RRS Challenger CH4/85

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Ship name (ship code)

RRS Challenger (74CH)

Cruise identifier

CH4/85

Cruise period

1985-05-02 — 1985-05-16

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Dunstaffnage, United Kingdom

Port of return

Oban, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

The objectives of this cruise were:
(1) To make CTD transects across the shelf between the Mull of Galloway and the Butt of Lewis, with radiocaesium water sampling. Accomplished.
(2) To check out North Channel current meter moorings and take any necessary action. Moorings in good condition so no action taken.
(3) To deploy an electromagnetic current meter at site S off SE Isaly for the duration of the cruise. Deployment done but problems with EMCM mooring configuration.
(4) To service mooring Y (Tiree Passage) and recover a UCNW shelf mooring. Accomplished.
(5) To work the Rockall via Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line) CTD section. Accomplished.
(6) To work a grid of CTD stations in the Firth of Clyde and Kilbrannan Sound. Accomplished.

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

North Channel; Hebridean Seas; Rockall; Firth of Clyde

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Water bottle stations

Quantity: number of stations = 204
Description: 199 bottom

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 199

Current meters

Quantity: number of recoveries = 11
Description: 11 recovered;3 days-3,5 months

Chemical oceanography

Radioactivity

Quantity: number of samples = 70
Description: water samples for radio-caesium analysis.

