RRS Challenger CH16/80

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Ship name (ship code)

RRS Challenger (74CH)

Cruise identifier

CH16/80

Cruise period

1980-10-17 — 1980-10-30

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Port of return

Barry, United Kingdom

Objectives

Recovery of current meters, thermistor chains and pressure recorders in the Celtic Sea plus a density survey incorporating continuous underway temperature and salinity measurements and CTD profiles. Scientific objective was to study sea level, vertical current structure and circulation patterns in the Celtic Sea whilst stratified.

Chief scientist

M John Howarth (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Bidston Laboratory)

Cruise report

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Ocean/sea areas

General

Celtic Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)

Specific

Celtic Sea

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Surface measurements underway (T,S)

Quantity: activity duration in days = 12

CTD stations

Quantity: number of profiles = 58

Current meters

Quantity: number of recoveries = 19
Description: 16 (of 26 deployed) Aanderaa RCMs and 3 (of 4 deployed) CM/TG recovered

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

Quantity: number of recoveries = 6
Description: 3 (of 4 deployed) CM/TG plus 3 (of 3 deployed) SFPG recovered

Other physical oceanographic measurements

Quantity: number of recoveries = 3
Description: 3 (of 5 deployed) thermistor chains recovered

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

58 CTD/STD cast

Salinity of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Temperature of the water column

