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RRS Challenger CH11B/78

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Challenger (74CH)
Cruise identifierCH11B/78
Cruise period1978-07-29 — 1978-08-12
StatusCompleted
Port of departureStornoway, United Kingdom
Port of returnGlasgow, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThe objectives of this cruise were:
(1) To make triangular STD surveys around each JASIN mooring. Accomplished.
(2) Service the mooring at 57N, 9W. Accomplished.
(3) Work the Rockall via Anton Dohrn Seamount (Ellett Line) CTD section. Accomplished.
(4) Make water drop flux measurements using the apparatus from the Catholic University of America. Accomplished, but opportunities for measurements were limited due to exceptionally calm weather.
(5) Oblique surface water photography to measure foam. Accomplished.
(6) Underway surface chlorophyll measurements. Accomplished.
(7) Collect large-volume surface water samples on the Scottish shelf for radiocaesium analysis. Accomplished with STD profiles at all but one stations.
Chief scientistDavid J Ellett (Scottish Marine Biological Association)
ProjectJASIN
Cruise reportRRS Challenger CH11B/78 cruise report ch11b_78.pdf (0.12 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificRockall Channel
Track chartsRRS Challenger CH11B/78 cruise track — trk2130a.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Description: Surface salinity samples plus underway temperature from an STD in the non-toxic supply.
CTD stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 124
Chemical oceanography 
RadioactivityQuantity: number of samples = 10
Description: Radiocaesium samples
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Description: Underway surface chlorophyll measurements by logged Turner fluorometer.
Meteorology 
Atmospheric chemistryDescription: air sea interface studies
Other meteorological measurementsDescription: Oblique sea-surface photographs to measure foam.
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Current meters57° 0' 0" N  9° 0' 0" W — Recovery and redeployment of mooring with two current meters each returning 65 days of data.
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
124  CTD/STD cast
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
1860861978-08-10 05:30 57° 17' 53" N  10° 22' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186086
1860981978-08-10 07:52 57° 13' 53" N  10° 2' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186098
1861301978-08-10 21:35 57° 0' 23" N  9° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186130
1862091978-08-11 08:16 56° 43' 53" N  7° 0' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186209
1850581978-08-01 08:26 59° 32' 53" N  11° 56' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185058
1850711978-08-01 11:05 59° 33' 11" N  12° 12' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185071
1851871978-08-02 08:20 59° 9' 41" N  11° 9' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185187
1852181978-08-02 17:22 59° 8' 59" N  11° 24' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185218
1852801978-08-03 07:30 59° 8' 59" N  12° 12' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185280
1853351978-08-03 16:50 59° 8' 53" N  12° 43' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185335
1853721978-08-04 02:06 59° 8' 59" N  13° 46' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185372
1855931978-08-06 00:52 58° 45' 5" N  11° 25' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185593
1856481978-08-06 12:46 58° 45' 5" N  10° 21' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185648
1856611978-08-06 15:02 58° 45' 0" N  10° 37' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185661
1857041978-08-06 23:34 58° 27' 17" N  10° 30' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185704
1858451978-08-07 22:44 58° 21' 35" N  11° 24' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185845
1860011978-08-09 14:00 57° 31' 59" N  12° 37' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186001
1861051978-08-10 10:27 57° 8' 29" N  9° 41' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186105
1862221978-08-11 11:26 56° 44' 11" N  6° 27' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186222
1849341978-07-31 05:40 59° 32' 53" N  13° 45' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184934
1850831978-08-01 12:56 59° 39' 47" N  12° 4' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185083
1853471978-08-03 18:35 59° 8' 59" N  12° 59' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185347
1853841978-08-04 03:53 59° 8' 59" N  13° 39' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185384
1854271978-08-04 14:50 58° 45' 0" N  12° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185427
1854391978-08-04 16:50 58° 52' 11" N  12° 51' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185439
1855441978-08-05 15:45 58° 44' 53" N  11° 56' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185544
1856731978-08-06 17:00 58° 51' 11" N  10° 30' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185673
1856971978-08-06 22:32 58° 27' 17" N  10° 30' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185697
1857891978-08-07 13:55 58° 27' 29" N  11° 16' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185789
1858571978-08-08 01:54 58° 20' 53" N  11° 56' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185857
1859491978-08-08 23:32 58° 27' 47" N  12° 50' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185949
1860491978-08-09 23:06 57° 28' 30" N  11° 18' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186049
1860741978-08-10 03:20 57° 21' 59" N  10° 39' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186074
1861661978-08-11 01:20 56° 51' 35" N  8° 9' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186166
1862101978-08-11 09:59 56° 43' 59" N  6° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186210
1862581978-08-08 19:22 58° 21' 0" N  12° 58' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186258
1849951978-07-31 18:02 59° 39' 47" N  12° 51' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184995
1850341978-08-01 04:55 59° 32' 59" N  12° 11' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185034
1851991978-08-02 10:47 59° 9' 23" N  11° 25' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185199
1852791978-08-03 05:08 59° 16' 17" N  12° 3' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185279
1854031978-08-04 08:40 59° 9' 29" N  13° 46' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185403
1854761978-08-05 01:10 58° 45' 0" N  12° 42' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185476
1855201978-08-05 11:58 58° 45' 11" N  12° 11' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185520
1858941978-08-08 10:42 58° 27' 54" N  12° 4' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185894
1859251978-08-08 17:25 58° 28' 30" N  12° 51' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185925
1860131978-08-09 16:42 57° 30' 41" N  12° 14' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186013
1861291978-08-10 20:13 57° 3' 53" N  9° 12' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186129
1861911978-08-11 06:35 56° 43' 59" N  7° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186191
1849711978-07-31 12:46 59° 33' 5" N  13° 45' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184971
1849831978-07-31 16:11 59° 32' 59" N  12° 59' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184983
1851381978-08-01 23:23 59° 33' 5" N  11° 24' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185138
1854151978-08-04 10:33 59° 9' 23" N  13° 30' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185415
1856851978-08-06 19:20 58° 44' 41" N  10° 21' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185685
1857161978-08-07 00:50 58° 20' 47" N  10° 21' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185716
1857531978-08-07 06:51 58° 21' 17" N  10° 22' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185753
1857651978-08-07 09:07 58° 20' 53" N  10° 22' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185765
1859131978-08-08 15:40 58° 21' 0" N  12° 42' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185913
1861421978-08-10 22:53 56° 56' 42" N  8° 48' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186142
1862461978-07-31 19:46 59° 32' 59" N  12° 42' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186246
1849461978-07-31 08:05 59° 33' 17" N  13° 30' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184946
1851141978-08-01 19:02 59° 39' 59" N  11° 16' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185114
1852671978-08-03 03:05 59° 9' 5" N  11° 55' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185267
1853591978-08-03 20:43 59° 16' 12" N  12° 50' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185359
1853601978-08-04 00:27 59° 15' 59" N  13° 38' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185360
1854881978-08-05 05:15 58° 45' 0" N  12° 12' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185488
1855811978-08-05 22:43 58° 45' 35" N  11° 9' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185581
1856001978-08-06 03:06 58° 51' 54" N  11° 16' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185600
1858081978-08-07 18:10 58° 20' 53" N  11° 9' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185808
1858331978-08-07 21:24 58° 27' 47" N  11° 17' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185833
1858691978-08-08 04:06 58° 27' 54" N  12° 3' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185869
1858821978-08-08 08:30 58° 21' 0" N  11° 56' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185882
1859371978-08-08 21:38 58° 21' 0" N  12° 43' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185937
1860371978-08-09 21:14 57° 28' 53" N  11° 31' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186037
1860621978-08-10 02:05 57° 23' 59" N  10° 51' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186062
1861781978-08-11 04:53 56° 43' 59" N  7° 39' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186178
1850091978-07-31 22:15 59° 32' 53" N  12° 58' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185009
1850221978-08-01 02:15 59° 33' 5" N  12° 41' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185022
1850461978-08-01 06:45 59° 39' 59" N  12° 3' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185046
1851751978-08-02 06:23 59° 15' 54" N  11° 16' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185175
1852061978-08-02 12:58 59° 16' 5" N  11° 16' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185206
1852551978-08-03 01:00 59° 8' 59" N  12° 11' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185255
1853111978-08-03 12:32 59° 8' 53" N  13° 0' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185311
1853231978-08-03 14:45 59° 15' 59" N  12° 50' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185323
1853961978-08-04 06:41 59° 15' 47" N  13° 37' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185396
1855191978-08-05 09:44 58° 45' 35" N  11° 55' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185519
1855561978-08-05 18:36 58° 45' 11" N  11° 24' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185556
1855681978-08-05 20:36 58° 52' 30" N  11° 16' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185568
1856361978-08-06 10:32 58° 51' 59" N  10° 30' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185636
1857281978-08-07 02:50 58° 21' 5" N  10° 38' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185728
1857901978-08-07 16:06 58° 21' 0" N  11° 25' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185790
1859011978-08-08 12:35 58° 21' 11" N  12° 12' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185901
1860251978-08-09 19:09 57° 29' 24" N  11° 52' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186025
1861171978-08-10 18:09 57° 5' 47" N  9° 24' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186117
1852921978-08-03 10:32 59° 9' 23" N  12° 45' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185292
1849581978-07-31 10:40 59° 39' 59" N  13° 38' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184958
1851261978-08-01 20:42 59° 32' 59" N  11° 9' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185126
1851631978-08-02 03:20 59° 32' 53" N  11° 8' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185163
1854521978-08-04 21:21 58° 45' 0" N  12° 58' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185452
1855071978-08-05 07:32 58° 51' 41" N  12° 3' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185507
1855321978-08-05 13:42 58° 51' 59" N  12° 3' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185532
1856241978-08-06 08:17 58° 45' 23" N  10° 38' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185624
1857411978-08-07 05:05 58° 25' 59" N  10° 30' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185741
1858211978-08-07 20:35 58° 27' 47" N  11° 17' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185821
1858701978-08-08 06:21 58° 21' 5" N  12° 11' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185870
1859741978-08-09 09:36 57° 33' 59" N  13° 19' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185974
1859861978-08-09 11:16 57° 33' 47" N  13° 0' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185986
1861541978-08-11 00:25 56° 52' 59" N  8° 30' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186154
1862341978-08-11 12:23 56° 40' 59" N  6° 16' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186234
1849101978-07-30 20:34 59° 7' 48" N  12° 25' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184910
1849221978-07-31 01:55 59° 33' 17" N  12° 31' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184922
1850101978-08-01 00:17 59° 39' 47" N  12° 47' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185010
1850951978-08-01 14:37 59° 33' 5" N  11° 55' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185095
1851021978-08-01 17:18 59° 33' 11" N  11° 25' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185102
1851511978-08-02 01:20 59° 39' 53" N  11° 16' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185151
1852311978-08-02 20:25 59° 9' 23" N  11° 55' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185231
1852431978-08-02 22:37 59° 16' 17" N  12° 3' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185243
1854401978-08-04 18:43 58° 44' 53" N  12° 43' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185440
1854641978-08-04 23:22 58° 52' 41" N  12° 50' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185464
1856121978-08-06 05:05 58° 45' 35" N  11° 8' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185612
1857771978-08-07 12:01 58° 21' 11" N  11° 8' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185777
1859501978-08-09 01:30 58° 21' 0" N  12° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185950
1859621978-08-09 07:55 57° 34' 59" N  13° 36' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185962
1859981978-08-09 12:30 57° 33' 5" N  12° 52' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 185998
1860501978-08-10 00:40 57° 27' 5" N  11° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 186050