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RRS Charles Darwin CD51

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Charles Darwin (74AB)
Cruise identifierCD51
Cruise period1990-07-24 — 1990-08-21
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnTroon, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThe cruise gathered information for an IOSDL Laboratory Research Project on "Processes Determining the Structure of the Upper Ocean" and formed part of the UK contribution to the WOCE. The operational area covered the inflow of North Atlantic Water to the Greenland-Iceland-Norwegian Sea between the Shetlands and Iceland. The survey method involved towing a CTD inside the SeaSoar profiling vehicle and combining the data with the shipboard ADCP. Two wide area surveys, one east of, and one west of, the Faeroes were completed. The evolving eddy structure of the Iceland-Faeroes Front was then examined by three repeated small scale surveys.
Chief scientistGwyn Griffiths (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory)
ProjectWOCE
Coordinating bodyWOCE SSG/IPO
Cruise reportRRS Charles Darwin CD51 cruise report cd51.pdf (10 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorwegian Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificIceland/Faroes
Track chartsRRS Charles Darwin CD51 cruise track — trk3594.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: track kilometres = 8800
Description: thermosalinograph
BathythermographQuantity: number of profiles = 13
Description: XBT
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 18
CTD stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 18
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 6650
Description: NBIS CTD and Chelsea Instruments fluorometer in SeaSoar
Transparency (eg transmissometer)Quantity: number of profiles = 18
Description: SeaTech transmissometer attached to CTD
Current profiler (eg ADCP)Quantity: track kilometres = 8800
Description: RDI shipboard, current profiles to 400m
Other physical oceanographic measurementsQuantity: number of images = 50
Description: onboard reception of satellite visible and IR images
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenDescription: water samples for oxygen calibration of CTD
OxygenQuantity: number of profiles = 18
Description: Oxygen probe attached to CTD and General Oceanics multisampler for O2 samples
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: track kilometres = 8000
Description: surface fluorescence
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Description: water samples for chlorophyll analysis
Meteorology 
Routine standard measurementsQuantity: activity duration in days = 28
Description: routine meteorological reports, voluntary observing ship
Routine standard measurementsQuantity: activity duration in days = 28
Description: high accuracy meteorological data for research purposes
Other meteorological measurementsQuantity: number of images = 50
Description: onboard reception of satellite visible and IR images
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Current meters64° 22' 59" N  11° 54' 0" W — Recovery of S4 and Aanderaa current meters, 16 August 1990
Current profiler (eg ADCP)64° 22' 59" N  11° 54' 0" W — Recovery of RDI 150kHz ADCP, bottom mounted, 16 August 1990
Surface drifters/drifting buoys64° 17' 59" N  12° 37' 59" W — ARGOS drifter for current measurement, drogued at 10m, deployed 08 August 1990
Surface drifters/drifting buoys64° 58' 59" N  9° 37' 59" W — Recovery of ARGOS drifter, 16 August 1990
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
4  CTD in towed or autonomous underwater vehicle

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
4314701990-08-13 00:00  — 1990-08-15 21:00 63° 35' 58" N  9° 15' 28" W — 65° 0' 8" N  10° 58' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 431470
4314691990-08-09 18:00  — 1990-08-12 15:00 63° 35' 17" N  9° 13' 0" W — 65° 5' 57" N  10° 54' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 431469
4314821990-08-16 18:00  — 1990-08-18 15:00 64° 27' 51" N  9° 21' 40" W — 63° 55' 36" N  12° 26' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 431482
4314941990-07-31 21:00  — 1990-08-08 06:00 62° 57' 29" N  7° 38' 15" W — 63° 49' 20" N  13° 13' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 431494
22  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
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Electrical conductivity of the water column
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
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Electrical conductivity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
4742851990-07-26 13:09 62° 24' 53" N  3° 4' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474285
4742241990-07-25 23:43 61° 53' 12" N  1° 39' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474224
4741931990-07-25 17:16 61° 30' 0" N  0° 41' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474193
4743531990-07-31 12:10 63° 13' 54" N  6° 20' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474353
4742611990-07-26 07:33 62° 11' 49" N  2° 31' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474261
4743041990-07-31 00:42 63° 59' 12" N  5° 43' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474304
4743161990-07-31 03:37 63° 47' 35" N  5° 50' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474316
4743651990-07-31 14:45 63° 0' 47" N  6° 31' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474365
4742001990-07-25 19:33 61° 40' 15" N  0° 59' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474200
4743411990-07-31 09:26 63° 25' 59" N  6° 14' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474341
4744331990-07-29 13:15 62° 37' 58" N  3° 45' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474433
4742121990-07-25 21:26 61° 46' 5" N  1° 19' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474212
4742481990-07-26 04:46 62° 6' 0" N  2° 13' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474248
4744211990-07-28 23:42 61° 31' 2" N  1° 9' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474421
4744081990-07-27 18:28 63° 23' 51" N  2° 32' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474408
4742731990-07-26 10:41 62° 18' 6" N  2° 46' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474273
4742361990-07-26 02:10 61° 59' 56" N  1° 55' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474236
4743281990-07-31 06:22 63° 36' 0" N  6° 1' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474328
4743891990-07-31 18:54 62° 39' 47" N  6° 45' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474389
4743901990-07-26 20:00 63° 36' 29" N  4° 7' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474390
4743771990-07-31 16:56 62° 51' 47" N  6° 37' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474377
4742971990-07-30 21:57 64° 9' 54" N  5° 32' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 474297