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RV Plymouth Quest PQ080826

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Plymouth Quest (74PQ)
Cruise identifierPQ080826
Cruise period2008-08-26 — 2008-08-26
StatusCompleted
Port of departurePlymouth, United Kingdom
Port of returnPlymouth, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesSampling and measurements at L4 and E1 time series stations.
Chief scientistTim Smyth (Plymouth Marine Laboratory)
ProjectWestern Channel Observatory
Coordinating bodyPlymouth Marine Laboratory
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
SpecificWestern English Channel
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
1  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Density of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Density of the water column
Raw fluorometer output

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
9115782008-08-26 09:00  — 2008-08-26 09:10 50° 15' 0" N  4° 13' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 911578
Discrete samples 
1  CTD frame plus rosette samplerParticulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies
Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies
Plankton abundance per unit volume of the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
1  Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supplyCarotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
1  Surface water sample collected by a bucket on a ropeTemperature of the water column
1  WP-2 zooplankton net