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RV Knorr 316N151_4

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Knorr (316N)
Cruise identifier316N151_4
Cruise period1997-08-15 — 1997-09-03
StatusCompleted
Port of departurePort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Port of returnWoods Hole, United States
ObjectivesWorking WOCE hydrographic section A22. Meridional Sections at 66 Degrees W and 52 Degrees W as Part of ACCE. Top to bottom hydrographic and current measurements were carried out in the North Atlantic. The main objectives were to obtain a quantitative description of the North Atlantic circulation and water mass distribution, and compare this state to similar basin-wide descriptions from two previous era: the International Geophysical Year (IGY) period of the late 1950s' and the early 1980s'. The overall goal is to characterize these snapshots in terms of climate variability, with the hope of furthering our understanding of the time scales and mechanisms of the coupled ocean-atmosphere system.
Chief scientistTerrence Michael Joyce (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Department of Physical Oceanography)
ProjectWOCE
Cruise reportRV Knorr 316N151_4 cruise report 316n151_4_csr6994.pdf (0.11 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth West Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Track chartsRV Knorr 316N151_4 cruise track — 316n151_4track.pdf (0.02 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 78
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 77
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenQuantity: number of stations = 78
Carbon dioxideQuantity: number of stations = 53
Description: pCO2
Carbon dioxideQuantity: number of stations = 51
Description: Total inorganic carbon (TCO2)
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 78
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 78
NitriteQuantity: number of stations = 78
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 78
AlkalinityQuantity: number of stations = 42
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Series/Profiles 
1  Single-beam echosounder
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Bathymetry and Elevation
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Bathymetry and Elevation

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
5817441997-08-16 05:47:28  — 1997-09-02 20:32:29 11° 0' 0" N  67° 5' 56" W — 40° 46' 27" N  64° 41' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 581744