FRV Scotia 0703S

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Cruise Info.

Ship name (ship code)

FRV Scotia (748S)

Cruise identifier

0703S

Cruise period

2003-04-15 — 2003-05-05

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 Rockall section (Ellett Line).
3. To perform a survey of the Wyville-Thomson Ridge.
4. To perform hydrographic surveys along the standard Faroe Shetland Channel sections.
5. To service two ADCP moorings.
6. To attempt to recover two pop-up moorings.
7. To perform eddy surveys in the Faroe Shetland Channel.
8. To perform ad-hoc towed array acoustic recordings for cetaceans.
9. To liaise with data collectors on Fair Isle and establish an LTM site.
10. To provide film opportunity to BBC Horizon.

Chief scientist

Bill Turrell (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)

Cruise report

(0.24 MB)

Ocean/sea areas

General

North Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)

Specific

Aberdeen Bay, Northern North Sea, Faroe Shetland Channel, Rockall Trough, Wyville-Thomson Ridge

Track charts

(0.06 MB)

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Surface measurements underway (T,S)

Quantity: activity duration in days = 19
Description: thermosalinograph measurements

Water bottle stations

Quantity: number of stations = 64

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 194

Chemical oceanography

Phosphate

Quantity: number of stations = 64
Description: Water samples collected for phosphate analysis

Nitrate

Quantity: number of stations = 64
Description: Water samples collected for nitrate analysis

Silicate

Quantity: number of stations = 64
Description: Water samples collected for silicate analysis

Biology and fisheries

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: number of stations = 193
Description: Fluorometer stations with chlorophyll calibrations

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: activity duration in days = 19
Description: surface fluorescence underway with chlorophyll calibrations

Moorings, landers, buoys

Physical oceanography

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

60° 16' 31" N 4° 19' 59" W — Recovered NWSE 30/04/03 150 kHz ADCP (laid 30/09/02)

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

60° 27' 0" N 4° 22' 18" W — Recovered NWSD 30/04/03 75kHz ADCP (laid 30/09/02)

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

60° 26' 55" N 4° 22' 7" W — Laid NWSD 03/05/03 75 kHz ADCP

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

60° 16' 52" N 4° 19' 30" W — Laid NWSE 03/05/03 150 kHz ADCP

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

20 Bottle station

Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1230646	2003-04-18 21:55	57° 30' 35" N 12° 14' 34" W
1230683	2003-04-19 04:40	57° 32' 57" N 12° 59' 49" W
1230578	2003-04-18 10:31	57° 21' 59" N 10° 39' 52" W
1230658	2003-04-19 00:50	57° 31' 56" N 12° 37' 53" W
1230695	2003-04-19 06:17	57° 33' 57" N 13° 20' 8" W
1230505	2003-04-17 20:04	56° 56' 58" N 8° 46' 28" W
1230542	2003-04-18 02:37	57° 8' 58" N 9° 41' 55" W
1230498	2003-04-17 18:54	56° 53' 4" N 8° 29' 30" W
1230554	2003-04-18 05:24	57° 14' 9" N 10° 2' 59" W
1230634	2003-04-18 19:22	57° 29' 28" N 11° 50' 40" W
1230609	2003-04-18 14:30	57° 26' 52" N 11° 4' 58" W
1230610	2003-04-18 15:49	57° 27' 58" N 11° 19' 7" W
1230517	2003-04-17 21:02	56° 59' 57" N 8° 59' 17" W
1230530	2003-04-18 00:36	57° 6' 6" N 9° 24' 52" W
1230702	2003-04-19 07:35	57° 35' 5" N 13° 37' 30" W
1230566	2003-04-18 07:55	57° 18' 0" N 10° 23' 2" W
1230591	2003-04-18 12:50	57° 23' 46" N 10° 51' 55" W
1230671	2003-04-19 03:00	57° 32' 24" N 12° 51' 58" W
1230529	2003-04-17 22:08	57° 2' 45" N 9° 13' 4" W
1230622	2003-04-18 17:15	57° 28' 58" N 11° 32' 6" W

