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RRS Challenger CH102
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH102 |
Cruise period | 1993-03-23 — 1993-03-30 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Study of turbulent dissipation of water column. CH102/93 (EC-Ref# 930323.0098) |
Chief scientist | John H Simpson (University of Wales, Bangor School of Ocean Sciences) |
Project | MAST 50 Profile (EC) |
Coordinating body | POL,Bidston/CEC MAST |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
Specific | Irish Sea, Clyde Sea |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of profiles = 59 Description: CTDO with transmissometer and fluorometer |
Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: number of profiles = 59 Description: CTDO with transmissometer and fluorometer |
Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: 16 cms depl. & 8 cms rec. |
Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 4 Description: shipborne ADCP |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of profiles = 300 Description: FLY II profiles of turbulent dissipation |
Contamination | |
Suspended matter | Quantity: number of samples = 77 Description: suspended matter samples for seston conc. |
Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of experiments = 6 Description: settling velocity measurements |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of profiles = 59 Description: CTDO with transmissometer and fluorometer |
Geology and geophysics | |
Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 3 Description: grab samples |
Moorings, landers, buoys | |
Physical oceanography | |
Current meters | 55° 37' 54" N 5° 1' 0" W — depl. 23 Mar, 4 CMs,1 Xmiss., 1 fluor., 1 t/S logger |
Current meters | 53° 50' 30" N 4° 27' 53" W — St. IS2, depl. 25 Mar, rec. 26 Mar, 5 CMs, 2 transmiss. |
Current meters | 53° 51' 47" N 4° 23' 17" W — St. IS1, depl. 25 Mar,rec. 26 Mar, 3 CMs |
Current meters | 55° 43' 54" N 5° 10' 11" W — St. CS8, depl. 23 Mar, 4 CMs, 1 T/S logger |