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

182 CTD/STD cast

Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
252969	1985-05-02 20:17	56° 14' 5" N 6° 1' 48" W
253070	1985-05-03 20:28	55° 19' 41" N 5° 27' 41" W
253125	1985-05-04 02:12	55° 34' 41" N 5° 24' 41" W
253217	1985-05-04 11:09	55° 41' 29" N 5° 7' 23" W
253230	1985-05-04 13:11	55° 38' 47" N 4° 54' 59" W
253383	1985-05-05 02:29	55° 12' 17" N 5° 27' 11" W
253463	1985-05-05 12:01	54° 40' 53" N 5° 28' 41" W
253543	1985-05-05 23:34	55° 15' 5" N 5° 47' 35" W
253592	1985-05-06 07:50	55° 18' 47" N 6° 41' 6" W
253739	1985-05-07 04:26	55° 45' 59" N 7° 41' 29" W
253819	1985-05-08 05:00	56° 43' 59" N 7° 19' 59" W
253832	1985-05-08 07:37	56° 43' 53" N 7° 39' 59" W
253881	1985-05-08 14:36	56° 57' 0" N 8° 46' 59" W
253900	1985-05-08 17:43	57° 2' 59" N 9° 12' 59" W
253973	1985-05-09 05:45	57° 23' 59" N 10° 51' 59" W
254048	1985-05-09 19:54	57° 32' 35" N 12° 51' 54" W
254190	1985-05-11 08:18	58° 4' 12" N 7° 10' 11" W
254208	1985-05-11 09:19	58° 6' 59" N 7° 19' 53" W
254269	1985-05-11 17:12	58° 27' 29" N 8° 36' 54" W
254313	1985-05-12 03:56	58° 53' 11" N 7° 16' 59" W
254398	1985-05-12 14:50	58° 17' 5" N 5° 49' 30" W
254454	1985-05-12 23:47	57° 42' 47" N 6° 1' 35" W
254534	1985-05-13 07:23	57° 30' 47" N 6° 39' 59" W
254718	1985-05-14 00:27	56° 53' 59" N 6° 20' 53" W
252994	1985-05-02 22:35	56° 5' 35" N 5° 52' 59" W
253045	1985-05-03 05:50	55° 38' 29" N 5° 57' 0" W
253149	1985-05-04 03:52	55° 41' 29" N 5° 22' 30" W
253205	1985-05-04 08:33	55° 57' 47" N 5° 22' 47" W
253278	1985-05-04 16:58	55° 30' 59" N 4° 52' 17" W
253426	1985-05-05 09:08	54° 44' 17" N 5° 15' 0" W
253611	1985-05-06 08:42	55° 23' 17" N 6° 37' 35" W
253696	1985-05-07 00:19	55° 45' 59" N 6° 55' 29" W
253807	1985-05-08 02:54	56° 43' 59" N 7° 0' 0" W
254073	1985-05-09 22:33	57° 34' 5" N 13° 19' 59" W
254325	1985-05-12 05:10	58° 48' 11" N 7° 5' 41" W
254337	1985-05-12 06:20	58° 43' 30" N 6° 54' 59" W
254405	1985-05-12 15:44	58° 16' 59" N 5° 38' 47" W
254466	1985-05-13 00:34	57° 42' 59" N 6° 8' 5" W
254583	1985-05-13 09:59	57° 34' 30" N 6° 59' 35" W
254699	1985-05-13 22:28	56° 58' 59" N 6° 38' 5" W
254884	1985-05-14 23:46	55° 47' 29" N 5° 48' 29" W
254903	1985-05-15 01:07	55° 51' 59" N 5° 42' 59" W
253033	1985-05-03 05:03	55° 36' 59" N 5° 52' 59" W
253069	1985-05-03 11:40	55° 31' 35" N 6° 7' 53" W
253101	1985-05-04 00:38	55° 30' 59" N 5° 22' 53" W
253322	1985-05-04 20:52	55° 22' 35" N 4° 58' 23" W
253371	1985-05-05 01:06	55° 14' 17" N 5° 11' 29" W
253820	1985-05-08 06:32	56° 43' 59" N 7° 30' 0" W
253893	1985-05-08 15:53	57° 0' 0" N 9° 0' 0" W
254233	1985-05-11 12:14	58° 13' 59" N 7° 46' 30" W
254282	1985-05-12 00:34	59° 2' 29" N 7° 39' 59" W
254510	1985-05-13 03:29	57° 49' 59" N 6° 30' 0" W
254626	1985-05-13 16:15	57° 2' 11" N 6° 49' 59" W
254823	1985-05-14 13:22	55° 57' 0" N 6° 34' 59" W
254860	1985-05-14 22:25	55° 40' 29" N 5° 51' 23" W
254872	1985-05-14 22:57	55° 43' 5" N 5° 50' 5" W
254927	1985-05-15 02:22	55° 51' 59" N 5° 51' 18" W
252957	1985-05-02 19:34	56° 16' 29" N 6° 5' 11" W
253094	1985-05-03 23:32	55° 27' 11" N 5° 28' 35" W
253266	1985-05-04 15:56	55° 33' 59" N 4° 59' 53" W
253310	1985-05-04 19:47	55° 28' 47" N 5° 0' 41" W
