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RRS Discovery DY040

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Discovery (74EQ)
Cruise identifierDY040
Cruise period2015-12-06 — 2016-01-22
StatusCompleted
Port of departureNassau, Bahamas
Port of returnLas Palmas, Spain
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThis cruise was a UK contribution to GO-SHIP. The plan was to occupy full-depth CTD stations on the line designated in WOCE/CLIVAR/GO-SHIP planning as A05.

The sampling was full depth measurements of physical parameters by Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) package, with water sampling for a variety of tracers including oxygen, nutrients, inorganic carbon and CFCs. The data are contributions to a number of NERC projects ('RAGNARoCC' and 'RAPID') and to international projects including GO-SHIP/IOCCP repeat hydrography program.

Climate change will be studied by comparing the new data with historical measurements. Ocean heat transport plays a major role in the coupled ocean-atmosphere climate system. We will study the present-day circulation by calculating the heat and freshwater transported by the ocean across the 24.5N latitude. The ocean western boundary current system, in this case the circulation in the Florida Strait, plays a crucial role in the oceanic heat transport. Therefore we undertook two crossings of the Florida Strait.
Chief scientistBrian A King (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton)
ProjectRAGNARoCC; RAPID; GO-SHIP/Carbon repeat hydrography program
Coordinating bodyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Cruise reportRRS Discovery DY040 cruise report dy040.pdf (12.70 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Atlantic Ocean
SpecificTransect across Atlantic at 24N
Track chartsRRS Discovery DY040 cruise track — dy040trk.pdf (0.19 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: activity duration in days = 45
Description: Underway pumped seawater physical parameters. Parameters: salinity, temperature, beam transmission, fluorescence
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: number of samples = 250
Description: Discrete water samples collected from non-toxic supply to calibrate underway salinity sensor. Analysed using an autosalinometer standardized with a sea water standard.
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: activity duration in days = 45
Description: Underway pumped seawater carbon parameters. Parameters: pCO2
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine inorganic nutrient concentration. Analysed with segmented flow autoanalyser and colourimetric detection.
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to calibrate CTD conductivity sensor. Analysed using an autosalinometer standardized with a sea water standard.
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine carbon parameters (DIC, TA)
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine methane and nitrous oxide
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to calibrate CTD oxygen sensor. Analysed using a dissolved oxygen analyser with automatic end-point detection.
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles for transient tracer analysis; CFC11; CFC12; CFC113; SF6
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: SeaBird 9/11. 234 CTD casts total. Parameters: temperature, salinity, pressure, oxygen, fluorescence, beam transmission, PAR. altimeter, water velocities
Current profiler (eg ADCP)Quantity: activity duration in days = 45
Description: 75kHz vessel-mounted ADCP surveys
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to calibrate CTD oxygen sensor. Analysed using a dissolved oxygen analyser with automatic end-point detection.
Carbon dioxideQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine carbon parameters (DIC, TA)
Carbon dioxideQuantity: activity duration in days = 45
Description: Underway pumped seawater carbon parameters. Parameters: pCO2
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine inorganic nutrient concentration. Analysed with segmented flow autoanalyser and colourimetric detection.
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine inorganic nutrient concentration. Analysed with segmented flow autoanalyser and colourimetric detection.
NitriteQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine inorganic nutrient concentration. Analysed with segmented flow autoanalyser and colourimetric detection.
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine inorganic nutrient concentration. Analysed with segmented flow autoanalyser and colourimetric detection.
AlkalinityQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine carbon parameters (DIC, TA)
AlkalinityQuantity: activity duration in days = 45
Description: Underway pumped seawater carbon parameters. Parameters: pCO2
pHQuantity: activity duration in days = 45
Description: Underway pumped seawater carbon parameters. Parameters: pCO2
Other chemical oceanographic measurementsQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles for transient tracer analysis; CFC11; CFC12; CFC113; SF6
Other chemical oceanographic measurementsQuantity: number of stations = 145
Description: Discrete water samples collected from CTD bottles to determine methane and nitrous oxide
Meteorology 
Routine standard measurementsQuantity: activity duration in days = 45
Description: Underway Meteorology. Parameters: air temperature, air humidity, wind speed, wind direction, atmospheric pressure, TIR, PAR
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Neutrally buoyant floats24° 30' 0" N  40° 0' 0" W — 2 Argo floats deployed to be freely drifting in the North Atlantic
Neutrally buoyant floats24° 30' 0" N  55° 0' 0" W — 3 Argo floats deployed to be freely drifting in the North Atlantic
Neutrally buoyant floats24° 30' 0" N  65° 0' 0" W — 6 Argo floats deployed to be freely drifting in the North Atlantic
Neutrally buoyant floats24° 30' 0" N  30° 0' 0" W — 2 Argo floats deployed to be freely drifting in the North Atlantic
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
2  Acoustic doppler current profiler
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Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Vertical spatial coordinates
Horizontal platform movement
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Reference numbers
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Vertical spatial coordinates
Horizontal platform movement
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
18166602015-12-06 23:50:53  — 2016-01-22 08:06:05 25° 5' 0" N  77° 20' 49" W — 28° 7' 12" N  15° 21' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1816660
18166722015-12-06 23:30:39  — 2016-01-22 08:06:03 25° 4' 52" N  77° 20' 20" W — 28° 7' 12" N  15° 21' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1816672
134  Bottle station
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Vertical spatial coordinates
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
18950952015-12-13 19:12 26° 31' 0" N  76° 49' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895095
18950092015-12-11 07:48 27° 0' 36" N  79° 29' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895009
18950712015-12-13 14:24 26° 30' 0" N  76° 56' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895071
18951142015-12-14 00:14 26° 30' 0" N  76° 47' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895114
18951752015-12-15 00:55 26° 30' 0" N  76° 25' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895175
18952922015-12-20 02:58 26° 29' 58" N  74° 14' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895292
18953842015-12-22 08:57 26° 30' 0" N  71° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895384
18954272015-12-23 20:01 24° 29' 58" N  69° 9' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895427
18949092015-12-09 21:48 26° 26' 0" N  78° 40' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1894909
18949462015-12-10 11:44 27° 0' 28" N  79° 52' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1894946
18950222015-12-11 13:55 27° 0' 14" N  79° 16' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895022
18950342015-12-11 16:17 27° 0' 1" N  79° 11' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895034
18950462015-12-11 18:16 26° 59' 59" N  79° 10' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895046
18951512015-12-14 14:58 26° 30' 0" N  76° 37' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895151
18952802015-12-19 21:02 26° 30' 1" N  74° 31' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895280
18953112015-12-20 08:31 26° 30' 2" N  73° 56' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895311
18954152015-12-23 11:06 25° 0' 12" N  69° 36' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895415
18955072015-12-26 06:40 24° 29' 57" N  64° 45' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895507
18955682015-12-28 13:24 24° 29' 57" N  60° 21' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895568
18955812015-12-28 21:56 24° 30' 0" N  59° 36' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895581
18955932015-12-29 06:07 24° 29' 58" N  58° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895593
18956122015-12-29 23:01 24° 30' 7" N  57° 25' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895612
18960622016-01-12 01:44 24° 30' 0" N  29° 11' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896062
18957892016-01-03 21:59 24° 29' 59" N  46° 30' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895789
18957902016-01-04 04:14 24° 30' 1" N  45° 51' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895790
18956732015-12-31 16:30 24° 29' 58" N  53° 45' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895673
18957162016-01-02 00:28 24° 29' 58" N  50° 48' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895716
18957652016-01-03 08:25 24° 30' 1" N  47° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895765
18960012016-01-10 04:32 24° 30' 1" N  33° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896001
