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FRV Scotia 0706S

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier0706S
Cruise period2006-04-23 — 2006-05-11
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjectives

1. To perform hydrographic surveys along the JONSIS standard section in the northern
North Sea.
2. To perform hydrographic surveys along the standard Faroe Shetland Channel sections.
3. To service two ADCP moorings in the Faroe Shetland Channel.
4. To recover the remaining part of a West of Shetland mooring.
5. To recover a current meter mooring from the Anton Dohrn Seamount.
6. To carry out CTD hydrographic surveys across the Anton Dohrn Seamount.
7. To service an ADCP mooring on the Wyville-Thomson Ridge.
8. To carry out CTD hydrographic surveys in the Wyville-Thomson Ridge area.

Narrative

Scotia sailed from Aberdeen at 1000 (all times are GMT) on Sunday 23 April for the start of the JONSIS standard section. CTD measurements and water sampling commenced at 2331 on Sunday 23 April. The line was completed at 1045 on Sunday 24 April (Stns 157-168).

Passage was made to the West of Shetland mooring position (60 45.83N 001 27.12W) to make a further attempt to locate the bottom half of this mooring. This mooring had been towed over by a seismic vessel late 2004. At the beginning of 2005 a current meter from this mooring was returned to FRS by personnel from the seismic vessel. On the latest information received from personnel aboard the seismic vessel a grid of 30 positions was surveyed to locate the remaining part of the mooring. Unfortunately, no signals were received back from interrogating the acoustic release on this mooring. It is unlikely that any further attempts will be made to recover the remaining part of this mooring.

Scotia then made passage to the start of the Nolso-Flugga line for CTD measurements and water sampling. Work commenced at 0507 on Tuesday 25 April. This line was stopped due to gale force conditions on two occasions and once for a sea cable failure. The line was eventually completed at 1931 on Thursday 27 April (Stns 169-184).
Chief scientistGeorge Slesser (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
ProjectAE11Ro
Coordinating bodyFRS
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 0706S cruise report 0706s.pdf (0.02 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificNorthwestern North Sea, Faroe-Shetland Channel, Wyville-Thomson Ridge, Anton Dohrn Seamount
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 115
Geology and geophysics 
Multi-beam echosoundingDescription: Bathymetric survey of Ellett Gulley and surrounding area
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Current profiler (eg ADCP)60° 27' 5" N  4° 22' 37" W — Nordic WOCE NWSD ADCP mooring recovered.
Current profiler (eg ADCP)60° 16' 54" N  4° 19' 14" W — Nordic WOCE NWSE ADCP mooring recovered
Current profiler (eg ADCP)60° 16' 37" N  4° 20' 9" W — Nordic WOCE NWSE ADCP mooring deployed
Current profiler (eg ADCP)60° 14' 58" N  7° 44' 13" W — SAMS ADCP buoy receovered and redeployed
Current profiler (eg ADCP)60° 27' 1" N  4° 22' 32" W — Nordic WOCE NWSD ADCP mooring deployed
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
1  Acoustic doppler current profiler
Reference numbers
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Platform or instrument orientation
Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Metadata parameters
Acoustic backscatter in the water column
Sea level
Reference numbers
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Platform or instrument orientation
Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Metadata parameters
Acoustic backscatter in the water column
Sea level

