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RRS Discovery D164

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Discovery (74E3)
Cruise identifierD164
Cruise period1986-12-19 — 1987-01-21
StatusCompleted
Port of departurePort Louis, Mauritius
Port of returnPort Louis, Mauritius
Objectives1. To document the incidence and nature of frontal structures in the Southern Ocean.
2. To document downstream variations in the structure of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
3. To estimate the transport of the ACC.
4. To observe spatial variations in the T/S properties of mode waters and compare the observations with theories of mode water formation.
5. To explore the potential of the SeaSoar and Acoustic Doppler Profiler to quantify the scales and meridional transport of mesoscale eddies in the Subantarctic Zone.
Chief scientistRaymond T Pollard (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory)
Cruise reportRRS Discovery D164 cruise report d164.pdf (0.66 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIndian Ocean
SpecificSouth Atlantic/ S.W. Indian Ocean
Track chartsRRS Discovery D164 cruise track — trk3329.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
BathythermographQuantity: number of profiles = 39
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 372
Description: surface measurements underway 93 T & 372 S for Seasoar calibration
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 61
Description: +O2
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 3302
Description: Seasoar
Current profiler (eg ADCP)Quantity: track kilometres = 9630.4
Description: ADCP incl. 5000nm with temp. sensor
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenQuantity: number of samples = 400
Description: calibration samples for CTD oxygen sensor
Phosphate
Nitrate
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: track kilometres = 5556
Description: surface chlorophyll & fluorescence
Phytoplankton
Meteorology 
Routine standard measurements
Other meteorological measurementsDescription: hourly wind speed & direction, SST throughout cruise
Geology and geophysics 
Multi-beam echosoundingQuantity: track kilometres = 9630
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
18  CTD in towed or autonomous underwater vehicle

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
4758301987-01-13 01:24 42° 43' 22" S  50° 34' 29" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475830
4757131987-01-06 22:40 50° 42' 26" S  32° 58' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475713
4757251987-01-07 10:43 50° 40' 56" S  35° 9' 8" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475725
4757011987-01-06 15:10 51° 3' 54" S  31° 46' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475701
4757981987-01-10 22:41 45° 37' 15" S  44° 17' 43" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475798
4758291987-01-12 12:45 42° 44' 27" S  48° 3' 3" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475829
4758781987-01-15 00:34 38° 16' 35" S  52° 18' 34" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475878
4757621987-01-09 13:09 50° 5' 20" S  43° 12' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475762
4758051987-01-11 11:28 43° 52' 32" S  44° 45' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475805
4758661987-01-14 12:43 39° 40' 47" S  52° 12' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475866
4758171987-01-12 02:09 42° 52' 15" S  45° 58' 51" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475817
4757741987-01-09 23:03 48° 43' 48" S  43° 33' 43" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475774
4757491987-01-08 10:33 50° 40' 18" S  39° 44' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475749
4757371987-01-07 22:30 50° 38' 51" S  37° 23' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475737
4757501987-01-08 23:56 50° 40' 21" S  41° 32' 28" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475750
4757861987-01-10 10:37 47° 11' 59" S  43° 53' 41" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475786
4758541987-01-14 00:51 41° 5' 6" S  52° 12' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475854
4758421987-01-13 16:10 42° 13' 51" S  52° 5' 22" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 475842
61  CTD/STD cast
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
2905721986-12-21 11:44 25° 7' 53" S  51° 21' 52" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290572
2908001986-12-29 06:50 41° 7' 18" S  39° 6' 40" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290800
2908481986-12-30 08:28 42° 19' 29" S  37° 19' 14" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290848
2909041987-01-01 04:43 44° 34' 25" S  34° 4' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290904
2911691987-01-17 14:31 31° 8' 20" S  53° 8' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291169
2905961986-12-23 06:02 28° 41' 29" S  47° 1' 9" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290596
2906881986-12-26 13:37 36° 56' 31" S  43° 30' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290688
2907071986-12-26 22:10 37° 38' 38" S  42° 50' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290707
2911571987-01-17 02:05 32° 40' 19" S  52° 33' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291157
2906031986-12-23 17:19 29° 55' 38" S  46° 23' 39" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290603