18961302016-01-15 21:46 24° 29' 53" N  24° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896130
18962222016-01-18 06:31 25° 57' 39" N  19° 11' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896222
18961172016-01-15 02:45 24° 30' 2" N  25° 43' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896117
18959862016-01-09 13:15 24° 30' 0" N  34° 16' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895986
18958692016-01-05 20:34 24° 29' 56" N  41° 57' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895869
18959492016-01-08 06:58 24° 29' 58" N  36° 48' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895949
18959742016-01-09 05:21 24° 29' 58" N  34° 53' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895974
18960742016-01-12 09:12 24° 30' 0" N  28° 34' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896074
18961912016-01-17 10:22 25° 20' 3" N  21° 2' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896191
18962092016-01-17 17:18 25° 32' 33" N  20° 25' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896209
18962342016-01-18 12:57 26° 10' 4" N  18° 34' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896234
18962462016-01-18 19:29 26° 22' 41" N  17° 57' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896246
18949832015-12-11 02:19 27° 0' 57" N  79° 40' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1894983
18950832015-12-13 16:44 26° 30' 0" N  76° 52' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895083
18951992015-12-15 11:05 26° 30' 0" N  76° 13' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895199
18953472015-12-21 04:03 26° 30' 11" N  72° 50' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895347
18953602015-12-21 18:48 26° 30' 0" N  71° 55' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895360
18954402015-12-24 14:13 24° 30' 0" N  67° 41' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895440
18955202015-12-27 01:43 24° 30' 8" N  63° 17' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895520
18955562015-12-28 04:43 24° 30' 1" N  61° 5' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895556
18956242015-12-30 07:14 24° 30' 0" N  56° 41' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895624
18956612015-12-31 08:11 24° 30' 0" N  54° 28' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895661
18957042016-01-01 16:41 24° 30' 0" N  51° 33' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895704
18958332016-01-04 23:51 24° 29' 59" N  43° 54' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895833
18958572016-01-05 13:22 24° 30' 0" N  42° 36' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895857
18958082016-01-04 10:17 24° 29' 57" N  45° 11' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895808
18959372016-01-07 23:29 24° 30' 5" N  37° 26' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895937
18960862016-01-12 17:14 24° 29' 58" N  27° 56' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896086
18961052016-01-14 18:47 24° 30' 1" N  26° 28' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896105
18961422016-01-16 05:46 24° 29' 59" N  23° 30' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896142
18961662016-01-16 20:18 24° 55' 0" N  22° 16' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896166
18949712015-12-10 23:37 27° 0' 57" N  79° 46' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1894971
18950102015-12-11 10:55 27° 0' 26" N  79° 22' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895010
18952182015-12-18 12:52 26° 30' 0" N  75° 54' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895218
18952552015-12-19 04:56 26° 30' 0" N  75° 18' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895255
18953352015-12-20 21:19 26° 29' 57" N  73° 12' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895335
18953722015-12-22 01:40 26° 30' 6" N  71° 27' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895372
18953962015-12-22 17:54 25° 59' 57" N  70° 32' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895396
18954392015-12-24 05:11 24° 30' 3" N  68° 25' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895439
18958452016-01-05 06:14 24° 30' 0" N  43° 15' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895845
18958822016-01-06 11:01 24° 29' 58" N  40° 38' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895882
18958942016-01-06 18:30 24° 29' 58" N  40° 0' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895894
18959252016-01-07 16:10 24° 29' 57" N  38° 4' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895925
18962832016-01-19 15:02 27° 0' 9" N  16° 6' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896283
18962712016-01-19 08:27 26° 47' 43" N  16° 43' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896271
18962582016-01-19 01:59 26° 35' 7" N  17° 20' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896258
18963022016-01-20 04:39 27° 25' 11" N  14° 52' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896302
18962952016-01-19 22:39 27° 12' 39" N  15° 29' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896295
18963142016-01-20 10:40 27° 37' 44" N  14° 15' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896314
18963632016-01-20 21:38 27° 55' 36" N  13° 22' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896363
18963382016-01-20 17:58 27° 51' 55" N  13° 33' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896338
