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RRS Challenger CH10/84

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Challenger (74CH)
Cruise identifierCH10/84
Cruise period1984-11-16 — 1984-12-06
StatusCompleted
Port of departureArdrossan, United Kingdom
Port of returnCampbeltown, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To recover current meter mooring LG in Beaufort's Dyke, North Channel and to relay it with two additional moorings, LE and LF, for recovery in January 1985.
2. To collect bottom cores for plutonium analysis at the current meter sites LE, LF and LG in the North Channel and to take near bottom 60 litre water samples at the coring stations for the Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft.
3. To service SMBA current meter moorings F (57º 30.60'N, 12º 13.3'W) and Y (Tiree Passage) and to lay a near surface current mooring S South-east of Islay (55º 35.0'N, 6º 3.0'W) to work the CTD section from Rockall to the Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line).
4. To work shelf CTD sections from the northern Irish Sea to the Butt of Lewis and to collect radiocaesium samples on some sections for Chemistry Department, Glasgow University.
5. To collect surface, midwater and near-bottom samples for radiocaesium determination by the Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft, at ten standard positions between the Sound of Mull and the shelf edge, to make CTD observations at these sites and to take cores at stations with suitable bottom deposits.
6. To make a CTD survey of the Clyde Sea area.
Chief scientistAnton Edwards (Scottish Marine Biological Association)
Cruise reportRRS Challenger CH10/84 cruise report ch10_84.pdf (0.22 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificIrish Sea/ Firth of Clyde/ Minches/ W. Scotland
Track chartsRRS Challenger CH10/84 cruise track — trk3298.html RRS Challenger CH10/84 cruise track — trk3298a.html RRS Challenger CH10/84 cruise track — trk3298b.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 122
Description: S surface 120 S bottom
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 120
Current metersQuantity: number of deployments = 8
Description: 1 recovered;2 months
Chemical oceanography 
RadioactivityQuantity: sample litres = 50
Description: surface water samples taken for radiocaesium determination.
Isotopes
Contamination 
Other contaminant measurementsQuantity: number of cores = 4
Description: bottom cores for plutonium analysis
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
99  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.
2581301984-12-05 11:18 54° 45' 59" N  5° 10' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258130
2581541984-12-05 14:50 55° 5' 24" N  5° 24' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258154
2582101984-12-05 23:17 55° 49' 53" N  5° 17' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258210
2582461984-12-06 02:19 55° 34' 59" N  5° 24' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258246
2572311984-11-18 13:44 54° 41' 29" N  5° 25' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257231
2574391984-11-21 16:32 57° 29' 29" N  11° 51' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257439
2577531984-11-25 03:28 56° 31' 35" N  5° 48' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257753
2577901984-11-25 05:33 56° 37' 17" N  6° 1' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257790
2578451984-11-25 15:17 56° 43' 59" N  6° 35' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257845
2579251984-12-02 09:34 56° 56' 53" N  8° 46' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257925
2579861984-12-02 23:06 56° 44' 11" N  6° 59' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257986
2579981984-12-04 10:03 55° 39' 5" N  6° 6' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257998
2580371984-12-04 12:49 55° 34' 59" N  5° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258037
2581661984-12-05 15:37 55° 9' 59" N  5° 24' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258166
2582581984-12-06 03:15 55° 30' 0" N  5° 24' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258258
2573111984-11-19 01:57 55° 36' 0" N  4° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257311
2574271984-11-21 13:13 57° 30' 23" N  12° 14' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257427
2575681984-11-23 18:11 57° 47' 53" N  6° 20' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257568
2578331984-11-25 12:30 56° 43' 59" N  6° 27' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257833
2578701984-11-26 01:44 56° 13' 59" N  6° 1' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257870
2578941984-11-26 03:13 56° 7' 59" N  5° 55' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257894
2579501984-12-02 15:52 56° 46' 53" N  8° 0' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257950
2580491984-12-04 18:20 55° 36' 59" N  6° 29' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258049
2580861984-12-04 22:54 55° 18' 59" N  6° 45' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258086
2581171984-12-05 09:48 54° 42' 59" N  5° 20' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258117
2581781984-12-05 16:32 55° 15' 0" N  5° 24' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258178
2572431984-11-18 14:33 54° 43' 11" N  5° 19' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257243
2572551984-11-18 15:30 54° 44' 29" N  5° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257255
2573471984-11-19 06:26 55° 39' 41" N  5° 25' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257347
2573841984-11-21 01:13 57° 32' 35" N  12° 52' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257384
2575201984-11-23 10:05 58° 16' 59" N  6° 10' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257520
2575321984-11-23 15:31 57° 51' 59" N  6° 35' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257532
2575441984-11-23 16:40 57° 51' 0" N  6° 29' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257544
2576121984-11-23 21:09 57° 42' 59" N  5° 54' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257612
2577281984-11-25 02:14 56° 29' 53" N  5° 40' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257728
2577411984-11-25 02:54 56° 30' 41" N  5° 45' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257741
2578691984-11-26 01:06 56° 16' 48" N  6° 5' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257869
