RRS Discovery D246
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
| Cruise identifier | D246 |
| Cruise period | 2000-05-15 — 2000-05-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Southampton, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Southampton, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | A study of physical-biological interactions in contrast in pelagic shelf waters, including:
A) Quantification of light, turbulence and physical motion. B) Characterising algae, bacteria, protists. C) Relate remote sensing to microbial communities. D) Model interactions of physical forcing on biology. E) Laying/recovering ADCP |
| Chief scientist | Peter H Burkill (Plymouth Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (1.77 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Celtic Sea |
| Specific | 52degN 07degW |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: CTD and bottle samples of water and its biological, chemical components |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of deployments = 11 Description: Undulating CTD with optical biological measurements |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of deployments = 11 Description: Undulating CTD with optical biological measurements |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: CTD and bottle samples of water and its biological, chemical components |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: CTD and bottle samples of water and its biological, chemical components |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: CTD and bottle samples of water and its biological, chemical components |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: CTD and bottle samples of water and its biological, chemical components |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: Station bio-optical data |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: Station bio-optical data |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of deployments = 11 Description: Undulating CTD with optical biological measurements |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: Station bio-optical data |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: CTD and bottle samples of water and its biological, chemical components |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: CTD and bottle samples of water and its biological, chemical components |
| Meteorology | |
| Incident radiation | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: Station bio-optical data |
| Moorings, landers, buoys | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) | 52° 9' 59" N 5° 51' 59" W — ADCP for current profiles |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) | 51° 45' 0" N 6° 45' 59" W — ADCP for current profiles |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) | 52° 10' 59" N 5° 51' 59" W — ADCP for current profiles |
| Data held at BODC | |
| Discrete samples | |
| 73 CTD frame plus rosette sampler | Transmittance and attenuance of the water column Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in 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 Dissolved oxygen parameters 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 Raw light meter output Raw fluorometer output Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Primary production in the water column Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies |
| 14 Expendable Bathythermograph | Temperature of the water column |
| 3 Instrument mooring | |
| 14 Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply | Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column Salinity of the water column Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies |
| 11 Undulating Oceanographic Recorder Tow |