253334	1985-05-04 21:55	55° 16' 17" N 4° 56' 11" W
253346	1985-05-04 22:49	55° 19' 5" N 5° 4' 17" W
253358	1985-05-04 23:47	55° 21' 47" N 5° 12' 35" W
253402	1985-05-05 06:46	54° 47' 59" N 5° 4' 59" W
253659	1985-05-06 17:39	55° 32' 35" N 6° 29' 17" W
253672	1985-05-06 22:29	55° 45' 59" N 6° 37' 30" W
253703	1985-05-07 01:12	55° 45' 59" N 7° 4' 12" W
253764	1985-05-07 22:14	56° 40' 59" N 6° 16' 59" W
253727	1985-05-07 03:18	55° 45' 59" N 7° 28' 59" W
253924	1985-05-08 20:47	57° 8' 59" N 9° 41' 53" W
253961	1985-05-09 03:55	57° 21' 59" N 10° 40' 41" W
253997	1985-05-09 08:57	57° 28' 5" N 11° 18' 53" W
254036	1985-05-09 18:12	57° 31' 59" N 12° 37' 59" W
254061	1985-05-09 20:57	57° 32' 42" N 13° 0' 29" W
254141	1985-05-10 20:12	57° 42' 23" N 8° 50' 35" W
254294	1985-05-12 01:52	59° 0' 0" N 7° 31' 48" W
254442	1985-05-12 23:00	57° 42' 59" N 5° 45' 29" W
254558	1985-05-13 08:35	57° 32' 23" N 6° 49' 5" W
254595	1985-05-13 10:31	57° 35' 35" N 7° 3' 47" W
254743	1985-05-14 02:07	56° 49' 30" N 6° 4' 59" W
254767	1985-05-14 08:34	56° 17' 5" N 7° 5' 11" W
254779	1985-05-14 09:30	56° 12' 59" N 6° 58' 59" W
254811	1985-05-14 12:24	56° 1' 5" N 6° 40' 53" W
254915	1985-05-15 01:40	55° 52' 5" N 5° 47' 6" W
253057	1985-05-03 06:26	55° 39' 11" N 6° 0' 59" W
253150	1985-05-04 04:28	55° 43' 59" N 5° 22' 35" W
253162	1985-05-04 05:12	55° 44' 35" N 5° 17' 41" W
253242	1985-05-04 13:57	55° 37' 30" N 5° 0' 0" W
253291	1985-05-04 18:04	55° 27' 41" N 4° 44' 42" W
253309	1985-05-04 18:54	55° 28' 17" N 4° 52' 35" W
253660	1985-05-06 21:53	55° 46' 17" N 6° 32' 11" W
253856	1985-05-08 11:36	56° 51' 0" N 8° 19' 59" W
254012	1985-05-09 12:49	57° 29' 35" N 11° 51' 11" W
254024	1985-05-09 15:23	57° 30' 29" N 12° 14' 41" W
254177	1985-05-11 00:50	57° 31' 59" N 7° 58' 29" W
254362	1985-05-12 09:43	58° 28' 30" N 6° 23' 29" W
254374	1985-05-12 12:53	58° 16' 59" N 6° 10' 59" W
254386	1985-05-12 13:54	58° 16' 59" N 5° 59' 53" W
254430	1985-05-12 22:18	57° 42' 59" N 5° 47' 59" W
254478	1985-05-13 01:18	57° 45' 0" N 6° 13' 29" W
254509	1985-05-13 02:48	57° 48' 59" N 6° 24' 47" W
254663	1985-05-13 18:50	57° 13' 30" N 6° 34' 30" W
254731	1985-05-14 01:20	56° 51' 29" N 6° 12' 29" W
254792	1985-05-14 11:27	56° 4' 59" N 6° 46' 53" W
253198	1985-05-04 07:37	55° 53' 47" N 5° 22' 59" W
253254	1985-05-04 14:48	55° 36' 5" N 5° 5' 5" W
253555	1985-05-06 00:40	55° 13' 5" N 5° 52' 5" W
253567	1985-05-06 01:26	55° 11' 35" N 5° 56' 6" W
253623	1985-05-06 09:43	55° 28' 17" N 6° 33' 23" W
253635	1985-05-06 15:29	55° 42' 0" N 6° 21' 59" W
253684	1985-05-06 23:23	55° 45' 54" N 6° 46' 5" W
253788	1985-05-08 01:38	56° 43' 59" N 6° 45' 0" W
253844	1985-05-08 09:57	56° 46' 59" N 8° 0' 0" W
253912	1985-05-08 19:00	57° 6' 5" N 9° 24' 59" W
254085	1985-05-10 00:05	57° 34' 59" N 13° 37' 53" W
254097	1985-05-10 14:08	57° 55' 17" N 9° 47' 47" W
254104	1985-05-10 15:58	57° 51' 59" N 9° 33' 47" W
254128	1985-05-10 18:44	57° 45' 47" N 9° 7' 17" W
254153	1985-05-10 21:45	57° 38' 59" N 8° 33' 5" W
254221	1985-05-11 10:52	58° 10' 29" N 7° 32' 47" W
254602	1985-05-13 14:00	57° 8' 11" N 7° 10' 59" W
254614	1985-05-13 15:07	57° 5' 11" N 7° 3' 59" W
254638	1985-05-13 17:07	57° 6' 11" N 6° 44' 11" W
