FRV Scotia 0799S

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Ship name (ship code)

FRV Scotia (748S)

Cruise identifier

0799S

Cruise period

1999-04-26 — 1999-05-10

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Port of return

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

1. To perform hydrographic surveys along the JONSIS standard section in the northern North Sea.
2. To perform hydrographic surveys along the standard Faroe Shetland Channel sections.
3. To perform a survey of the eddy formation area in the southern Faroe Shetland Channel and seed the area with satellite tracked buoys.
4. To service two of the Nordic WOCE ADCP moorings.
5. To perform experimental plankton net hauls in order to study the sound scattering layer.

Chief scientist

George Slesser (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)

Cruise report

(0.15 MB)

Ocean/sea areas

General

North Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)

Specific

JONSIS Standard Section (NE of Orkney), North Sea. Faroe Shetland Channel

Track charts

(0.04 MB)

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Surface measurements underway (T,S)

Quantity: activity duration in days = 15
Description: Seabird Thermosalinograph

Bathythermograph

Quantity: number of profiles = 15
Description: (stations 167-182), Study of eddy formation

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 121
Description: CTD

Surface drifters/drifting buoys

Quantity: number of profiles = 15
Description: (stations 167-182), Study of eddy formation

Chemical oceanography

Phosphate

Quantity: number of stations = 42
Description: Standard depths

Nitrate

Quantity: number of stations = 42
Description: Standard depths

Silicate

Quantity: number of stations = 42
Description: Standard depths

Biology and fisheries

Primary productivity

Quantity: number of stations = 12
Description: 5 Standard depths

Phytoplankton

Quantity: number of hauls = 12
Description: Dual Methot Net, 4 night time, 8 day time, Identify plankton in sound scattering layers.

Zooplankton

Quantity: number of hauls = 12
Description: Dual Methot Net, 4 night time, 8 day time, Identify plankton in sound scattering layers.

Moorings, landers, buoys

Physical oceanography

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

60° 27' 0" N 4° 22' 59" W — Recovered Mooring NWSD9810, 75kHz ADCP, Measurement Range 150m to 750m

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

60° 15' 59" N 4° 20' 59" W — Recovered Mooring NWSE9810, 150kHz ADCP, Measurement Range 80m to 410m

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

60° 27' 0" N 4° 22' 59" W — Deployed Mooring NWSD9905, 75kHz ADCP, Measurement Range 150m to 750m