194 CTD/STD cast

Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
626562	2003-04-16 07:00	59° 16' 52" N 0° 39' 56" W
626586	2003-04-16 09:02	59° 17' 4" N 1° 9' 21" W
626734	2003-04-18 05:24	57° 14' 9" N 10° 2' 59" W
626814	2003-04-18 19:22	57° 29' 28" N 11° 50' 40" W
626918	2003-04-20 04:47	59° 57' 58" N 8° 15' 34" W
626943	2003-04-20 07:12	59° 59' 49" N 8° 21' 37" W
627079	2003-04-20 19:01	60° 8' 1" N 8° 28' 35" W
627276	2003-04-21 20:19	60° 15' 13" N 9° 15' 19" W
627436	2003-04-22 20:45	60° 21' 44" N 8° 24' 19" W
627448	2003-04-22 22:02	60° 18' 59" N 8° 16' 9" W
627485	2003-04-23 01:45	60° 12' 10" N 7° 48' 53" W
627504	2003-04-23 03:52	60° 10' 43" N 7° 37' 20" W
627590	2003-04-23 13:08	59° 55' 2" N 6° 26' 16" W
627701	2003-04-26 01:35	60° 6' 34" N 7° 10' 22" W
627725	2003-04-26 04:10	60° 9' 7" N 7° 20' 33" W
627805	2003-04-26 15:39	60° 22' 31" N 9° 23' 46" W
627983	2003-04-27 08:39	60° 22' 5" N 8° 51' 9" W
628151	2003-04-28 00:23	60° 15' 43" N 9° 0' 35" W
628218	2003-04-28 06:26	60° 11' 53" N 8° 41' 36" W
628476	2003-05-01 13:24	61° 2' 5" N 5° 56' 57" W
628556	2003-05-02 05:30	61° 27' 57" N 3° 42' 2" W
626654	2003-04-16 14:45	59° 17' 12" N 2° 13' 59" W
626709	2003-04-17 22:08	57° 2' 45" N 9° 13' 4" W
626967	2003-04-20 09:36	60° 0' 3" N 8° 25' 46" W
627018	2003-04-20 14:42	60° 2' 26" N 8° 38' 34" W
627031	2003-04-20 15:35	60° 3' 55" N 8° 35' 50" W
627184	2003-04-21 06:25	60° 17' 38" N 8° 17' 10" W
627227	2003-04-21 13:34	60° 20' 44" N 9° 10' 43" W
627319	2003-04-22 02:23	60° 10' 40" N 9° 33' 42" W
627332	2003-04-22 05:44	60° 9' 51" N 9° 48' 55" W
627393	2003-04-22 12:31	60° 22' 30" N 9° 48' 59" W
627553	2003-04-23 08:56	60° 0' 11" N 6° 58' 49" W
627657	2003-04-25 19:25	60° 2' 56" N 6° 39' 4" W
627670	2003-04-25 21:48	60° 2' 38" N 6° 52' 12" W
627971	2003-04-27 07:50	60° 25' 50" N 8° 50' 10" W
627829	2003-04-26 18:16	60° 23' 5" N 9° 34' 22" W
627909	2003-04-27 01:11	60° 27' 35" N 9° 36' 42" W
628624	2003-05-02 15:59	61° 6' 3" N 2° 1' 19" W
627854	2003-04-26 21:30	60° 24' 53" N 9° 43' 0" W
627910	2003-04-27 03:13	60° 28' 0" N 9° 31' 41" W
628507	2003-05-01 20:11	61° 59' 58" N 6° 12' 6" W
628673	2003-05-02 20:34	60° 55' 58" N 1° 0' 6" W
628009	2003-04-27 10:05	60° 18' 1" N 8° 52' 54" W
628102	2003-04-27 20:31	60° 17' 57" N 9° 5' 12" W
628267	2003-04-28 10:05	60° 20' 31" N 8° 32' 28" W
628544	2003-05-02 03:03	61° 35' 1" N 4° 15' 1" W
626629	2003-04-16 12:32	59° 16' 51" N 1° 47' 28" W
626691	2003-04-17 21:02	56° 59' 57" N 8° 59' 17" W
