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RRS Challenger CH62

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Challenger (74CH)
Cruise identifierCH62
Cruise period1989-10-06 — 1989-10-18
StatusCompleted
Port of departureGreat Yarmouth, United Kingdom
Port of returnGreat Yarmouth, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To measure the rate of gas transfer across the sea surface as a function of wind and sea conditions by the release of volatile tracers into the water column.
2. To investigate rates of dispersion and advection due to tidal and residual currents by means of the same tracer release.
3. To investigate the biological sources of oxygen, carbon dioxide, methane and dimethyl sulphide in the coherent body of water marked by the tracers, with a view to obtaining budgets of these gases.
Chief scientistAndrew J Watson (Marine Biological Association of the UK)
ProjectNERC North Sea Project
Coordinating bodyNERC
Cruise reportRRS Challenger CH62 cruise report ch62_89.pdf (0.41 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorth Sea
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: track kilometres = 1000
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 47
CTD stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 47
Transparency (eg transmissometer)Quantity: number of profiles = 47
Description: +1000 nautical miles surface
Geochemical tracers (eg freons)Quantity: number of surveys = 4
Description: Tracer release - 4 surveys
Current profiler (eg ADCP)Quantity: track kilometres = 740.8
Description: ADCP
Surface drifters/drifting buoysQuantity: number of deployments = 5
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenQuantity: number of profiles = 47
Description: +1000 nautical miles surface
Other dissolved gasesQuantity: number of samples = 50
Description: Dimethyl sulpide,CO2,CH4
PhosphateQuantity: number of samples = 67
NitrateQuantity: number of samples = 67
NitriteQuantity: number of samples = 39
SilicateQuantity: number of samples = 67
Biology and fisheries 
Primary productivity
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of samples = 44
Meteorology 
Incident radiationQuantity: track kilometres = 1852
Other meteorological measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 1852
Description: surface winds
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
79  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
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Quality control flags
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
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
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Quality control flags
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
12953411989-10-15 11:24 52° 18' 49" N  3° 31' 28" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295341
16717851989-10-09 07:15 52° 19' 46" N  3° 29' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671785
16717971989-10-09 10:11 52° 21' 34" N  3° 31' 44" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671797
16718041989-10-09 13:09 52° 21' 20" N  3° 32' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671804
16718531989-10-10 00:11 52° 20' 10" N  3° 31' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671853
16718901989-10-11 06:08 52° 18' 34" N  3° 28' 25" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671890
16719081989-10-11 09:09 52° 17' 25" N  3° 29' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671908
16719331989-10-11 15:07 52° 21' 16" N  3° 32' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671933
16719821989-10-12 03:07 52° 22' 0" N  3° 34' 45" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671982
16719941989-10-12 05:07 52° 21' 15" N  3° 34' 14" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671994
12950761989-10-10 06:05 52° 17' 1" N  3° 28' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295076
12951071989-10-11 06:08 52° 18' 34" N  3° 28' 25" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295107
12951681989-10-11 23:08 52° 18' 35" N  3° 31' 40" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295168
12954211989-10-16 05:08 52° 25' 48" N  3° 37' 52" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295421
16718281989-10-09 20:28 52° 18' 26" N  3° 30' 29" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671828
16719571989-10-11 21:08 52° 17' 5" N  3° 29' 46" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671957
16720821989-10-14 02:26 52° 22' 37" N  3° 34' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672082
16721371989-10-15 15:08 52° 22' 30" N  3° 34' 44" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672137
16721621989-10-15 23:07 52° 20' 49" N  3° 33' 14" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672162
12949881989-10-09 10:11 52° 21' 34" N  3° 31' 44" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1294988
12951201989-10-11 12:06 52° 19' 18" N  3° 32' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295120
12951441989-10-11 18:09 52° 19' 24" N  3° 31' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295144
12951561989-10-11 21:08 52° 17' 5" N  3° 29' 46" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295156
12951931989-10-12 03:07 52° 22' 0" N  3° 34' 45" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295193
12952001989-10-12 05:07 52° 21' 15" N  3° 34' 14" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295200
12952731989-10-13 18:07 52° 23' 30" N  3° 35' 10" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295273