18951262015-12-14 04:05 26° 30' 0" N  76° 45' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895126
18951632015-12-14 20:02 26° 29' 59" N  76° 31' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895163
18952062015-12-15 16:27 26° 30' 0" N  76° 6' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895206
18952432015-12-19 00:01 26° 30' 0" N  75° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895243
18949222015-12-10 08:20 27° 0' 13" N  79° 58' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1894922
18949582015-12-10 14:37 27° 1' 8" N  79° 47' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1894958
18951382015-12-14 09:06 26° 30' 0" N  76° 41' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895138
18954642015-12-25 09:06 24° 29' 59" N  66° 13' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895464
18955442015-12-27 19:48 24° 29' 58" N  61° 49' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895544
18956362015-12-30 15:54 24° 29' 59" N  55° 57' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895636
18959012016-01-07 02:02 24° 30' 2" N  39° 21' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895901
18959622016-01-08 22:03 24° 30' 8" N  35° 32' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895962
18960982016-01-14 10:34 24° 30' 10" N  27° 12' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896098
18961292016-01-15 14:02 24° 29' 59" N  24° 59' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896129
18961782016-01-17 03:29 25° 7' 33" N  21° 38' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896178
18962102016-01-18 00:05 25° 45' 4" N  19° 48' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896210
18949952015-12-11 05:03 27° 0' 48" N  79° 36' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1894995
18952792015-12-19 15:38 26° 29' 59" N  74° 48' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895279
18954882015-12-25 21:43 24° 29' 59" N  65° 29' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895488
18955192015-12-26 16:37 24° 29' 57" N  64° 0' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895519
18955322015-12-27 10:49 24° 30' 10" N  62° 33' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895532
18956482015-12-31 00:21 24° 30' 0" N  55° 13' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895648
18956852016-01-01 00:40 24° 30' 2" N  53° 1' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895685
18956972016-01-01 08:40 24° 29' 59" N  52° 17' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895697
18957412016-01-02 15:55 24° 30' 1" N  49° 20' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895741
18957532016-01-03 01:06 24° 29' 56" N  48° 37' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895753
18956002015-12-29 14:32 24° 30' 0" N  58° 9' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895600
18953592015-12-21 11:14 26° 29' 58" N  72° 22' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895359
18954032015-12-23 02:33 25° 30' 11" N  70° 4' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895403
18954762015-12-25 14:41 24° 29' 47" N  66° 1' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895476
18957282016-01-02 08:02 24° 30' 1" N  50° 5' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895728
18957772016-01-03 15:35 24° 29' 57" N  47° 9' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895777
18959502016-01-08 14:38 24° 29' 59" N  36° 10' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895950
18959982016-01-09 20:51 24° 30' 6" N  33° 38' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895998
18960132016-01-10 12:14 24° 30' 2" N  32° 21' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896013
18960252016-01-10 19:51 24° 30' 2" N  31° 44' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896025
18960492016-01-11 10:43 24° 29' 55" N  30° 28' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896049
18961542016-01-16 13:09 24° 42' 29" N  22° 53' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896154
18949102015-12-10 06:54 27° 0' 5" N  79° 59' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1894910
18949342015-12-10 09:57 27° 0' 17" N  79° 56' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1894934
18950582015-12-11 21:30 26° 59' 59" N  79° 9' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895058
18951022015-12-13 21:27 26° 30' 0" N  76° 48' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895102
18951872015-12-15 05:56 26° 30' 1" N  76° 18' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895187
18952312015-12-18 18:59 26° 30' 1" N  75° 42' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895231
18953232015-12-20 15:03 26° 29' 52" N  73° 34' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895323
18954522015-12-25 00:01 24° 30' 3" N  66° 57' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895452
18958212016-01-04 17:07 24° 30' 1" N  44° 33' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895821
18958702016-01-06 03:49 24° 30' 0" N  41° 18' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895870
18959132016-01-07 08:59 24° 30' 7" N  38° 41' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895913
18960372016-01-11 03:27 24° 30' 0" N  31° 5' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896037
18960502016-01-11 18:12 24° 30' 0" N  29° 50' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896050
18963262016-01-20 15:15 27° 47' 8" N  13° 47' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896326
