RV Prince Madog PD47/09

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Ship name (ship code)

RV Prince Madog (74P2)

Cruise identifier

PD47/09

Cruise period

2009-12-02 — 2009-12-03

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Birkenhead, United Kingdom

Port of return

Birkenhead, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

1. At site A 53° 32'N, 3° 21.8'W (CTD station 1 and 9)
To recover:
a) A sea bed frame containing a 600kHz ADCP (waves ADCP) to measure the mean current profile, pressures and directional waves; Sea-Bird SBE 16plus with pumped conductivity sensor, digiquartz pressure sensor and SeaPoint turbidity sensor with wiper; Sea-Bird 16plus with an Aanderra oxygen optode, and FSI CTD.
b) CEFAS SmartBuoy in a single point mooring. Attached to the mooring wire are Sea-Bird MicroCat temperature, conductivity loggers at 5 and 10m below the surface and miniloggers at 7.5 and 15 m below the surface.
To deploy:
c) A sea bed frame containing a 600kHz ADCP (waves ADCP) to measure the mean current profile, pressures and directional waves; Sea-Bird SBE 16plus with pumped conductivity sensor, digiquartz pressure sensor and a SeaPoint turbidity sensor with wiper; Sea-Bird SBE 16plus with an Aanderra oxygen optode.
d) CEFAS SmartBuoy in a single point mooring. Attached to the mooring wire are Sea-Bird MicroCat temperature, conductivity loggers at 5m and 10m below the surface and miniloggers at 7.5 and 15 m below the surface.
e) Collect 10 vertical zooplankton net hauls (CEFAS).
f) Carry out a Benthic survey for Lucy Abram (University of Liverpool)

2. At site B 53° 27'N, 3° 38.6'W (CTD station 21)
To recover
a) A sea bed frame for a 600 kHz ADCP (waves ADCP) to measure the mean current profile, pressures and directional waves. A Sea-Bird SBE 16plus with pumped conductivity sensor, digiquartz pressure sensor and a SeaPoint turbidity sensor fitted with a wiper.
b) A CEFAS SmartBuoy in a single point mooring. Attached to the mooring wire are Sea-Bird MicroCat temperature, conductivity loggers at 5 and 10m below the surface and miniloggers at
7.5 and 15 m below the surface. AIS (Automatic Identification System), a collision avoidance system, attached to SmartBuoy.
To deploy:
c) A sea bed frame for a 600 kHz ADCP (waves ADCP) to measure the mean current profile, pressures and directional waves. A Sea-Bird SBE 16plus with pumped conductivity sensor, digiquartz pressure sensor and a SeaPoint turbidity sensor fitted with a wiper.
d) A CEFAS SmartBuoy in a single point mooring. Attached to the mooring wire are Sea-Bird MicroCat temperature, conductivity loggers at 5m and 10m below the surface and miniloggers at 7.5 and 15 m below the surface. AIS (Automatic Identification System), a collision avoidance system, attached to SmartBuoy.

3. To conduct a CTD / LISST survey of 34 sites every 5 miles covering the eastern Irish Sea between the North Wales coast and Blackpool, and the Lancashire coast and the Great Orme, to determine the effects of the rivers Dee, Mersey and Ribble on Liverpool Bay. To obtain calibration samples for salinity, transmittance, suspended sediment and for chlorophyll at selected stations. To obtain near surface and bed water samples for nutrient (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) and suspended sediment determination. To obtain surface samples for a Defra pH study by David Hydes (NOCS). To obtain mid-depth water samples for trace metal analysis (on board for Arsenic III and Antimony III).

4. Collect sediment samples at each CTD site with a Day grab for Andy Plater (University of Liverpool).
Collect sediment samples (to be sieved) for a benthic survey at sites 1 and 32 for Lucy Abram (University of Liverpool).

