RRS Challenger CH75B

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Ship name (ship code)

RRS Challenger (74CH)

Cruise identifier

CH75B

Cruise period

1991-02-23 — 1991-03-03

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Oban, United Kingdom

Port of return

Troon, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

1. To work the Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line) CTD section to maintain a WOCE time series.
2. To collect large volume water samples and CTD profiles at standard positions between the Sound of Mull and the shelf-edge for radiocaesium studies.
3. To service the DML current meter mooring in the Tiree Passage.

Chief scientist

David J Ellett (Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory)

Project

WOCE

Coordinating body

WOCE SSG

Cruise report

(0.44 MB)

Ocean/sea areas

General

North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)

Specific

Scottish Continental Shelf, Rockall Trough, N. Channel

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Surface measurements underway (T,S)

Quantity: number of samples = 11
Description: salinity samples, Rockall Trough and North Channel

Bathythermograph

Quantity: number of profiles = 12
Description: XBT along Rockall-Malin Head Section

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 59

Current meters

Quantity: number of stations = 1
Description: 1 cm deployed

Biology and fisheries

Phytobenthos

Quantity: number of hauls = 5
Description: Multiple corer & Epibenthic sled hauls

Zoobenthos

Quantity: number of deployments = 8
Description: Multiple corer, Agassiz trawls & Epibenthic sled hauls

Pelagic fish

Quantity: number of hauls = 1
Description: Rectangular midwater trawl

Demersal fish

Quantity: number of hauls = 9
Description: Rectangular midwater trawl, Otter trawls & Agassiz trawls

Moorings, landers, buoys

Physical oceanography

Current meters

56° 37' 0" N 6° 24' 0" W — Mooring laid 24 Feb recovery in July, sounding 47m, Aanderaa cms at 27m & 37m

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

54 CTD/STD cast

Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates

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Salinity of the water column
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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
382524	1991-02-26 21:44	57° 6' 0" N 9° 25' 0" W
382604	1991-02-27 16:49	57° 27' 54" N 11° 19' 0" W
382733	1991-03-01 10:20	55° 55' 59" N 9° 37' 54" W
382801	1991-03-01 21:18	55° 46' 0" N 7° 28' 54" W
382898	1991-03-02 06:10	55° 32' 48" N 6° 30' 0" W
382407	1991-02-24 18:05	56° 43' 59" N 6° 44' 35" W
382585	1991-02-27 12:42	57° 23' 48" N 10° 52' 0" W
382597	1991-02-27 15:10	57° 27' 0" N 11° 4' 59" W
382689	1991-02-28 09:25	57° 34' 0" N 13° 19' 54" W
382757	1991-03-01 14:29	55° 46' 59" N 9° 16' 0" W
382886	1991-03-02 05:21	55° 37' 23" N 6° 25' 41" W
382930	1991-03-02 09:29	55° 13' 59" N 6° 45' 0" W
382352	1991-02-24 08:21	56° 40' 5" N 6° 8' 17" W
382468	1991-02-26 14:13	56° 49' 59" N 8° 19' 59" W
382481	1991-02-26 15:15	56° 52' 59" N 8° 29' 53" W
382770	1991-03-01 17:24	55° 46' 0" N 8° 30' 0" W
382825	1991-03-01 23:05	55° 46' 0" N 7° 4' 0" W
382862	1991-03-02 02:00	55° 46' 0" N 6° 30' 53" W
382874	1991-03-02 04:36	55° 42' 0" N 6° 22' 12" W
382364	1991-02-24 09:54	56° 41' 6" N 6° 16' 54" W
382376	1991-02-24 10:48	56° 43' 59" N 6° 27' 0" W
382500	1991-02-26 18:35	57° 0' 0" N 9° 0' 0" W
382561	1991-02-27 06:55	57° 17' 59" N 10° 22' 59" W
382641	1991-02-28 00:26	57° 30' 24" N 12° 15' 6" W
382665	1991-02-28 05:57	57° 32' 30" N 12° 52' 0" W
382690	1991-02-28 10:57	57° 34' 59" N 13° 38' 5" W
382721	1991-03-01 02:12	56° 26' 6" N 11° 3' 17" W
382769	1991-03-01 15:39	55° 45' 54" N 8° 59' 48" W
382794	1991-03-01 20:26	55° 46' 0" N 7° 41' 23" W
382432	1991-02-24 22:48	56° 43' 59" N 7° 30' 0" W
382444	1991-02-24 23:59	56° 43' 59" N 7° 40' 0" W
382456	1991-02-25 02:28	56° 46' 48" N 7° 59' 42" W
382512	1991-02-26 20:18	57° 2' 53" N 9° 13' 0" W
382573	1991-02-27 10:00	57° 22' 0" N 10° 40' 11" W
382628	1991-02-27 21:23	57° 29' 30" N 11° 51' 6" W
382708	1991-02-28 16:31	56° 58' 5" N 12° 33' 11" W
382849	1991-03-02 00:38	55° 45' 54" N 6° 46' 30" W
382850	1991-03-02 01:26	55° 46' 0" N 6° 37' 30" W
382917	1991-03-02 07:45	55° 23' 17" N 6° 37' 12" W
382388	1991-02-24 11:00	56° 43' 59" N 6° 27' 0" W
382419	1991-02-24 19:20	56° 43' 59" N 7° 0' 0" W
382493	1991-02-26 17:16	56° 56' 53" N 8° 46' 47" W
382536	1991-02-27 00:12	57° 8' 59" N 9° 41' 53" W
382548	1991-02-27 03:44	57° 13' 59" N 10° 3' 6" W
382616	1991-02-27 18:17	57° 28' 59" N 11° 32' 12" W
382745	1991-03-01 12:34	55° 52' 0" N 9° 26' 59" W
382782	1991-03-01 19:14	55° 46' 0" N 7° 59' 53" W
382813	1991-03-01 22:10	55° 46' 0" N 7° 16' 23" W
382905	1991-03-02 06:57	55° 28' 0" N 6° 33' 29" W
382420	1991-02-24 21:48	56° 43' 59" N 7° 20' 17" W
382653	1991-02-28 03:35	57° 31' 59" N 12° 37' 59" W
382677	1991-02-28 07:34	57° 33' 6" N 12° 59' 53" W
382837	1991-03-01 23:51	55° 46' 0" N 6° 55' 29" W
382929	1991-03-02 08:37	55° 18' 42" N 6° 40' 59" W

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RRS Challenger CH75B

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