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Salinity of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Temperature of the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
550106	1980-10-22 01:25 — 1980-10-22 01:36	48° 21' 28" N 6° 56' 15" W
550179	1980-10-23 22:50 — 1980-10-23 22:53	50° 6' 42" N 9° 11' 17" W
550180	1980-10-24 17:53 — 1980-10-24 18:00	50° 30' 6" N 9° 47' 28" W
550192	1980-10-24 20:51 — 1980-10-24 20:55	50° 30' 6" N 9° 47' 28" W
550315	1980-10-27 00:01 — 1980-10-27 00:04	50° 32' 34" N 7° 43' 52" W
550376	1980-10-27 06:01 — 1980-10-27 06:07	50° 27' 6" N 7° 42' 35" W
550561	1980-10-30 00:25 — 1980-10-30 00:27	50° 50' 41" N 6° 26' 3" W
550063	1980-10-21 02:13 — 1980-10-21 02:30	49° 50' 37" N 7° 23' 40" W
550087	1980-10-21 10:42 — 1980-10-21 10:46	49° 11' 7" N 7° 7' 49" W
550131	1980-10-22 14:02 — 1980-10-22 14:05	48° 48' 38" N 7° 2' 39" W
550247	1980-10-25 17:54 — 1980-10-25 17:58	51° 19' 25" N 8° 31' 5" W
550259	1980-10-25 23:17 — 1980-10-25 23:20	50° 54' 45" N 8° 2' 8" W
550327	1980-10-27 01:04 — 1980-10-27 01:07	50° 31' 9" N 7° 42' 58" W
550407	1980-10-28 17:31 — 1980-10-28 17:40	49° 32' 19" N 8° 23' 12" W
550536	1980-10-29 21:28 — 1980-10-29 21:30	50° 47' 50" N 6° 55' 58" W
550038	1980-10-20 18:50 — 1980-10-20 18:51	50° 27' 4" N 7° 31' 12" W
550051	1980-10-20 22:00 — 1980-10-20 22:02	50° 10' 50" N 7° 28' 29" W
550143	1980-10-22 18:23 — 1980-10-22 18:25	48° 49' 34" N 7° 27' 31" W
550573	1980-10-30 01:59 — 1980-10-30 02:02	50° 53' 58" N 6° 11' 13" W
550585	1980-10-30 03:58 — 1980-10-30 03:59	50° 55' 46" N 5° 54' 15" W
550075	1980-10-21 06:22 — 1980-10-21 06:23	49° 29' 28" N 7° 18' 0" W
550211	1980-10-24 23:13 — 1980-10-24 23:16	50° 48' 55" N 10° 21' 46" W
550296	1980-10-26 22:01 — 1980-10-26 22:05	50° 33' 49" N 7° 37' 3" W
550352	1980-10-27 04:08 — 1980-10-27 04:11	50° 28' 36" N 7° 43' 2" W
550420	1980-10-28 21:04 — 1980-10-28 21:06	49° 30' 51" N 8° 45' 18" W
550524	1980-10-29 19:48 — 1980-10-29 19:50	50° 44' 51" N 7° 12' 22" W
549989	1980-10-19 03:58 — 1980-10-19 04:05	51° 10' 9" N 5° 26' 7" W
550014	1980-10-20 03:37 — 1980-10-20 03:38	50° 50' 23" N 7° 9' 18" W
550223	1980-10-25 02:03 — 1980-10-25 02:06	51° 0' 41" N 10° 1' 25" W
550235	1980-10-25 06:36 — 1980-10-25 06:39	51° 8' 4" N 9° 48' 9" W
550284	1980-10-26 21:01 — 1980-10-26 21:05	50° 34' 39" N 7° 35' 21" W
550339	1980-10-27 02:01 — 1980-10-27 02:03	50° 30' 52" N 7° 44' 42" W
550364	1980-10-27 05:00 — 1980-10-27 05:06	50° 28' 13" N 7° 44' 24" W
550432	1980-10-28 22:26 — 1980-10-28 22:29	49° 40' 2" N 8° 57' 15" W
550468	1980-10-29 08:36 — 1980-10-29 08:38	50° 30' 20" N 8° 14' 17" W
549990	1980-10-19 21:43 — 1980-10-19 21:45	51° 19' 39" N 6° 30' 37" W
550099	1980-10-21 20:51 — 1980-10-21 20:55	48° 37' 22" N 7° 15' 0" W
550167	1980-10-23 18:03 — 1980-10-23 18:08	49° 37' 1" N 8° 30' 0" W
550340	1980-10-27 03:06 — 1980-10-27 03:08	50° 29' 20" N 7° 44' 30" W
550548	1980-10-29 22:42 — 1980-10-29 22:53	50° 48' 53" N 6° 41' 7" W
550026	1980-10-20 03:39 — 1980-10-20 03:46	50° 50' 16" N 7° 8' 55" W
550118	1980-10-22 03:33 — 1980-10-22 03:37	48° 30' 29" N 6° 55' 55" W
550260	1980-10-26 06:13 — 1980-10-26 06:16	50° 27' 56" N 7° 26' 37" W
550272	1980-10-26 20:02 — 1980-10-26 20:05	50° 35' 13" N 7° 34' 0" W
550444	1980-10-29 06:34 — 1980-10-29 06:37	50° 20' 11" N 8° 28' 25" W
550481	1980-10-29 09:40 — 1980-10-29 09:42	50° 35' 12" N 8° 5' 39" W
550493	1980-10-29 10:50 — 1980-10-29 10:52	50° 39' 17" N 7° 58' 18" W
550512	1980-10-29 18:24 — 1980-10-29 18:26	50° 42' 47" N 7° 28' 51" W
549977	1980-10-19 02:08 — 1980-10-19 02:09	51° 19' 57" N 5° 19' 53" W
550002	1980-10-20 00:34 — 1980-10-20 00:36	51° 5' 46" N 6° 48' 36" W
550155	1980-10-22 21:19 — 1980-10-22 21:36	48° 59' 56" N 7° 40' 19" W
550303	1980-10-26 23:01 — 1980-10-26 23:04	50° 33' 0" N 7° 39' 52" W
550388	1980-10-27 07:02 — 1980-10-27 07:04	50° 26' 35" N 7° 42' 15" W
550419	1980-10-28 19:28 — 1980-10-28 19:32	49° 31' 22" N 8° 35' 29" W
550456	1980-10-29 07:42 — 1980-10-29 07:44	50° 26' 13" N 8° 20' 52" W
550500	1980-10-29 12:33 — 1980-10-29 12:37	50° 40' 41" N 7° 42' 18" W
550597	1980-10-30 05:38 — 1980-10-30 05:41	50° 58' 44" N 5° 38' 28" W
549965	1980-10-19 00:16 — 1980-10-19 00:17	51° 29' 53" N 5° 14' 35" W

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