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RRS Challenger CH4/85

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Challenger (74CH)
Cruise identifierCH4/85
Cruise period1985-05-02 — 1985-05-16
StatusCompleted
Port of departureDunstaffnage, United Kingdom
Port of returnOban, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThe objectives of this cruise were:
(1) To make CTD transects across the shelf between the Mull of Galloway and the Butt of Lewis, with radiocaesium water sampling. Accomplished.
(2) To check out North Channel current meter moorings and take any necessary action. Moorings in good condition so no action taken.
(3) To deploy an electromagnetic current meter at site S off SE Isaly for the duration of the cruise. Deployment done but problems with EMCM mooring configuration.
(4) To service mooring Y (Tiree Passage) and recover a UCNW shelf mooring. Accomplished.
(5) To work the Rockall via Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line) CTD section. Accomplished.
(6) To work a grid of CTD stations in the Firth of Clyde and Kilbrannan Sound. Accomplished.
Chief scientistDavid J Ellett (Scottish Marine Biological Association)
Cruise reportRRS Challenger CH4/85 cruise report ch4_85.pdf (0.21 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)
SpecificNorth Channel; Hebridean Seas; Rockall; Firth of Clyde
Track chartsRRS Challenger CH4/85 cruise track — trk3202.html RRS Challenger CH4/85 cruise track — trk3202a.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 204
Description: 199 bottom
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 199
Current metersQuantity: number of recoveries = 11
Description: 11 recovered;3 days-3,5 months
Chemical oceanography 
RadioactivityQuantity: number of samples = 70
Description: water samples for radio-caesium analysis.
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
182  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.
2529691985-05-02 20:17 56° 14' 5" N  6° 1' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 252969
2530701985-05-03 20:28 55° 19' 41" N  5° 27' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253070
2531251985-05-04 02:12 55° 34' 41" N  5° 24' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253125
2532171985-05-04 11:09 55° 41' 29" N  5° 7' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253217
2532301985-05-04 13:11 55° 38' 47" N  4° 54' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253230
2533831985-05-05 02:29 55° 12' 17" N  5° 27' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253383
2534631985-05-05 12:01 54° 40' 53" N  5° 28' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253463
2535921985-05-06 07:50 55° 18' 47" N  6° 41' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253592
2538321985-05-08 07:37 56° 43' 53" N  7° 39' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253832
2541901985-05-11 08:18 58° 4' 12" N  7° 10' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254190
2542081985-05-11 09:19 58° 6' 59" N  7° 19' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254208
2542691985-05-11 17:12 58° 27' 29" N  8° 36' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254269
2543131985-05-12 03:56 58° 53' 11" N  7° 16' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254313
2545341985-05-13 07:23 57° 30' 47" N  6° 39' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254534
2529941985-05-02 22:35 56° 5' 35" N  5° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 252994
2530451985-05-03 05:50 55° 38' 29" N  5° 57' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253045
2531491985-05-04 03:52 55° 41' 29" N  5° 22' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253149
2532051985-05-04 08:33 55° 57' 47" N  5° 22' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253205
2532781985-05-04 16:58 55° 30' 59" N  4° 52' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253278
2534261985-05-05 09:08 54° 44' 17" N  5° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253426
2536111985-05-06 08:42 55° 23' 17" N  6° 37' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253611
2536961985-05-07 00:19 55° 45' 59" N  6° 55' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253696
2543371985-05-12 06:20 58° 43' 30" N  6° 54' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254337
2535431985-05-05 23:34 55° 15' 5" N  5° 47' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253543
2537391985-05-07 04:26 55° 45' 59" N  7° 41' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253739
2538811985-05-08 14:36 56° 57' 0" N  8° 46' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253881
2538191985-05-08 05:00 56° 43' 59" N  7° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253819
2538071985-05-08 02:54 56° 43' 59" N  7° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253807
2539001985-05-08 17:43 57° 2' 59" N  9° 12' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253900
2539731985-05-09 05:45 57° 23' 59" N  10° 51' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253973
2540481985-05-09 19:54 57° 32' 35" N  12° 51' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254048
2540731985-05-09 22:33 57° 34' 5" N  13° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254073