254651	1985-05-13 18:02	57° 10' 17" N 6° 38' 29" W
253021	1985-05-03 04:27	55° 36' 23" N 5° 48' 59" W
254780	1985-05-14 10:26	56° 8' 59" N 6° 53' 11" W
252982	1985-05-02 21:51	56° 8' 5" N 5° 55' 53" W
253008	1985-05-03 03:50	55° 34' 59" N 5° 45' 0" W
253113	1985-05-04 01:19	55° 31' 35" N 5° 27' 0" W
253137	1985-05-04 03:06	55° 38' 29" N 5° 26' 24" W
253174	1985-05-04 05:50	55° 46' 59" N 5° 14' 11" W
253414	1985-05-05 07:33	54° 45' 59" N 5° 10' 29" W
253487	1985-05-05 18:30	55° 1' 12" N 5° 17' 59" W
253518	1985-05-05 22:02	55° 13' 5" N 5° 37' 59" W
253647	1985-05-06 16:25	55° 37' 17" N 6° 25' 53" W
253740	1985-05-07 06:04	55° 45' 59" N 7° 59' 29" W
253752	1985-05-07 17:24	56° 39' 59" N 6° 6' 54" W
253776	1985-05-07 23:22	56° 43' 59" N 6° 27' 0" W
253868	1985-05-08 12:34	56° 52' 59" N 8° 30' 0" W
253936	1985-05-08 23:03	57° 14' 5" N 10° 3' 0" W
253948	1985-05-09 01:33	57° 17' 59" N 10° 22' 53" W
254189	1985-05-11 02:31	57° 27' 59" N 7° 40' 29" W
254245	1985-05-11 13:48	58° 18' 29" N 8° 3' 29" W
254417	1985-05-12 16:36	58° 16' 59" N 5° 29' 35" W
254429	1985-05-12 17:35	58° 16' 59" N 5° 17' 59" W
254491	1985-05-13 02:03	57° 46' 59" N 6° 18' 59" W
254571	1985-05-13 09:16	57° 33' 23" N 6° 54' 29" W
254675	1985-05-13 19:26	57° 15' 59" N 6° 32' 59" W
254687	1985-05-13 20:00	57° 18' 47" N 6° 32' 11" W
254706	1985-05-13 23:28	56° 56' 29" N 6° 29' 29" W
254847	1985-05-14 20:02	55° 33' 47" N 6° 5' 5" W
254939	1985-05-15 07:05	56° 9' 23" N 5° 58' 41" W
252970	1985-05-02 21:05	56° 10' 59" N 5° 58' 53" W
253082	1985-05-03 22:33	55° 24' 23" N 5° 20' 17" W
253186	1985-05-04 06:31	55° 49' 35" N 5° 16' 53" W
253229	1985-05-04 12:02	55° 42' 29" N 5° 4' 17" W
253395	1985-05-05 03:49	55° 9' 35" N 5° 18' 29" W
253438	1985-05-05 10:04	54° 42' 59" N 5° 19' 59" W
253451	1985-05-05 11:22	54° 41' 29" N 5° 25' 5" W
253475	1985-05-05 17:11	54° 57' 0" N 5° 13' 53" W
253499	1985-05-05 19:38	55° 4' 23" N 5° 25' 59" W
253506	1985-05-05 20:50	55° 9' 5" N 5° 31' 59" W
253531	1985-05-05 22:58	55° 16' 59" N 5° 43' 48" W
253579	1985-05-06 03:31	55° 9' 59" N 5° 59' 47" W
253580	1985-05-06 06:54	55° 13' 59" N 6° 45' 0" W
253715	1985-05-07 02:16	55° 45' 59" N 7° 16' 35" W
253985	1985-05-09 07:24	57° 26' 47" N 11° 5' 23" W
254000	1985-05-09 10:27	57° 28' 59" N 11° 31' 53" W
254116	1985-05-10 17:16	57° 49' 5" N 9° 20' 53" W
254165	1985-05-10 23:20	57° 34' 59" N 8° 15' 29" W
254257	1985-05-11 15:30	58° 22' 53" N 8° 20' 11" W
254270	1985-05-11 18:51	58° 31' 48" N 8° 53' 29" W
254301	1985-05-12 02:43	58° 58' 30" N 7° 27' 0" W
254349	1985-05-12 07:31	58° 38' 29" N 6° 44' 29" W
254350	1985-05-12 08:38	58° 33' 29" N 6° 33' 59" W
254522	1985-05-13 04:39	57° 52' 59" N 6° 35' 29" W
254546	1985-05-13 08:00	57° 31' 48" N 6° 44' 29" W
254755	1985-05-14 02:55	56° 47' 59" N 5° 56' 29" W
254835	1985-05-14 14:15	55° 47' 59" N 6° 28' 59" W
254859	1985-05-14 21:45	55° 36' 59" N 5° 52' 53" W
254896	1985-05-15 00:18	55° 49' 59" N 5° 47' 35" W

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Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
249396	1985-05-07 22:00 — 1985-08-19 07:27:12	56° 37' 11" N 6° 24' 0" W

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