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
10144602006-05-07 08:02:41  — 2006-10-28 05:32:41 60° 14' 58" N  8° 54' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1014460
115  CTD/STD cast
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
7301812006-04-24 03:44 59° 16' 55" N  0° 59' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730181
7302122006-04-24 06:26 59° 16' 53" N  1° 29' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730212
7303892006-04-27 05:26 61° 20' 56" N  3° 10' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730389
7304572006-04-27 19:31 61° 59' 55" N  6° 11' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730457
7305132006-04-28 09:25 60° 37' 56" N  4° 53' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730513
7305372006-04-28 12:35 60° 29' 7" N  4° 25' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730537
7305622006-04-28 19:48 60° 17' 55" N  4° 4' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730562
7307712006-05-03 14:56 58° 0' 22" N  5° 45' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730771
7308022006-05-03 17:57 58° 0' 4" N  6° 20' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730802
7308382006-05-03 20:46 58° 10' 9" N  5° 59' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730838
7309182006-05-07 16:16 59° 21' 47" N  10° 12' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730918
7309552006-05-07 23:14 59° 32' 45" N  10° 11' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730955
7309802006-05-08 06:13 59° 52' 32" N  10° 12' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730980
7310182006-05-08 12:16 60° 10' 51" N  10° 12' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731018
7311472006-05-09 03:29 60° 23' 59" N  8° 55' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731147
7302242006-04-24 07:16 59° 17' 2" N  1° 39' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730224
7302612006-04-24 09:33 59° 17' 5" N  2° 4' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730261
7302732006-04-24 10:16 59° 17' 3" N  2° 14' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730273
7303532006-04-26 12:38 61° 9' 1" N  2° 17' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730353
7304212006-04-27 14:19 61° 41' 49" N  4° 50' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730421
7305012006-04-28 06:56 60° 42' 50" N  5° 6' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730501
7306542006-05-01 04:26 57° 26' 52" N  11° 5' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730654
7309432006-05-07 21:24 59° 28' 55" N  10° 12' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730943
7310312006-05-08 13:56 60° 15' 15" N  10° 12' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731031
7310792006-05-08 19:20 60° 27' 33" N  10° 12' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731079
7312392006-05-09 14:56 60° 15' 0" N  8° 55' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731239
7313442006-05-10 03:11 60° 11' 52" N  8° 41' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731344
7313812006-05-10 07:18 60° 18' 31" N  8° 33' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731381
7301682006-04-24 02:24 59° 17' 5" N  0° 39' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730168
7303772006-04-26 20:20 61° 13' 47" N  2° 39' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730377
7303902006-04-27 08:25 61° 28' 5" N  3° 41' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730390
7304692006-04-28 00:17 61° 12' 9" N  6° 21' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730469
7304702006-04-28 02:00 61° 2' 0" N  5° 57' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730470
7309062006-05-07 15:14 59° 18' 16" N  10° 12' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730906
7309672006-05-08 01:57 59° 39' 24" N  10° 11' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730967
7310062006-05-08 10:34 60° 5' 36" N  10° 12' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731006
7310432006-05-08 15:24 60° 17' 52" N  10° 12' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731043
7312402006-05-09 16:39 60° 14' 24" N  8° 55' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731240
7312522006-05-09 18:18 60° 13' 47" N  8° 55' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731252
7313322006-05-10 02:06 60° 10' 47" N  8° 45' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731332
7301442006-04-23 23:31 59° 16' 43" N  0° 0' 10" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730144
7302002006-04-24 05:30 59° 16' 55" N  1° 19' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730200
7302482006-04-24 08:50 59° 17' 1" N  1° 56' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730248
7303652006-04-26 18:19 61° 10' 59" N  2° 24' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730365
7304822006-04-28 03:54 60° 50' 55" N  5° 29' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730482
7305982006-04-28 22:14 60° 10' 1" N  3° 44' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730598
7306302006-05-01 00:53 57° 37' 54" N  11° 4' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730630
7306782006-05-01 07:15 57° 16' 0" N  11° 5' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730678
7306912006-05-01 08:56 57° 10' 0" N  11° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730691
7307222006-05-01 22:07 57° 29' 31" N  11° 51' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730722
7308262006-05-03 20:01 58° 10' 6" N  6° 6' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730826
7311592006-05-09 04:35 60° 21' 0" N  8° 55' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731159
7311842006-05-09 07:54 60° 17' 42" N  8° 55' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731184
7312032006-05-09 11:18 60° 16' 37" N  8° 55' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731203
7314002006-05-10 09:30 60° 23' 23" N  8° 31' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731400
7302852006-04-25 05:07 60° 56' 9" N  0° 59' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730285
