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RRS James Cook JC085

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS James Cook (740H)
Cruise identifierJC085
Cruise period2013-04-14 — 2013-04-29
StatusCompleted
Port of departureSouthampton, United Kingdom
Port of returnGlasgow, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThe oceanic water column and the underlying seabed change on a variety of temporal and spatial scales. The objective of the PAP observatory is to provide high temporal resolution (hours) of an increasing number of variables which are relevant from the perspective of the biology, physics and chemistry over a relatively small spatial scale (30km). The site has been under examination for over 20 years and during that time, substantial changes have been observed in the benthic environment. The intention is to sustain and enhance these observations in order that a deeper understanding is obtained into the processes that operate; in particular the responses to the changes which are currently taking place in the global environment.

The objective of the cruise was primarily to service the infrastructure required for continuous sustained observation, and to put these into context using observations from the ship which as yet cannot be carried out autonomously. In addition substantial sampling of the seabed was also a major objective.
Chief scientistRichard Stephen Lampitt (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton)
ProjectPorcupine Abyssal Plain deep ocean observatory
Coordinating bodyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Cruise reportRRS James Cook JC085 cruise report jc085.pdf (12.92 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificPorcupine Abyssal Plain (49N, 16.5W)
Track chartsRRS James Cook JC085 cruise track — jc085trk.pdf (0.12 MB) 
Measurements 
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenQuantity: number of profiles = 2
Description: Oxygen samples, surface -1000m
OxygenQuantity: number of profiles = 3
Description: 3 casts, 1 x 4700m, 1 x 280m, 1 x 1000m, oxygen samples from surface to 4795m, surface to 280m and 10m-1000m
Carbon dioxideQuantity: number of profiles = 3
Description: 3 casts, 1 x 4700m, 1 x 280m, 1 x 1000m, carbon dioxide samples from surface to 4795m, surface to 280m and 10m-1000m
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of profiles = 3
Description: 3 casts, 1 x 4700m, 1 x 280m, 1 x 1000m, chlorophyll samples from surface to 4795m, surface to 280m and 10m-1000m
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 9
Description: Zooplankton vertical night time net hauls 0-100m, NOCS WP2 Zooplankton net (200 µm mesh). Haul rate 15m / min
Benthic bacteria/micro-organismsQuantity: number of cores = 9
Description: Nine mega core deployments yielded cores for 8 Foraminifera and 44 macrobenthos
ZoobenthosQuantity: number of cores = 9
Description: Nine mega core deployments yielded cores for 8 Foraminifera and 44 macrobenthos
ZoobenthosQuantity: number of hauls = 2
Description: Collection of benthic and supra benthic macro organsims
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 2
Description: Collection of benthic and supra benthic macro organsims
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
CTD stations48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - SO-DST CTD, 2000m, 13 to 50mS/cm
CTD stations48° 39' 29" N  16° 20' 9" W — Glider deployment 18/04/2013 at 15:02
CTD stations48° 32' 55" N  16° 28' 0" W — Glider recovery 23/04/2013 at 18:50
CTD stations48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Aanderaa Seaguard
CTD stations48° 38' 16" N  16° 20' 43" W — Glider recovery 23/04/2013 at 17:56
CTD stations48° 40' 30" N  16° 20' 11" W — Glider deployment 18/04/2013 at 11:53
CTD stations48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Star-Oddi CTD loggers
CTD stations48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - SeaBird SBE-37IMP-ODO MicroCAT
Optics (eg underwater light levels)48° 39' 29" N  16° 20' 9" W — Glider deployment 18/04/2013 at 15:02
Optics (eg underwater light levels)48° 40' 30" N  16° 20' 11" W — Glider deployment 18/04/2013 at 11:53
Optics (eg underwater light levels)48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - ZebraTech Wiper for Cyclops
Optics (eg underwater light levels)48° 38' 16" N  16° 20' 43" W — Glider recovery 23/04/2013 at 17:56
Optics (eg underwater light levels)48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Pro-Oceanus Logging GTD-Pro
Optics (eg underwater light levels)48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Seabird 5P pump
Optics (eg underwater light levels)48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Pro-Oceanus Logging CO2-Pro
Optics (eg underwater light levels)48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Satlantic OCR-507 R10W
Optics (eg underwater light levels)48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Satlantic OCR-507 ICSW
Optics (eg underwater light levels)48° 32' 55" N  16° 28' 0" W — Glider recovery 23/04/2013 at 18:50
Chemical oceanography 
Oxygen48° 39' 29" N  16° 20' 9" W — Glider deployment 18/04/2013 at 15:02
Oxygen48° 32' 55" N  16° 28' 0" W — Glider recovery 23/04/2013 at 18:50
Oxygen48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Aanderaa 4330 optode
Oxygen48° 38' 16" N  16° 20' 43" W — Glider recovery 23/04/2013 at 17:56
Oxygen48° 40' 30" N  16° 20' 11" W — Glider deployment 18/04/2013 at 11:53
Carbon dioxide48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Aanderaa 4797 CO2 optode
Phosphate48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - WETLabs CYCL-P Phosphate Analyser
Nitrate48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Satlantic ISUS V3
pH48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Satlantic SeaFET pH
Other chemical oceanographic measurements48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Osmosampler
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - Turner Cyclops Fluorometer