626710	2003-04-18 00:36	57° 6' 6" N 9° 24' 52" W
626746	2003-04-18 07:55	57° 18' 0" N 10° 23' 2" W
626758	2003-04-18 10:31	57° 22' 0" N 10° 39' 52" W
626771	2003-04-18 12:50	57° 23' 46" N 10° 51' 55" W
626931	2003-04-20 05:32	59° 58' 45" N 8° 18' 9" W
627111	2003-04-20 22:38	60° 10' 52" N 8° 24' 26" W
627123	2003-04-20 23:51	60° 12' 1" N 8° 23' 2" W
627135	2003-04-21 01:50	60° 13' 3" N 8° 22' 3" W
627196	2003-04-21 07:31	60° 18' 53" N 8° 16' 3" W
627239	2003-04-21 14:27	60° 19' 34" N 9° 11' 15" W
627356	2003-04-22 08:34	60° 16' 5" N 9° 48' 55" W
627461	2003-04-22 23:22	60° 16' 43" N 8° 6' 49" W
627473	2003-04-23 00:35	60° 14' 32" N 7° 57' 14" W
627541	2003-04-23 07:37	60° 2' 22" N 7° 11' 14" W
627608	2003-04-23 14:06	59° 52' 10" N 6° 18' 12" W
627621	2003-04-23 15:08	59° 48' 47" N 6° 12' 33" W
627737	2003-04-26 05:43	60° 10' 20" N 7° 26' 39" W
627922	2003-04-27 03:53	60° 28' 12" N 9° 29' 26" W
627995	2003-04-27 09:18	60° 20' 10" N 8° 51' 49" W
628046	2003-04-27 14:11	60° 12' 33" N 8° 54' 55" W
628095	2003-04-27 19:28	60° 17' 31" N 9° 7' 52" W
628206	2003-04-28 05:37	60° 10' 46" N 8° 45' 46" W
628360	2003-04-30 13:57	60° 13' 3" N 3° 51' 41" W
628372	2003-04-30 14:48	60° 16' 0" N 3° 59' 8" W
628384	2003-04-30 15:32	60° 18' 7" N 4° 4' 45" W
628581	2003-05-02 10:50	61° 14' 13" N 2° 39' 52" W
628612	2003-05-02 14:52	61° 8' 1" N 2° 10' 3" W
626605	2003-04-16 10:45	59° 16' 48" N 1° 29' 41" W
626906	2003-04-20 04:00	59° 57' 17" N 8° 11' 48" W
626980	2003-04-20 11:42	60° 0' 39" N 8° 29' 39" W
626992	2003-04-20 12:53	60° 1' 5" N 8° 32' 14" W
627055	2003-04-20 17:12	60° 6' 21" N 8° 31' 21" W
627080	2003-04-20 20:03	60° 9' 2" N 8° 26' 52" W
627147	2003-04-21 02:12	60° 14' 24" N 8° 20' 36" W
627264	2003-04-21 18:33	60° 16' 11" N 9° 12' 11" W
627288	2003-04-21 22:18	60° 13' 31" N 9° 21' 55" W
627320	2003-04-22 04:06	60° 8' 44" N 9° 40' 16" W
627774	2003-04-26 13:17	60° 24' 22" N 9° 18' 10" W
627160	2003-04-21 04:25	60° 15' 35" N 8° 19' 14" W
627172	2003-04-21 05:31	60° 16' 40" N 8° 18' 10" W
627762	2003-04-26 12:44	60° 25' 25" N 9° 15' 13" W
628280	2003-04-28 14:35	60° 10' 31" N 9° 33' 31" W
628359	2003-04-30 13:07	60° 10' 5" N 3° 44' 3" W
628520	2003-05-01 23:17	61° 48' 56" N 5° 20' 39" W
628532	2003-05-02 00:57	61° 42' 0" N 4° 50' 55" W
628600	2003-05-02 13:52	61° 9' 20" N 2° 17' 24" W
626574	2003-04-16 08:14	59° 16' 58" N 0° 59' 46" W
626630	2003-04-16 13:11	59° 17' 10" N 1° 55' 38" W
626642	2003-04-16 14:01	59° 17' 14" N 2° 4' 55" W
626826	2003-04-18 21:55	57° 30' 35" N 12° 14' 34" W