2543981985-05-12 14:50 58° 17' 5" N  5° 49' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254398
2544541985-05-12 23:47 57° 42' 47" N  6° 1' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254454
2543251985-05-12 05:10 58° 48' 11" N  7° 5' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254325
2547181985-05-14 00:27 56° 53' 59" N  6° 20' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254718
2544051985-05-12 15:44 58° 16' 59" N  5° 38' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254405
2549031985-05-15 01:07 55° 51' 59" N  5° 42' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254903
2530331985-05-03 05:03 55° 36' 59" N  5° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253033
2530691985-05-03 11:40 55° 31' 35" N  6° 7' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253069
2531011985-05-04 00:38 55° 30' 59" N  5° 22' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253101
2533221985-05-04 20:52 55° 22' 35" N  4° 58' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253322
2533711985-05-05 01:06 55° 14' 17" N  5° 11' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253371
2538201985-05-08 06:32 56° 43' 59" N  7° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253820
2538931985-05-08 15:53 57° 0' 0" N  9° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253893
2542821985-05-12 00:34 59° 2' 29" N  7° 39' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254282
2529571985-05-02 19:34 56° 16' 29" N  6° 5' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 252957
2530941985-05-03 23:32 55° 27' 11" N  5° 28' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253094
2532661985-05-04 15:56 55° 33' 59" N  4° 59' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253266
2533101985-05-04 19:47 55° 28' 47" N  5° 0' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253310
2533341985-05-04 21:55 55° 16' 17" N  4° 56' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253334
2533461985-05-04 22:49 55° 19' 5" N  5° 4' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253346
2533581985-05-04 23:47 55° 21' 47" N  5° 12' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253358
2534021985-05-05 06:46 54° 47' 59" N  5° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253402
2536591985-05-06 17:39 55° 32' 35" N  6° 29' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253659
2536721985-05-06 22:29 55° 45' 59" N  6° 37' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253672
2537031985-05-07 01:12 55° 45' 59" N  7° 4' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253703
2537271985-05-07 03:18 55° 45' 59" N  7° 28' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253727
2537641985-05-07 22:14 56° 40' 59" N  6° 16' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253764
2539241985-05-08 20:47 57° 8' 59" N  9° 41' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253924
2539611985-05-09 03:55 57° 21' 59" N  10° 40' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253961
2540361985-05-09 18:12 57° 31' 59" N  12° 37' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254036
2540611985-05-09 20:57 57° 32' 42" N  13° 0' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254061
2542941985-05-12 01:52 59° 0' 0" N  7° 31' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254294
2544421985-05-12 23:00 57° 42' 59" N  5° 45' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254442
2545951985-05-13 10:31 57° 35' 35" N  7° 3' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254595
2547671985-05-14 08:34 56° 17' 5" N  7° 5' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254767
2549151985-05-15 01:40 55° 52' 5" N  5° 47' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254915
2530571985-05-03 06:26 55° 39' 11" N  6° 0' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253057
2531501985-05-04 04:28 55° 43' 59" N  5° 22' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253150
2538561985-05-08 11:36 56° 51' 0" N  8° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253856
2532911985-05-04 18:04 55° 27' 41" N  4° 44' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253291
2533091985-05-04 18:54 55° 28' 17" N  4° 52' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253309
2536601985-05-06 21:53 55° 46' 17" N  6° 32' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253660
2540121985-05-09 12:49 57° 29' 35" N  11° 51' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254012
2540241985-05-09 15:23 57° 30' 29" N  12° 14' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254024
2541771985-05-11 00:50 57° 31' 59" N  7° 58' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254177
2543621985-05-12 09:43 58° 28' 30" N  6° 23' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254362
2543861985-05-12 13:54 58° 16' 59" N  5° 59' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254386
2544301985-05-12 22:18 57° 42' 59" N  5° 47' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254430
2544781985-05-13 01:18 57° 45' 0" N  6° 13' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254478
2545091985-05-13 02:48 57° 48' 59" N  6° 24' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254509
2546631985-05-13 18:50 57° 13' 30" N  6° 34' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254663
2532541985-05-04 14:48 55° 36' 5" N  5° 5' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253254
2535551985-05-06 00:40 55° 13' 5" N  5° 52' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253555
2535671985-05-06 01:26 55° 11' 35" N  5° 56' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253567
2536231985-05-06 09:43 55° 28' 17" N  6° 33' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253623
2536351985-05-06 15:29 55° 42' 0" N  6° 21' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253635
2536841985-05-06 23:23 55° 45' 54" N  6° 46' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253684
2537881985-05-08 01:38 56° 43' 59" N  6° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253788
2538441985-05-08 09:57 56° 46' 59" N  8° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253844
2539121985-05-08 19:00 57° 6' 5" N  9° 24' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253912
2540851985-05-10 00:05 57° 34' 59" N  13° 37' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254085
2544661985-05-13 00:34 57° 42' 59" N  6° 8' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254466
2539971985-05-09 08:57 57° 28' 5" N  11° 18' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253997
2545831985-05-13 09:59 57° 34' 30" N  6° 59' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254583
2546991985-05-13 22:28 56° 58' 59" N  6° 38' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254699
2548111985-05-14 12:24 56° 1' 5" N  6° 40' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254811
2548841985-05-14 23:46 55° 47' 29" N  5° 48' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254884
2548601985-05-14 22:25 55° 40' 29" N  5° 51' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254860
2542331985-05-11 12:14 58° 13' 59" N  7° 46' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254233
2545101985-05-13 03:29 57° 49' 59" N  6° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254510
2543741985-05-12 12:53 58° 16' 59" N  6° 10' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254374
2546261985-05-13 16:15 57° 2' 11" N  6° 49' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254626
2548231985-05-14 13:22 55° 57' 0" N  6° 34' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254823
2547431985-05-14 02:07 56° 49' 30" N  6° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254743
2547791985-05-14 09:30 56° 12' 59" N  6° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254779
2547311985-05-14 01:20 56° 51' 29" N  6° 12' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254731
2548721985-05-14 22:57 55° 43' 5" N  5° 50' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254872
2547921985-05-14 11:27 56° 4' 59" N  6° 46' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254792
2549271985-05-15 02:22 55° 51' 59" N  5° 51' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254927
2541411985-05-10 20:12 57° 42' 23" N  8° 50' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254141
2545581985-05-13 08:35 57° 32' 23" N  6° 49' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254558
2531621985-05-04 05:12 55° 44' 35" N  5° 17' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253162
2531981985-05-04 07:37 55° 53' 47" N  5° 22' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253198
2532421985-05-04 13:57 55° 37' 30" N  5° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253242
2540971985-05-10 14:08 57° 55' 17" N  9° 47' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254097
2541041985-05-10 15:58 57° 51' 59" N  9° 33' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254104
2541281985-05-10 18:44 57° 45' 47" N  9° 7' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254128
2541531985-05-10 21:45 57° 38' 59" N  8° 33' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254153
2542211985-05-11 10:52 58° 10' 29" N  7° 32' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254221
2546021985-05-13 14:00 57° 8' 11" N  7° 10' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254602
2546141985-05-13 15:07 57° 5' 11" N  7° 3' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254614
2546381985-05-13 17:07 57° 6' 11" N  6° 44' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254638
2546511985-05-13 18:02 57° 10' 17" N  6° 38' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254651
2547801985-05-14 10:26 56° 8' 59" N  6° 53' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254780
2529821985-05-02 21:51 56° 8' 5" N  5° 55' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 252982
2531131985-05-04 01:19 55° 31' 35" N  5° 27' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253113
2530081985-05-03 03:50 55° 34' 59" N  5° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253008
2530211985-05-03 04:27 55° 36' 23" N  5° 48' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253021
2531371985-05-04 03:06 55° 38' 29" N  5° 26' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253137
2531741985-05-04 05:50 55° 46' 59" N  5° 14' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253174
2534141985-05-05 07:33 54° 45' 59" N  5° 10' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253414
2536471985-05-06 16:25 55° 37' 17" N  6° 25' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253647
