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RRS Challenger CH66A

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Challenger (74CH)
Cruise identifierCH66A
Cruise period1990-05-20 — 1990-05-31
StatusCompleted
Port of departureHull, United Kingdom
Port of returnHull, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To follow a set track around the southern North Sea making continuous measurements of:
(a) Sea surface temperature, conductivity and transmittance.
(b) Air/Sea fluxes
(c) Current profiles, with Challenger's acoustic doppler current profile (ADCP).
2. At 120 sites along the track:
(a) To record CTD profiles of temperature, conductivity and transmittance.
(b) To obtain water samples with a rosette sampler for calibration of the CTD conductivity and temperature sensors and to determine suspended sediment load.
3. To deploy moorings at:
(a) Sites A, B and C in the Dover Strait - a recording transmissometer and a 1 Mhz sea-bed ADCP at each site.
(b) Sites F and G - S4 current meters.
(c) Site H - thermistor chain and a 250 kHz sea-bed ADCP.
Chief scientistM John Howarth (Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory)
ProjectNorth Sea Project
Coordinating bodyNERC
Cruise reportRRS Challenger CH66A cruise report ch66a_90.pdf (0.46 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorth Sea
Track chartsRRS Challenger CH66A cruise track — trk3496.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: track kilometres = 2778
CTD stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 88
Description: CTD profiles.
Transparency (eg transmissometer)Quantity: number of profiles = 87
Description: +1500 nautical miles underway data
Current metersQuantity: number of deployments = 13
Contamination 
Suspended matterQuantity: number of profiles = 36
Meteorology 
Other meteorological measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 2778
Description: Air-sea interface studies
Geology and geophysics 
GrabQuantity: number of samples = 11
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
88  CTD/STD cast
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Density of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Density of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
8027581990-05-23 22:19 53° 30' 1" N  2° 59' 39" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802758
8029311990-05-25 07:54 54° 3' 1" N  5° 40' 13" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802931
8029921990-05-25 17:09 54° 6' 2" N  6° 24' 37" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802992
8030921990-05-26 09:23 54° 16' 6" N  7° 45' 9" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803092
8031591990-05-26 18:31 55° 26' 57" N  7° 39' 36" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803159
8033071990-05-28 15:27 55° 29' 58" N  1° 24' 39" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803307
8033191990-05-28 17:51 55° 29' 50" N  0° 53' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803319
8033321990-05-28 22:33 55° 29' 58" N  0° 3' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803332
8034001990-05-29 07:40 55° 9' 53" N  1° 26' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803400
8025131990-05-20 19:50 53° 1' 13" N  1° 26' 46" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802513
8025491990-05-21 07:43 52° 39' 56" N  2° 49' 56" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802549
8025741990-05-21 13:54 52° 27' 59" N  3° 42' 13" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802574
8026541990-05-23 07:12 52° 12' 48" N  3° 51' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802654
8027101990-05-23 14:47 52° 37' 9" N  3° 46' 16" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802710
8028511990-05-24 13:54 53° 10' 4" N  4° 37' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802851
8028631990-05-24 17:20 53° 39' 4" N  4° 50' 15" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802863
8030551990-05-26 02:06 54° 5' 58" N  6° 59' 42" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803055
8032521990-05-28 05:44 55° 30' 1" N  3° 44' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803252
8032761990-05-28 10:22 55° 30' 8" N  2° 34' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803276
8025011990-05-20 18:10 53° 1' 1" N  1° 3' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802501
8025501990-05-21 09:38 52° 38' 1" N  3° 15' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802550
8025861990-05-21 15:56 52° 21' 24" N  3° 15' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802586
8028261990-05-24 10:57 53° 17' 53" N  3° 59' 51" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802826
8028381990-05-24 12:33 53° 13' 36" N  4° 19' 40" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802838
8029671990-05-25 11:53 53° 39' 4" N  6° 9' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802967
8030801990-05-26 08:06 54° 11' 30" N  7° 28' 7" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803080
8031721990-05-26 21:42 55° 29' 48" N  6° 59' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803172
8032151990-05-27 20:45 55° 29' 59" N  5° 59' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803215
8032401990-05-28 03:01 55° 30' 13" N  4° 30' 24" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803240
8027341990-05-23 17:50 52° 59' 49" N  3° 26' 20" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802734
8027221990-05-23 16:07 52° 46' 58" N  3° 37' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802722
8027461990-05-23 19:39 53° 11' 53" N  3° 16' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802746
8024571990-05-20 11:18 53° 29' 49" N  0° 24' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802457
8024691990-05-20 12:28 53° 20' 0" N  0° 30' 7" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802469