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)48° 38' 16" N  16° 20' 43" W — Glider recovery 23/04/2013 at 17:56
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)48° 58' 33" N  16° 16' 0" W — PAP1 Deployment, 24/04/2013, 14:48 - WETLabs FLNTUSB
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)48° 32' 55" N  16° 28' 0" W — Glider recovery 23/04/2013 at 18:50
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)48° 40' 30" N  16° 20' 11" W — Glider deployment 18/04/2013 at 11:53
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)48° 39' 29" N  16° 20' 9" W — Glider deployment 18/04/2013 at 15:02
Sediment traps48° 59' 26" N  16° 25' 50" W — Sediment Trap PAP3 deployment at 4805 21/04/2013 at 18:29
Sediment traps48° 59' 42" N  16° 30' 16" W — Sediment Trap PAP3 recovery 20/04/2013 at 18:27 - 23:10
Sediment traps49° 0' 6" N  16° 22' 41" W — Sub surface PAP1 recovery 20/04/2013 at 10:25 - 17:06
Zoobenthos49° 0' 23" N  16° 27' 1" W — Bathysnap deployment at 4807m 21/04/2013 at 15:08
Zoobenthos48° 59' 24" N  16° 30' 31" W — Amphipod trap deployment 21/04/2013 at 15:02 and recovery 22/04/2013 at 14:12
Zoobenthos48° 53' 30" N  16° 22' 0" W — Bathysnap recovery 19/04/2013 at 16:44
Zoobenthos48° 59' 22" N  16° 30' 24" W — Amphipod trap deployment 22/04/2013 at 15:42 and recovery 25/04/2013 at 09:00
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
16  Bottle station
Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
Reference numbers
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
Reference numbers
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
21057932013-04-23 15:13 48° 37' 4" N  16° 17' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2105793
21118542013-04-23 15:13 48° 37' 4" N  16° 17' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2111854
21118302013-04-19 08:49:30 48° 40' 30" N  16° 20' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2111830
21057812013-04-21 22:17:30 48° 59' 27" N  16° 28' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2105781
21118422013-04-21 22:17:30 48° 59' 27" N  16° 28' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2111842
21057682013-04-19 08:49:30 48° 40' 30" N  16° 20' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2105768
19281402013-04-21 22:18 48° 59' 27" N  16° 28' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1928140
21076102013-04-26 01:05:01 48° 33' 33" N  16° 28' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2107610
21075662013-04-19 08:49:30 48° 40' 30" N  16° 20' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2107566
21075912013-04-23 15:13 48° 37' 4" N  16° 17' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2107591
21075782013-04-21 22:17:30 48° 59' 27" N  16° 28' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2107578
19281642013-04-25 20:40 48° 35' 8" N  16° 21' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1928164
19281762013-04-26 01:05 48° 33' 33" N  16° 28' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1928176
19281522013-04-23 15:13 48° 37' 4" N  16° 17' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1928152
19281392013-04-19 08:50 48° 40' 30" N  16° 20' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1928139
21076092013-04-25 20:40:02 48° 35' 8" N  16° 21' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2107609
9  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Optical backscatter
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Optical backscatter
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
17599472013-04-23 13:51 48° 37' 0" N  16° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1759947
17599602013-04-25 18:59:05 48° 35' 13" N  16° 20' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1759960
17600082013-04-26 00:16:02 48° 33' 43" N  16° 27' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1760008
17599352013-04-21 21:10 48° 59' 27" N  16° 28' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1759935
17599722013-04-25 19:49:03 48° 35' 12" N  16° 21' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1759972
17599232013-04-19 06:38 48° 40' 30" N  16° 20' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1759923
17599592013-04-25 17:29:04 48° 35' 13" N  16° 19' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1759959
17599962013-04-25 23:23 48° 33' 45" N  16° 27' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1759996
17599842013-04-25 22:37:01 48° 33' 46" N  16° 26' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1759984
1  In-situ dissolved gas analyser
Reference numbers
Date and time
Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column
Reference numbers
Date and time
Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
18365562013-04-26 01:05:45  — 2013-09-04 19:04:17 48° 58' 0" N  16° 22' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1836556
1  Moored CTD
Moored instrument depth
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Reference numbers
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Moored instrument depth
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Reference numbers
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
20229922013-04-24 22:30:29  — 2014-01-18 09:30:33 48° 58' 54" N  16° 16' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2022992
2  Water temperature and/or salinity monitor
Moored instrument depth
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Reference numbers
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Moored instrument depth
Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
Reference numbers
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
20230062013-04-24 22:30:01  — 2014-01-18 08:45:01 48° 58' 54" N  16° 16' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2023006
21619552013-04-24 22:15:01  — 2014-01-18 09:45:01 48° 58' 54" N  16° 16' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161955
Discrete samples 
9  CTD frame plus rosette samplerTotal dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
2  Instrument mooring