RV Prince Madog PD11/04B

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Ship name (ship code)

RV Prince Madog (74P2)

Cruise identifier

PD11/04B

Cruise period

2004-04-01 — 2004-04-02

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Birkenhead, United Kingdom

Port of return

Menai Bridge, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

1) To service an ADCP and a SmartBuoy at 53° 32N, 03° 21.8W.
2) To obtain CTD profiles and water samples at the Coastal Observatory sites.

Chief scientist

M John Howarth (Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory)

Cruise report

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Ocean/sea areas

General

Irish Sea and St. George's Channel

Specific

Liverpool Bay, eastern Irish Sea

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Surface measurements underway (T,S)

Quantity: track kilometres = 380
Description: Underway thermosalinograph

Water bottle stations

Quantity: number of stations = 35
Description: Lab analysis for nitrate, phosphate, silicate, near bed and near surface

CTD stations

Quantity: number of profiles = 36
Description: SeaBird CTD

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

Quantity: number of profiles = 36
Description: Transmissometer and LISST on CTD

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

Quantity: track kilometres = 380
Description: Underway transmissometer

Optics (eg underwater light levels)

Quantity: number of profiles = 36
Description: Irradiance sensors on CTD

Chemical oceanography

Phosphate

Quantity: number of stations = 35
Description: Lab analysis for nitrate, phosphate, silicate, near bed and near surface

Nitrate

Quantity: number of stations = 35
Description: Lab analysis for nitrate, phosphate, silicate, near bed and near surface

Silicate

Quantity: number of stations = 35
Description: Lab analysis for nitrate, phosphate, silicate, near bed and near surface

Contamination

Suspended matter

Quantity: number of stations = 35
Description: Filtration of near surface and near bed water samples

Biology and fisheries

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: number of profiles = 36
Description: Fluorometer on CTD

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: track kilometres = 380
Description: Underway fluorimeter

Phytoplankton

Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Lab analysis for phytoplankton from water bottle samples

Zooplankton

Quantity: number of hauls = 10
Description: Vertical net hauls for zooplankton

Meteorology

Incident radiation

Quantity: track kilometres = 380
Description: Underway surface irridiance and PAR measurement

Routine standard measurements

Quantity: track kilometres = 380
Description: Met station (wind, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, humidity)

Moorings, landers, buoys

Physical oceanography

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

53° 31' 55" N 3° 21' 46" W — SeaTech 25 cm transmissometer on a bottom frame. Recovery and deployment.

Optics (eg underwater light levels)

53° 32' 5" N 3° 21' 40" W — Buoy mounted subsurface irradiance sensors. Recovery and deployment.

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

53° 31' 55" N 3° 21' 46" W — 600 kHz ADCP in a sea bed frame, 10 min averages 35 x 1m bins from 2.65 mab. Turn round.

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

53° 27' 2" N 3° 30' 28" W — 600 kHz ADCP in a sea bed frame. Recovery.

Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)

53° 31' 55" N 3° 21' 46" W — Bottom pressure recorder. Recovery and deployment.

Chemical oceanography

Nitrate

53° 32' 5" N 3° 21' 40" W — Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery and deployment.

Nitrite

53° 32' 5" N 3° 21' 40" W — Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery and deployment.

Silicate

53° 32' 5" N 3° 21' 40" W — Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery and deployment.

Biology and fisheries

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

53° 32' 5" N 3° 21' 40" W — Buoy mounted fluorometer. Recovery and deployment.

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

1 Acoustic doppler current profiler

Date and time
Vertical spatial coordinates
Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Metadata parameters
Sea level

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Date and time
Vertical spatial coordinates
Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Metadata parameters
Sea level

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1622687	2004-04-01 09:50 — 2004-05-11 11:20:03	53° 31' 55" N 3° 21' 49" W