626851	2003-04-19 03:07	57° 32' 24" N 12° 51' 58" W
626887	2003-04-19 07:35	57° 35' 5" N 13° 37' 30" W
626899	2003-04-20 03:13	59° 56' 37" N 8° 7' 49" W
627203	2003-04-21 09:03	60° 21' 17" N 8° 13' 45" W
627344	2003-04-22 07:10	60° 12' 49" N 9° 48' 56" W
627412	2003-04-22 14:48	60° 26' 49" N 9° 49' 1" W
627528	2003-04-23 06:25	60° 4' 25" N 7° 20' 35" W
627645	2003-04-25 18:19	60° 2' 32" N 6° 33' 19" W
627842	2003-04-26 20:29	60° 24' 26" N 9° 41' 3" W
627891	2003-04-27 00:16	60° 27' 25" N 9° 41' 46" W
628071	2003-04-27 16:28	60° 16' 16" N 9° 12' 47" W
628126	2003-04-27 22:48	60° 17' 42" N 9° 1' 4" W
628163	2003-04-28 01:25	60° 14' 58" N 9° 0' 25" W
628175	2003-04-28 02:38	60° 13' 48" N 8° 59' 25" W
628311	2003-04-28 16:49	60° 10' 41" N 9° 22' 30" W
628323	2003-04-28 18:09	60° 10' 41" N 9° 13' 58" W
628347	2003-04-28 21:55	60° 8' 57" N 8° 27' 7" W
628427	2003-05-01 05:24	60° 35' 3" N 4° 45' 22" W
628519	2003-05-01 21:40	61° 54' 9" N 5° 45' 7" W
628636	2003-05-02 17:02	61° 3' 52" N 1° 52' 5" W
628661	2003-05-02 19:25	60° 58' 45" N 1° 17' 44" W
626549	2003-04-16 04:12	59° 16' 59" N 0° 0' 4" E
626955	2003-04-20 08:24	59° 59' 39" N 8° 22' 33" W
626979	2003-04-20 10:43	60° 0' 25" N 8° 27' 42" W
627215	2003-04-21 12:37	60° 23' 43" N 9° 9' 34" W
627307	2003-04-22 00:26	60° 12' 0" N 9° 27' 30" W
627400	2003-04-22 13:51	60° 25' 49" N 9° 48' 50" W
627577	2003-04-23 10:52	59° 59' 31" N 6° 45' 24" W
627589	2003-04-23 12:04	59° 57' 38" N 6° 35' 16" W
627694	2003-04-26 00:23	60° 5' 23" N 7° 4' 16" W
627798	2003-04-26 14:35	60° 23' 23" N 9° 21' 4" W
628034	2003-04-27 13:22	60° 13' 26" N 8° 54' 46" W
628114	2003-04-27 21:23	60° 18' 46" N 9° 1' 41" W
628243	2003-04-28 08:18	60° 15' 50" N 8° 35' 6" W
628255	2003-04-28 09:16	60° 18' 25" N 8° 33' 34" W
628292	2003-04-28 15:40	60° 10' 32" N 9° 27' 54" W
628396	2003-05-01 00:07	60° 20' 13" N 4° 9' 2" W
628403	2003-05-01 01:29	60° 24' 52" N 4° 18' 56" W
628439	2003-05-01 07:00	60° 38' 3" N 4° 53' 42" W
628488	2003-05-01 15:19	61° 11' 56" N 6° 21' 57" W
626550	2003-04-16 05:46	59° 17' 7" N 0° 19' 55" W
626598	2003-04-16 09:53	59° 16' 55" N 1° 19' 29" W
626678	2003-04-17 20:04	56° 56' 58" N 8° 46' 28" W
626722	2003-04-18 02:37	57° 8' 58" N 9° 41' 55" W
626783	2003-04-18 14:30	57° 26' 52" N 11° 4' 58" W
626802	2003-04-18 17:15	57° 28' 58" N 11° 32' 6" W
626838	2003-04-19 00:50	57° 31' 56" N 12° 37' 53" W
626863	2003-04-19 04:40	57° 32' 57" N 12° 59' 49" W
626875	2003-04-19 06:17	57° 33' 57" N 13° 20' 8" W
627067	2003-04-20 18:05	60° 7' 4" N 8° 30' 1" W
