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RRS Discovery D184

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Discovery (74E3)
Cruise identifierD184
Cruise period1989-07-14 — 1989-08-14
StatusCompleted
Port of departureMilford Haven, United Kingdom
Port of returnBarry, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To survey potential coring sites by 3.5 kHz reflection profiler and bottom photography.
2. To take suites of kasten and box cores, spanning as large a water-depth range as possible, from four principal areas on the 20W transect.
3. To X-ray and sample the cores in detail, providing samples for water content, carbonate and organic carbon content and chemistry, grain-size, radiochemistry, dating, mineralogy, micropalaeontology and stable isotope analysis.
4. To sample cores on behalf of other workers and keep archive cores.
5. To squeeze or centrifuge samples from box cores for extraction and analysis of pore waters for nutrients, oxygen and redox sensitive species.
6. To determine oxygen profiles in the surface few centimetres of box cores using oxygen electrodes with a micromanipulator system.
7. Take CTD/transmission-fluorescence casts with 12 x 10-litre Go-Flo bottles at each coring area plus casts between areas and on the runs out and back.
8. To conduct basic-BOFS measurements on the water bottle samples including temperature and salinity, nutrients, oxygen, DOC, POC & N, pigments and total suspended matter.
9. To maintain underway current measurements via ADCP and EM logs, fluorescence/transmission and Temperature/Salinity measurements on continuously pumped flow, and determine nutrients (NO3, PO4, SiO2) on samples taken from that flow.
10. To recover, refurbish and redeploy sediment trap moorings, split, preserve and perform any necessary immediate analysis on trap samples.
11. To sample the water column via in situ pumps and water bottles for analysis of natural uranium series radionuclides.
Chief scientistI Nicholas McCave (University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences)
ProjectJGOFS N. Atlantic Pilot Study, BOFS
Cruise reportRRS Discovery D184 cruise report d184.pdf (1.27 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificN Atlantic Ocean
Track chartsRRS Discovery D184 cruise track — trk3494.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)
BathythermographQuantity: number of profiles = 22
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 34
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: number of deployments = 14
Description: UOR
Transparency (eg transmissometer)Quantity: number of stations = 34
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenQuantity: number of stations = 34
PhosphateQuantity: number of samples = 31
Description: hourly
NitrateQuantity: number of samples = 32
Description: hourly
NitriteQuantity: number of samples = 30
Description: hourly
SilicateQuantity: number of samples = 32
Description: hourly
IsotopesQuantity: number of samples = 1338
Description: stable isotopes
Biology and fisheries 
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON)Description: continuous;energy transfers,biomass determination,distribution
Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids)Quantity: number of samples = 4
Sediment trapsQuantity: number of deployments = 5
PhytoplanktonDescription: Samples collected every 4 hours whilst steaming between stations
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 20
Description: net hauls
Other biological/fisheries measurementQuantity: number of hauls = 20
Description: distribution,biomass determination
Meteorology 
Other meteorological measurementsQuantity: number of samples = 16
Description: rain collection
Geology and geophysics 
Core - rockQuantity: number of cores = 43
Description: geochronology;paleontology;101 magnetism
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of cores = 43
Description: 2969 chemical analysis
Bottom photographyQuantity: number of stations = 14
In-situ seafloor measurement/samplingQuantity: number of stations = 10
Description: 6 SAPs,4 botts
Single channel seismic reflection
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
32  Bottle station
Reference numbers
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Reference numbers
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
12506601989-08-08 14:24 58° 59' 45" N  21° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250660
12506721989-08-10 14:29 58° 0' 10" N  16° 33' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250672
12504021989-07-25 13:06 49° 49' 30" N  21° 16' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250402
12504511989-07-29 13:59 52° 20' 45" N  22° 26' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250451
12504871989-08-01 02:27 54° 39' 23" N  20° 39' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250487
12504991989-08-01 22:44 55° 42' 19" N  20° 40' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250499
12505061989-08-02 01:08 55° 42' 8" N  20° 38' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250506
12505431989-08-03 10:51 57° 52' 32" N  21° 21' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250543
12505671989-08-04 09:30 58° 52' 36" N  19° 49' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250567
12506351989-08-07 21:08 59° 29' 14" N  23° 15' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250635
12503581989-07-18 04:32 48° 0' 52" N  19° 27' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250358
12505181989-08-02 02:37 55° 42' 17" N  20° 37' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250518
12506231989-08-07 19:35 59° 28' 40" N  23° 14' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250623
12503221989-07-16 23:28 48° 48' 49" N  14° 12' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250322
12503831989-07-23 23:59 47° 58' 48" N  19° 27' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250383
12504751989-07-31 03:22 53° 30' 18" N  21° 25' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250475
12505791989-08-04 11:24 58° 52' 36" N  19° 48' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250579
12503461989-07-18 01:45 48° 0' 28" N  19° 28' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250346
12504631989-07-30 22:10 53° 10' 11" N  21° 39' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250463
12505311989-08-03 08:29 57° 53' 15" N  21° 22' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250531
12505801989-08-05 12:49 59° 5' 24" N  21° 57' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250580
12505921989-08-05 15:18 59° 8' 7" N  21° 55' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250592
