RV Prince Madog PD24/06
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Prince Madog (74P2) |
| Cruise identifier | PD24/06 |
| Cruise period | 2006-08-07 — 2006-08-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Algorithms for interpreting satellite ocean colour imagery are known to perform poorly in turbid coastal waters. This cruise enabled investigation into optical and biogeochemical properties of a range of coastal waters, from relatively clear water at the mouth of the Bristol Channel to extremely turbid waters off Cardiff. Measurements included an extensive range of in situ inherent optical properties, multi- and hyper-spectral radiometry as well as water sample analyses such as Total Suspended Material, Chlorophyll and Coloured Dissolved Organic Materials. This data will be used to develop improved satellite interpretation algorithms based upon radiative transfer theory as part of a NERC Fellowship held by the Principal Investigator, D. McKee. |
| Chief scientist | David McKee (University of Strathclyde, Department of Physics) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Bristol Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea, Bristol Channel |
| Track charts |  (0.18 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: SeaBird SBE 19Plus CTD Profiles |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 30 Description: WetLabs BB-3 Backscattering Profiles |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: Trios RAMSES Ed, Eu, Lu, Eod Profiles |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: Satlantic HyperPro Es Time Series |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 30 Description: WetLabs AC9Plus Absorption and Attenuation Profiles |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: WetLabs AC9-NIR Absorption and Attenuation Profiles |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 30 Description: HobiLabs Hydroscat-2 Backscattering Profiles |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 30 Description: WetLabs BB-9 Backscattering Profiles |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 26 Description: Satlantic SPMR Ed and Lu Profiles |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: Suspended Matter Concentration |
| Trace metals | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: Coloured Dissolved Organic Material Absorption |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: Phytoplankton Pigments - spectrophotometric Method |