627159	2003-04-21 03:19	60° 14' 53" N 8° 19' 54" W
627240	2003-04-21 15:30	60° 18' 36" N 9° 11' 42" W
627497	2003-04-23 02:47	60° 11' 26" N 7° 43' 23" W
627516	2003-04-23 05:10	60° 8' 8" N 7° 28' 58" W
627633	2003-04-23 16:05	59° 44' 59" N 6° 10' 57" W
627669	2003-04-25 20:33	60° 3' 4" N 6° 45' 37" W
627682	2003-04-25 23:07	60° 4' 33" N 6° 58' 10" W
627878	2003-04-26 23:29	60° 27' 14" N 9° 45' 50" W
627958	2003-04-27 06:48	60° 29' 39" N 9° 0' 6" W
628022	2003-04-27 12:05	60° 14' 39" N 8° 54' 22" W
628138	2003-04-27 23:32	60° 16' 42" N 9° 0' 51" W
628199	2003-04-28 04:52	60° 8' 52" N 8° 50' 49" W
628440	2003-05-01 08:35	60° 42' 55" N 5° 6' 0" W
628648	2003-05-02 18:09	61° 1' 28" N 1° 35' 27" W
626617	2003-04-16 11:46	59° 16' 38" N 1° 40' 6" W
626666	2003-04-17 18:54	56° 53' 4" N 8° 29' 30" W
626795	2003-04-18 15:49	57° 27' 58" N 11° 19' 7" W
627006	2003-04-20 13:43	60° 1' 30" N 8° 34' 22" W
627043	2003-04-20 16:22	60° 5' 7" N 8° 33' 19" W
627092	2003-04-20 21:09	60° 9' 43" N 8° 25' 25" W
627252	2003-04-21 16:44	60° 17' 34" N 9° 12' 18" W
627368	2003-04-22 09:53	60° 19' 15" N 9° 48' 51" W
627381	2003-04-22 11:16	60° 21' 7" N 9° 48' 56" W
627424	2003-04-22 19:35	60° 24' 1" N 8° 33' 59" W
627565	2003-04-23 09:48	59° 59' 40" N 6° 53' 53" W
627713	2003-04-26 02:50	60° 7' 57" N 7° 14' 52" W
627749	2003-04-26 06:45	60° 11' 57" N 7° 30' 46" W
627750	2003-04-26 07:50	60° 13' 23" N 7° 36' 11" W
627830	2003-04-26 19:27	60° 23' 59" N 9° 38' 53" W
627866	2003-04-26 22:31	60° 25' 31" N 9° 45' 42" W
627934	2003-04-27 04:37	60° 28' 20" N 9° 25' 50" W
627946	2003-04-27 05:30	60° 28' 55" N 9° 17' 14" W
628010	2003-04-27 11:11	60° 16' 1" N 8° 53' 25" W
628058	2003-04-27 15:02	60° 10' 44" N 8° 55' 46" W
628083	2003-04-27 17:52	60° 16' 55" N 9° 10' 0" W
628187	2003-04-28 03:45	60° 12' 30" N 8° 57' 42" W
628279	2003-04-28 10:53	60° 23' 19" N 8° 30' 48" W
628335	2003-04-28 19:34	60° 10' 39" N 9° 1' 50" W
628415	2003-05-01 02:59	60° 28' 51" N 4° 26' 16" W
628464	2003-05-01 11:17	60° 51' 2" N 5° 29' 2" W
628593	2003-05-02 12:39	61° 11' 5" N 2° 25' 1" W
627786	2003-04-26 13:52	60° 23' 57" N 9° 19' 39" W
628568	2003-05-02 08:09	61° 20' 43" N 3° 9' 54" W
628452	2003-05-01 09:55	60° 46' 59" N 5° 15' 59" W
628231	2003-04-28 07:23	60° 13' 22" N 8° 36' 37" W
627817	2003-04-26 16:51	60° 21' 20" N 9° 26' 49" W

Discrete samples

20 CTD frame plus rosette sampler

Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column

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