RRS Discovery D365

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Ship name (ship code)

RRS Discovery (74E3)

Cruise identifier

D365

Cruise period

2011-05-11 — 2011-06-02

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Southampton, United Kingdom

Port of return

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

To make the annual occupation of the Extended Ellett Line, a full depth hydrographic section between Iceland, Rockall and Scotland.

To collect samples for CFC and SF6, DIC and TA, nutrients (NO2+3, PO4, SiO4, ammonia), aluminium, POC, bacteria and chlorophyll a, pigments and taxonomy.

Chief scientist

Jane F Read (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton)

Project

Oceans 2025

Coordinating body

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Cruise report

(9.84 MB)

Ocean/sea areas

General

Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)

Specific

Data were collected from Iceland down 20°W to 60°N, then west to Rockall, Barra Head and the Sound of Mull. A few surface samples were collected underway between the Scottish Islands and Iceland.

Track charts

(0.90 MB)

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Surface measurements underway (T,S)

Quantity: track kilometres = 4600
Description: Thermosalinograph, temp, salinity, fluorescence, transmittance

CTD stations

Quantity: number of profiles = 55
Description: CTD, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence, transmittance, attenuation

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

Quantity: track kilometres = 4600
Description: 150 kHz vessel mounted ADCP

Other physical oceanographic measurements

Quantity: number of samples = 236
Description: Salinity collected from Niskin bottles

Other physical oceanographic measurements

Quantity: number of samples = 71
Description: Salinity collected from non-toxic underway supply

Chemical oceanography

Oxygen

Quantity: number of samples = 150
Description: Dissolved oxygen collected from CTD Niskin bottles

Other dissolved gases

Quantity: number of samples = 352
Description: CFC & SF6 collected from CTD Niskin bottles

Phosphate

Quantity: number of samples = 24
Description: Nitrate+nitrite, phosphate, silicate, ammonia from non-toxic underway supply

Phosphate

Quantity: number of samples = 512
Description: Nitrate+nitrite, phosphate, silicate, ammonia collected from Niskin bottles

Nitrate

Quantity: number of samples = 512
Description: Nitrate+nitrite, phosphate, silicate, ammonia collected from Niskin bottles

Nitrate

Quantity: number of samples = 24
Description: Nitrate+nitrite, phosphate, silicate, ammonia from non-toxic underway supply

Ammonia

Quantity: number of samples = 512
Description: Nitrate+nitrite, phosphate, silicate, ammonia collected from Niskin bottles

Ammonia

Quantity: number of samples = 24
Description: Nitrate+nitrite, phosphate, silicate, ammonia from non-toxic underway supply

Silicate

Quantity: number of samples = 24
Description: Nitrate+nitrite, phosphate, silicate, ammonia from non-toxic underway supply

Silicate

Quantity: number of samples = 512
Description: Nitrate+nitrite, phosphate, silicate, ammonia collected from Niskin bottles

Alkalinity

Quantity: number of samples = 33
Description: DIC/TA from non-toxic underway supply

Alkalinity

Quantity: number of samples = 451
Description: DIC/TA collected from CTD Niskin bottles

Other chemical oceanographic measurements

Quantity: number of samples = 33
Description: DIC/TA from non-toxic underway supply

Other chemical oceanographic measurements

Quantity: number of samples = 451
Description: DIC/TA collected from CTD Niskin bottles

Other chemical oceanographic measurements

Quantity: number of samples = 352
Description: CFC & SF6 collected from CTD Niskin bottles

Contamination

Trace metals

Quantity: number of samples = 180
Description: Aluminium collected from Niskin bottles

Biology and fisheries

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: number of samples = 31
Description: HPLC pigments, flow cytometry, coccolithophore and phytoplankton counts from non-toxic underway supply

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: number of samples = 410
Description: HPLC pigments collected from Niskin bottles

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: number of samples = 48
Description: Chlorophyll a collected from Niskin bottles

Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON)

Quantity: number of samples = 156
Description: POC collected from Niskin bottles

Phytoplankton

Quantity: number of samples = 5
Description: FRRF from non-toxic underway supply

Phytoplankton

Quantity: number of samples = 31
Description: HPLC pigments, flow cytometry, coccolithophore and phytoplankton counts from non-toxic underway supply

Phytoplankton

Quantity: number of samples = 331
Description: Flow cytometry enumeration collected from Niskin bottles

Phytoplankton

Quantity: number of samples = 223
Description: Coccolithophore enumeration collected from Niskin bottles

Phytoplankton

Quantity: number of samples = 48
Description: Bacteria collected from Niskin bottles

Phytoplankton

Quantity: number of samples = 270
Description: Light microscopy identification collected from Niskin bottles