2537401985-05-07 06:04 55° 45' 59" N  7° 59' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253740
2537521985-05-07 17:24 56° 39' 59" N  6° 6' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253752
2537761985-05-07 23:22 56° 43' 59" N  6° 27' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253776
2538681985-05-08 12:34 56° 52' 59" N  8° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253868
2539361985-05-08 23:03 57° 14' 5" N  10° 3' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253936
2539481985-05-09 01:33 57° 17' 59" N  10° 22' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253948
2541891985-05-11 02:31 57° 27' 59" N  7° 40' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254189
2542451985-05-11 13:48 58° 18' 29" N  8° 3' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254245
2544171985-05-12 16:36 58° 16' 59" N  5° 29' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254417
2544291985-05-12 17:35 58° 16' 59" N  5° 17' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254429
2544911985-05-13 02:03 57° 46' 59" N  6° 18' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254491
2545711985-05-13 09:16 57° 33' 23" N  6° 54' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254571
2546751985-05-13 19:26 57° 15' 59" N  6° 32' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254675
2546871985-05-13 20:00 57° 18' 47" N  6° 32' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254687
2547061985-05-13 23:28 56° 56' 29" N  6° 29' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254706
2548471985-05-14 20:02 55° 33' 47" N  6° 5' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254847
2549391985-05-15 07:05 56° 9' 23" N  5° 58' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254939
2529701985-05-02 21:05 56° 10' 59" N  5° 58' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 252970
2530821985-05-03 22:33 55° 24' 23" N  5° 20' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253082
2531861985-05-04 06:31 55° 49' 35" N  5° 16' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253186
2532291985-05-04 12:02 55° 42' 29" N  5° 4' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253229
2533951985-05-05 03:49 55° 9' 35" N  5° 18' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253395
2534381985-05-05 10:04 54° 42' 59" N  5° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253438
2534751985-05-05 17:11 54° 57' 0" N  5° 13' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253475
2534871985-05-05 18:30 55° 1' 12" N  5° 17' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253487
2535181985-05-05 22:02 55° 13' 5" N  5° 37' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253518
2534511985-05-05 11:22 54° 41' 29" N  5° 25' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253451
2534991985-05-05 19:38 55° 4' 23" N  5° 25' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253499
2535061985-05-05 20:50 55° 9' 5" N  5° 31' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253506
2535311985-05-05 22:58 55° 16' 59" N  5° 43' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253531
2535791985-05-06 03:31 55° 9' 59" N  5° 59' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253579
2535801985-05-06 06:54 55° 13' 59" N  6° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253580
2537151985-05-07 02:16 55° 45' 59" N  7° 16' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253715
2539851985-05-09 07:24 57° 26' 47" N  11° 5' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 253985
2540001985-05-09 10:27 57° 28' 59" N  11° 31' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254000
2541161985-05-10 17:16 57° 49' 5" N  9° 20' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254116
2541651985-05-10 23:20 57° 34' 59" N  8° 15' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254165
2542571985-05-11 15:30 58° 22' 53" N  8° 20' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254257
2542701985-05-11 18:51 58° 31' 48" N  8° 53' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254270
2543011985-05-12 02:43 58° 58' 30" N  7° 27' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254301
2543491985-05-12 07:31 58° 38' 29" N  6° 44' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254349
2543501985-05-12 08:38 58° 33' 29" N  6° 33' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254350
2545221985-05-13 04:39 57° 52' 59" N  6° 35' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254522
2545461985-05-13 08:00 57° 31' 48" N  6° 44' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254546
2547551985-05-14 02:55 56° 47' 59" N  5° 56' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254755
2548351985-05-14 14:15 55° 47' 59" N  6° 28' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254835
2548591985-05-14 21:45 55° 36' 59" N  5° 52' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254859
2548961985-05-15 00:18 55° 49' 59" N  5° 47' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 254896
1  Savonius rotor current meter
Moored instrument depth
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Moored instrument depth
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
2493961985-05-07 22:00  — 1985-08-19 07:27:12 56° 37' 11" N  6° 24' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 249396