2579131984-12-02 07:36 57° 0' 0" N  9° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257913
2579371984-12-02 11:01 56° 52' 53" N  8° 29' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257937
2581051984-12-05 09:07 54° 41' 23" N  5° 24' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258105
2581291984-12-05 10:30 54° 44' 29" N  5° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258129
2581421984-12-05 12:24 54° 47' 59" N  5° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258142
2574151984-11-21 05:59 57° 35' 6" N  13° 37' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257415
2572921984-11-18 23:06 55° 25' 59" N  5° 1' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257292
2573351984-11-19 04:34 55° 43' 17" N  5° 9' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257335
2573721984-11-20 23:16 57° 32' 5" N  12° 37' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257372
2574641984-11-23 02:47 58° 16' 59" N  5° 17' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257464
2574761984-11-23 05:38 58° 16' 59" N  5° 29' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257476
2576481984-11-24 22:19 56° 38' 11" N  5° 22' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257648
2577651984-11-25 04:08 56° 32' 53" N  5° 54' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257765
2577891984-11-25 05:04 56° 35' 17" N  5° 58' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257789
2578081984-11-25 09:31 56° 39' 59" N  6° 6' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257808
2579741984-12-02 20:56 56° 43' 59" N  7° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257974
2580011984-12-04 10:38 55° 38' 29" N  5° 56' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258001
2580981984-12-05 08:25 54° 39' 59" N  5° 30' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258098
2581911984-12-05 17:26 55° 19' 53" N  5° 24' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258191
2582091984-12-05 22:17 55° 54' 29" N  5° 22' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258209
2582711984-12-06 04:32 55° 24' 59" N  5° 25' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258271
2572061984-11-18 03:49 55° 9' 11" N  6° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257206
2572671984-11-18 16:34 54° 46' 5" N  5° 9' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257267
2572791984-11-18 17:27 54° 47' 23" N  5° 5' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257279
2573601984-11-19 09:41 55° 18' 29" N  5° 28' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257360
2573961984-11-21 02:36 57° 33' 5" N  13° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257396
2575561984-11-23 17:34 57° 49' 5" N  6° 24' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257556
2575811984-11-23 18:59 57° 45' 0" N  6° 13' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257581
2576001984-11-23 20:24 57° 43' 5" N  6° 1' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257600
2577161984-11-25 01:36 56° 28' 17" N  5° 38' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257716
2577771984-11-25 04:35 56° 33' 47" N  5° 57' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257777
2578571984-11-25 16:29 56° 44' 5" N  6° 45' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257857
2580131984-12-04 11:22 55° 36' 59" N  5° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258013
2580251984-12-04 12:00 55° 36' 29" N  5° 48' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258025
2580741984-12-04 21:57 55° 23' 24" N  6° 41' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258074
2582221984-12-06 00:12 55° 45' 23" N  5° 15' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258222
2572801984-11-18 21:25 55° 15' 59" N  5° 9' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257280
2573591984-11-19 07:39 55° 31' 59" N  5° 25' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257359
2574031984-11-21 04:23 57° 34' 5" N  13° 19' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257403
2574881984-11-23 06:41 58° 17' 5" N  5° 39' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257488
2575931984-11-23 19:38 57° 42' 54" N  6° 7' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257593
2576851984-11-25 00:05 56° 32' 53" N  5° 33' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257685
2576971984-11-25 00:36 56° 31' 5" N  5° 32' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257697
2578821984-11-26 02:30 56° 10' 59" N  5° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257882
2573231984-11-19 03:23 55° 45' 0" N  4° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257323
2574401984-11-21 19:49 57° 28' 59" N  11° 32' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257440
2574521984-11-21 23:13 57° 27' 59" N  11° 18' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257452
2575071984-11-23 07:51 58° 17' 5" N  5° 49' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257507
2576361984-11-24 21:43 56° 40' 12" N  5° 19' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257636
2576611984-11-24 22:57 56° 36' 0" N  5° 26' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257661
2576731984-11-24 23:33 56° 34' 12" N  5° 29' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257673
2577041984-11-25 01:04 56° 30' 11" N  5° 36' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257704
2579621984-12-02 17:35 56° 44' 5" N  7° 40' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257962
2580621984-12-04 20:59 55° 27' 59" N  6° 37' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258062
2582341984-12-06 01:14 55° 40' 59" N  5° 24' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258234
2572181984-11-18 12:57 54° 39' 59" N  5° 28' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257218
2575191984-11-23 09:01 58° 16' 59" N  6° 0' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257519
2576241984-11-23 22:14 57° 42' 59" N  5° 47' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257624
2578211984-11-25 11:05 56° 40' 53" N  6° 16' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257821
2579011984-11-26 03:48 56° 5' 29" N  5° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257901
2579491984-12-02 12:39 56° 50' 47" N  8° 19' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 257949
2580501984-12-04 19:53 55° 32' 29" N  6° 33' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 258050