Phytoplankton

Quantity: number of samples = 274
Description: FRRF collected from Niskin bottles

Meteorology

Routine standard measurements

Quantity: track kilometres = 4600
Description: 'Surfmet', wind speed & direction, pressure, humidity, temp, PAR, TIR

Geology and geophysics

Single-beam echosounding

Quantity: track kilometres = 4600
Description: PES 10kHz echosounder

Moorings, landers, buoys

Physical oceanography

Other physical oceanographic measurements

59° 37' 41" N 19° 7' 0" W — Argo float S/N 5353 deployed at 05:30 27/5/11

Other physical oceanographic measurements

59° 58' 30" N 19° 57' 47" W — Argo float S/N 5537 deployed at 20:06 26/5/11

Other physical oceanographic measurements

60° 29' 20" N 19° 59' 17" W — Argo float S/N 5541 deployed at approx 12:05 26/5/11

Other physical oceanographic measurements

60° 59' 24" N 20° 0' 40" W — Argo float S/N 5540 deployed at 0415 26/5/2011

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

18 Acoustic doppler current profiler

Reference numbers
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Raw current meter output parameters
Vertical spatial coordinates
Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
Horizontal platform movement
Acoustic backscatter in the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Metadata parameters

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1222702	2011-05-30 16:34:09 — 2011-05-31 16:28:09	57° 28' 19" N 11° 21' 1" W — 57° 0' 2" N 8° 59' 1" W
1222714	2011-05-31 16:34:01 — 2011-06-01 12:24:02	56° 59' 57" N 8° 58' 56" W — 55° 20' 16" N 6° 8' 27" W
1222530	2011-05-14 16:00 — 2011-05-15 15:58:07	50° 47' 21" N 5° 53' 30" W — 54° 52' 11" N 5° 23' 3" W
1222609	2011-05-22 03:50:12 — 2011-05-22 16:46:13	59° 10' 20" N 7° 59' 34" W — 60° 15' 40" N 11° 1' 45" W
1222622	2011-05-23 16:43:46 — 2011-05-24 16:45:47	62° 32' 13" N 18° 3' 36" W — 63° 9' 16" N 19° 55' 47" W
1222695	2011-05-29 16:39:50 — 2011-05-30 16:33:51	57° 56' 53" N 14° 34' 54" W — 57° 28' 19" N 11° 21' 7" W
1222542	2011-05-15 16:00:26 — 2011-05-16 09:08:39	54° 52' 32" N 5° 23' 26" W — 55° 57' 26" N 4° 45' 34" W
1222554	2011-05-19 10:02:28 — 2011-05-19 16:30:42	55° 58' 11" N 4° 48' 56" W — 55° 24' 58" N 6° 1' 17" W
1222610	2011-05-22 16:46:51 — 2011-05-23 16:42:51	60° 15' 43" N 11° 1' 55" W — 62° 32' 11" N 18° 3' 19" W
1222671	2011-05-27 16:37:12 — 2011-05-28 16:35:15	59° 11' 52" N 17° 53' 1" W — 59° 12' 13" N 18° 51' 47" W
1222683	2011-05-28 16:35:36 — 2011-05-29 16:37:38	59° 12' 13" N 18° 51' 40" W — 57° 56' 53" N 14° 34' 52" W
1222591	2011-05-21 16:51:56 — 2011-05-22 03:45:58	57° 43' 53" N 6° 19' 58" W — 59° 9' 55" N 7° 58' 21" W
1222634	2011-05-24 16:47:47 — 2011-05-25 16:29:48	63° 9' 18" N 19° 55' 47" W — 61° 44' 31" N 20° 1' 36" W
1222726	2011-05-13 19:44:21 — 2011-05-14 15:58:23	50° 45' 54" N 1° 20' 50" W — 50° 47' 3" N 5° 53' 30" W
1222578	2011-05-20 16:24:52 — 2011-05-21 16:50:52	56° 50' 19" N 7° 27' 4" W — 57° 43' 47" N 6° 20' 19" W
1222646	2011-05-25 16:31:40 — 2011-05-26 16:39:40	61° 44' 30" N 20° 1' 37" W — 60° 10' 10" N 19° 59' 23" W
1222566	2011-05-19 16:32:45 — 2011-05-20 16:24:14	55° 25' 16" N 6° 1' 52" W — 56° 50' 13" N 7° 27' 11" W
1222658	2011-05-26 16:41:43 — 2011-05-27 16:35:35	60° 9' 52" N 19° 59' 23" W — 59° 11' 52" N 17° 52' 58" W

50 Bottle station

Reference numbers
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
Quality control flags

