RRS Challenger CH12

Cruise summary report

Search the Cruise Inventory

Cruise Info.

Ship name (ship code)

RRS Challenger (74CH)

Cruise identifier

CH12

Cruise period

1987-03-11 — 1987-03-21

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Barry, United Kingdom

Port of return

Barry, United Kingdom

Objectives

To obtain measurements of the vertical variation of current with depth in an area of weak tidal currents during will mixed conditions. To obtain the necessary supporting measurements (winds, waves, density field, gradients of currents and pressures) to interpret these current profile measurements.

Chief scientist

Alan J Harrison (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Bidston Laboratory)

Cruise report

(0.67 MB)

Ocean/sea areas

General

Bristol Channel
Celtic Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)

Specific

S. Irish Sea/ W. Approaches

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Surface measurements underway (T,S)

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 35

Current meters

Quantity: number of recoveries = 18
Description: recovered only

Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)

Quantity: activity duration in days = 40
Description: 3 gauges

Data held at BODC

Get data

Series/Profiles

35 CTD/STD cast

Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates

[Show series]

Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates

[Hide series]

BODC id	Date/Time	Location
59493	1987-03-14 17:44 — 1987-03-14 17:54	50° 51' 45" N 4° 58' 41" W
59585	1987-03-15 17:11 — 1987-03-15 17:25	51° 34' 32" N 8° 2' 43" W
59628	1987-03-16 02:57 — 1987-03-16 03:05	51° 6' 40" N 7° 30' 8" W
59481	1987-03-14 15:24 — 1987-03-14 15:33	50° 39' 7" N 5° 28' 41" W
59573	1987-03-15 14:42 — 1987-03-15 14:43	51° 34' 32" N 7° 25' 40" W
59468	1987-03-14 06:08 — 1987-03-14 06:16	50° 24' 37" N 5° 57' 47" W
59561	1987-03-15 12:16 — 1987-03-15 12:18	51° 34' 27" N 6° 47' 20" W
59653	1987-03-17 03:08 — 1987-03-17 03:10	50° 59' 19" N 6° 56' 55" W
59721	1987-03-17 21:44 — 1987-03-17 21:47	50° 59' 58" N 10° 21' 13" W
59388	1987-03-13 05:54 — 1987-03-13 06:03	50° 59' 46" N 8° 58' 30" W
59616	1987-03-15 23:51 — 1987-03-15 23:53	51° 16' 12" N 7° 49' 40" W
59689	1987-03-17 12:00 — 1987-03-17 12:02	50° 59' 54" N 8° 40' 54" W
59708	1987-03-17 17:40 — 1987-03-17 17:43	50° 59' 54" N 9° 47' 58" W
59407	1987-03-13 15:04 — 1987-03-13 15:15	50° 24' 53" N 7° 59' 57" W
59420	1987-03-13 20:08 — 1987-03-13 20:19	50° 9' 40" N 7° 30' 31" W
59512	1987-03-15 02:58 — 1987-03-15 03:05	51° 31' 4" N 4° 40' 19" W
59524	1987-03-15 05:12 — 1987-03-15 05:13	51° 29' 41" N 5° 5' 53" W
59548	1987-03-15 09:45 — 1987-03-15 09:48	51° 34' 40" N 6° 9' 1" W
59641	1987-03-16 07:08 — 1987-03-16 07:10	51° 0' 38" N 6° 59' 6" W
59745	1987-03-20 19:42 — 1987-03-20 19:45	50° 45' 18" N 7° 41' 58" W
59376	1987-03-13 02:37 — 1987-03-13 02:48	51° 0' 28" N 8° 20' 16" W
59419	1987-03-13 17:56 — 1987-03-13 18:07	50° 10' 25" N 7° 59' 39" W
59432	1987-03-13 22:50 — 1987-03-13 22:59	50° 10' 52" N 7° 2' 24" W
59444	1987-03-14 01:10 — 1987-03-14 01:18	50° 10' 14" N 6° 27' 42" W
59536	1987-03-15 07:03 — 1987-03-15 07:11	51° 33' 53" N 5° 29' 58" W
59597	1987-03-15 19:43 — 1987-03-15 19:44	51° 33' 4" N 8° 35' 46" W
59665	1987-03-17 06:40 — 1987-03-17 06:42	51° 0' 20" N 7° 34' 45" W
59733	1987-03-20 16:01 — 1987-03-20 16:13	51° 1' 2" N 7° 1' 43" W
59352	1987-03-12 11:24 — 1987-03-12 11:33	51° 0' 18" N 7° 0' 8" W
59364	1987-03-12 23:36 — 1987-03-12 23:48	51° 0' 24" N 7° 38' 56" W
59677	1987-03-17 09:26 — 1987-03-17 09:37	50° 59' 43" N 8° 8' 1" W
59456	1987-03-14 03:54 — 1987-03-14 04:02	50° 10' 7" N 5° 45' 15" W
59500	1987-03-15 00:32 — 1987-03-15 00:38	51° 10' 16" N 4° 49' 48" W
59604	1987-03-15 21:39 — 1987-03-15 21:41	51° 25' 26" N 8° 15' 13" W
59690	1987-03-17 14:30 — 1987-03-17 14:32	51° 0' 20" N 9° 14' 21" W

Resources

RRS Challenger CH12

Cruise summary report

Quick links

BODC holdings

EDMED