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RRS Charles Darwin CD34A
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) |
Cruise identifier | CD34A |
Cruise period | 1988-08-15 — 1988-09-30 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Auckland, New Zealand |
Port of return | Suva, Fiji |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | The objective of the cruise was to study the physical oceanography of the surface layers of the western Pacific and their interaction with the atmosphere. In particular it was hoped to obtain information on how El Nino events may be triggered in the region. |
Chief scientist | David J Webb (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.75 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North West Pacific Ocean (limit 180W) |
Specific | Western Pacific, north of New Guinea |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of samples = 561 Description: underway salinity measurements for seasonal calibration |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 12 |
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 4500 Description: SEASOAR |
Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Quantity: track kilometres = 11000 Description: ADCP |
Meteorology | |
Routine standard measurements | |
Other meteorological measurements | Description: SST, wet & dry bulb temp., wind speed & direction, short & long wave radiation |
Geology and geophysics | |
Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 12000 |
Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 10500 |