RRS Challenger CH1/85

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Ship name (ship code)

RRS Challenger (74CH)

Cruise identifier

CH1/85

Cruise period

1985-01-20 — 1985-02-05

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Port of return

Ardrossan, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

The objectives of this cruise were:
(1) To recover two current meter moorings in the North Channel and deploy another. One recovered: other lost. Deployment accomplished.
(2) To service moorings at S (SE Islay), Y (Tiree Passage) and F (57.5N, 12.25W). Accomplished.
(3) To collect large-volume radiocaesium samples at 3 depths on CTD sections between Copeland and Portpatrick and the Sound of Mull and the shelf break. Accomplished with additional surface samples in the Northern Irish Sea and North Minch..
(4) To work CTD sections across the Rockall Channel, the Scottish shelf and in the Firth of Clyde. Alternate stations of Rockall via Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line) worked plus extensive coastal sections on the grid and an extensive grid of stations in the Firth of Clyde, Kilbrannan Sound and Lower Loch Fyne.

Chief scientist

David J Ellett (Scottish Marine Biological Association)

Cruise report

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Ocean/sea areas

General

Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)

Specific

West of Scotland

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Water bottle stations

Quantity: number of stations = 122
Description: top & bottom S,166 bottom T only

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 116

Current meters

Quantity: number of deployments = 6
Description: 64 days, 6 deployed,10 recovered,

Chemical oceanography

Radioactivity

Quantity: number of samples = 49
Description: water samples for radio-caesium analysis.