Chief scientist

Jo Hopkins (Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory)

Project

Coastal Observatory

Coordinating body

POL

Cruise report

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Ocean/sea areas

General

Irish Sea and St. George's Channel

Specific

Irish Sea/Liverpool Bay

Track charts

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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.
1623899	2009-12-02 12:55 — 2010-01-20 14:53:15	53° 31' 58" N 3° 21' 28" W
1623906	2009-12-02 16:15 — 2010-01-26 13:45	53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 30" W

6 Bottle station

Reference numbers
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1316875	2009-12-02 11:49	53° 31' 56" N 3° 21' 46" W
1316906	2009-12-02 18:54	53° 27' 5" N 3° 37' 51" W
1316887	2009-12-02 15:00	53° 27' 2" N 3° 38' 49" W
1316899	2009-12-02 13:39	53° 32' 8" N 3° 22' 1" W
1672579	2009-12-02 11:49	53° 31' 56" N 3° 21' 46" W
1672580	2009-12-02 15:00	53° 27' 2" N 3° 38' 49" W

4 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
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Density of the water column
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Raw fluorometer output

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1030331	2009-12-02 18:52	53° 27' 5" N 3° 37' 51" W
1030306	2009-12-02 13:36	53° 32' 8" N 3° 22' 1" W
1030318	2009-12-02 14:57	53° 27' 2" N 3° 38' 49" W
1030299	2009-12-02 11:47	53° 31' 56" N 3° 21' 46" W

1 Dissolved oxygen sensor

Reference numbers
Date and time
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Metadata parameters

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Date and time
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Metadata parameters

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1076316	2009-12-02 13:00 — 2010-01-26 09:30	53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 49" 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.
1075675	2009-12-02 18:30 — 2009-12-15 14:30	53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 19" W
1075835	2009-12-02 13:00 — 2010-01-20 23:30	53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 49" W

1 In-situ nutrient analyser

Reference numbers
Date and time
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column

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Reference numbers
Date and time
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1076433	2009-12-03 00:00 — 2010-01-10 00:00	53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 49" W

12 Moored CTD

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

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

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1641280	2009-12-02 18:30 — 2010-01-26 14:20	53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 19" W
1641206	2009-12-02 13:10:01 — 2010-01-26 10:00:01	53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 49" W
1641218	2009-12-02 18:30:01 — 2010-01-26 14:20:01	53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 19" W
1641243	2009-12-02 16:10:03 — 2010-01-26 13:40:03	53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 30" W
1641267	2009-12-02 13:10 — 2010-01-26 10:00	53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 49" W
1641279	2009-12-02 18:30 — 2010-01-26 14:20	53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 19" W
1075417	2009-12-02 13:00 — 2010-01-26 09:30	53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 49" W
1641187	2009-12-02 13:10:01 — 2010-01-26 10:00:01	53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 49" W
1641231	2009-12-02 12:50:03 — 2010-01-20 14:50:03	53° 31' 58" N 3° 21' 28" W
1641199	2009-12-02 18:30:01 — 2010-01-26 14:20:01	53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 19" W
1641255	2009-12-02 13:10 — 2010-01-26 10:00	53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 49" W
1075546	2009-12-02 18:30 — 2009-12-15 14:30	53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 19" 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.
1076119	2009-12-02 18:30 — 2010-01-26 14:00	53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 19" W
1075976	2009-12-02 13:00 — 2010-01-26 09:30	53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 49" W

3 Pumped water sample

Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1681374	2009-12-03 09:12 — 2009-12-03 15:08	53° 22' 23" N 3° 55' 59" W — 53° 27' 3" N 3° 13' 31" W
1361947	2009-12-03 09:12 — 2009-12-03 16:28	53° 22' 23" N 3° 55' 59" W — 53° 31' 59" N 3° 13' 31" W
1361935	2009-12-03 09:12 — 2009-12-03 15:08	53° 22' 23" N 3° 55' 59" W — 53° 27' 3" N 3° 13' 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.
1076758	2009-12-02 13:00 — 2010-01-25 16:30	53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 49" W
1076537	2009-12-02 13:00 — 2010-01-26 09:30	53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 49" W

Discrete samples

4 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
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Raw oxygen sensor output
Density of the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Raw light meter output
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

2 Instrument mooring

8 Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply

Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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