8024821990-05-20 14:30 53° 5' 0" N  0° 29' 52" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802482
8025371990-05-21 05:53 52° 40' 35" N  2° 25' 21" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802537
8026051990-05-22 17:23 51° 3' 10" N  1° 49' 16" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802605
8026291990-05-23 01:04 51° 45' 16" N  3° 0' 11" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802629
8028991990-05-25 00:15 54° 14' 52" N  4° 49' 38" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802899
8030671990-05-26 03:25 54° 0' 35" N  7° 13' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803067
8031231990-05-26 13:11 54° 40' 7" N  7° 39' 48" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803123
8031351990-05-26 14:51 54° 55' 5" N  7° 39' 48" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803135
8031601990-05-26 20:08 55° 29' 54" N  7° 20' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803160
8032641990-05-28 07:57 55° 30' 7" N  3° 9' 50" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803264
8033811990-05-29 04:44 55° 29' 50" N  1° 32' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803381
8024701990-05-20 13:45 53° 9' 54" N  0° 31' 18" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802470
8026421990-05-23 05:24 52° 7' 58" N  3° 30' 8" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802642
8027711990-05-24 00:04 53° 34' 16" N  2° 34' 41" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802771
8027831990-05-24 01:53 53° 35' 1" N  2° 9' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802783
8027951990-05-24 04:19 53° 45' 17" N  2° 44' 37" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802795
8028871990-05-24 21:32 53° 55' 2" N  4° 50' 9" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802887
8026301990-05-23 02:54 51° 50' 7" N  3° 22' 3" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802630
8026661990-05-23 08:35 52° 20' 55" N  3° 59' 45" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802666
8026911990-05-23 11:38 52° 37' 5" N  4° 19' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802691
8029431990-05-25 09:05 53° 56' 31" N  5° 50' 23" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802943
8029801990-05-25 15:30 53° 55' 0" N  6° 24' 20" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802980
8029061990-05-25 02:51 54° 34' 52" N  4° 49' 38" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802906
8030311990-05-25 23:05 54° 24' 56" N  6° 42' 32" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803031
8030431990-05-26 00:45 54° 15' 3" N  6° 59' 46" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803043
8032391990-05-28 01:01 55° 30' 4" N  4° 58' 50" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803239
8027091990-05-23 13:07 52° 37' 18" N  4° 0' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802709
8029181990-05-25 05:36 54° 19' 0" N  5° 14' 50" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802918
8030061990-05-25 19:02 54° 19' 52" N  6° 25' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803006
8032031990-05-27 19:31 55° 30' 0" N  6° 5' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803203
8033931990-05-29 05:55 55° 19' 59" N  1° 27' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803393
8025251990-05-20 23:17 52° 43' 5" N  1° 54' 42" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802525
8025621990-05-21 11:50 52° 37' 8" N  3° 45' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802562
8026781990-05-23 10:25 52° 34' 23" N  4° 8' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802678
8028021990-05-24 06:42 53° 30' 15" N  3° 0' 16" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802802
8028141990-05-24 08:37 53° 24' 27" N  3° 26' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802814
8029791990-05-25 13:51 53° 43' 9" N  6° 29' 25" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802979
8030791990-05-26 05:04 53° 49' 30" N  7° 19' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803079
8031111990-05-26 11:04 54° 24' 58" N  7° 40' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803111
8031471990-05-26 16:32 55° 10' 0" N  7° 39' 52" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803147
8031841990-05-26 23:51 55° 9' 51" N  6° 59' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803184
8032881990-05-28 13:09 55° 30' 27" N  2° 1' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803288
8033441990-05-29 00:31 55° 30' 1" N  0° 32' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803344
8033561990-05-29 01:53 55° 29' 41" N  0° 52' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803356
8024941990-05-20 16:25 53° 12' 56" N  0° 47' 13" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802494
8028751990-05-24 18:35 53° 37' 11" N  4° 35' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802875
8029551990-05-25 10:10 53° 50' 2" N  6° 0' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802955
8030181990-05-25 21:16 54° 34' 55" N  6° 25' 21" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803018
8031961990-05-27 17:52 55° 30' 0" N  6° 29' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803196
8032271990-05-27 22:53 55° 29' 49" N  5° 30' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803227
8033201990-05-28 20:36 55° 29' 58" N  0° 24' 9" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803320
8033681990-05-29 03:15 55° 30' 2" N  1° 12' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 803368
8025981990-05-22 11:46 50° 47' 3" N  1° 14' 32" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802598
8026171990-05-22 22:46 51° 28' 11" N  2° 40' 29" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 802617
Discrete samples 
88  CTD frame plus rosette samplerTransmittance and attenuance of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Density of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies