RV Prince Madog PD25/05

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Ship name (ship code)

RV Prince Madog (74P2)

Cruise identifier

PD25/05

Cruise period

2005-07-13 — 2005-07-14

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Menai Bridge, United Kingdom

Port of return

Menai Bridge, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

1. To service an ADCP mooring and a Smartbuoy at 53 32N 3 22W.
2. To service an ADCP mooring and a Smartbuoy at 53 27N 3 39W.
3. To obtain CTD profiles and water samples at the Coastal Observatory sites.
The cruise is the 28th in a series starting in August 2002 to maintain the moorings in objective 1 & 2 and to steam round a CTD grid in Liverpool Bay/the eastern Irish Sea, objective 3.

Chief scientist

Phil J Knight (Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory)

Cruise report

(0.16 MB)

Ocean/sea areas

General

Irish Sea and St. George's Channel

Specific

Liverpool Bay/eastern Irish Sea

Track charts

(0.10 MB)

Measurements

Physical oceanography

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

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 = 25
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

Quantity: number of stations = 9
Description: Lab analysis for phytoplankton from water bottle samples

Phytoplankton

Quantity: number of stations = 10
Description: Net hauls at 53 32N 3 22W

Moorings, landers, buoys

Physical oceanography

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

53° 31' 59" N 3° 22' 0" W — Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Recovery and deployment.

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 59" W — Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Recovery and deployment.

Current meters

53° 31' 59" N 3° 22' 0" W — SonTek ADV. Single point current readings at 16Hz. Burst mode. Deployment.

Current meters

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 59" W — SonTek ADV. Single point current readings at 16Hz. Burst mode. Recovery.

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 59" W — ADCP in a sea bed frame, 10 minute averages 35x1 bins from 2.65m above bed. Recovery and deployment.

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

53° 31' 59" N 3° 22' 0" W — Aanderaa RDCP 600, 10 minute averages, four profile settings. Deployment.

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

53° 31' 59" N 3° 22' 0" W — ADCP in a sea bed frame, 10 minute averages 35x1 bins from 2.65m above bed. Recovery and deployment.

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

53° 31' 59" N 3° 22' 0" W — Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Recovery and deployment.

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

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 59" W — Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Recovery and deployment.

Other physical oceanographic measurements

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 59" W — Aanderaa temperature and conductivity. Recovery and deployment.

Other physical oceanographic measurements

53° 31' 59" N 3° 22' 0" W — Aanderaa temperature and conductivity. Recovery and deployment.

Other physical oceanographic measurements

53° 31' 59" N 3° 22' 0" W — Sea-Bird Micro-Cat temperature and conductivity. Recovery and deployment.

Other physical oceanographic measurements

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 59" W — Sea-Bird Micro-Cat temperature and conductivity. Recovery and deployment.

Chemical oceanography

Nitrate

53° 31' 59" N 3° 22' 0" W — Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery and deployment.

Nitrate

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 59" W — Buoy mounted water sampler. Deployment.

Nitrite

53° 31' 59" N 3° 22' 0" W — Buoy mounted water sampler. Recovery and deployment

Nitrite

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 59" W — Buoy mounted water sampler. Deployment.

Silicate

53° 31' 59" N 3° 22' 0" W — Buoy mounted water sampler. Recovery and deployment

Silicate

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 59" W — Buoy mounted water sampler. Deployment.

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

2 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.
1622823	2005-07-14 07:00 — 2005-08-18 10:20	53° 27' 13" N 3° 38' 50" W
1622811	2005-07-13 11:00 — 2005-08-17 11:40	53° 32' 0" N 3° 21' 25" W