12506111989-08-05 16:41 59° 9' 43" N  21° 54' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250611
12503951989-07-22 15:03 47° 47' 48" N  19° 41' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250395
12504141989-07-25 15:34 49° 48' 18" N  21° 15' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250414
12504261989-07-29 08:36 52° 20' 37" N  22° 25' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250426
12504381989-07-29 12:25 52° 20' 27" N  22° 24' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250438
12505551989-08-04 05:31 58° 38' 20" N  19° 24' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250555
12506471989-08-08 00:58 59° 20' 1" N  22° 40' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250647
12503341989-07-17 01:38 48° 48' 16" N  14° 10' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250334
12503711989-07-23 22:15 47° 59' 4" N  19° 27' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250371
12506591989-08-08 12:17 58° 59' 59" N  21° 59' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1250659
34  CTD/STD cast
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
9607191989-07-23 23:38 47° 58' 48" N  19° 27' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960719
9607811989-07-30 21:03 53° 10' 11" N  21° 39' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960781
9608121989-08-01 21:59 55° 42' 19" N  20° 40' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960812
9608241989-08-02 00:43 55° 42' 8" N  20° 38' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960824
9608611989-08-03 10:13 57° 52' 32" N  21° 21' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960861
9609531989-08-07 18:47 59° 28' 40" N  23° 14' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960953
9609891989-08-08 11:15 58° 59' 59" N  21° 59' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960989
9607681989-07-29 13:36 52° 20' 44" N  22° 26' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960768
9608731989-08-04 04:48 58° 38' 20" N  19° 24' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960873
9607441989-07-29 07:12 52° 20' 37" N  22° 25' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960744
9607931989-07-31 02:13 53° 30' 18" N  21° 25' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960793
9609161989-08-05 14:56 59° 8' 7" N  21° 55' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960916
9609281989-08-05 16:22 59° 9' 43" N  21° 54' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960928
9609901989-08-08 14:07 58° 59' 44" N  21° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960990
9607321989-07-25 15:13 49° 48' 17" N  21° 15' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960732
9609651989-08-07 20:49 59° 29' 14" N  23° 15' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960965
9608971989-08-04 11:07 58° 52' 36" N  19° 48' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960897
9609771989-08-08 00:00 59° 20' 1" N  22° 40' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960977
9606391989-07-16 21:46 48° 48' 49" N  14° 12' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960639
9607071989-07-23 21:37 47° 59' 4" N  19° 27' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960707
9606521989-07-18 00:18 48° 0' 28" N  19° 28' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960652
9606401989-07-17 01:22 48° 48' 16" N  14° 10' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960640
9606761989-07-18 15:01 48° 0' 37" N  19° 32' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960676
9606881989-07-22 13:19 47° 47' 48" N  19° 41' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960688
9608481989-08-03 07:33 57° 53' 15" N  21° 22' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960848
9608851989-08-04 08:32 58° 52' 36" N  19° 49' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960885
9609041989-08-05 11:57 59° 5' 24" N  21° 57' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960904
9609411989-08-06 07:35 59° 12' 56" N  21° 4' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960941
9610041989-08-10 13:48 58° 0' 10" N  16° 33' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 961004
9608361989-08-02 02:14 55° 42' 17" N  20° 37' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960836
9606641989-07-18 04:13 48° 0' 52" N  19° 27' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960664
9607201989-07-25 11:53 49° 49' 30" N  21° 16' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960720
9607561989-07-29 11:58 52° 20' 26" N  22° 24' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960756
9608001989-08-01 01:30 54° 39' 23" N  20° 39' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 960800
1  Pumped water sample
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
13604341989-07-18 06:12  — 1989-08-12 04:27 47° 32' 32" N  23° 12' 29" W — 59° 28' 34" N  7° 51' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1360434
Discrete samples 
13  Apstein opening-closing mesh zooplankton net
14  Box coreSediment age
Stable isotopes in sediment
Geological sample density
Geological sample radioactivity
Sediment accumulation rate
Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks
Carbon concentrations in sediment
34  CTD frame plus rosette samplerTransmittance and attenuance of the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
Phytoplankton taxonomic biomass in water bodies
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Microzooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
Radioactivity in water bodies
Microzooplankton generic abundance in water bodies
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column
2  Drifting rig with sediment traps
20  Expendable BathythermographTemperature of the water column
2  Instrument mooringConcentration of silicon species in suspended particulate material
Sedimentation flux of metallic and metalloid elements and isotopes in water bodies
Sedimentation flux of carbon, nitrogen or organic matter in the water column
Carbon concentrations in suspended particulate material
Nitrogen concentrations in suspended particulate material
Radioactivity in water bodies
Sedimentation flux of non-metallic inorganic species in the water column
Sedimentation flux quantification in the water column
20  Kasten corer
18  MulticorerGeological sample density
Geological sample radioactivity
Sediment water content, porosity and surface area
Carbon concentrations in sediment
Nitrogen concentrations in sediment
1  Piston corer
109  Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supplyPhosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column
10  Stand-alone pumpsMetadata parameters
Radioactivity in water bodies
14  Underwater camera system
7  Unspecified zooplankton net or nets