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

115 CTD/STD cast

Vertical spatial coordinates
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Temperature of the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
258302	1985-01-26 02:55	57° 28' 59" N 11° 51' 59" W
258431	1985-01-27 15:45	57° 52' 59" N 6° 35' 29" W
258615	1985-01-29 12:01	55° 45' 54" N 7° 41' 11" W
258627	1985-01-29 13:05	55° 45' 54" N 7° 29' 6" W
258800	1985-01-30 09:04	55° 36' 59" N 5° 53' 5" W
258861	1985-01-31 02:51	56° 10' 59" N 5° 58' 59" W
258941	1985-01-31 17:17	55° 16' 29" N 5° 43' 59" W
258953	1985-01-31 17:59	55° 12' 59" N 5° 37' 59" W
258977	1985-01-31 19:43	55° 4' 59" N 5° 25' 59" W
259016	1985-02-01 00:47	54° 45' 59" N 5° 9' 59" W
259090	1985-02-02 11:46	55° 51' 59" N 5° 51' 11" W
259121	1985-02-03 03:04	54° 36' 59" N 4° 12' 0" W
259133	1985-02-03 03:57	54° 32' 59" N 4° 15' 29" W
259145	1985-02-03 04:49	54° 28' 59" N 4° 18' 47" W
259213	1985-02-03 19:48	55° 9' 29" N 5° 18' 47" W
259329	1985-02-04 07:09	55° 28' 30" N 4° 51' 18" W
259330	1985-02-04 07:55	55° 27' 54" N 4° 43' 59" W
259446	1985-02-04 18:22	55° 38' 11" N 5° 21' 36" W
258338	1985-01-26 11:54	57° 13' 59" N 10° 2' 53" W
258351	1985-01-26 15:52	57° 6' 0" N 9° 24' 53" W
258363	1985-01-26 18:20	57° 0' 0" N 9° 0' 0" W
258406	1985-01-27 01:29	56° 46' 59" N 7° 59' 53" W
258511	1985-01-27 20:44	57° 42' 59" N 5° 54' 29" W
258664	1985-01-29 16:54	55° 45' 59" N 6° 46' 48" W
258720	1985-01-30 00:54	55° 23' 17" N 6° 37' 17" W
258756	1985-01-30 03:55	55° 37' 23" N 6° 25' 53" W
258793	1985-01-30 08:28	55° 38' 29" N 5° 56' 53" W
258812	1985-01-30 09:40	55° 36' 29" N 5° 48' 59" W
258897	1985-01-31 14:38	55° 9' 29" N 6° 0' 0" W
258989	1985-01-31 20:40	55° 1' 5" N 5° 20' 17" W
258990	1985-01-31 22:07	54° 57' 5" N 5° 14' 17" W
259004	1985-02-01 00:00	54° 47' 59" N 5° 4' 12" W
259077	1985-02-02 10:44	55° 51' 59" N 5° 43' 5" W
259249	1985-02-03 23:11	55° 27' 5" N 5° 28' 11" W
259298	1985-02-04 04:04	55° 16' 23" N 4° 56' 23" W
259317	1985-02-04 06:16	55° 28' 53" N 5° 0' 29" W
259378	1985-02-04 14:11	55° 54' 5" N 5° 22' 41" W
259410	1985-02-04 16:24	55° 44' 35" N 5° 15' 41" W
258387	1985-01-26 21:43	56° 52' 59" N 8° 30' 0" W
258418	1985-01-27 04:54	56° 43' 30" N 7° 40' 5" W
258523	1985-01-27 21:24	57° 42' 59" N 5° 49' 12" W
258535	1985-01-28 10:44	56° 37' 17" N 6° 23' 47" W
258676	1985-01-29 17:47	55° 45' 59" N 6° 37' 30" W
258707	1985-01-29 23:05	55° 13' 59" N 6° 45' 0" W
258732	1985-01-30 01:53	55° 27' 59" N 6° 32' 29" W
258848	1985-01-31 02:08	56° 13' 59" N 6° 1' 59" W
259108	1985-02-03 02:16	54° 37' 59" N 4° 9' 11" W
259225	1985-02-03 20:51	55° 12' 17" N 5° 26' 53" W
259262	1985-02-04 01:01	55° 21' 41" N 5° 12' 23" W
259305	1985-02-04 05:05	55° 22' 30" N 4° 58' 29" W
259409	1985-02-04 15:53	55° 46' 17" N 5° 13' 35" W
259502	1985-02-05 00:24	55° 37' 11" N 4° 59' 11" W
258399	1985-01-26 23:31	56° 51' 0" N 8° 19' 59" W
258443	1985-01-27 16:36	57° 50' 53" N 6° 29' 11" W
258492	1985-01-27 19:57	57° 43' 35" N 6° 1' 30" W
258547	1985-01-28 12:09	56° 40' 17" N 6° 6' 59" W
258560	1985-01-28 14:46	56° 44' 5" N 6° 27' 0" W
258603	1985-01-29 10:26	55° 45' 54" N 7° 59' 47" W
258652	1985-01-29 16:00	55° 45' 59" N 6° 55' 29" W