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1341608	2011-05-20 02:09	56° 39' 58" N 6° 8' 34" W
1341657	2011-05-20 14:32	56° 43' 41" N 7° 30' 13" W
1341713	2011-05-25 08:07	62° 20' 1" N 19° 51' 32" W
1341737	2011-05-25 15:45	61° 44' 37" N 20° 1' 3" W
1341749	2011-05-25 19:13	61° 30' 2" N 19° 59' 59" W
1341866	2011-05-28 22:50	59° 6' 57" N 17° 40' 22" W
1341909	2011-05-29 09:40	58° 29' 55" N 15° 59' 57" W
1341922	2011-05-29 17:02	57° 56' 48" N 14° 35' 1" W
1342083	2011-05-31 06:07	57° 14' 34" N 10° 2' 24" W
1342095	2011-05-31 09:31	57° 9' 20" N 9° 42' 11" W
1341645	2011-05-20 09:00	56° 44' 3" N 6° 59' 46" W
1341830	2011-05-27 09:32	59° 24' 2" N 18° 24' 42" W
1341958	2011-05-30 00:51	57° 32' 54" N 13° 0' 2" W
1342010	2011-05-30 14:51	57° 29' 35" N 11° 32' 37" W
1342034	2011-05-30 19:04	57° 27' 1" N 11° 4' 35" W
1342046	2011-05-30 21:00	57° 23' 48" N 10° 52' 20" W
1342058	2011-05-30 23:34	57° 21' 18" N 10° 40' 43" W
1342138	2011-05-31 17:58	56° 57' 0" N 8° 46' 48" W
1341621	2011-05-20 04:11	56° 43' 12" N 6° 21' 57" W
1341670	2011-05-24 18:51	63° 8' 18" N 19° 54' 51" W
1341701	2011-05-25 04:07	62° 40' 7" N 19° 40' 37" W
1341798	2011-05-26 14:58	60° 15' 10" N 19° 59' 49" W
1341971	2011-05-30 02:26	57° 31' 52" N 12° 52' 1" W
1342114	2011-05-31 14:38	57° 3' 10" N 9° 12' 59" W
1341750	2011-05-25 22:48	61° 14' 56" N 20° 0' 0" W
1341762	2011-05-26 02:44	61° 0' 16" N 20° 0' 19" W
1341817	2011-05-26 23:43	59° 49' 50" N 19° 33' 35" W
1341829	2011-05-27 04:05	59° 39' 27" N 19° 6' 3" W
1341842	2011-05-27 12:45	59° 19' 58" N 18° 13' 30" W
1341878	2011-05-29 02:51	58° 52' 56" N 17° 0' 15" W
1341891	2011-05-29 06:18	58° 42' 6" N 16° 29' 9" W
1341910	2011-05-29 13:15	58° 15' 7" N 15° 19' 45" W
1341934	2011-05-29 21:19	57° 34' 55" N 13° 37' 56" W
1341983	2011-05-30 05:02	57° 31' 34" N 12° 38' 32" W
1341995	2011-05-30 08:24	57° 30' 38" N 12° 14' 14" W
1342009	2011-05-30 11:35	57° 29' 32" N 11° 50' 59" W
1341669	2011-05-23 23:03	62° 55' 4" N 19° 33' 28" W
1341694	2011-05-24 22:47	63° 19' 19" N 20° 13' 6" W
1342071	2011-05-31 02:48	57° 17' 12" N 10° 23' 11" W
1342102	2011-05-31 12:28	57° 6' 2" N 9° 25' 11" W
1341633	2011-05-20 06:11	56° 44' 8" N 6° 35' 45" W
1341682	2011-05-24 21:00	63° 12' 39" N 20° 4' 37" W
1341774	2011-05-26 06:57	60° 44' 58" N 20° 0' 19" W
1341854	2011-05-28 20:24	59° 11' 59" N 17° 53' 10" W
1342022	2011-05-30 17:17	57° 28' 6" N 11° 18' 41" W
1341725	2011-05-25 12:03	61° 59' 49" N 20° 0' 7" W
1341786	2011-05-26 10:50	60° 30' 7" N 19° 59' 35" W
1341805	2011-05-26 19:05	59° 59' 24" N 19° 58' 51" W
1341946	2011-05-29 22:56	57° 33' 56" N 13° 20' 3" W
1342126	2011-05-31 16:17	57° 0' 4" N 8° 59' 19" W

