RRS Challenger CH8/85

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Ship name (ship code)

RRS Challenger (74CH)

Cruise identifier

CH8/85

Cruise period

1985-08-14 — 1985-08-28

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Ardrossan, United Kingdom

Port of return

Dunstaffnage, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

1. To make CTD transects across the shelf between the Mull of Galloway and Cape Wrath, and to collect radiocaesium samples for analysis by Glasgow University and the Fisheries Radiobiological Laboratory, Lowestoft, on certain transects.
2. To collect bottom cores in the North Channel and Sea of the Hebrides for the Fisheries Radiobiological Laboratory, Lowestoft.
3. To repeat a CTD survey of the Firth of Clyde and Kilbrannan Soung.
4. To service SMBA mooring Y in the Tiree Passage, and to deploy a deep mooring on the eastern flank of Anton Dohrn Seamount for recovery in December or March.
5. To work the Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line) CTD section.
6. To make instrument tests of the Neil Brown 'Smart' CTD and the Bissett-Berman CTDs in a variety of environments, including the Norwegian Sea deep water.
7. To test the suitability of the Interocean S4 current meter for obtaining depth profiles of currents at the shelf edges.
8. To observe seabirds around the Hebrides for the Nature Conservancy Council Seabirds at Sea Programme.

Chief scientist

David T Meldrum (Scottish Marine Biological Association)

Cruise report

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Ocean/sea areas

General

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

Specific

Rockall Channel/ Scottish Cont. Shelf/ North Channel

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Water bottle stations

Quantity: number of stations = 177

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 177
Description: 3 without S

Current meters

Quantity: number of stations = 1
Description: 4 deployed;3 months

Chemical oceanography

Radioactivity

Quantity: number of samples = 62
Description: water samples for radiocaesium analysis.

Biology and fisheries

Birds

Quantity: number of stations = 25
Description: observed for the identification and distribution of seabirds.

Geology and geophysics

Core - soft bottom

Quantity: number of cores = 10

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

177 CTD/STD cast

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
261973	1985-08-27 00:39	57° 42' 59" N 6° 8' 5" W
260804	1985-08-17 09:33	55° 38' 29" N 5° 57' 5" W
261008	1985-08-18 15:08	56° 5' 29" N 5° 52' 59" W
261162	1985-08-20 00:00	56° 51' 0" N 8° 19' 59" W
261242	1985-08-20 19:56	57° 16' 23" N 10° 54' 23" W
261463	1985-08-23 05:28	58° 27' 23" N 8° 36' 59" W
261487	1985-08-23 10:11	58° 18' 29" N 8° 3' 41" W
261819	1985-08-26 01:25	59° 23' 53" N 5° 32' 53" W
261844	1985-08-26 07:07	58° 48' 59" N 5° 8' 11" W
261985	1985-08-27 01:36	57° 45' 0" N 6° 13' 29" W
262048	1985-08-27 10:04	57° 35' 29" N 6° 59' 35" W
262097	1985-08-27 12:38	57° 30' 59" N 6° 40' 23" W
260527	1985-08-15 21:37	55° 22' 41" N 4° 58' 23" W
260539	1985-08-15 22:35	55° 19' 12" N 5° 4' 17" W
260620	1985-08-16 14:31	54° 44' 41" N 5° 15' 0" W
260748	1985-08-17 02:30	55° 11' 29" N 5° 55' 59" W
260797	1985-08-17 08:44	55° 36' 59" N 5° 53' 11" W
260841	1985-08-17 14:03	55° 37' 30" N 6° 25' 47" W
260853	1985-08-17 15:12	55° 32' 29" N 6° 29' 47" W
260865	1985-08-17 16:17	55° 28' 41" N 6° 32' 59" W
260908	1985-08-18 02:29	55° 45' 59" N 8° 0' 0" W
261021	1985-08-18 16:05	56° 7' 59" N 5° 56' 6" W
261045	1985-08-18 17:34	56° 14' 5" N 6° 1' 59" W
261094	1985-08-19 11:59	56° 43' 59" N 6° 45' 0" W
261113	1985-08-19 16:11	56° 43' 59" N 7° 20' 11" W
261137	1985-08-19 18:42	56° 43' 47" N 7° 39' 54" W
261198	1985-08-20 04:22	56° 59' 41" N 8° 59' 41" W
261230	1985-08-20 13:04	57° 13' 59" N 10° 3' 0" W
261414	1985-08-22 20:51	58° 36' 0" N 9° 9' 11" W
261543	1985-08-23 20:58	58° 28' 41" N 6° 23' 35" W
261567	1985-08-23 23:27	58° 38' 29" N 6° 44' 35" W
261580	1985-08-24 02:18	58° 48' 23" N 7° 5' 29" W
261611	1985-08-24 04:54	58° 58' 30" N 7° 27' 23" W
261659	1985-08-24 16:32	59° 51' 54" N 7° 5' 53" W
261715	1985-08-25 09:59	60° 14' 53" N 6° 51' 54" W
261893	1985-08-26 14:12	58° 16' 59" N 5° 39' 5" W
261936	1985-08-26 22:14	57° 42' 59" N 5° 47' 59" W
262024	1985-08-27 06:04	57° 53' 17" N 6° 34' 53" W
262104	1985-08-27 17:33	57° 8' 17" N 7° 10' 59" W
262165	1985-08-27 23:24	56° 53' 59" N 6° 20' 47" W
260214	1985-08-14 12:37	55° 28' 41" N 5° 0' 29" W
260226	1985-08-14 13:31	55° 28' 17" N 4° 52' 30" W
260238	1985-08-14 14:26	55° 27' 54" N 4° 44' 29" W
260251	1985-08-14 15:20	55° 31' 12" N 4° 52' 12" W
260287	1985-08-14 17:47	55° 37' 23" N 4° 59' 53" W
260423	1985-08-15 05:38	55° 34' 35" N 5° 24' 36" W
260435	1985-08-15 06:36	55° 31' 23" N 5° 27' 0" W
260460	1985-08-15 09:19	55° 24' 23" N 5° 20' 17" W
260503	1985-08-15 14:53	55° 14' 17" N 5° 11' 29" W
260540	1985-08-15 23:33	55° 16' 17" N 4° 56' 23" W
260668	1985-08-16 19:35	54° 59' 53" N 5° 19' 59" W
260712	1985-08-17 00:18	55° 16' 53" N 5° 43' 48" W
260945	1985-08-18 06:32	55° 45' 54" N 7° 15' 47" W
261033	1985-08-18 16:49	56° 11' 6" N 5° 58' 59" W
261217	1985-08-20 08:05	57° 6' 17" N 9° 24' 53" W
261438	1985-08-23 01:14	58° 32' 59" N 8° 57' 59" W
261900	1985-08-26 15:09	58° 16' 53" N 5° 49' 41" W
261997	1985-08-27 02:22	57° 46' 53" N 6° 18' 54" W
260496	1985-08-15 13:48	55° 9' 41" N 5° 18' 41" W
