RRS Challenger CH73

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Ship name (ship code)

RRS Challenger (74CH)

Cruise identifier

CH73

Cruise period

1990-11-14 — 1990-12-03

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Barry, United Kingdom

Port of return

Troon, United Kingdom

Objectives

Structure of tidal and residual flows

Chief scientist

John H Simpson (University of Wales, Bangor School of Ocean Sciences)

Ocean/sea areas

General

English Channel
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel

Specific

North Channel, Clyde Sea and Liverpool Bay

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 125

Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements

Quantity: track kilometres = 2000
Description: SeaRover (T/S). Vertical profiles of T,S and velocity components every km.

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

Quantity: number of stations = 125

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

Quantity: track kilometres = 2000
Description: Shipborne ADCP - combined survey with SeaRover (see below)

Chemical oceanography

Nitrate

Quantity: number of stations = 50

Silicate

Quantity: number of stations = 50

Biology and fisheries

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: number of stations = 125

Moorings, landers, buoys

Physical oceanography

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

53° 33' 42" N 3° 38' 42" W — Mooring LB2 - surface/bottom moored transmissometers, depl.14 Nov 90,rec Feb 91

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

53° 34' 54" N 3° 43' 59" W — Mooring LB3, deployed 14 Nov 1990, recovery due Feb 1991

Current meters

55° 13' 54" N 5° 15' 0" W — Mooring CSM3 (4 current meters, 2 with T/S) depl.15 Nov 1990, rec. 1 Dec 1990

Current meters

55° 31' 54" N 4° 59' 30" W — Mooring CSM2 (4 current meters,all with T/S) depl.16 Nov 1990, rec. 2 Dec 1990

Current meters

55° 39' 18" N 5° 25' 35" W — Mooring CSM1 (4 current meters,all with T/S) depl.16 Nov 1990,rec. 01 Dec 1990

Current meters

55° 4' 54" N 5° 30' 24" W — Mooring CSM4 (2 current meters, 1 with T/S) depl.15 Nov 1990, not recovered yet

Current meters

53° 34' 54" N 3° 43' 59" W — Mooring LB3 (4 current meters,all with T/S) depl. 14 Nov 1990,rec. due Feb 1991

Current meters

53° 33' 42" N 3° 38' 42" W — Mooring LB2 (3 current meters, all with T/S) depl. 14 Nov 1990, rec. due Feb 91

Other physical oceanographic measurements

53° 33' 42" N 3° 38' 42" W — Mooring LB2 - surface T/S, deployed 14 Nov 1990, recovery due Feb 1991

Other physical oceanographic measurements

55° 13' 54" N 5° 15' 0" W — Mooring CSM3 - surface T/S, deployed 15 Nov 1990, recovered 1 Dec 1990

Other physical oceanographic measurements

53° 34' 54" N 3° 43' 59" W — Mooring LB3 - surface T/S, deployed 14 Nov 1990, recovery due Feb 1991