12953901989-10-15 23:07 52° 20' 49" N  3° 33' 14" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295390
16719211989-10-11 12:06 52° 19' 18" N  3° 32' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671921
16720211989-10-13 09:08 52° 19' 7" N  3° 31' 22" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672021
16720691989-10-13 21:26 52° 19' 53" N  3° 30' 18" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672069
16720701989-10-13 23:10 52° 18' 57" N  3° 28' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672070
16720941989-10-14 05:07 52° 24' 3" N  3° 36' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672094
16721491989-10-15 18:07 52° 25' 45" N  3° 36' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672149
12950151989-10-09 16:04 52° 19' 25" N  3° 30' 13" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295015
12950271989-10-09 20:28 52° 18' 26" N  3° 30' 29" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295027
12950521989-10-10 02:08 52° 19' 55" N  3° 30' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295052
12952611989-10-13 15:07 52° 23' 23" N  3° 34' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295261
12952971989-10-13 23:10 52° 18' 57" N  3° 28' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295297
12953891989-10-15 21:08 52° 22' 53" N  3° 35' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295389
16720081989-10-13 06:10 52° 22' 14" N  3° 33' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672008
16720451989-10-13 15:07 52° 23' 23" N  3° 34' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672045
16721501989-10-15 21:08 52° 22' 53" N  3° 35' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672150
12953771989-10-15 18:07 52° 25' 45" N  3° 36' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295377
12952481989-10-13 12:08 52° 19' 34" N  3° 32' 17" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295248
12951191989-10-11 09:09 52° 17' 25" N  3° 29' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295119
12953281989-10-15 07:22 52° 21' 46" N  3° 31' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295328
16718161989-10-09 16:04 52° 19' 25" N  3° 30' 13" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671816
16718771989-10-10 04:07 52° 18' 15" N  3° 29' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671877
16719701989-10-12 01:09 52° 20' 21" N  3° 34' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671970
16721011989-10-15 07:22 52° 21' 46" N  3° 31' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672101
16721131989-10-15 11:24 52° 18' 49" N  3° 31' 28" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672113
12950391989-10-09 22:23 52° 20' 0" N  3° 31' 40" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295039
12950641989-10-10 04:07 52° 18' 15" N  3° 29' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295064
12954081989-10-16 02:11 52° 21' 46" N  3° 34' 46" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295408
16719451989-10-11 18:09 52° 19' 24" N  3° 31' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671945
16721251989-10-15 13:09 52° 19' 30" N  3° 32' 17" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672125
12949761989-10-09 07:15 52° 19' 46" N  3° 29' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1294976
12950881989-10-11 00:01 52° 19' 31" N  3° 30' 25" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295088
12953161989-10-14 05:07 52° 24' 3" N  3° 36' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295316
16718411989-10-09 22:23 52° 20' 0" N  3° 31' 40" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671841
16718651989-10-10 02:08 52° 19' 55" N  3° 30' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671865
16720571989-10-13 18:07 52° 23' 30" N  3° 35' 10" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672057
16721861989-10-16 05:08 52° 25' 48" N  3° 37' 52" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672186
12950031989-10-09 13:09 52° 21' 20" N  3° 32' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295003
12952121989-10-13 01:17 52° 21' 23" N  3° 33' 18" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295212
12952361989-10-13 09:08 52° 19' 7" N  3° 31' 22" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295236
12952851989-10-13 21:26 52° 19' 53" N  3° 30' 18" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295285
12953041989-10-14 02:26 52° 22' 37" N  3° 34' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295304
12950401989-10-10 00:11 52° 20' 10" N  3° 31' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295040
12954331989-10-17 08:50 52° 26' 34" N  3° 38' 16" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295433
12951321989-10-11 15:07 52° 21' 16" N  3° 32' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295132
12951811989-10-12 01:09 52° 20' 21" N  3° 34' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295181
12952241989-10-13 06:10 52° 22' 14" N  3° 33' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295224
12953531989-10-15 13:09 52° 19' 30" N  3° 32' 17" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295353
12953651989-10-15 15:08 52° 22' 30" N  3° 34' 44" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1295365
16718891989-10-10 06:05 52° 17' 1" N  3° 28' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671889
16719691989-10-11 23:08 52° 18' 35" N  3° 31' 40" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1671969