53 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
1311951	2005-07-13 20:56	53° 37' 4" N 3° 22' 11" W
1312051	2005-07-14 03:40	53° 41' 59" N 3° 38' 30" W
1312063	2005-07-14 04:21	53° 37' 18" N 3° 38' 35" W
1312087	2005-07-14 06:04	53° 26' 52" N 3° 38' 43" W
1312099	2005-07-14 08:43	53° 22' 40" N 3° 38' 36" W
1312155	2005-07-14 12:06	53° 42' 14" N 3° 47' 12" W
1312167	2005-07-14 12:48	53° 47' 3" N 3° 46' 57" W
1312235	2005-07-14 16:55	53° 22' 12" N 3° 55' 23" W
1312259	2005-07-13 19:01	53° 51' 50" N 3° 22' 14" W
1312303	2005-07-13 22:21	53° 26' 54" N 3° 22' 27" W
1312315	2005-07-14 06:04	53° 26' 52" N 3° 38' 43" W
1677535	2005-07-13 19:39	53° 46' 56" N 3° 22' 10" W
1311883	2005-07-13 16:45	53° 36' 58" N 3° 13' 31" W
1311987	2005-07-13 23:08	53° 26' 54" N 3° 29' 49" W
1312002	2005-07-14 00:38	53° 37' 0" N 3° 29' 52" W
1312026	2005-07-14 02:08	53° 46' 55" N 3° 29' 54" W
1312075	2005-07-14 05:06	53° 32' 0" N 3° 38' 31" W
1312247	2005-07-13 14:20	53° 31' 41" N 3° 20' 40" W
1312296	2005-07-13 21:37	53° 32' 7" N 3° 22' 21" W
1311938	2005-07-13 20:17	53° 41' 56" N 3° 22' 5" W
1311975	2005-07-13 22:21	53° 26' 54" N 3° 22' 27" W
1311999	2005-07-13 23:55	53° 31' 56" N 3° 30' 7" W
1312038	2005-07-14 02:55	53° 47' 9" N 3° 37' 55" W
1677547	2005-07-13 20:17	53° 41' 56" N 3° 22' 5" W
1312106	2005-07-14 09:23	53° 23' 18" N 3° 47' 39" W
1312143	2005-07-14 11:27	53° 37' 20" N 3° 47' 29" W
1312223	2005-07-14 16:18	53° 27' 4" N 3° 55' 15" W
1677560	2005-07-13 21:37	53° 32' 7" N 3° 22' 21" W
1311895	2005-07-13 17:27	53° 42' 9" N 3° 13' 38" W
1312014	2005-07-14 01:21	53° 42' 13" N 3° 29' 39" W
1312131	2005-07-14 10:39	53° 31' 56" N 3° 47' 31" W
1312211	2005-07-14 15:39	53° 32' 0" N 3° 55' 1" W
1312327	2005-07-14 08:04	53° 27' 16" N 3° 38' 45" W
1677559	2005-07-13 20:56	53° 37' 4" N 3° 22' 11" W
1677572	2005-07-13 22:21	53° 26' 54" N 3° 22' 27" W
1312118	2005-07-14 09:53	53° 27' 3" N 3° 47' 22" W
1312192	2005-07-14 14:57	53° 37' 24" N 3° 54' 52" W
1677596	2005-07-14 08:04	53° 27' 16" N 3° 38' 45" W
1311846	2005-07-13 14:20	53° 31' 41" N 3° 20' 40" W
1311858	2005-07-13 15:11	53° 27' 6" N 3° 13' 47" W
1311871	2005-07-13 16:02	53° 31' 53" N 3° 16' 1" W
1311902	2005-07-13 18:07	53° 46' 56" N 3° 13' 35" W
1311926	2005-07-13 19:39	53° 46' 56" N 3° 22' 10" W
1312179	2005-07-14 13:36	53° 47' 3" N 3° 55' 6" W
1312272	2005-07-13 20:17	53° 41' 56" N 3° 22' 5" W
1677523	2005-07-13 19:01	53° 51' 50" N 3° 22' 14" W
1677584	2005-07-14 06:04	53° 26' 52" N 3° 38' 43" W
1311914	2005-07-13 19:01	53° 51' 50" N 3° 22' 14" W
1311963	2005-07-13 21:37	53° 32' 7" N 3° 22' 21" W
1312180	2005-07-14 14:17	53° 42' 23" N 3° 54' 55" W
1312260	2005-07-13 19:39	53° 46' 56" N 3° 22' 10" W
1312284	2005-07-13 20:56	53° 37' 4" N 3° 22' 11" W
1677511	2005-07-13 14:20	53° 31' 41" N 3° 20' 40" W

2 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.
1194975	2005-07-13 12:30 — 2005-08-17 12:30	53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 55" W
1195223	2005-07-14 07:30 — 2005-08-18 11:30	53° 27' 11" N 3° 38' 31" W

3 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
1194999	2005-07-13 15:00 — 2005-08-17 11:00	53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 55" W
1195026	2005-07-14 00:00 — 2005-08-17 00:00	53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 55" W
1195247	2005-07-15 00:00 — 2005-08-18 00:00	53° 27' 11" N 3° 38' 31" W

6 Moored CTD

Reference numbers
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Sea level

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
698775	2005-07-14 07:00:03 — 2005-08-18 10:10:03	53° 27' 13" N 3° 38' 50" W
1194963	2005-07-13 12:30 — 2005-08-17 12:30	53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 55" W
698879	2005-07-13 12:20:03 — 2005-08-17 12:50:03	53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 55" W
698787	2005-07-13 11:00:03 — 2005-08-17 11:30:03	53° 32' 0" N 3° 21' 25" W
698867	2005-07-14 07:20:01 — 2005-08-18 11:50:01	53° 27' 11" N 3° 38' 31" W
1195211	2005-07-14 07:30 — 2005-08-18 11:30	53° 27' 11" N 3° 38' 31" W

2 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.
1195235	2005-07-14 07:30 — 2005-08-18 11:30	53° 27' 11" N 3° 38' 31" W
1194987	2005-07-13 12:30 — 2005-08-17 12:30	53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 55" W

2 Paddle wheel current meter

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

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

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
698892	2005-07-13 12:15 — 2005-08-17 12:55	53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 55" W
698880	2005-07-14 07:15 — 2005-08-18 11:55	53° 27' 11" N 3° 38' 31" 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.
1195002	2005-07-13 12:30 — 2005-08-17 12:30	53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 55" W
1195014	2005-07-13 12:30 — 2005-08-17 12:30	53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 55" 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

4 Instrument mooring

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