18963512016-01-20 20:05 27° 54' 48" N  13° 24' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1896351
18952672015-12-19 09:59 26° 30' 2" N  75° 4' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1895267
145  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Optical backscatter
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Optical backscatter
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
18423532015-12-11 13:38:24 27° 0' 14" N  79° 16' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842353
18424702015-12-12 14:00:37 27° 0' 5" N  79° 16' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842470
18425252015-12-13 20:58:39 26° 30' 0" N  76° 48' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842525
18425742015-12-14 18:33:11 26° 29' 59" N  76° 31' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842574
18425982015-12-15 04:31:56 26° 30' 1" N  76° 18' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842598
18427952015-12-22 00:01:57 26° 30' 6" N  71° 27' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842795
18428512015-12-23 18:19:34 24° 29' 58" N  69° 9' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842851
18428872015-12-24 22:17:38 24° 30' 3" N  66° 57' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842887
18428992015-12-25 07:34:50 24° 30' 0" N  66° 13' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842899
18435652016-01-15 01:11:14 24° 30' 2" N  25° 43' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843565
18435902016-01-15 20:13:44 24° 29' 53" N  24° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843590
18436702016-01-17 22:55:38 25° 45' 4" N  19° 48' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843670
18437012016-01-18 18:21:09 26° 22' 41" N  17° 57' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843701
18430062015-12-28 20:11:09 24° 30' 0" N  59° 36' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843006
18430432015-12-29 21:13:25 24° 30' 7" N  57° 25' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843043
18431352016-01-01 15:06:23 24° 30' 0" N  51° 33' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843135
18435892016-01-15 12:26:59 24° 29' 59" N  24° 59' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843589
18437132016-01-19 00:54:42 26° 35' 7" N  17° 20' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843713
18422612015-12-10 09:47:52 27° 0' 17" N  79° 56' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842261
18423042015-12-11 02:01:34 27° 0' 57" N  79° 40' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842304
18423162015-12-11 04:47:24 27° 0' 48" N  79° 36' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842316
18423902015-12-12 02:38:21 27° 0' 13" N  79° 55' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842390
18430182015-12-29 04:28:19 24° 29' 58" N  58° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843018
18430922015-12-31 14:46:59 24° 29' 58" N  53° 45' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843092
18431842016-01-03 07:14:28 24° 30' 1" N  47° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843184
18433562016-01-07 21:39:49 24° 30' 5" N  37° 26' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843356
18435772016-01-15 06:52:34 24° 29' 54" N  25° 21' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843577
18437622016-01-20 09:59:26 27° 37' 44" N  14° 15' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843762
18427092015-12-19 19:39:22 26° 30' 1" N  74° 31' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842709
18422852015-12-10 14:19:13 27° 1' 8" N  79° 47' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842285
18424082015-12-12 03:40:29 27° 0' 22" N  79° 51' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842408
18424212015-12-12 05:09:31 27° 0' 53" N  79° 46' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842421
18424332015-12-12 06:39:31 27° 0' 59" N  79° 40' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842433
18424572015-12-12 09:50:24 27° 0' 43" N  79° 30' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842457
18425622015-12-14 13:30:55 26° 30' 0" N  76° 37' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842562
18425862015-12-14 23:27:18 26° 30' 0" N  76° 25' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842586
18426052015-12-15 09:41:45 26° 30' 0" N  76° 13' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842605
18426662015-12-19 03:36:08 26° 30' 0" N  75° 18' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842666
18427222015-12-20 07:08:20 26° 30' 2" N  73° 56' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842722
18427462015-12-20 19:47:18 26° 29' 57" N  73° 12' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842746
18427582015-12-21 02:30:13 26° 30' 11" N  72° 50' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842758
18429552015-12-27 00:00:24 24° 30' 8" N  63° 17' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842955
18431472016-01-01 22:53:23 24° 29' 58" N  50° 48' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843147
18431602016-01-02 14:15:36 24° 30' 1" N  49° 21' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843160
18432272016-01-04 09:13:58 24° 29' 57" N  45° 11' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843227
18432392016-01-04 15:54:52 24° 30' 1" N  44° 33' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843239
