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RRS Discovery D65

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Discovery (74E3)
Cruise identifierD65
Cruise period1974-08-15 — 1974-08-29
StatusCompleted
Port of departureDakar, Senegal
Port of returnDakar, Senegal
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThe aims were to lay the three 'E' current meter moorings forming the central triangle of the C-Scale array and to make trials with the Batfish system to get it into a fully operational state and to gain experience in using it. The principal objectives of the biological programme were to collect material for an investigation into the possible existence of biochemical cycles associated with the diurnal migrations of pelagic decapods, to collect samples of micro-nekton and zooplankton from depths between 200m and 5000m and to obtain live material for physiological work
Chief scientistArthur de Chair Baker (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory)
ProjectGATE
Cruise reportRRS Discovery D65 cruise report d65.pdf (8.08 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Track chartsRRS Discovery D65 cruise track — trk1314.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: track kilometres = 2593
Water bottle stationsDescription: surface only
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 16
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: 354
Description: batfish
Current metersQuantity: 2
Description: E3-mooring:08-41.2N;23-10.0W(25days).E1-mooring:08-40.8N;22-58.2W(19days)
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: 2
Description: also 1400miles underway flouroscence.
ZooplanktonQuantity: 12
Description: survey, taxonomy
NeustonQuantity: 26
NektonQuantity: 28
Other biological/fisheries measurementDescription: bioluminescence individual organisms
Other biological/fisheries measurementDescription: deep scattering layers
Meteorology 
Incident radiationDescription: solarimeter
Routine standard measurementsDescription: 6 hours inter.
Other meteorological measurementsDescription: systematic stand.msmnts.(2 min.inter.)
Geology and geophysics 
Multi-beam echosoundingQuantity: track kilometres = 2593
Data held at BODC 
Series/Profiles 
15  CTD/STD cast
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
2982241974-08-21 00:15  — 1974-08-21 00:48 8° 36' 29" N  23° 11' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298224
2982361974-08-21 01:23  — 1974-08-21 02:15 8° 37' 23" N  23° 10' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298236
2982481974-08-21 02:24  — 1974-08-21 03:29 8° 38' 5" N  23° 9' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298248
2982731974-08-22 15:16  — 1974-08-22 15:30 8° 51' 29" N  23° 1' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298273
2983041974-08-25 04:01  — 1974-08-25 04:11 8° 45' 18" N  22° 59' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298304
2982001974-08-19 21:10  — 1974-08-19 21:50 8° 52' 5" N  23° 1' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298200
2982121974-08-19 22:02  — 1974-08-19 22:40 8° 52' 23" N  23° 1' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298212
2982971974-08-25 02:23  — 1974-08-25 03:18 8° 43' 59" N  23° 0' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298297
2981561974-08-18 21:16  — 1974-08-18 22:05 8° 41' 6" N  23° 9' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298156
2981931974-08-19 20:08  — 1974-08-19 20:51 8° 51' 35" N  23° 1' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298193
2981441974-08-18 19:43  — 1974-08-18 20:36 8° 41' 23" N  23° 9' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298144
2981681974-08-18 22:34  — 1974-08-18 23:25 8° 40' 47" N  23° 9' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298168
2981811974-08-19 19:06  — 1974-08-19 19:57 8° 51' 29" N  23° 2' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298181
2982611974-08-22 14:57  — 1974-08-22 15:17 8° 51' 24" N  23° 1' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298261
2982851974-08-25 01:07  — 1974-08-25 02:12 8° 42' 42" N  23° 2' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 298285