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

131 CTD/STD cast

Reference numbers
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
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
504669	1990-11-14 07:51	53° 33' 40" N 3° 38' 34" W
504910	1990-11-16 10:02	55° 39' 54" N 5° 25' 6" W
504922	1990-11-16 16:51	55° 32' 10" N 4° 59' 3" W
504971	1990-11-16 19:57	55° 25' 13" N 4° 56' 49" W
505009	1990-11-16 22:32	55° 32' 13" N 4° 58' 55" W
505022	1990-11-17 00:33	55° 32' 10" N 4° 58' 44" W
505095	1990-11-17 06:33	55° 32' 7" N 4° 58' 54" W
505138	1990-11-19 17:15	55° 21' 50" N 5° 16' 54" W
505243	1990-11-21 09:49	54° 46' 41" N 5° 13' 54" W
505267	1990-11-21 13:15	55° 0' 32" N 5° 21' 1" W
505476	1990-11-22 09:05	55° 23' 12" N 5° 14' 21" W
505520	1990-11-22 17:54	55° 25' 13" N 4° 56' 48" W
505789	1990-11-24 01:10	55° 30' 13" N 5° 26' 36" W
505790	1990-11-24 14:14	55° 26' 38" N 5° 1' 46" W
505913	1990-12-01 19:43	55° 35' 19" N 5° 25' 18" W
504737	1990-11-14 17:37	53° 39' 51" N 3° 39' 54" W
504762	1990-11-15 20:55	55° 39' 59" N 5° 24' 55" W
504946	1990-11-16 18:18	55° 31' 10" N 4° 46' 56" W
505034	1990-11-17 01:34	55° 32' 12" N 4° 59' 2" W
505046	1990-11-17 02:33	55° 32' 13" N 4° 58' 56" W
505126	1990-11-17 09:31	55° 32' 26" N 4° 58' 58" W
505279	1990-11-21 14:46	55° 9' 8" N 5° 36' 13" W
505280	1990-11-21 15:33	55° 13' 58" N 5° 40' 34" W
505359	1990-11-21 23:21	55° 9' 25" N 5° 22' 10" W
505464	1990-11-22 08:09	55° 21' 41" N 5° 4' 27" W
505568	1990-11-22 20:46	55° 32' 6" N 4° 58' 51" W
505661	1990-11-23 05:11	55° 53' 27" N 5° 23' 0" W
505777	1990-11-23 23:46	55° 35' 37" N 5° 25' 21" W
505869	1990-11-28 14:40	53° 34' 45" N 3° 44' 19" W
505870	1990-11-28 15:27	53° 33' 29" N 3° 38' 30" W
505882	1990-11-30 13:53	54° 47' 1" N 5° 16' 55" W
505925	1990-12-01 20:38	55° 40' 3" N 5° 25' 5" W
505962	1990-12-01 23:53	55° 38' 21" N 5° 1' 57" W
505974	1990-12-02 00:53	55° 32' 17" N 4° 59' 9" W
504633	1990-11-14 05:14	53° 29' 53" N 3° 50' 4" W
504645	1990-11-14 06:01	53° 30' 5" N 3° 39' 59" W
504805	1990-11-16 00:34	55° 39' 58" N 5° 25' 17" W
504817	1990-11-16 01:34	55° 40' 2" N 5° 25' 17" W
505102	1990-11-17 07:33	55° 32' 13" N 4° 58' 55" W
505372	1990-11-22 01:11	55° 10' 25" N 5° 5' 43" W
505612	1990-11-23 01:23	55° 45' 53" N 5° 15' 15" W
505636	1990-11-23 03:55	55° 57' 52" N 5° 22' 15" W
505765	1990-11-23 22:36	55° 40' 19" N 5° 24' 46" W
505857	1990-11-25 11:56	55° 56' 10" N 5° 4' 20" W
505998	1990-12-02 02:54	55° 21' 43" N 5° 4' 54" W
506001	1990-12-02 04:32	55° 31' 10" N 4° 46' 55" W
504670	1990-11-14 11:08	53° 34' 58" N 3° 30' 15" W
504682	1990-11-14 12:15	53° 34' 47" N 3° 40' 36" W
504829	1990-11-16 02:32	55° 40' 5" N 5° 25' 21" W
504842	1990-11-16 04:40	55° 40' 4" N 5° 25' 16" W
504866	1990-11-16 06:33	55° 40' 8" N 5° 25' 13" W
504909	1990-11-16 09:31	55° 39' 58" N 5° 25' 1" W
505083	1990-11-17 05:32	55° 32' 11" N 4° 59' 0" W
505311	1990-11-21 17:49	55° 13' 16" N 5° 54' 58" W
505439	1990-11-22 05:54	55° 16' 37" N 5° 9' 6" W
505507	1990-11-22 10:36	55° 25' 58" N 5° 28' 43" W
505728	1990-11-23 12:53	55° 46' 40" N 4° 58' 41" W
505808	1990-11-24 15:53	55° 32' 12" N 4° 58' 52" W
505950	1990-12-01 23:01	55° 41' 49" N 5° 9' 2" W
504621	1990-11-14 04:26	53° 29' 55" N 4° 0' 4" W
504657	1990-11-14 06:43	53° 29' 57" N 3° 30' 21" W
504701	1990-11-14 15:07	53° 35' 4" N 4° 0' 11" W
505071	1990-11-17 04:35	55° 32' 8" N 4° 58' 54" W
504774	1990-11-15 21:35	55° 40' 2" N 5° 25' 13" W
