RRS Challenger CH60

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Ship name (ship code)

RRS Challenger (74CH)

Cruise identifier

CH60

Cruise period

1989-09-06 — 1989-09-19

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom

Port of return

Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

1. To evaluate the hydrodynamic processes controlling the resuspension of sediment and its seasonal variability at two contrasting sites in the North Sea.
2. To evaluate the influence of sedimentalogical characteristics and geotechnical, geochemical and geophysical properties of the bed on the resuspension of sediment at the two sites.
3. To examine the role of benthic and pelagic organisms in sediment resuspension and deposition processes.
4. To develop a detailed model interrelating vertical current structure and suspended sediment concentration at a point site. To use this model as the basis for constructing a fine-grid, 3-dimensional model incorporating sediment transport to cover the observational areas.

Chief scientist

Martin Preston (University of Liverpool Department of Earth Sciences)

Project

North Sea Project

Coordinating body

NERC

Cruise report

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Ocean/sea areas

General

North Sea

Specific

North Sea

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Surface measurements underway (T,S)

Quantity: track kilometres = 2222.4

Water bottle stations

Quantity: number of stations = 2

CTD stations

Quantity: number of profiles = 84
Description: CTD casts made over the two study sites.

Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements

Quantity: track kilometres = 2222.4

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

Quantity: number of stations = 2
Description: +1200nm cont.