262012	1985-08-27 04:36	57° 50' 35" N 6° 29' 47" W
260355	1985-08-14 23:08	55° 53' 53" N 5° 22' 59" W
260367	1985-08-14 23:56	55° 57' 47" N 5° 22' 41" W
260564	1985-08-16 06:17	54° 44' 5" N 5° 9' 54" W
260632	1985-08-16 15:30	54° 45' 59" N 5° 9' 59" W
260644	1985-08-16 16:29	54° 47' 35" N 5° 4' 30" W
260700	1985-08-16 23:22	55° 12' 59" N 5° 37' 59" W
260957	1985-08-18 07:35	55° 45' 54" N 7° 3' 59" W
261082	1985-08-19 02:30	56° 44' 5" N 6° 26' 53" W
261150	1985-08-19 22:18	56° 48' 47" N 8° 9' 59" W
261395	1985-08-22 01:03	57° 34' 59" N 13° 37' 59" W
261475	1985-08-23 08:37	58° 22' 59" N 8° 20' 35" W
261499	1985-08-23 12:03	58° 13' 59" N 7° 46' 30" W
261555	1985-08-23 22:10	58° 33' 36" N 6° 33' 36" W
261579	1985-08-24 00:54	58° 43' 30" N 6° 54' 59" W
261592	1985-08-24 03:41	58° 52' 48" N 7° 17' 29" W
261623	1985-08-24 05:43	59° 0' 0" N 7° 32' 11" W
261727	1985-08-25 12:54	60° 11' 47" N 6° 27' 23" W
261739	1985-08-25 13:14	60° 11' 42" N 6° 27' 35" W
261752	1985-08-25 16:37	60° 8' 17" N 6° 4' 59" W
261912	1985-08-26 16:16	58° 16' 53" N 5° 59' 42" W
261948	1985-08-26 22:55	57° 42' 59" N 5° 54' 41" W
262000	1985-08-27 03:34	57° 48' 53" N 6° 22' 53" W
262141	1985-08-27 21:21	56° 58' 59" N 6° 37' 47" W
260275	1985-08-14 17:06	55° 36' 5" N 5° 8' 11" W
260306	1985-08-14 19:37	55° 42' 36" N 5° 4' 17" W
260318	1985-08-14 20:15	55° 41' 23" N 5° 7' 30" W
260331	1985-08-14 21:23	55° 46' 59" N 5° 14' 24" W
260411	1985-08-15 04:31	55° 38' 29" N 5° 25' 59" W
260576	1985-08-16 07:45	54° 43' 11" N 5° 12' 11" W
260588	1985-08-16 10:23	54° 42' 54" N 5° 19' 53" W
260656	1985-08-16 18:25	54° 56' 53" N 5° 13' 53" W
260681	1985-08-16 21:03	55° 4' 59" N 5° 26' 5" W
260828	1985-08-17 13:05	55° 42' 5" N 6° 21' 59" W
260970	1985-08-18 09:09	55° 45' 41" N 6° 46' 17" W
260994	1985-08-18 10:55	55° 46' 5" N 6° 31' 23" W
261057	1985-08-18 18:17	56° 16' 29" N 6° 5' 5" W
261069	1985-08-18 23:51	56° 39' 59" N 6° 7' 12" W
261101	1985-08-19 13:17	56° 43' 59" N 6° 59' 53" W
261125	1985-08-19 17:26	56° 43' 59" N 7° 29' 42" W
261174	1985-08-20 01:01	56° 52' 53" N 8° 30' 0" W
261310	1985-08-21 08:45	57° 29' 5" N 11° 31' 53" W
261402	1985-08-22 19:23	58° 37' 53" N 9° 17' 53" W
261426	1985-08-23 00:12	58° 33' 59" N 9° 1' 41" W
261696	1985-08-25 09:01	60° 15' 47" N 6° 49' 59" W
261807	1985-08-25 23:31	59° 35' 11" N 5° 41' 6" W
261856	1985-08-26 08:56	58° 38' 53" N 5° 0' 29" W
262085	1985-08-27 12:00	57° 32' 11" N 6° 44' 24" W
262116	1985-08-27 18:49	57° 4' 53" N 7° 0' 11" W
262153	1985-08-27 22:18	56° 56' 29" N 6° 29' 35" W
260263	1985-08-14 16:17	55° 33' 59" N 4° 59' 53" W
260343	1985-08-14 22:05	55° 49' 41" N 5° 16' 59" W
260379	1985-08-15 02:21	55° 44' 35" N 5° 17' 41" W
260380	1985-08-15 03:03	55° 43' 59" N 5° 22' 30" W
260515	1985-08-15 16:09	55° 21' 59" N 5° 12' 41" W
260969	1985-08-18 08:19	55° 45' 54" N 6° 55' 17" W
260607	1985-08-16 12:01	54° 40' 12" N 5° 29' 24" W
260392	1985-08-15 03:45	55° 41' 23" N 5° 22' 35" W
260447	1985-08-15 07:12	55° 31' 5" N 5° 22' 35" W
260459	1985-08-15 08:17	55° 27' 11" N 5° 31' 30" W
260619	1985-08-16 12:44	54° 41' 29" N 5° 24' 59" W
260736	1985-08-17 01:42	55° 13' 5" N 5° 52' 17" W
260773	1985-08-17 07:33	55° 34' 59" N 5° 45' 5" W