18423412015-12-11 10:39:27 27° 0' 26" N  79° 22' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842341
18424452015-12-12 08:04:32 27° 1' 2" N  79° 37' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842445
18425012015-12-13 16:08:20 26° 30' 0" N  76° 52' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842501
18425372015-12-13 23:30:18 26° 30' 0" N  76° 47' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842537
18425492015-12-14 02:49:16 26° 30' 0" N  76° 45' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842549
18426292015-12-18 06:44:57 26° 30' 0" N  76° 6' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842629
18426542015-12-18 22:38:31 26° 30' 0" N  75° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842654
18427102015-12-20 01:32:16 26° 29' 58" N  74° 14' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842710
18427712015-12-21 09:39:54 26° 29' 58" N  72° 22' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842771
18428632015-12-24 03:32:56 24° 30' 3" N  68° 25' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842863
18429802015-12-28 03:04:01 24° 30' 1" N  61° 5' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842980
18431592016-01-02 06:37:51 24° 30' 1" N  50° 5' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843159
18431962016-01-03 14:25:42 24° 29' 57" N  47° 9' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843196
18432402016-01-04 22:38:23 24° 30' 0" N  43° 54' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843240
18434122016-01-09 11:29:56 24° 30' 0" N  34° 16' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843412
18434362016-01-10 02:48:42 24° 30' 1" N  33° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843436
18434482016-01-10 10:32:56 24° 30' 2" N  32° 21' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843448
18435412016-01-14 08:55:59 24° 30' 10" N  27° 12' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843541
18436452016-01-17 02:06:48 25° 7' 33" N  21° 38' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843645
18436572016-01-17 08:59:13 25° 20' 3" N  21° 2' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843657
18437742016-01-20 14:45:31 27° 47' 8" N  13° 47' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843774
18422482015-12-10 08:14:49 27° 0' 13" N  79° 58' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842248
18422732015-12-10 11:35:38 27° 0' 28" N  79° 52' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842273
18422972015-12-10 23:21:05 27° 0' 57" N  79° 46' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842297
18423652015-12-11 16:03:34 27° 0' 1" N  79° 11' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842365
18426782015-12-19 08:30:20 26° 30' 2" N  75° 4' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842678
18426912015-12-19 14:14:23 26° 29' 58" N  74° 48' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842691
18428022015-12-22 07:19:08 26° 30' 0" N  71° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842802
18428752015-12-24 12:30:26 24° 30' 0" N  67° 41' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842875
18429672015-12-27 09:07:59 24° 30' 10" N  62° 33' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842967
18430552015-12-30 05:26:36 24° 30' 0" N  56° 41' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843055
18431232016-01-01 07:00:37 24° 30' 0" N  52° 17' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843123
18432152016-01-04 03:17:41 24° 30' 1" N  45° 51' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843215
18432762016-01-05 19:19:18 24° 29' 56" N  41° 57' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843276
18432882016-01-06 02:25:18 24° 30' 0" N  41° 18' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843288
18433322016-01-07 07:34:52 24° 30' 7" N  38° 41' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843332
18434612016-01-10 17:59:44 24° 30' 2" N  31° 44' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843461
18434732016-01-11 01:45:47 24° 30' 0" N  31° 5' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843473
18436082016-01-16 04:06:04 24° 29' 59" N  23° 30' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843608
18436212016-01-16 11:40:39 24° 42' 29" N  22° 53' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843621
18437252016-01-19 07:14:47 26° 47' 43" N  16° 43' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843725
18437502016-01-20 03:50:14 27° 25' 12" N  14° 52' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843750
18437862016-01-20 17:33:05 27° 51' 55" N  13° 33' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843786
18423282015-12-11 07:32:18 27° 0' 37" N  79° 29' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842328
18423772015-12-11 18:05:23 27° 0' 0" N  79° 10' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842377
18423892015-12-11 21:19:44 26° 59' 59" N  79° 9' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842389
18424822015-12-12 15:44:36 26° 59' 54" N  79° 12' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842482
18426172015-12-15 14:59:13 26° 30' 0" N  76° 6' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842617
18428262015-12-23 00:49:54 25° 30' 11" N  70° 4' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842826
18429922015-12-28 11:39:32 24° 29' 57" N  60° 21' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842992