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

122 CTD/STD cast

Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column

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Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
532609	1999-05-02 16:30	61° 1' 25" N 1° 35' 36" W
532622	1999-05-02 18:24	61° 5' 59" N 2° 1' 34" W
532646	1999-05-02 20:14	61° 9' 17" N 2° 17' 20" W
532714	1999-05-03 12:30	61° 41' 54" N 4° 51' 0" W
532879	1999-05-04 21:11	60° 17' 56" N 4° 4' 23" W
533035	1999-05-06 01:44	60° 30' 48" N 4° 20' 49" W
533139	1999-05-06 16:40	60° 24' 48" N 3° 44' 11" W
533220	1999-05-07 02:04	60° 35' 6" N 3° 34' 18" W
533312	1999-05-07 11:16	60° 35' 7" N 3° 29' 43" W
533373	1999-05-08 00:37	61° 7' 29" N 5° 11' 55" W
533397	1999-05-08 10:09	60° 22' 38" N 5° 48' 33" W
533508	1999-05-09 00:43	60° 34' 36" N 5° 46' 58" W
532197	1999-04-26 23:50	59° 16' 57" N 0° 0' 0" E
532241	1999-04-27 04:12	59° 16' 58" N 1° 10' 1" W
532277	1999-04-27 06:37	59° 16' 56" N 1° 39' 55" W
532289	1999-04-27 07:20	59° 16' 53" N 1° 47' 46" W
532474	1999-04-30 20:52	60° 35' 25" N 8° 29' 26" W
532498	1999-05-01 04:38	60° 47' 3" N 6° 48' 3" W
532658	1999-05-02 21:22	61° 11' 7" N 2° 25' 1" W
532763	1999-05-03 21:32	61° 12' 4" N 6° 22' 1" W
532947	1999-05-05 15:45	60° 31' 21" N 4° 17' 57" W
532972	1999-05-05 18:43	60° 31' 21" N 4° 17' 57" W
533011	1999-05-05 21:42	60° 31' 21" N 4° 17' 57" W
533023	1999-05-06 00:11	60° 29' 8" N 4° 24' 31" W
533060	1999-05-06 04:56	60° 30' 48" N 4° 20' 49" W
533348	1999-05-07 15:44	60° 34' 4" N 3° 26' 12" W
533428	1999-05-08 13:31	60° 11' 43" N 5° 34' 43" W
533489	1999-05-08 21:08	60° 26' 16" N 5° 22' 16" W
532253	1999-04-27 04:56	59° 16' 56" N 1° 20' 2" W
532369	1999-04-29 06:09	60° 1' 12" N 6° 55' 41" W
532449	1999-04-30 13:00	60° 41' 25" N 6° 24' 18" W
532462	1999-04-30 17:35	60° 44' 7" N 7° 38' 3" W
532486	1999-05-01 03:19	60° 44' 55" N 6° 59' 44" W
532505	1999-05-01 05:42	60° 49' 9" N 6° 38' 5" W
532566	1999-05-01 18:42	60° 7' 43" N 6° 21' 29" W
532671	1999-05-03 03:18	61° 13' 59" N 2° 40' 15" W
532855	1999-05-04 19:08	60° 25' 7" N 4° 18' 56" W
532960	1999-05-05 17:42	60° 31' 21" N 4° 17' 57" W
533219	1999-05-07 01:03	60° 32' 4" N 3° 40' 7" W
533256	1999-05-07 05:02	60° 32' 24" N 3° 38' 55" W
533361	1999-05-07 17:43	60° 40' 31" N 3° 44' 44" W
532216	1999-04-27 02:14	59° 17' 2" N 0° 40' 9" W
532290	1999-04-27 08:09	59° 16' 52" N 1° 55' 58" W
532308	1999-04-27 09:02	59° 16' 49" N 2° 5' 17" W
532333	1999-04-28 23:31	60° 2' 1" N 5° 15' 34" W
532357	1999-04-29 04:08	59° 49' 5" N 6° 31' 2" W
532413	1999-04-30 05:15	60° 13' 59" N 7° 24' 44" W
532425	1999-04-30 07:52	60° 26' 34" N 7° 48' 47" W
532634	1999-05-02 19:22	61° 8' 1" N 2° 10' 9" W
532775	1999-05-03 23:28	61° 2' 1" N 5° 57' 0" W
533047	1999-05-06 02:44	60° 30' 48" N 4° 20' 49" W
533176	1999-05-06 20:39	60° 27' 3" N 3° 46' 52" W
533188	1999-05-06 21:41	60° 26' 33" N 3° 45' 7" W
533244	1999-05-07 04:00	60° 34' 28" N 3° 31' 29" W
533281	1999-05-07 07:01	60° 29' 42" N 3° 40' 44" W
533416	1999-05-08 12:12	60° 17' 7" N 5° 41' 36" W
533453	1999-05-08 17:33	60° 17' 37" N 5° 50' 12" W
533465	1999-05-08 18:50	60° 20' 45" N 5° 39' 36" W
533490	1999-05-08 22:20	60° 29' 35" N 5° 11' 14" W
