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RRS Challenger CH86B

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Challenger (74CH)
Cruise identifierCH86B
Cruise period1991-11-23 — 1991-12-02
StatusCompleted
Port of departureOban, United Kingdom
Port of returnTroon, United Kingdom
Objectives1. To collect CTD profiles and large volume water samples at standard positions between the Sound of Mull and the shelf edge West of Barra for radiocaesium studies.
2. To service the DML current meter mooring in the Tiree Passage.
3. To work the CTD stations of the Anton Dohrn seamount section between the shelf-edge and Rockall to continue the Rockall Trough time series as a contribution to WOCE Goal 2.
4. To work the Rockall to Malin Head CTD section for further investigation of recent water mass changes west of Britain.
5. To work shelf CTD sections in the Sea of the Hebrides and the North Channel as time permits.
6. To collect Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements over the shelf and in deeper water in relation to geographical position.
7. To continue observational study of seabird populations west of Britain.
Chief scientistAnton Edwards (Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportRRS Challenger CH86B cruise report ch86_91.pdf (0.50 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificSea of the Hebrides, Rockall Trough,North Channel,Firth of Clyde
Track chartsRRS Challenger CH86B cruise track — trk3797.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
CTD stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 66
Current metersQuantity: number of stations = 1
Chemical oceanography 
RadioactivityQuantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Caesium samples at top, middle and bottom
Biology and fisheries 
BirdsDescription: observational study of seabird population.
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Current meters56° 37' 11" N  6° 24' 0" W — Tiree passage mooring recovered and redeployed; 2 cms at 10 & 20m above seabed
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
66  CTD/STD cast
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
3843461991-11-29 01:40 55° 36' 6" N  5° 49' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384346
3844871991-11-30 09:41 55° 46' 5" N  7° 16' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384487
3845181991-11-30 12:12 55° 46' 5" N  6° 46' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384518
3846351991-12-01 00:18 55° 5' 12" N  5° 25' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384635
3843951991-11-29 07:23 55° 32' 59" N  6° 29' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384395
3844381991-11-29 11:29 55° 13' 41" N  6° 44' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384438
3844511991-11-30 06:11 55° 45' 54" N  8° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384451
3844631991-11-30 07:29 55° 46' 36" N  7° 41' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384463
3846471991-12-01 01:23 55° 1' 0" N  5° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384647
3847031991-12-01 06:36 54° 41' 48" N  5° 25' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384703
3847271991-12-01 07:14 54° 40' 41" N  5° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384727
3847521991-12-01 13:08 55° 26' 6" N  5° 25' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384752
3849611991-12-02 06:32 55° 25' 0" N  4° 55' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384961
3842301991-11-26 15:21 56° 41' 6" N  6° 17' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384230
3844021991-11-29 08:28 55° 28' 5" N  6° 33' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384402
3844261991-11-29 10:15 55° 19' 5" N  6° 39' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384426
3845311991-11-30 12:58 55° 46' 5" N  6° 37' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384531
3845801991-11-30 20:14 55° 14' 24" N  5° 46' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384580
3846721991-12-01 04:16 54° 46' 36" N  5° 10' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384672
3848681991-12-01 21:31 55° 26' 30" N  5° 1' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384868
3848811991-12-01 22:17 55° 21' 29" N  5° 4' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384881
3847641991-12-01 13:54 55° 31' 0" N  5° 26' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384764
3849481991-12-02 05:32 55° 26' 17" N  5° 2' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384948
3848071991-12-01 16:16 55° 43' 30" N  5° 19' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384807
3849001991-12-02 00:35 55° 26' 23" N  5° 2' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384900
3849241991-12-02 03:04 55° 26' 23" N  5° 1' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384924
3842661991-11-26 20:13 56° 44' 24" N  7° 0' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384266
3842911991-11-27 00:07 56° 43' 47" N  7° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384291
3843091991-11-27 01:23 56° 44' 5" N  7° 40' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384309
3843101991-11-28 23:41 55° 39' 6" N  5° 59' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384310
3844991991-11-30 10:41 55° 46' 12" N  7° 4' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384499
3845551991-11-30 18:04 55° 9' 47" N  5° 58' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384555
3847881991-12-01 15:23 55° 39' 24" N  5° 25' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384788
3843711991-11-29 05:45 55° 42' 0" N  6° 21' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384371
3845061991-11-30 11:28 55° 46' 12" N  6° 55' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384506
3845921991-11-30 21:23 55° 16' 12" N  5° 42' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384592
3846841991-12-01 04:55 54° 44' 53" N  5° 15' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384684
3846961991-12-01 05:46 54° 43' 11" N  5° 20' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384696
3848191991-12-01 17:05 55° 48' 11" N  5° 15' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384819
3848561991-12-01 20:46 55° 31' 12" N  4° 59' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384856
3848931991-12-01 23:39 55° 24' 47" N  4° 54' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384893
3843341991-11-29 00:58 55° 36' 54" N  5° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384334
3843581991-11-29 02:24 55° 35' 6" N  5° 42' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384358
3845671991-11-30 18:44 55° 11' 30" N  5° 55' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384567
3846591991-12-01 02:24 54° 56' 48" N  5° 14' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384659
3847401991-12-01 12:17 55° 21' 24" N  5° 22' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384740
3848201991-12-01 18:06 55° 43' 47" N  5° 10' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384820
3842291991-11-26 14:36 56° 39' 47" N  6° 9' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384229
3842421991-11-26 16:52 56° 44' 35" N  6° 26' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384242
3842781991-11-26 21:52 56° 43' 59" N  7° 20' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384278
3843221991-11-29 00:19 55° 37' 54" N  5° 56' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384322
3843831991-11-29 06:29 55° 37' 23" N  6° 25' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384383
3844751991-11-30 08:38 55° 46' 5" N  7° 28' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384475
3845431991-11-30 13:51 55° 45' 47" N  6° 30' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384543
3846601991-12-01 03:38 54° 47' 59" N  5° 4' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384660
3847391991-12-01 11:20 55° 16' 18" N  5° 15' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384739
3847761991-12-01 14:39 55° 35' 6" N  5° 25' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384776
3848321991-12-01 19:00 55° 40' 29" N  5° 4' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384832
3849361991-12-02 04:35 55° 25' 5" N  4° 55' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384936
3842541991-11-26 18:21 56° 43' 59" N  6° 45' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384254
3844141991-11-29 09:25 55° 22' 30" N  6° 32' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384414
3845791991-11-30 19:28 55° 13' 11" N  5° 51' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384579
3846111991-11-30 22:21 55° 12' 24" N  5° 32' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384611
3846231991-11-30 23:12 55° 9' 11" N  5° 31' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384623
3848441991-12-01 19:53 55° 36' 0" N  4° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384844
3849121991-12-02 01:50 55° 24' 53" N  4° 55' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 384912