovered.
6. Work a grid of STD stations in the Sea of the Hebrides with water bottle sampling for caesium, lead and radium isotope determination. STD grid and surface sampling completed, but only one near-bottom sample due to Niskin bottle failure.
7. Collection of large-volume surface water samples for radio-caesium measurements. Accomplished.
8. Obtain bottom grab samples for Aberystwyth University Geology Department. Shelf and Rockall Bank samples successfully obtained.
Chief scientistDavid J Ellett (Scottish Marine Biological Association)
Cruise reportRRS Challenger CH8/76 cruise report ch8_76.pdf (0.19 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Track chartsRRS Challenger CH8/76 cruise track — trk1627a.html RRS Challenger CH8/76 cruise track — trk1627b.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 55
Description: S surface 3 T surface
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 68
Current metersQuantity: number of deployments = 3
Description: 2x51d + 2x9d
Chemical oceanography 
Oxygen
Trace elements
RadioactivityQuantity: number of samples = 61
Description: (Cs,Pb & Ra)
Biology and fisheries 
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of samples = 19
Meteorology 
Routine standard measurementsDescription: (syn.hours)
Geology and geophysics 
GrabQuantity: number of samples = 30
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
65  CTD/STD cast
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
911801976-05-21 15:45 57° 8' 47" N  9° 42' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91180
915121976-05-27 02:35 56° 11' 29" N  5° 54' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91512
915851976-05-27 09:47 56° 15' 5" N  7° 3' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91585
916041976-05-27 11:52 56° 15' 5" N  7° 25' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91604
917211976-05-28 06:00 57° 0' 0" N  9° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91721
918011976-05-29 03:45 56° 49' 59" N  6° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91801
918131976-05-29 04:45 56° 52' 59" N  6° 14' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91813
918251976-05-29 05:35 56° 54' 59" N  6° 20' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91825
911791976-05-21 12:00 57° 0' 47" N  9° 0' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91179
912471976-05-22 13:46 57° 26' 53" N  11° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91247
913151976-05-23 07:10 57° 32' 53" N  13° 0' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91315
914191976-05-26 00:30 55° 36' 35" N  6° 26' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91419
916531976-05-27 18:20 56° 15' 0" N  8° 40' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91653
917081976-05-28 04:20 56° 55' 47" N  8° 39' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91708
912111976-05-21 21:37 57° 17' 53" N  10° 23' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91211
914201976-05-26 01:25 55° 40' 29" N  6° 22' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91420
914441976-05-26 03:50 55° 46' 23" N  6° 36' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91444
914811976-05-26 08:20 55° 46' 29" N  7° 7' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91481
914931976-05-26 09:30 55° 45' 23" N  7° 20' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91493
915241976-05-27 03:29 56° 10' 12" N  6° 1' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91524
916891976-05-27 23:53 56° 48' 53" N  8° 54' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91689
917941976-05-29 03:02 56° 48' 41" N  5° 56' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91794
918501976-05-29 12:53 56° 36' 17" N  6° 51' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91850
911921976-05-21 19:00 57° 13' 41" N  10° 1' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91192
912231976-05-22 08:31 57° 22' 5" N  10° 40' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91223
912601976-05-22 19:35 57° 28' 47" N  11° 32' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91260
912721976-05-22 21:50 57° 29' 47" N  11° 51' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91272
912841976-05-23 00:57 57° 30' 41" N  12° 14' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91284
912961976-05-23 03:25 57° 31' 41" N  12° 38' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91296
913031976-05-23 05:17 57° 32' 35" N  12° 52' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91303
913271976-05-23 08:55 57° 33' 29" N  13° 19' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91327
913401976-05-24 10:33 58° 11' 53" N  12° 35' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91340
913641976-05-25 20:35 55° 18' 5" N  6° 44' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91364
913881976-05-25 22:25 55° 27' 17" N  6° 33' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91388
914321976-05-26 03:28 55° 46' 29" N  6° 31' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91432
914561976-05-26 05:48 55° 46' 29" N  6° 46' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91456
915971976-05-27 10:39 56° 14' 41" N  7° 15' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91597
916161976-05-27 13:12 56° 15' 0" N  7° 39' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91616
916281976-05-27 14:44 56° 15' 0" N  8° 0' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91628
916651976-05-27 19:55 56° 24' 29" N  8° 39' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91665
916901976-05-28 02:26 56° 51' 23" N  8° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91690
917331976-05-28 15:33 56° 47' 35" N  8° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91733
918371976-05-29 06:42 56° 57' 41" N  6° 29' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91837
913521976-05-25 19:45 55° 14' 11" N  6° 46' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91352
915611976-05-27 06:07 56° 10' 12" N  6° 25' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91561
917821976-05-29 00:50 56° 41' 6" N  6° 17' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91782
911311976-05-20 23:30 56° 51' 0" N  8° 21' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91131
911671976-05-21 04:55 57° 5' 53" N  9° 25' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91167
913391976-05-23 11:00 57° 35' 47" N  13° 36' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91339
915481976-05-27 05:10 56° 9' 29" N  6° 16' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91548
912351976-05-22 11:53 57° 23' 35" N  10° 52' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91235
914681976-05-26 06:55 55° 46' 23" N  6° 55' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91468
911431976-05-21 01:42 56° 57' 0" N  8° 46' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91143
911551976-05-21 03:50 57° 3' 41" N  9° 13' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91155
912591976-05-22 16:10 57° 27' 47" N  11° 21' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91259
914071976-05-25 23:29 55° 31' 59" N  6° 29' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91407
915001976-05-26 11:23 55° 46' 53" N  7° 40' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91500
915361976-05-27 04:30 56° 8' 59" N  6° 10' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91536
915731976-05-27 07:47 56° 15' 0" N  6° 45' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91573
916411976-05-27 16:43 56° 14' 53" N  8° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91641
916771976-05-27 21:40 56° 36' 29" N  8° 46' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91677
917451976-05-28 16:50 56° 43' 59" N  7° 39' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91745
917571976-05-28 18:30 56° 44' 5" N  7° 16' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91757
917701976-05-28 23:10 56° 44' 17" N  6° 27' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91770
918491976-05-29 09:39 56° 38' 17" N  6° 24' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 91849