49 Bottle station

Reference numbers
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Quality control flags
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1321619	2004-04-01 15:40	53° 26' 52" N 3° 13' 27" W
1321748	2004-04-01 23:31	53° 42' 2" N 3° 30' 3" W
1321828	2004-04-02 04:14	53° 22' 52" N 3° 38' 14" W
1321865	2004-04-02 06:05	53° 31' 56" N 3° 47' 22" W
1321620	2004-04-01 16:18	53° 31' 50" N 3° 15' 48" W
1321681	2004-04-01 19:34	53° 47' 8" N 3° 22' 0" W
1321773	2004-04-02 00:46	53° 46' 58" N 3° 38' 36" W
1321890	2004-04-02 07:54	53° 46' 5" N 3° 47' 15" W
1321607	2004-04-01 14:58	53° 26' 57" N 3° 22' 52" W
1321644	2004-04-01 17:30	53° 41' 57" N 3° 13' 23" W
1321797	2004-04-02 02:12	53° 37' 14" N 3° 38' 50" W
1321804	2004-04-02 02:52	53° 31' 58" N 3° 38' 29" W
1321656	2004-04-01 18:06	53° 46' 55" N 3° 13' 28" W
1321736	2004-04-01 22:52	53° 36' 59" N 3° 30' 7" W
1321785	2004-04-02 01:28	53° 42' 0" N 3° 38' 32" W
1321816	2004-04-02 03:32	53° 27' 2" N 3° 38' 33" W
1321576	2004-04-01 11:38	53° 32' 20" N 3° 22' 28" W
1321877	2004-04-02 06:48	53° 37' 21" N 3° 47' 19" W
1321889	2004-04-02 07:24	53° 42' 19" N 3° 47' 30" W
1322008	2004-04-01 19:34	53° 47' 8" N 3° 22' 0" W
1672309	2004-04-01 18:55	53° 51' 54" N 3° 21' 35" W
1672310	2004-04-01 19:34	53° 47' 8" N 3° 22' 0" W
1321982	2004-04-01 14:58	53° 26' 57" N 3° 22' 52" W
1321994	2004-04-01 18:55	53° 51' 54" N 3° 21' 35" W
1672291	2004-04-01 14:58	53° 26' 57" N 3° 22' 52" W
1321921	2004-04-02 09:08	53° 42' 28" N 3° 55' 17" W
1321945	2004-04-02 10:29	53° 32' 5" N 3° 55' 31" W
1321957	2004-04-02 11:03	53° 28' 6" N 3° 55' 42" W
1321933	2004-04-02 09:45	53° 37' 31" N 3° 55' 8" W
1322021	2004-04-01 20:14	53° 42' 7" N 3° 22' 18" W
1672346	2004-04-01 21:41	53° 32' 0" N 3° 23' 20" W
1321632	2004-04-01 16:55	53° 36' 54" N 3° 13' 31" W
1321712	2004-04-01 21:41	53° 32' 0" N 3° 23' 20" W
1321853	2004-04-02 05:25	53° 26' 54" N 3° 47' 1" W
1321908	2004-04-02 08:32	53° 47' 1" N 3° 55' 12" W
1321970	2004-04-01 11:38	53° 32' 20" N 3° 22' 28" W
1322045	2004-04-01 21:41	53° 32' 0" N 3° 23' 20" W
1672334	2004-04-01 20:57	53° 37' 13" N 3° 22' 11" W
1321700	2004-04-01 20:57	53° 37' 13" N 3° 22' 11" W
1321724	2004-04-01 22:14	53° 31' 56" N 3° 30' 22" W
1321761	2004-04-02 00:08	53° 46' 49" N 3° 30' 7" W
1321969	2004-04-02 11:46	53° 22' 14" N 3° 55' 34" W
1322033	2004-04-01 20:57	53° 37' 13" N 3° 22' 11" W
1672322	2004-04-01 20:14	53° 42' 7" N 3° 22' 18" W
1321588	2004-04-01 13:52	53° 27' 18" N 3° 30' 35" W
1321668	2004-04-01 18:55	53° 51' 54" N 3° 21' 35" W
1321693	2004-04-01 20:14	53° 42' 7" N 3° 22' 18" W
1321841	2004-04-02 04:56	53° 23' 17" N 3° 47' 16" W
1672278	2004-04-01 11:38	53° 32' 20" N 3° 22' 28" W

1 Bottom pressure sensor tide gauge

Reference numbers
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Sea level

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Reference numbers
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Sea level

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
662711	2004-04-01 09:50:29 — 2004-05-11 11:10:29	53° 31' 55" N 3° 21' 49" W

1 Fluorometers

Reference numbers
Date and time
Raw fluorometer output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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Reference numbers
Date and time
Raw fluorometer output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1194059	2004-04-01 10:30 — 2004-05-11 12:30	53° 31' 58" N 3° 22' 6" W

2 In-situ nutrient analyser

Reference numbers
Date and time
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1194072	2004-04-01 10:52:17 — 2004-04-11 12:52:15	53° 31' 58" N 3° 22' 6" W
1194103	2004-04-03 00:00 — 2004-05-11 00:00	53° 31' 58" N 3° 22' 6" W

3 Moored CTD

Reference numbers
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Sea level

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Reference numbers
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Sea level

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
662747	2004-04-01 10:20:01 — 2004-05-11 12:50:01	53° 31' 58" N 3° 22' 6" W
662759	2004-04-01 09:50:01 — 2004-05-11 11:20:01	53° 31' 55" N 3° 21' 49" W
1194047	2004-04-01 10:30 — 2004-05-11 12:30	53° 31' 58" N 3° 22' 6" W

1 Nephelometers and optical backscatter sensors

Reference numbers
Date and time
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column

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Reference numbers
Date and time
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1194060	2004-04-01 10:30 — 2004-05-11 12:30	53° 31' 58" N 3° 22' 6" W

2 Paddle wheel current meter

Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Sea level

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Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Sea level

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
662723	2004-04-01 10:25 — 2004-05-11 12:55	53° 31' 58" N 3° 22' 6" W
662735	2004-04-01 09:55 — 2004-05-11 11:15	53° 31' 55" N 3° 21' 49" W

2 radiometers

Reference numbers
Date and time
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column

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Reference numbers
Date and time
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1194084	2004-04-01 10:30 — 2004-05-11 12:30	53° 31' 58" N 3° 22' 6" W
1194096	2004-04-01 10:30 — 2004-05-11 12:30	53° 31' 58" N 3° 22' 6" W

Discrete samples

37 CTD frame plus rosette sampler

Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Raw light meter output
Density of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

3 Instrument mooring

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