504878	1990-11-16 07:32	55° 40' 9" N 5° 25' 34" W
504958	1990-11-16 19:22	55° 23' 43" N 4° 51' 28" W
505218	1990-11-21 07:39	54° 41' 40" N 5° 23' 35" W
505231	1990-11-21 08:38	54° 43' 49" N 5° 18' 31" W
505335	1990-11-21 21:42	55° 14' 44" N 5° 33' 20" W
505452	1990-11-22 07:27	55° 19' 19" N 4° 57' 27" W
505556	1990-11-22 20:05	55° 31' 8" N 4° 52' 56" W
505581	1990-11-22 22:10	55° 38' 16" N 5° 1' 22" W
505600	1990-11-23 00:19	55° 41' 57" N 5° 8' 58" W
505624	1990-11-23 03:21	55° 59' 48" N 5° 22' 1" W
505685	1990-11-23 06:23	55° 49' 1" N 5° 15' 58" W
505704	1990-11-23 10:21	55° 58' 3" N 4° 44' 0" W
505753	1990-11-23 15:43	55° 42' 28" N 5° 19' 38" W
504713	1990-11-14 15:59	53° 39' 54" N 4° 0' 0" W
504786	1990-11-15 22:31	55° 40' 0" N 5° 25' 41" W
504798	1990-11-15 23:34	55° 40' 2" N 5° 25' 5" W
504830	1990-11-16 03:33	55° 40' 12" N 5° 25' 29" W
504854	1990-11-16 05:30	55° 40' 7" N 5° 25' 14" W
504995	1990-11-16 21:40	55° 32' 9" N 4° 58' 52" W
505151	1990-11-20 22:45	55° 5' 13" N 5° 30' 45" W
505163	1990-11-21 00:10	55° 2' 48" N 5° 35' 19" W
505199	1990-11-21 03:37	54° 56' 13" N 5° 51' 1" W
505206	1990-11-21 06:36	54° 38' 8" N 5° 28' 56" W
505255	1990-11-21 11:31	54° 48' 52" N 5° 7' 32" W
505427	1990-11-22 05:05	55° 19' 4" N 5° 18' 10" W
505532	1990-11-22 18:29	55° 23' 43" N 4° 51' 38" W
505593	1990-11-22 23:09	55° 39' 38" N 4° 56' 21" W
505673	1990-11-23 05:52	55° 50' 35" N 5° 19' 46" W
505716	1990-11-23 11:47	55° 52' 1" N 4° 56' 28" W
505741	1990-11-23 13:42	55° 43' 40" N 4° 58' 40" W
506013	1990-12-02 05:09	55° 31' 14" N 4° 53' 1" W
504694	1990-11-14 14:05	53° 34' 59" N 3° 50' 12" W
504725	1990-11-14 16:43	53° 40' 0" N 3° 50' 10" W
504749	1990-11-14 18:42	53° 39' 58" N 3° 30' 0" W
504891	1990-11-16 08:39	55° 39' 53" N 5° 25' 23" W
504983	1990-11-16 20:34	55° 26' 32" N 5° 1' 51" W
505058	1990-11-17 03:36	55° 32' 15" N 4° 59' 19" W
505114	1990-11-17 08:30	55° 32' 4" N 4° 59' 5" W
505292	1990-11-21 16:12	55° 15' 34" N 5° 48' 11" W
505347	1990-11-21 22:37	55° 12' 9" N 5° 26' 39" W
505384	1990-11-22 02:07	55° 13' 58" N 5° 14' 40" W
505396	1990-11-22 02:54	55° 14' 16" N 5° 21' 48" W
505403	1990-11-22 03:34	55° 16' 56" N 5° 27' 51" W
505519	1990-11-22 17:02	55° 26' 33" N 5° 1' 46" W
505697	1990-11-23 09:23	55° 56' 30" N 4° 53' 50" W
505821	1990-11-25 10:15	55° 51' 19" N 5° 1' 46" W
505833	1990-11-25 10:43	55° 52' 14" N 5° 3' 12" W
505901	1990-12-01 18:52	55° 30' 1" N 5° 26' 20" W
505986	1990-12-02 02:11	55° 26' 25" N 5° 2' 10" W
506025	1990-12-02 07:58	55° 32' 3" N 4° 58' 55" W
504750	1990-11-15 14:47	55° 4' 56" N 5° 30' 7" W
504934	1990-11-16 17:35	55° 31' 7" N 4° 53' 6" W
505010	1990-11-16 23:29	55° 32' 4" N 4° 58' 56" W
505175	1990-11-21 01:23	55° 0' 29" N 5° 40' 33" W
505187	1990-11-21 02:43	54° 58' 18" N 5° 46' 45" W
505440	1990-11-22 06:46	55° 14' 40" N 5° 0' 54" W
505323	1990-11-21 18:33	55° 11' 46" N 5° 58' 34" W
505360	1990-11-22 00:25	55° 6' 13" N 5° 11' 22" W
505415	1990-11-22 04:20	55° 21' 1" N 5° 25' 37" W
505488	1990-11-22 09:47	55° 24' 23" N 5° 21' 10" W
505544	1990-11-22 19:30	55° 31' 8" N 4° 46' 48" W
505648	1990-11-23 04:36	55° 55' 36" N 5° 22' 56" W
505845	1990-11-25 11:19	55° 53' 58" N 5° 3' 43" W
505894	1990-12-01 16:24	55° 26' 1" N 5° 28' 52" W
505937	1990-12-01 21:23	55° 42' 25" N 5° 19' 54" W
505949	1990-12-01 22:10	55° 45' 51" N 5° 15' 28" W
506037	1990-12-02 09:39	55° 32' 46" N 4° 48' 29" W

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