Current meters

Quantity: number of deployments = 2
Description: 14 days

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

Quantity: track kilometres = 2222.4
Description: ADCP on ship

Chemical oceanography

Oxygen

Quantity: number of stations = 2

Phosphate

Quantity: number of stations = 2

Nitrate

Quantity: number of stations = 2

Nitrite

Quantity: number of stations = 2

Ammonia

Quantity: number of profiles = 55

Silicate

Quantity: number of stations = 2

Trace elements

Quantity: number of stations = 2

Biology and fisheries

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: number of stations = 7

Zoobenthos

Quantity: number of samples = 10
Description: identification

Meteorology

Incident radiation

Quantity: track kilometres = 2222.4

Geology and geophysics

Grab

Quantity: number of samples = 37
Description: 2 chemical analysis of sediments

Core - soft bottom

Quantity: number of cores = 15

Bottom photography

Quantity: number of deployments = 25

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

151 Bottle station

Reference numbers
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1258397	1989-09-18 08:16	52° 39' 30" N 3° 40' 16" E
1257799	1989-09-10 22:16	52° 39' 39" N 3° 40' 17" E
1257818	1989-09-11 00:12	52° 39' 34" N 3° 40' 8" E
1257867	1989-09-11 04:25	52° 39' 22" N 3° 39' 43" E
1258059	1989-09-13 21:05	54° 34' 41" N 4° 49' 57" E
1258072	1989-09-13 23:18	54° 35' 1" N 4° 49' 50" E
1258127	1989-09-14 04:10	54° 35' 1" N 4° 49' 42" E
1258244	1989-09-16 21:12	54° 35' 8" N 4° 50' 57" E
1258268	1989-09-16 23:23	54° 34' 48" N 4° 50' 5" E
1258428	1989-09-18 11:13	52° 38' 44" N 3° 38' 43" E
2086044	1989-09-16 22:08:20	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 42" E
2085920	1989-09-14 05:16	54° 34' 56" N 4° 49' 40" E
2085876	1989-09-14 01:08:21	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 39" E
2085907	1989-09-14 03:32:43	54° 34' 59" N 4° 50' 4" E
2086032	1989-09-16 21:11:36	54° 35' 8" N 4° 50' 57" E
1678237	1989-09-12 21:09	54° 34' 50" N 4° 50' 11" E
2085502	1989-09-08 05:04:49	54° 34' 39" N 4° 49' 44" E
2085514	1989-09-08 06:24:25	54° 34' 45" N 4° 49' 44" E
2085587	1989-09-10 22:16:22	52° 39' 39" N 3° 40' 17" E
2085692	1989-09-12 19:11:14	54° 34' 52" N 4° 50' 2" E
2086253	1989-09-18 14:01:06	52° 39' 41" N 3° 40' 0" E
1257714	1989-09-08 05:05	54° 34' 39" N 4° 49' 44" E
1257806	1989-09-10 23:15	52° 39' 39" N 3° 40' 6" E
1257947	1989-09-12 22:37	54° 34' 56" N 4° 50' 4" E
1257972	1989-09-13 01:39	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 49" E
1258011	1989-09-13 05:50	54° 34' 55" N 4° 50' 1" E
1258023	1989-09-13 07:05	54° 34' 55" N 4° 50' 3" E
1258207	1989-09-15 22:03	52° 39' 13" N 3° 39' 40" E
1258361	1989-09-18 05:45	52° 39' 11" N 3° 39' 53" E
1258416	1989-09-18 10:07	52° 39' 14" N 3° 39' 46" E
1678170	1989-09-10 18:18	52° 39' 29" N 3° 40' 3" E
1678213	1989-09-11 04:25	52° 39' 22" N 3° 39' 43" E
2085655	1989-09-11 04:24:41	52° 39' 22" N 3° 39' 43" E
2085993	1989-09-15 22:02:56	52° 39' 13" N 3° 39' 40" E
2086056	1989-09-16 23:23:15	54° 34' 48" N 4° 50' 5" E
2086228	1989-09-18 12:00:42	52° 39' 17" N 3° 39' 50" E
2086265	1989-09-18 15:15:52	52° 39' 53" N 3° 40' 23" E
1257787	1989-09-10 21:14	52° 39' 34" N 3° 40' 7" E
1257880	1989-09-11 06:20	52° 39' 23" N 3° 39' 39" E
1258084	1989-09-14 00:03	54° 34' 58" N 4° 50' 4" E
1258115	1989-09-14 03:33	54° 34' 59" N 4° 50' 4" E
1258188	1989-09-15 21:19	52° 39' 15" N 3° 39' 48" E
1258219	1989-09-15 23:10	52° 39' 21" N 3° 40' 0" E
1258281	1989-09-17 00:12	54° 34' 51" N 4° 50' 21" E
1258312	1989-09-17 03:49	54° 35' 1" N 4° 50' 3" E
1258324	1989-09-17 04:31	54° 34' 56" N 4° 49' 44" E
1258404	1989-09-18 09:12	52° 39' 20" N 3° 40' 21" E
1258441	1989-09-18 12:01	52° 39' 17" N 3° 39' 50" E
1258477	1989-09-18 15:16	52° 39' 53" N 3° 40' 23" E
1678225	1989-09-12 19:11	54° 34' 52" N 4° 50' 2" E
2085680	1989-09-11 07:20:20	52° 39' 25" N 3° 39' 49" E
2086020	1989-09-16 19:46:09	54° 34' 52" N 4° 50' 38" E
2085919	1989-09-14 04:09:44	54° 35' 1" N 4° 49' 42" E
2085968	1989-09-15 20:05:54	52° 39' 16" N 3° 39' 50" E
2085981	1989-09-15 21:19:18	52° 39' 15" N 3° 39' 48" E
2086068	1989-09-17 00:11:59	54° 34' 51" N 4° 50' 21" E
2086081	1989-09-17 01:40:43	54° 34' 58" N 4° 50' 9" E
2086124	1989-09-17 05:59:31	54° 34' 53" N 4° 50' 1" E
2086148	1989-09-18 05:44:47	52° 39' 11" N 3° 39' 53" E
2086161	1989-09-18 06:05:50	52° 39' 42" N 3° 40' 27" E
2086216	1989-09-18 11:13:15	52° 38' 44" N 3° 38' 43" E
1257879	1989-09-11 05:20	52° 39' 29" N 3° 39' 51" E
1257959	1989-09-12 23:13	54° 34' 55" N 4° 49' 44" E
1258140	1989-09-14 06:04	54° 35' 1" N 4° 50' 0" E
1258293	1989-09-17 01:41	54° 34' 58" N 4° 50' 9" E
1258348	1989-09-18 03:34	52° 39' 35" N 3° 40' 14" E
2085526	1989-09-08 07:38:03	54° 35' 1" N 4° 50' 1" E
2085606	1989-09-11 00:11:35	52° 39' 34" N 3° 40' 8" E
2085747	1989-09-12 23:13:22	54° 34' 55" N 4° 49' 44" E
2085888	1989-09-14 02:10:33	54° 34' 56" N 4° 50' 10" E
2086173	1989-09-18 07:19:50	52° 40' 7" N 3° 40' 1" E
1257738	1989-09-08 07:38	54° 35' 1" N 4° 50' 1" E
1257775	1989-09-10 20:08	52° 39' 28" N 3° 40' 5" E
1257831	1989-09-11 01:17	52° 39' 23" N 3° 40' 6" E
1257855	1989-09-11 03:19	52° 39' 24" N 3° 39' 56" E
1257935	1989-09-12 21:09	54° 34' 50" N 4° 50' 11" E
1257960	1989-09-13 00:59	54° 34' 58" N 4° 49' 58" E
1258103	1989-09-14 02:11	54° 34' 56" N 4° 50' 10" E
1258152	1989-09-15 17:41	52° 39' 15" N 3° 40' 53" E
1258232	1989-09-16 19:46	54° 34' 52" N 4° 50' 38" E
1258336	1989-09-17 06:00	54° 34' 53" N 4° 50' 1" E
1678201	1989-09-11 00:12	52° 39' 34" N 3° 40' 8" E
2085538	1989-09-10 18:17:31	52° 39' 29" N 3° 40' 3" E
2085575	1989-09-10 21:13:37	52° 39' 34" N 3° 40' 7" E
2085803	1989-09-13 07:04:30	54° 34' 55" N 4° 50' 3" E
2085827	1989-09-13 19:31:26	54° 35' 0" N 4° 50' 2" E
2085852	1989-09-13 23:18:24	54° 35' 1" N 4° 49' 50" E
2085864	1989-09-14 00:03:11	54° 34' 58" N 4° 50' 4" E
2086241	1989-09-18 13:03:01	52° 39' 6" N 3° 39' 6" E
2086136	1989-09-18 03:34:10	52° 39' 35" N 3° 40' 14" E
2086277	1989-09-07 21:59:45	54° 34' 49" N 4° 50' 17" E
2086289	1989-09-08 01:33:17	54° 34' 45" N 4° 50' 8" E
2086333	1989-09-08 07:38:03	54° 35' 1" N 4° 50' 1" E
2086308	1989-09-08 05:04:49	54° 34' 39" N 4° 49' 44" E
2086321	1989-09-08 06:24:25	54° 34' 45" N 4° 49' 44" E
2085631	1989-09-11 02:14:50	52° 39' 30" N 3° 39' 54" E
2085772	1989-09-13 03:21:44	54° 34' 47" N 4° 50' 13" E
2085760	1989-09-13 01:38:58	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 49" E
1257996	1989-09-13 04:18	54° 35' 0" N 4° 50' 1" E
1258035	1989-09-13 17:38	54° 34' 58" N 4° 50' 18" E
1258047	1989-09-13 19:31	54° 35' 0" N 4° 50' 2" E
1258096	1989-09-14 01:08	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 39" E
1258176	1989-09-15 20:06	52° 39' 16" N 3° 39' 50" E
1258256	1989-09-16 22:08	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 42" E
1258300	1989-09-17 02:18	54° 34' 49" N 4° 49' 37" E
1258465	1989-09-18 14:01	52° 39' 41" N 3° 40' 0" E
1678182	1989-09-10 20:08	52° 39' 28" N 3° 40' 5" E
2085551	1989-09-10 19:08:38	52° 39' 32" N 3° 40' 7" E
2085599	1989-09-10 23:14:48	52° 39' 39" N 3° 40' 6" E
2085618	1989-09-11 01:17:20	52° 39' 23" N 3° 40' 6" E
2085667	1989-09-11 05:19:34	52° 39' 29" N 3° 39' 51" E
2085679	1989-09-11 06:19:46	52° 39' 23" N 3° 39' 39" E
2085711	1989-09-12 20:31:01	54° 34' 54" N 4° 50' 10" E
2085723	1989-09-12 21:09:06	54° 34' 50" N 4° 50' 11" E
2085839	1989-09-13 21:04:48	54° 34' 41" N 4° 49' 57" E
2085944	1989-09-15 17:41:27	52° 39' 15" N 3° 40' 53" E
2086100	1989-09-17 03:48:42	54° 35' 1" N 4° 50' 3" E
1257892	1989-09-11 07:20	52° 39' 25" N 3° 39' 49" E
1257726	1989-09-08 06:24	54° 34' 45" N 4° 49' 44" E
1257763	1989-09-10 19:09	52° 39' 32" N 3° 40' 7" E
1257843	1989-09-11 02:15	52° 39' 30" N 3° 39' 54" E
1257911	1989-09-12 19:11	54° 34' 52" N 4° 50' 2" E
1257984	1989-09-13 03:22	54° 34' 47" N 4° 50' 13" E
1258220	1989-09-16 18:43	54° 34' 56" N 4° 50' 17" E
1258373	1989-09-18 06:06	52° 39' 42" N 3° 40' 27" E
1258453	1989-09-18 13:03	52° 39' 6" N 3° 39' 6" E
2085735	1989-09-12 22:36:34	54° 34' 56" N 4° 50' 4" E
2085784	1989-09-13 04:17:58	54° 35' 0" N 4° 50' 1" E
2085932	1989-09-14 06:04:29	54° 35' 1" N 4° 50' 0" E
2085956	1989-09-15 19:10:43	52° 39' 21" N 3° 40' 6" E
2086007	1989-09-15 23:10:10	52° 39' 21" N 3° 40' 0" E
2086112	1989-09-17 04:31:13	54° 34' 56" N 4° 49' 44" E
2086185	1989-09-18 08:16:09	52° 39' 30" N 3° 40' 16" E
2086197	1989-09-18 09:12:24	52° 39' 20" N 3° 40' 21" E
1257751	1989-09-10 18:18	52° 39' 29" N 3° 40' 3" E
1257923	1989-09-12 20:31	54° 34' 54" N 4° 50' 10" E
1258060	1989-09-13 22:05	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 53" E
1258139	1989-09-14 05:16	54° 34' 56" N 4° 49' 40" E
1258164	1989-09-15 19:11	52° 39' 21" N 3° 40' 6" E
1258385	1989-09-18 07:20	52° 40' 7" N 3° 40' 1" E
1678194	1989-09-10 22:16	52° 39' 39" N 3° 40' 17" E
2085563	1989-09-10 20:08:23	52° 39' 28" N 3° 40' 5" E
2085643	1989-09-11 03:18:33	52° 39' 24" N 3° 39' 56" E
2085759	1989-09-13 00:59:23	54° 34' 58" N 4° 49' 58" E
2085796	1989-09-13 05:50:03	54° 34' 55" N 4° 50' 1" E
2085815	1989-09-13 17:38:25	54° 34' 58" N 4° 50' 18" E
2085840	1989-09-13 22:04:50	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 53" E
2086019	1989-09-16 18:43:25	54° 34' 56" N 4° 50' 17" E
2086093	1989-09-17 02:18:01	54° 34' 49" N 4° 49' 37" E
2086204	1989-09-18 10:06:59	52° 39' 14" N 3° 39' 46" E
2086290	1989-09-08 03:51:32	54° 34' 41" N 4° 50' 8" E