533521	1999-05-09 02:10	60° 27' 47" N 5° 37' 55" W
532345	1999-04-29 01:44	59° 55' 7" N 5° 53' 27" W
532394	1999-04-29 13:27	60° 27' 44" N 6° 0' 8" W
532529	1999-05-01 11:54	60° 31' 59" N 6° 28' 48" W
532591	1999-05-02 15:21	60° 58' 43" N 1° 17' 43" W
532738	1999-05-03 15:36	61° 53' 57" N 5° 45' 10" W
532799	1999-05-04 06:45	60° 46' 58" N 5° 16' 11" W
532831	1999-05-04 11:20	60° 34' 58" N 4° 44' 57" W
532911	1999-05-04 23:29	60° 10' 1" N 3° 43' 55" W
533072	1999-05-06 05:56	60° 30' 48" N 4° 20' 49" W
533096	1999-05-06 07:50	60° 30' 48" N 4° 20' 49" W
533293	1999-05-07 08:01	60° 29' 42" N 3° 40' 44" W
533300	1999-05-07 09:38	60° 31' 58" N 3° 35' 55" W
532401	1999-04-30 01:43	60° 20' 27" N 6° 43' 4" W
533324	1999-05-07 12:49	60° 35' 43" N 3° 24' 14" W
533336	1999-05-07 14:51	60° 37' 0" N 3° 19' 28" W
533477	1999-05-08 20:00	60° 23' 22" N 5° 31' 58" W
532437	1999-04-30 10:22	60° 33' 49" N 7° 7' 50" W
532683	1999-05-03 05:26	61° 21' 0" N 3° 10' 11" W
532695	1999-05-03 07:42	61° 27' 58" N 3° 42' 28" W
532751	1999-05-03 17:13	61° 59' 55" N 6° 12' 13" W
532892	1999-05-04 22:41	60° 12' 54" N 3° 51' 39" W
532935	1999-05-05 14:37	60° 31' 4" N 4° 19' 1" W
532984	1999-05-05 19:43	60° 31' 21" N 4° 17' 57" W
533059	1999-05-06 03:43	60° 30' 48" N 4° 20' 49" W
533084	1999-05-06 06:52	60° 30' 48" N 4° 20' 49" W
533103	1999-05-06 10:01	60° 32' 33" N 4° 17' 13" W
533127	1999-05-06 13:41	60° 33' 32" N 4° 15' 46" W
533140	1999-05-06 17:42	60° 25' 53" N 3° 45' 54" W
533441	1999-05-08 15:23	60° 14' 45" N 5° 58' 49" W
532204	1999-04-27 01:02	59° 17' 0" N 0° 20' 7" W
532228	1999-04-27 03:26	59° 16' 58" N 0° 59' 51" W
532321	1999-04-27 09:52	59° 16' 38" N 2° 14' 13" W
532370	1999-04-29 08:19	60° 9' 3" N 6° 15' 19" W
532382	1999-04-29 10:59	60° 14' 48" N 5° 36' 10" W
532530	1999-05-01 13:13	60° 30' 1" N 6° 43' 24" W
532554	1999-05-01 16:55	60° 2' 32" N 6° 45' 4" W
532702	1999-05-03 09:54	61° 34' 57" N 4° 15' 22" W
533207	1999-05-06 23:39	60° 29' 34" N 3° 43' 21" W
533268	1999-05-07 05:56	60° 29' 58" N 3° 42' 58" W
532265	1999-04-27 05:47	59° 16' 53" N 1° 29' 43" W
532450	1999-04-30 14:53	60° 53' 42" N 6° 45' 13" W
532517	1999-05-01 07:14	60° 43' 10" N 7° 7' 12" W
532542	1999-05-01 14:10	60° 28' 1" N 6° 51' 4" W
532578	1999-05-02 14:08	60° 56' 2" N 0° 59' 49" W
532610	1999-05-02 17:40	61° 4' 4" N 1° 53' 12" W
532726	1999-05-03 14:12	61° 49' 3" N 5° 21' 15" W
532787	1999-05-04 05:05	60° 50' 54" N 5° 28' 48" W
532806	1999-05-04 08:04	60° 43' 1" N 5° 6' 3" W
532818	1999-05-04 09:27	60° 38' 2" N 4° 54' 3" W
532843	1999-05-04 17:49	60° 29' 2" N 4° 25' 41" W
532867	1999-05-04 20:28	60° 20' 21" N 4° 8' 59" W
532880	1999-05-04 22:00	60° 15' 56" N 3° 58' 39" W
532923	1999-05-05 12:49	60° 32' 45" N 4° 17' 12" W
532959	1999-05-05 16:42	60° 31' 21" N 4° 17' 57" W
532996	1999-05-05 20:43	60° 31' 21" N 4° 17' 56" W
533115	1999-05-06 12:29	60° 33' 32" N 4° 15' 46" W
533152	1999-05-06 18:40	60° 26' 25" N 3° 46' 47" W
533164	1999-05-06 19:39	60° 26' 45" N 3° 46' 43" W
533232	1999-05-07 02:59	60° 34' 50" N 3° 32' 57" W
533385	1999-05-08 09:06	60° 27' 43" N 5° 54' 11" W
533404	1999-05-08 11:15	60° 19' 27" N 5° 45' 9" W
533533	1999-05-09 03:46	60° 19' 39" N 5° 26' 34" W

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