18430312015-12-29 12:46:35 24° 30' 0" N  58° 9' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843031
18432032016-01-03 20:52:59 24° 29' 59" N  46° 30' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843203
18432522016-01-05 05:10:34 24° 30' 0" N  43° 15' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843252
18433192016-01-06 16:50:45 24° 29' 58" N  40° 0' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843319
18435162016-01-12 07:29:36 24° 30' 0" N  28° 34' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843516
18432642016-01-05 12:03:09 24° 30' 0" N  42° 36' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843264
18433442016-01-07 14:31:36 24° 29' 57" N  38° 4' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843344
18433682016-01-08 05:09:35 24° 29' 58" N  36° 48' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843368
18433932016-01-08 20:22:58 24° 30' 8" N  35° 32' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843393
18434002016-01-09 03:31:59 24° 29' 58" N  34° 53' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843400
18434852016-01-11 08:58:24 24° 29' 56" N  30° 28' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843485
18435282016-01-12 15:30:33 24° 29' 58" N  27° 56' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843528
18435532016-01-14 17:09:27 24° 30' 1" N  26° 28' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843553
18436332016-01-16 18:48 24° 55' 0" N  22° 16' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843633
18436692016-01-17 16:01:12 25° 32' 33" N  20° 25' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843669
18436942016-01-18 11:54:57 26° 10' 4" N  18° 34' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843694
18437372016-01-19 13:59:23 27° 0' 9" N  16° 6' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843737
18437492016-01-19 21:43:47 27° 12' 39" N  15° 29' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843749
18422362015-12-10 06:51:36 27° 0' 5" N  79° 59' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842236
18425132015-12-13 18:42:23 26° 31' 0" N  76° 49' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842513
18425502015-12-14 07:37:57 26° 30' 0" N  76° 41' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842550
18426422015-12-18 17:35:36 26° 30' 1" N  75° 42' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842642
18427832015-12-21 17:12:11 26° 30' 0" N  71° 55' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842783
18428142015-12-22 16:13:27 25° 59' 57" N  70° 32' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842814
18429062015-12-25 12:54:14 24° 29' 47" N  66° 1' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842906
18429312015-12-26 04:58:19 24° 29' 57" N  64° 45' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842931
18429432015-12-26 14:53:09 24° 29' 57" N  64° 0' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842943
18429792015-12-27 18:06:49 24° 29' 58" N  61° 49' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842979
18430672015-12-30 14:03:40 24° 30' 0" N  55° 57' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843067
18430802015-12-31 06:43:58 24° 30' 0" N  54° 28' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843080
18431112015-12-31 23:03:24 24° 30' 2" N  53° 1' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843111
18433072016-01-06 09:29:19 24° 29' 58" N  40° 38' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843307
18433812016-01-08 12:54:51 24° 29' 59" N  36° 10' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843381
18434972016-01-11 16:36:18 24° 30' 0" N  29° 50' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843497
18436822016-01-18 05:24:03 25° 57' 39" N  19° 11' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843682
18437982016-01-20 19:47:02 27° 54' 47" N  13° 24' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843798
18438052016-01-20 21:27:09 27° 55' 36" N  13° 22' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843805
18424692015-12-12 12:03:47 27° 0' 24" N  79° 23' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842469
18424942015-12-13 14:10:18 26° 30' 1" N  76° 56' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842494
18426302015-12-18 11:20:29 26° 30' 0" N  75° 54' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842630
18427342015-12-20 13:28:41 26° 29' 52" N  73° 34' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842734
18428382015-12-23 09:28:15 25° 0' 12" N  69° 36' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842838
18429182015-12-25 20:08 24° 29' 59" N  65° 29' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1842918
18430792015-12-30 22:25:32 24° 30' 1" N  55° 13' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843079
18431722016-01-02 23:56:14 24° 29' 56" N  48° 37' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843172
18433202016-01-07 00:31:26 24° 30' 2" N  39° 21' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843320
18434242016-01-09 19:07:42 24° 30' 6" N  33° 38' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843424
18435042016-01-11 23:59:25 24° 30' 0" N  29° 11' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843504
18438172015-12-09 21:27:40 26° 26' 0" N  78° 40' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1843817
Discrete samples 
145  CTD frame plus rosette sampler
227  Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply