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RRS Charles Darwin CD141

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Charles Darwin (74AB)
Cruise identifierCD141
Cruise period2002-06-01 — 2002-07-11
StatusCompleted
Port of departureVictoria, Seychelles
Port of returnPort Louis, Mauritius
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThis cruise was in 2 legs. Leg 1: 01 - 21 Jun 2002; Leg 2: 22 Jun - 11 Jul 2002.
Aims:
1. Examination of the structure of the mean flow around and over the Mascarene Ridge.
2. Investigation of the decadal-timescale changes in the water masses in the vicinity of the Mascarene Ridge.
3. Assessment of the energy fluxes, and mixing produced by, internal waves in the vicinity of the Mascarene Ridge.
4. Bathymetric survey of parts of the Mascarene Ridge and surrounding area.
5. Calibration of the ENVISAT saltellite sensors measuring the temperature (AATSR) and colour (MERIS) of the ocean surface.
6. Investigation of biogeochemical properties (nutrients, phytoplankton, zooplankton, biogenic gases, CFC tracers and light levels) around the Mascarene Ridge, and their relationship to the structure of the mean flow.
7. Measurement of heat fluxes and winds near the air-sea interface, and the airflow disturbance around the ship.
Chief scientistAdrian L New (Southampton Oceanography Centre)
ProjectSCIPIO
Coordinating bodyJRD, SOC, SI, RAL, PML
Cruise reportRRS Charles Darwin CD141 cruise report cd141.pdf (1.99 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIndian Ocean
SpecificWestern Indian Ocean; Mascarene Ridge
Track chartsRRS Charles Darwin CD141 cruise track — cd141_02trk.pdf (0.50 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
BathythermographDescription: XBT's were deployed throughout the cruise. No. of deployments not noted.
Water bottle stationsDescription: Water bottle samples were collected through the cruise and some were analysed for plankton samples. No. of samples not noted.
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsDescription: CTD, water samples and LADCP samples were collected from the stations. No. of stations not specified.
Current profiler (eg ADCP)Description: CTD, water samples and LADCP samples were collected from the stations. No. of stations not specified.
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenDescription: CTD, water samples and LADCP samples were collected from the stations. No. of stations not specified.
Trace elementsDescription: CTD, water samples and LADCP samples were collected from the stations. No. of stations not specified.
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Description: The calibration of ENVISAT satellite ocean colour sensor took place.
ZooplanktonDescription: Water bottle samples were collected through the cruise and some were analysed for plankton samples. No. of samples not noted.
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
91  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
Density of the water column
Raw light meter output
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
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
Density of the water column
Raw light meter output
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
6802932002-06-03 17:40:32 5° 13' 48" S  57° 17' 23" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680293
6803612002-06-04 02:13:46 5° 13' 51" S  57° 17' 34" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680361
6805082002-06-09 16:49:56 7° 59' 42" S  64° 0' 29" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680508
6805212002-06-10 12:51:25 9° 25' 0" S  64° 35' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680521
6807052002-06-17 15:45:27 19° 22' 54" S  62° 3' 42" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680705
6809752002-06-29 06:49:24 12° 30' 6" S  60° 57' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680975
6810262002-06-30 17:29:53 10° 59' 53" S  62° 25' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681026
6810382002-06-30 22:03:55 10° 59' 43" S  62° 25' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681038
6811182002-07-03 11:08:21 8° 0' 0" S  58° 0' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681118
6812352002-07-07 12:16:57 16° 0' 11" S  57° 0' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681235
6804162002-06-05 06:21:29 7° 9' 42" S  58° 5' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680416
6805572002-06-11 11:51:17 10° 57' 53" S  65° 16' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680557
6805702002-06-12 13:54:43 12° 18' 0" S  65° 20' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680570
6806742002-06-17 00:24:35 19° 2' 35" S  62° 13' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680674
6808092002-06-25 07:27:07 16° 55' 54" S  60° 38' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680809
6808462002-06-26 14:51:29 15° 49' 0" S  61° 20' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680846
6808582002-06-27 00:26:36 14° 46' 49" S  61° 49' 56" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680858
6809142002-06-28 01:35:48 12° 59' 41" S  61° 15' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680914
6809632002-06-29 01:26:24 12° 57' 46" S  60° 41' 28" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680963
6810752002-07-02 08:42:22 8° 22' 48" S  60° 13' 11" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681075
6811922002-07-06 10:07:40 13° 20' 6" S  57° 59' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681192
6803122002-06-03 21:14:06 5° 13' 41" S  57° 17' 48" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680312
6803482002-06-04 01:11 5° 13' 49" S  57° 17' 26" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680348
6804652002-06-08 18:11:41 8° 0' 0" S  62° 39' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680465
6804892002-06-09 11:07:41 8° 0' 11" S  63° 59' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680489
6805452002-06-11 08:31:17 10° 57' 36" S  65° 16' 48" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680545
6805692002-06-11 13:42:41 10° 58' 12" S  65° 15' 36" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680569
6806252002-06-14 10:36:03 15° 23' 17" S  64° 17' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680625
6806492002-06-15 05:46:55 16° 29' 17" S  63° 26' 48" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680649
6806982002-06-17 13:32:53 19° 22' 59" S  62° 4' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680698
6807172002-06-17 20:28 19° 22' 7" S  62° 4' 3" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680717
6807292002-06-18 08:06:41 19° 45' 54" S  61° 55' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680729
6807542002-06-22 09:20:41 20° 0' 6" S  57° 28' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680754
6808102002-06-25 22:36:10 15° 51' 46" S  61° 27' 13" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680810
6811802002-07-05 11:42:11 11° 59' 35" S  57° 59' 48" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681180
6802682002-06-01 15:02:01 4° 25' 0" S  56° 28' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680268
6803362002-06-03 23:18:15 5° 13' 50" S  57° 17' 26" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680336
6809262002-06-28 11:15:45 12° 59' 30" S  61° 16' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680926
6810142002-06-30 14:18:58 10° 59' 53" S  62° 24' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681014
6812592002-07-08 08:41:11 18° 2' 23" S  56° 19' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681259
6806132002-06-14 03:17:58 15° 23' 12" S  64° 16' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680613
6806622002-06-16 22:20:28 19° 2' 42" S  62° 12' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680662
6806862002-06-17 08:09:05 19° 2' 17" S  62° 12' 11" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680686
6807422002-06-18 13:31:01 19° 45' 36" S  61° 55' 18" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680742
6807782002-06-24 06:14:51 18° 36' 53" S  58° 25' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680778
6808342002-06-26 01:53:29 15° 51' 29" S  61° 27' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680834
6808952002-06-27 22:47:56 13° 0' 6" S  61° 16' 13" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680895
6809022002-06-28 00:21:19 12° 59' 47" S  61° 16' 13" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680902
6810512002-07-01 05:21:19 10° 45' 18" S  62° 30' 24" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681051
6810872002-07-02 11:57:42 8° 23' 53" S  60° 11' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681087
6811432002-07-04 05:18:54 9° 20' 12" S  57° 20' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681143
6803002002-06-03 20:04:21 5° 13' 48" S  57° 17' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680300
6803732002-06-04 05:15:05 5° 13' 54" S  57° 17' 17" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680373
6804042002-06-04 13:27:07 5° 10' 54" S  57° 5' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680404
6804902002-06-09 14:08:34 7° 59' 6" S  63° 59' 48" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680490
6806502002-06-16 19:58:37 19° 2' 48" S  62° 12' 11" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680650
6808222002-06-26 00:06:25 15° 51' 24" S  61° 27' 24" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680822
6809382002-06-28 15:52:09 12° 53' 5" S  60° 53' 42" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680938
6810022002-06-30 13:01:24 11° 0' 6" S  62° 24' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681002
6810632002-07-01 19:11:17 9° 25' 11" S  61° 19' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681063
6811062002-07-03 01:20:36 8° 0' 4" S  58° 41' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681106
6811312002-07-03 18:21:19 7° 59' 53" S  57° 21' 29" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681131
6811672002-07-05 06:43:27 11° 59' 53" S  57° 59' 41" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681167
6812112002-07-06 22:14:15 14° 40' 2" S  57° 29' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681211
6805332002-06-11 06:29:11 10° 58' 2" S  65° 15' 43" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680533
6803242002-06-03 22:46:06 5° 13' 54" S  57° 17' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680324
6804532002-06-08 07:44:22 8° 0' 11" S  61° 27' 42" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680453
6804772002-06-09 06:06:06 8° 0' 18" S  63° 32' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680477
6806012002-06-14 00:41:47 15° 23' 17" S  64° 16' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680601
6806372002-06-15 02:11:36 16° 29' 23" S  63° 27' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680637
6807302002-06-18 11:21:41 19° 46' 0" S  61° 55' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680730
6808712002-06-27 06:05:44 14° 12' 47" S  61° 56' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680871
6809512002-06-28 21:36:21 12° 48' 57" S  60° 38' 21" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680951
6809872002-06-29 19:17:17 12° 16' 0" S  62° 7' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680987
6811552002-07-04 17:32:16 10° 39' 59" S  57° 19' 52" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681155
6812232002-07-07 06:33:43 15° 19' 5" S  57° 16' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681223
6812472002-07-08 00:33:44 17° 25' 0" S  56° 39' 56" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681247
6802812002-06-03 13:14:16 5° 13' 41" S  57° 17' 17" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680281
6803852002-06-04 07:27:14 5° 14' 6" S  57° 17' 23" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680385
6803972002-06-04 08:28:18 5° 13' 54" S  57° 17' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680397
6804282002-06-05 19:02:32 7° 13' 5" S  58° 19' 36" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680428
6804412002-06-07 20:25:28 8° 0' 0" S  60° 39' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680441
6805822002-06-12 18:32:36 12° 18' 11" S  65° 19' 41" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680582
6805942002-06-13 06:05:41 13° 37' 48" S  65° 11' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680594
6807662002-06-24 01:46:39 18° 52' 59" S  58° 12' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680766
6807912002-06-24 18:03:10 17° 59' 53" S  59° 42' 11" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680791
6808832002-06-27 10:44:20 13° 47' 48" S  61° 59' 41" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680883
6809992002-06-30 05:50 11° 37' 54" S  62° 32' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 680999
6810992002-07-02 17:02 8° 0' 6" S  59° 50' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681099
6811792002-07-05 09:14:59 12° 0' 11" S  57° 59' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681179
6812602002-07-08 14:28:09 18° 40' 5" S  56° 0' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 681260