2906521986-12-25 14:11 34° 45' 0" S  45° 3' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290652
2906641986-12-25 21:06 35° 29' 25" S  44° 53' 15" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290664
2906761986-12-26 05:16 36° 14' 31" S  44° 12' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290676
2907191986-12-27 07:02 38° 22' 7" S  42° 7' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290719
2907201986-12-27 15:41 39° 4' 47" S  41° 27' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290720
2907441986-12-28 04:12 39° 48' 14" S  40° 42' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290744
2907681986-12-28 14:24 40° 16' 12" S  40° 12' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290768
2908971986-12-31 23:06 44° 13' 23" S  34° 25' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290897
2909281987-01-01 16:40 45° 20' 17" S  33° 23' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290928
2910041987-01-03 08:17 48° 24' 9" S  32° 46' 42" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291004
2910891987-01-05 05:42 51° 4' 33" S  32° 41' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291089
2911821987-01-18 13:31 28° 14' 40" S  54° 16' 48" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291182
2912131987-01-20 02:33 23° 51' 51" S  56° 23' 46" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291213
2906401986-12-25 07:03 33° 52' 28" S  45° 18' 19" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290640
2909901987-01-03 02:38 47° 56' 12" S  32° 44' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290990
2910161987-01-03 13:09 48° 10' 40" S  32° 46' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291016
2907561986-12-28 09:16 40° 1' 4" S  40° 27' 17" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290756
2908241986-12-29 18:16 41° 42' 54" S  38° 13' 44" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290824
2909161987-01-01 10:48 44° 56' 20" S  33° 41' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290916
2910651987-01-04 16:52 50° 14' 6" S  32° 42' 29" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291065
2910901987-01-05 12:29 51° 30' 49" S  32° 38' 24" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291090
2911331987-01-16 02:46 35° 50' 59" S  52° 21' 10" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291133
2911701987-01-18 01:38 29° 43' 29" S  53° 41' 42" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291170
2911941987-01-19 00:28 26° 52' 4" S  54° 50' 8" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291194
2905841986-12-22 06:53 26° 50' 28" S  49° 13' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290584
2906391986-12-25 00:09 33° 0' 39" S  45° 32' 25" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290639
2907321986-12-27 22:07 39° 27' 15" S  41° 5' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290732
2908361986-12-30 00:12 42° 1' 42" S  37° 46' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290836
2908611986-12-30 18:55 42° 55' 20" S  36° 24' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290861
2908851986-12-31 16:27 43° 58' 49" S  34° 54' 11" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290885
2909411987-01-01 22:39 45° 44' 19" S  33° 8' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290941
2909531987-01-02 04:40 46° 9' 27" S  32° 53' 19" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290953
2909771987-01-02 15:10 47° 2' 32" S  32° 43' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290977
2909891987-01-02 20:02 47° 29' 41" S  32° 43' 23" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290989
2910281987-01-03 20:29 48° 49' 47" S  32° 42' 25" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291028
2910531987-01-04 10:39 49° 46' 18" S  32° 42' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291053
2911211987-01-15 14:17 37° 31' 30" S  52° 16' 46" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291121
2911451987-01-16 14:42 34° 11' 41" S  52° 29' 17" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291145
2912251987-01-20 16:01 22° 11' 36" S  57° 18' 29" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291225
2912011987-01-19 14:29 25° 19' 34" S  55° 36' 23" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291201
2911081987-01-06 04:09 52° 0' 4" S  32° 45' 23" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291108
2905601986-12-20 20:33 23° 17' 31" S  53° 11' 50" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290560
2906271986-12-24 16:10 32° 7' 45" S  45° 48' 38" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290627
2907811986-12-28 19:23 40° 29' 35" S  39° 57' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290781
2908121986-12-29 12:23 41° 24' 15" S  38° 40' 23" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290812
2908731986-12-31 08:42 43° 33' 13" S  35° 28' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290873
2906151986-12-24 03:24 31° 5' 11" S  46° 6' 43" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290615
2909651987-01-02 10:12 46° 35' 28" S  32° 45' 51" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290965
2910411987-01-04 03:54 49° 17' 52" S  32° 43' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291041
2910771987-01-04 23:45 50° 38' 40" S  32° 43' 19" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 291077
2907931986-12-29 00:44 40° 50' 16" S  39° 35' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 290793