258768	1985-01-30 04:49	55° 42' 0" N 6° 22' 59" W
258781	1985-01-30 07:56	55° 38' 59" N 6° 0' 59" W
258836	1985-01-31 01:27	56° 16' 29" N 6° 4' 59" W
258873	1985-01-31 03:29	56° 7' 59" N 5° 55' 59" W
259169	1985-02-03 06:52	54° 25' 12" N 4° 30' 0" W
259194	1985-02-03 09:37	54° 32' 59" N 4° 47' 53" W
259366	1985-02-04 13:18	55° 58' 5" N 5° 22' 35" W
259483	1985-02-04 20:20	55° 30' 59" N 5° 23' 5" W
259526	1985-02-05 01:59	55° 42' 36" N 5° 4' 17" W
258467	1985-01-27 17:58	57° 46' 59" N 6° 18' 59" W
258965	1985-01-31 18:48	55° 8' 59" N 5° 31' 59" W
259157	1985-02-03 05:29	54° 26' 35" N 4° 20' 35" W
259182	1985-02-03 08:48	54° 30' 59" N 4° 42' 0" W
259201	1985-02-03 10:27	54° 35' 53" N 4° 54' 0" W
259237	1985-02-03 21:59	55° 19' 30" N 5° 27' 41" W
259286	1985-02-04 03:11	55° 18' 59" N 5° 4' 23" W
259342	1985-02-04 08:50	55° 30' 47" N 4° 52' 12" W
259354	1985-02-04 09:46	55° 33' 59" N 4° 59' 35" W
259434	1985-02-04 17:35	55° 41' 35" N 5° 22' 30" W
258295	1985-01-25 21:54	57° 30' 35" N 12° 14' 53" W
258314	1985-01-26 05:47	57° 26' 42" N 11° 5' 53" W
258455	1985-01-27 17:18	57° 49' 12" N 6° 24' 29" W
258596	1985-01-29 00:18	56° 43' 53" N 7° 20' 5" W
258640	1985-01-29 15:11	55° 45' 59" N 7° 3' 59" W
259053	1985-02-01 03:50	54° 41' 11" N 5° 25' 29" W
259471	1985-02-04 19:50	55° 31' 29" N 5° 27' 11" W
259495	1985-02-04 23:40	55° 35' 53" N 5° 5' 5" W
258375	1985-01-26 20:09	56° 56' 53" N 8° 46' 53" W
258559	1985-01-28 13:38	56° 40' 53" N 6° 16' 59" W
258639	1985-01-29 14:08	55° 45' 47" N 7° 16' 17" W
258688	1985-01-29 18:30	55° 45' 59" N 6° 30' 29" W
258719	1985-01-30 00:02	55° 18' 41" N 6° 41' 11" W
258824	1985-01-30 13:30	55° 34' 59" N 5° 45' 0" W
258885	1985-01-31 04:09	56° 5' 29" N 5° 52' 59" W
258904	1985-01-31 15:29	55° 11' 29" N 5° 55' 59" W
258916	1985-01-31 16:06	55° 12' 59" N 5° 51' 59" W
259041	1985-02-01 02:44	54° 42' 59" N 5° 19' 59" W
259065	1985-02-01 04:23	54° 39' 59" N 5° 29' 17" W
259089	1985-02-02 11:16	55° 52' 5" N 5° 46' 59" W
259274	1985-02-04 02:08	55° 14' 24" N 5° 11' 29" W
259391	1985-02-04 15:12	55° 49' 41" N 5° 16' 48" W
259422	1985-02-04 17:05	55° 43' 59" N 5° 22' 30" W
259458	1985-02-04 19:09	55° 34' 35" N 5° 24' 47" W
259514	1985-02-05 01:07	55° 38' 42" N 4° 54' 59" W
259538	1985-02-05 02:48	55° 41' 29" N 5° 7' 23" W
258283	1985-01-25 18:35	57° 32' 35" N 12° 51' 59" W
258326	1985-01-26 08:14	57° 21' 35" N 10° 39' 41" W
258479	1985-01-27 18:42	57° 45' 0" N 6° 13' 29" W
258480	1985-01-27 19:22	57° 42' 59" N 6° 7' 47" W
258572	1985-01-28 19:57	56° 43' 59" N 6° 45' 0" W
258584	1985-01-28 21:19	56° 43' 59" N 7° 0' 0" W
258744	1985-01-30 02:54	55° 32' 42" N 6° 29' 35" W
258928	1985-01-31 16:43	55° 15' 0" N 5° 47' 29" W
259028	1985-02-01 02:06	54° 44' 17" N 5° 15' 11" W
259170	1985-02-03 07:54	54° 27' 59" N 4° 35' 47" W
259250	1985-02-04 00:06	55° 24' 18" N 5° 20' 5" W

1 Savonius rotor current meter

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Temperature of the water column
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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
249384	1985-01-28 18:45:06 — 1985-05-07 19:16:42	56° 37' 48" N 6° 24' 6" W

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