7303162006-04-25 11:15 61° 4' 4" N  1° 52' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730316
7303282006-04-25 18:51 61° 6' 1" N  2° 0' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730328
7304942006-04-28 05:25 60° 46' 48" N  5° 16' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730494
7305252006-04-28 10:25 60° 35' 4" N  4° 44' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730525
7305502006-04-28 18:53 60° 20' 21" N  4° 8' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730550
7306052006-04-30 07:35 57° 25' 0" N  11° 7' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730605
7306662006-05-01 05:55 57° 20' 58" N  11° 4' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730666
7307462006-05-02 04:37 57° 28' 7" N  11° 18' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730746
7307582006-05-03 14:12 58° 0' 4" N  5° 34' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730758
7307832006-05-03 15:49 58° 0' 10" N  5° 54' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730783
7308512006-05-03 21:33 58° 10' 13" N  5° 50' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730851
7308632006-05-03 22:23 58° 10' 6" N  5° 39' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730863
7308752006-05-03 23:26 58° 10' 12" N  5° 24' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730875
7310552006-05-08 16:52 60° 20' 33" N  10° 12' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731055
7310802006-05-08 20:14 60° 31' 4" N  10° 11' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731080
7311232006-05-09 01:43 60° 30' 5" N  8° 55' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731123
7311962006-05-09 08:55 60° 17' 5" N  8° 55' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731196
7312152006-05-09 11:43 60° 15' 55" N  8° 55' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731215
7302362006-04-24 08:05 59° 17' 4" N  1° 48' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730236
7304332006-04-27 16:14 61° 48' 59" N  5° 21' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730433
7305492006-04-28 17:20 60° 25' 5" N  4° 18' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730549
7306172006-04-30 19:59 57° 50' 3" N  11° 5' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730617
7309922006-05-08 08:22 59° 59' 36" N  10° 12' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730992
7311722006-05-09 06:37 60° 18' 35" N  8° 55' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731172
7313192006-05-10 00:12 60° 9' 55" N  8° 55' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731319
7313202006-05-10 01:08 60° 8' 57" N  8° 50' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731320
7302972006-04-25 08:36 60° 58' 25" N  1° 17' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730297
7303042006-04-25 09:58 61° 1' 39" N  1° 34' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730304
7303412006-04-25 20:24 61° 8' 11" N  2° 9' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730341
7305742006-04-28 20:39 60° 16' 6" N  3° 58' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730574
7305862006-04-28 21:27 60° 13' 1" N  3° 51' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730586
7306292006-04-30 22:10 57° 42' 0" N  11° 4' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730629
7307342006-05-02 01:17 57° 29' 4" N  11° 32' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730734
7308872006-05-05 11:05 58° 30' 0" N  5° 50' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730887
7308992006-05-07 14:12 59° 14' 10" N  10° 12' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730899
7310672006-05-08 18:16 60° 24' 2" N  10° 12' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731067
7311112006-05-08 21:59 60° 39' 4" N  10° 11' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731111
7313562006-05-10 04:33 60° 13' 22" N  8° 36' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731356
7311352006-05-09 02:35 60° 27' 1" N  8° 55' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731135
7311602006-05-09 05:34 60° 19' 14" N  8° 55' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731160
7312272006-05-09 13:14 60° 15' 36" N  8° 55' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731227
7304082006-04-27 11:23 61° 35' 1" N  4° 14' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730408
7313072006-05-09 23:21 60° 10' 48" N  8° 55' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731307
7301562006-04-24 00:51 59° 16' 54" N  0° 19' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730156
7301932006-04-24 04:38 59° 16' 58" N  1° 9' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730193
7304452006-04-27 17:42 61° 54' 0" N  5° 44' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730445
7306422006-05-01 02:53 57° 33' 0" N  11° 4' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730642
7307092006-05-01 11:57 57° 5' 4" N  11° 4' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730709
7307102006-05-01 18:58 57° 30' 31" N  12° 14' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730710
7307952006-05-03 17:00 58° 0' 0" N  6° 9' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730795
7308142006-05-03 19:23 58° 9' 53" N  6° 15' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730814
7309312006-05-07 19:19 59° 25' 20" N  10° 12' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730931
7309792006-05-08 04:01 59° 45' 33" N  10° 12' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 730979
7310922006-05-08 21:05 60° 35' 25" N  10° 11' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731092
7312762006-05-09 21:16 60° 12' 18" N  8° 55' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731276
7312882006-05-09 22:23 60° 11' 26" N  8° 55' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731288
7313682006-05-10 06:00 60° 15' 49" N  8° 34' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731368
7313932006-05-10 08:36 60° 20' 3" N  8° 32' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731393
7312642006-05-09 20:06 60° 12' 52" N  8° 55' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 731264
Discrete samples 
1  Instrument mooring