16720331989-10-13 12:08 52° 19' 34" N  3° 32' 17" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672033
16721741989-10-16 02:11 52° 21' 46" N  3° 34' 46" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1672174
46  CTD/STD cast
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters 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
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters 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

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
8209861989-10-12 03:02 52° 22' 0" N  3° 34' 45" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820986
8211171989-10-15 13:04 52° 19' 30" N  3° 32' 17" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821117
8211781989-10-16 05:03 52° 25' 47" N  3° 37' 52" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821178
8212091989-10-17 08:44 52° 26' 34" N  3° 38' 16" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821209
8211541989-10-15 23:02 52° 20' 49" N  3° 33' 14" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821154
8207411989-10-07 00:30 52° 19' 44" N  3° 20' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820741
8209011989-10-10 23:54 52° 19' 31" N  3° 30' 25" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820901
8209621989-10-11 21:03 52° 17' 5" N  3° 29' 46" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820962
8210861989-10-14 02:20 52° 22' 37" N  3° 34' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821086
8211661989-10-16 02:04 52° 21' 46" N  3° 34' 46" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821166
8208331989-10-09 16:02 52° 19' 25" N  3° 30' 13" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820833
8208451989-10-09 20:24 52° 18' 26" N  3° 30' 29" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820845
8208941989-10-10 06:00 52° 17' 1" N  3° 28' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820894
8209491989-10-11 15:02 52° 21' 16" N  3° 32' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820949
8207651989-10-08 21:44 52° 23' 50" N  3° 31' 40" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820765
8209741989-10-12 01:02 52° 20' 21" N  3° 34' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820974
8210011989-10-13 01:11 52° 21' 23" N  3° 33' 18" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821001
8210131989-10-13 06:03 52° 22' 14" N  3° 33' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821013
8211291989-10-15 15:03 52° 22' 30" N  3° 34' 44" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821129
8207531989-10-07 11:27 52° 22' 26" N  3° 15' 39" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820753
8211911989-10-17 02:09 52° 21' 49" N  3° 32' 52" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821191
8208571989-10-09 22:18 52° 19' 59" N  3° 31' 40" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820857
8209251989-10-11 09:03 52° 17' 25" N  3° 29' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820925
8209371989-10-11 12:01 52° 19' 18" N  3° 32' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820937
8210741989-10-13 23:04 52° 18' 57" N  3° 28' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821074
8209131989-10-11 06:03 52° 18' 34" N  3° 28' 25" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820913
8209981989-10-12 05:02 52° 21' 15" N  3° 34' 14" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820998
8210621989-10-13 21:21 52° 19' 52" N  3° 30' 17" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821062
8210981989-10-14 05:02 52° 24' 4" N  3° 36' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821098
8211051989-10-15 11:19 52° 18' 49" N  3° 31' 28" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821105
8211421989-10-15 21:03 52° 22' 53" N  3° 35' 28" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821142
8209501989-10-11 18:03 52° 19' 24" N  3° 31' 34" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820950
8210251989-10-13 09:04 52° 19' 7" N  3° 31' 22" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821025
8210501989-10-13 18:02 52° 23' 31" N  3° 35' 10" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821050
8207891989-10-09 00:34 52° 23' 21" N  3° 31' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820789
8208081989-10-09 10:06 52° 21' 34" N  3° 31' 44" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820808
8207901989-10-09 07:08 52° 19' 46" N  3° 29' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820790
8207771989-10-08 22:34 52° 23' 58" N  3° 32' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820777
8208701989-10-10 02:02 52° 19' 55" N  3° 30' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820870
8208821989-10-10 04:02 52° 18' 16" N  3° 29' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820882
8208211989-10-09 13:04 52° 21' 20" N  3° 32' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820821
8208691989-10-10 00:06 52° 20' 10" N  3° 31' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 820869
8210371989-10-13 12:02 52° 19' 34" N  3° 32' 17" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821037
8210491989-10-13 15:02 52° 23' 24" N  3° 34' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821049
8211301989-10-15 18:02 52° 25' 45" N  3° 36' 34" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821130
8212101989-10-17 22:04 52° 23' 13" N  3° 35' 28" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 821210
Discrete samples 
48  CTD frame plus rosette samplerTransmittance and attenuance of the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies