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RRS Challenger CH143
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH143 |
Cruise period | 1999-05-24 — 1999-06-09 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Govan, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Oban, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Recovery of BENBO Moorings A, B, C. Ellett Line standard hydrographic survey. Physical, biological and chemical surveys of shelf depressions, Stanton Deep and Muck Deep. Deploy moorings in Muck Deep and Tiree Passage. |
Chief scientist | Ken Jones (Scottish Association for Marine Science) |
Project | BENBO/DYME |
Coordinating body | DML/CCMS |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Rockall Channel |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 11 Description: XBT drops |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of profiles = 43 Description: CTD casts |
Data held at BODC | |
Discrete samples | |
41 CTD frame plus rosette sampler | Transmittance and attenuance of the water column Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Density of the water column Raw light meter output Raw fluorometer output |