84 CTD/STD cast

Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Density of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
819856	1989-09-07 23:07	54° 35' 14" N 4° 50' 45" E
819936	1989-09-08 07:33	54° 35' 1" N 4° 50' 1" E
820034	1989-09-11 01:15	52° 39' 24" N 3° 40' 6" E
820138	1989-09-12 21:05	54° 34' 49" N 4° 50' 11" E
820199	1989-09-13 03:16	54° 34' 47" N 4° 50' 13" E
820360	1989-09-14 07:25	54° 34' 59" N 4° 50' 3" E
820206	1989-09-13 04:14	54° 35' 0" N 4° 50' 1" E
820292	1989-09-14 01:05	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 39" E
820311	1989-09-14 02:07	54° 34' 56" N 4° 50' 10" E
820593	1989-09-17 12:45	54° 35' 24" N 4° 51' 0" E
820600	1989-09-18 03:30	52° 39' 35" N 3° 40' 14" E
820009	1989-09-10 22:12	52° 39' 39" N 3° 40' 17" E
820010	1989-09-10 23:12	52° 39' 39" N 3° 40' 6" E
820126	1989-09-12 20:26	54° 34' 54" N 4° 50' 10" E
820280	1989-09-14 00:00	54° 34' 58" N 4° 50' 4" E
819948	1989-09-09 07:46	52° 40' 46" N 3° 42' 2" E
820114	1989-09-12 19:07	54° 34' 52" N 4° 50' 2" E
820231	1989-09-13 17:35	54° 34' 58" N 4° 50' 17" E
820323	1989-09-14 03:28	54° 34' 59" N 4° 50' 4" E
820697	1989-09-18 11:57	52° 39' 17" N 3° 39' 50" E
820704	1989-09-18 13:00	52° 39' 6" N 3° 39' 6" E
820022	1989-09-11 00:09	52° 39' 34" N 3° 40' 8" E
820163	1989-09-12 23:09	54° 34' 55" N 4° 49' 43" E
820218	1989-09-13 05:46	54° 34' 55" N 4° 50' 1" E
820243	1989-09-13 19:27	54° 35' 0" N 4° 50' 3" E
820347	1989-09-14 05:12	54° 34' 56" N 4° 49' 40" E
820612	1989-09-18 05:34	52° 39' 11" N 3° 39' 54" E
820636	1989-09-18 07:16	52° 40' 7" N 3° 40' 1" E
820673	1989-09-18 10:06	52° 39' 13" N 3° 39' 46" E
820685	1989-09-18 11:11	52° 38' 44" N 3° 38' 43" E
820716	1989-09-18 13:58	52° 39' 40" N 3° 40' 0" E
819868	1989-09-08 00:03	54° 35' 13" N 4° 51' 40" E
819881	1989-09-08 01:29	54° 34' 45" N 4° 50' 8" E
819900	1989-09-08 03:45	54° 34' 41" N 4° 50' 8" E
819924	1989-09-08 06:19	54° 34' 45" N 4° 49' 45" E
819973	1989-09-10 19:04	52° 39' 33" N 3° 40' 7" E
819985	1989-09-10 20:05	52° 39' 28" N 3° 40' 5" E
819997	1989-09-10 21:11	52° 39' 34" N 3° 40' 7" E
820335	1989-09-14 04:06	54° 35' 1" N 4° 49' 41" E
820648	1989-09-18 08:13	52° 39' 30" N 3° 40' 16" E
820083	1989-09-11 05:16	52° 39' 29" N 3° 39' 51" E
820046	1989-09-11 02:12	52° 39' 29" N 3° 39' 54" E
820384	1989-09-15 17:37	52° 39' 15" N 3° 40' 53" E
820415	1989-09-15 21:16	52° 39' 15" N 3° 39' 48" E
820372	1989-09-15 14:07	52° 40' 50" N 3° 39' 55" E
820396	1989-09-15 19:07	52° 39' 21" N 3° 40' 7" E
820427	1989-09-15 22:00	52° 39' 13" N 3° 39' 40" E
820519	1989-09-17 01:36	54° 34' 58" N 4° 50' 9" E
820507	1989-09-17 00:08	54° 34' 51" N 4° 50' 21" E
820520	1989-09-17 02:15	54° 34' 49" N 4° 49' 37" E
819819	1989-09-07 15:37	54° 35' 25" N 4° 49' 11" E
819844	1989-09-07 21:55	54° 34' 49" N 4° 50' 17" E
820452	1989-09-16 19:43	54° 34' 52" N 4° 50' 39" E
820476	1989-09-16 22:04	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 43" E
820488	1989-09-16 23:19	54° 34' 48" N 4° 50' 5" E
820556	1989-09-17 05:55	54° 34' 53" N 4° 50' 1" E
819912	1989-09-08 05:00	54° 34' 39" N 4° 49' 44" E
819961	1989-09-10 18:14	52° 39' 29" N 3° 40' 3" E
820058	1989-09-11 03:15	52° 39' 24" N 3° 39' 56" E
820095	1989-09-11 06:16	52° 39' 24" N 3° 39' 39" E
820267	1989-09-13 22:01	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 53" E
820403	1989-09-15 20:03	52° 39' 16" N 3° 39' 50" E
820532	1989-09-17 03:44	54° 35' 1" N 4° 50' 3" E
820544	1989-09-17 04:26	54° 34' 55" N 4° 49' 44" E
820728	1989-09-18 15:13	52° 39' 53" N 3° 40' 23" E
819820	1989-09-07 19:34	54° 34' 57" N 4° 50' 2" E
819832	1989-09-07 20:53	54° 34' 59" N 4° 50' 12" E
819893	1989-09-08 02:27	54° 34' 41" N 4° 51' 3" E
820187	1989-09-13 01:35	54° 34' 53" N 4° 49' 49" E
820279	1989-09-13 23:14	54° 35' 1" N 4° 49' 49" E
820359	1989-09-14 06:01	54° 35' 1" N 4° 50' 0" E
820440	1989-09-16 18:38	54° 34' 56" N 4° 50' 16" E
820581	1989-09-17 09:56	54° 35' 28" N 4° 49' 54" E
819807	1989-09-07 08:55	54° 34' 57" N 4° 51' 20" E
820071	1989-09-11 04:20	52° 39' 22" N 3° 39' 43" E
820102	1989-09-11 07:17	52° 39' 25" N 3° 39' 49" E
820151	1989-09-12 22:32	54° 34' 57" N 4° 50' 4" E
820175	1989-09-13 00:56	54° 34' 58" N 4° 49' 58" E
820255	1989-09-13 21:01	54° 34' 41" N 4° 49' 58" E
820439	1989-09-15 23:07	52° 39' 21" N 3° 40' 1" E
820464	1989-09-16 21:07	54° 35' 8" N 4° 50' 57" E
820568	1989-09-17 06:21	54° 35' 1" N 4° 50' 20" E
820624	1989-09-18 06:02	52° 39' 42" N 3° 40' 27" E
820661	1989-09-18 09:09	52° 39' 20" N 3° 40' 20" E

Discrete samples

85 CTD frame plus rosette sampler

Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Density of the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column

38 Deck pump sampling at depth (e.g. Flygt pump)

Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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