55 CTD/STD cast

Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Optical backscatter
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1195284	2011-05-20 04:06:46	56° 43' 12" N 6° 21' 56" W
1195352	2011-05-20 14:15	56° 43' 45" N 7° 30' 8" W
1195388	2011-05-24 20:35	63° 12' 39" N 20° 4' 37" W
1195456	2011-05-25 18:17:58	61° 30' 1" N 19° 59' 56" W
1195500	2011-05-26 09:45:07	60° 30' 6" N 19° 59' 31" W
1195536	2011-05-26 22:33:34	59° 49' 54" N 19° 33' 35" W
1195604	2011-05-29 02:08:47	58° 52' 59" N 17° 0' 10" W
1195628	2011-05-29 09:01:46	58° 29' 55" N 15° 59' 58" W
1195677	2011-05-29 22:45:38	57° 33' 56" N 13° 20' 5" W
1195689	2011-05-30 00:36:26	57° 32' 55" N 12° 59' 58" W
1195850	2011-05-31 17:50:22	56° 57' 1" N 8° 46' 48" W
1195272	2011-05-20 03:20:15	56° 41' 16" N 6° 16' 56" W
1195303	2011-05-20 06:03:04	56° 44' 5" N 6° 35' 43" W
1195524	2011-05-26 17:59:40	59° 59' 34" N 19° 58' 56" W
1195813	2011-05-31 08:38:33	57° 9' 20" N 9° 42' 11" W
1195837	2011-05-31 14:22:07	57° 3' 8" N 9° 13' 0" W
1195849	2011-05-31 16:05:38	57° 0' 6" N 8° 59' 24" W
1195315	2011-05-20 07:12:56	56° 44' 4" N 6° 44' 46" W
1195339	2011-05-20 10:13:13	56° 44' 1" N 7° 10' 2" W
1195364	2011-05-23 22:18:13	62° 55' 3" N 19° 33' 30" W
1195420	2011-05-25 07:17:18	62° 19' 59" N 19° 51' 23" W
1195468	2011-05-25 21:46:17	61° 14' 55" N 20° 0' 1" W
1195493	2011-05-26 05:55:56	60° 44' 57" N 20° 0' 19" W
1195548	2011-05-27 02:51:02	59° 39' 35" N 19° 6' 0" W
1195616	2011-05-29 05:41:14	58° 42' 2" N 16° 29' 18" W
1195641	2011-05-29 12:50:49	58° 15' 6" N 15° 19' 48" W
1195769	2011-05-30 18:42:14	57° 27' 1" N 11° 4' 37" W
1195794	2011-05-31 01:49:16	57° 17' 15" N 10° 23' 9" W
1195260	2011-05-20 02:00:58	56° 39' 58" N 6° 8' 34" W
1195407	2011-05-24 22:36:44	63° 19' 19" N 20° 13' 5" W
1195561	2011-05-27 08:24:17	59° 24' 4" N 18° 24' 42" W
1195597	2011-05-28 22:17:38	59° 6' 56" N 17° 40' 19" W
1195653	2011-05-29 16:39:57	57° 56' 51" N 14° 34' 58" W
1195721	2011-05-30 07:29:21	57° 30' 38" N 12° 14' 22" W
1195745	2011-05-30 13:56:32	57° 29' 36" N 11° 32' 43" W
1195782	2011-05-30 22:37:37	57° 21' 26" N 10° 40' 35" W
1195444	2011-05-25 14:53:12	61° 44' 39" N 20° 0' 51" W
1195690	2011-05-30 01:52:06	57° 32' 3" N 12° 52' 9" W
1195801	2011-05-31 05:09:24	57° 14' 25" N 10° 2' 31" W
1195296	2011-05-20 04:58:46	56° 43' 59" N 6° 26' 51" W
1195376	2011-05-24 18:17:01	63° 8' 13" N 19° 54' 54" W
1195757	2011-05-30 16:53:57	57° 28' 5" N 11° 18' 43" W
1195327	2011-05-20 08:48:52	56° 44' 4" N 6° 59' 44" W
1195573	2011-05-27 11:58:06	59° 19' 59" N 18° 13' 35" W
1195825	2011-05-31 11:40:09	57° 6' 1" N 9° 25' 7" W
1195340	2011-05-20 12:25:25	56° 44' 6" N 7° 19' 59" W
1195419	2011-05-25 03:13:41	62° 40' 7" N 19° 40' 28" W
1195432	2011-05-25 11:10:10	61° 59' 55" N 19° 59' 57" W
1195481	2011-05-26 01:38:15	61° 0' 13" N 20° 0' 9" W
1195512	2011-05-26 13:57:37	60° 15' 10" N 19° 59' 53" W
1195585	2011-05-28 19:43:33	59° 12' 1" N 17° 53' 9" W
1195665	2011-05-29 21:13	57° 34' 55" N 13° 37' 57" W
1195708	2011-05-30 04:09	57° 31' 41" N 12° 38' 26" W
1195733	2011-05-30 10:37:47	57° 29' 31" N 11° 50' 58" W
1195770	2011-05-30 20:32:11	57° 23' 50" N 10° 52' 21" W

Discrete samples

55 CTD frame plus rosette sampler

Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of 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
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column

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