261229	1985-08-20 10:11	57° 9' 5" N 9° 41' 11" W
261070	1985-08-19 01:25	56° 40' 59" N 6° 16' 59" W
261186	1985-08-20 02:58	56° 57' 0" N 8° 46' 59" W
261205	1985-08-20 06:43	57° 2' 53" N 9° 12' 53" W
261266	1985-08-21 01:27	57° 21' 59" N 10° 39' 59" W
261322	1985-08-21 11:27	57° 29' 29" N 11° 50' 53" W
261346	1985-08-21 17:19	57° 31' 53" N 12° 37' 59" W
261358	1985-08-21 19:36	57° 32' 35" N 12° 51' 47" W
261383	1985-08-21 22:56	57° 34' 12" N 13° 19' 53" W
261531	1985-08-23 16:09	58° 4' 23" N 7° 10' 29" W
261703	1985-08-25 09:47	60° 15' 0" N 6° 51' 47" W
261764	1985-08-25 18:28	60° 0' 5" N 5° 59' 47" W
261776	1985-08-25 20:24	59° 51' 54" N 5° 53' 53" W
261788	1985-08-25 21:56	59° 43' 59" N 5° 48' 36" W
261868	1985-08-26 12:16	58° 17' 5" N 5° 18' 5" W
261881	1985-08-26 13:19	58° 17' 5" N 5° 29' 42" W
261924	1985-08-26 17:20	58° 17' 5" N 6° 11' 5" W
261961	1985-08-26 23:51	57° 42' 59" N 6° 1' 30" W
262036	1985-08-27 09:31	57° 36' 17" N 7° 4' 12" W
262061	1985-08-27 10:44	57° 33' 53" N 6° 54' 5" W
260472	1985-08-15 10:37	55° 19' 35" N 5° 27' 47" W
260484	1985-08-15 12:14	55° 12' 17" N 5° 27' 11" W
260552	1985-08-16 04:56	54° 44' 53" N 5° 7' 30" W
260693	1985-08-16 22:16	55° 8' 59" N 5° 31' 59" W
260724	1985-08-17 00:56	55° 15' 0" N 5° 47' 47" W
260761	1985-08-17 03:33	55° 9' 35" N 5° 59' 42" W
260816	1985-08-17 10:15	55° 38' 53" N 6° 0' 59" W
260889	1985-08-17 18:20	55° 18' 36" N 6° 41' 6" W
260921	1985-08-18 04:07	55° 45' 59" N 7° 40' 59" W
260933	1985-08-18 05:20	55° 46' 5" N 7° 28' 59" W
260982	1985-08-18 10:15	55° 45' 54" N 6° 37' 17" W
261149	1985-08-19 21:17	56° 47' 53" N 8° 0' 0" W
261291	1985-08-21 05:21	57° 26' 53" N 11° 4' 53" W
261309	1985-08-21 07:06	57° 29' 35" N 11° 18' 59" W
261334	1985-08-21 14:25	57° 30' 29" N 12° 15' 0" W
261371	1985-08-21 20:51	57° 32' 59" N 12° 59' 53" W
261635	1985-08-24 07:04	59° 2' 29" N 7° 41' 6" W
261647	1985-08-24 13:47	59° 47' 59" N 7° 9' 11" W
261684	1985-08-25 08:48	60° 15' 54" N 6° 49' 59" W
261740	1985-08-25 14:08	60° 11' 47" N 6° 28' 53" W
262073	1985-08-27 11:23	57° 32' 53" N 6° 48' 29" W
262128	1985-08-27 20:12	57° 2' 11" N 6° 49' 48" W
260299	1985-08-14 18:32	55° 38' 59" N 4° 54' 54" W
260785	1985-08-17 08:11	55° 36' 23" N 5° 49' 5" W
260877	1985-08-17 17:19	55° 23' 17" N 6° 37' 12" W
260890	1985-08-17 19:20	55° 13' 47" N 6° 45' 0" W
261254	1985-08-20 22:53	57° 17' 59" N 10° 23' 5" W
261278	1985-08-21 03:39	57° 23' 53" N 10° 52' 17" W
261451	1985-08-23 03:48	58° 31' 29" N 8° 52' 59" W
261506	1985-08-23 13:24	58° 10' 29" N 7° 32' 59" W
261518	1985-08-23 14:55	58° 6' 59" N 7° 19' 59" W
261660	1985-08-24 19:19	59° 55' 53" N 7° 2' 53" W
261672	1985-08-24 21:10	59° 59' 47" N 7° 0' 5" W
261820	1985-08-26 03:24	59° 12' 0" N 5° 24' 23" W
261832	1985-08-26 05:13	59° 0' 59" N 5° 16' 5" W

1 Savonius rotor current meter

Moored instrument depth
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)

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Date and time
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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
60863	1985-08-19 09:00 — 1985-12-03 13:29:42	56° 37' 30" N 6° 24' 0" W

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