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Cruise description

This cruise was greatly compromised by the weather. We had to cancel many stations, and lots of important work could not be accomplished. Line P was not completed, no stations were done on Line R and on SS Line, no mooring work was done at Station P, the Glider did not get deployed, and the Bowie Seamount mooring was not recovered. In addition, we had to do a long detour to the north of the Queen Charlotte Islands to avoid yet another storm. At least we did manage to deploy one new mooring at Bowie Seamount.
There were also many problems with the rosette during this cruise. Because of this, all rosette files contain the following warning:
All samples from Bottles Number 13 to 18 should be treated with care. While the CTD data corresponds to the level at which the bottle was fired, in many cases the bottle closed earlier. Notes in the headers of individual files indicate the probable level at which bottles closed, where evidence exists to make that estimate.
See individual files or the rosette CSV files for further details.
The sampling done during this cruise was performed using a CTD, a Rosette, a Bongo and a Ring net.
For further details see the Cruise_report.pdf in the Documents section.

Cruise personnel

Chief Scientist: Marie Robert    Institute of Ocean Sciences   (DFO)
  • Patrick A'Hearn (NOAA/PMEL)
  • Doug Anderson (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • Michael Arychuk (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • John Dower (University of Victoria)
  • Karina Giesbrecht (University of Victoria)
  • Robert Kamphaus (NOAA/PMEL)
  • Maria Kavanaugh (Oregon State University)
  • Hugh Maclean (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • Anissa Merzouk (University of British Columbia)
  • Doug Moore (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • Wendy Richardson (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • Akash Sastri (University of Victoria)
  • Chuck Stump (University of Washington)
  • Jody Wright (University of British Columbia)
  • Marnie Jo Zirbel (Oregon State University)
  • Captain: Bill Noon

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Map of cruise track and stations

Map of Line-P stations for 2008-01

Click on the cast types below to see at which stations the casts were done. To access data.

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Table of stations and sampling done

Event Station Position Date (UTC)
Time (UTC)
Sampling
1 SI03 48°35.59
123°29.95
31-Jan-08
04:13
Rosette to 214 dbar
(Ctd data)
2 P1 48°34.43
125°29.99
01-Feb-08
15:44
Rosette to 5 dbar
(Ctd data to 134 dbar)
3 P2 48°35.90
126°00.13
01-Feb-08
18:36
Rosette) to 111 dbar
(Ctd data)
4 P2 48°35.90
126°00.54
01-Feb-08
19:37
Bongo tow to 100 m
5 P3 48°37.57
126°19.94
02-Feb-08
01:06
Rosette to 6 dbar
(Ctd data to 806 dbar)
6 P4 48°39.00
126°39.93
02-Feb-08
03:20
Rosette (DMS cast) to 302 dbar
(Ctd data)
7 P4 48°39.05
126°40.07
02-Feb-08
04:14
Bongo tow to 250 m
8 P4 48°39.05
126°40.07
02-Feb-08
04:34
Ring net tow to 50 m
9 P4 48°38.97
126°40.01
02-Feb-08
05:04
Rosette (UBC cast) to 1308 dbar
(Ctd data)
10 P4 48°39.02
126°40.01
02-Feb-08
06:39
Ctd cast to 1319 dbar
12 P4 48°38.88
126°39.94
02-Jun-08
09:32
Rosette (Deep cast) to 1299 dbar
(Ctd data)
13 P5 48°41.50
127°10.11
02-Feb-08
13:04
Rosette to 6 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
14 P6 48°44.61
127°40.03
02-Feb-08
16:31
Rosette to 5 dbar
(Ctd data to 2007 dbar)
15 P7 48°46.57
128°10.03
02-Feb-08
19:43
Rosette to 8 dbar
(Ctd data to 2023 dbar)
16 P8 48°48.95
128°39.80
02-Feb-08
23:07
Bongo tow to 800 m (UVic)
17 P8 48°48.64
128°39.20
02-Feb-08
23:51
Bongo tow to 250 m
18 P8 48°49.01
128°39.99
03-Feb-08
00:22
Rosette to 2000 dbar
(Ctd data)
19 P8 48°49.27
128°40.47
03-Feb-08
01:42
Deploy Argo float 3258
20 P9 48°51.40
129°09.97
03-Feb-08
03:53
Rosette to 7 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
21 P10 48°53.56
129°40.03
03-Feb-08
07:02
Rosette to 4 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
22 P11 48°55.96
130°09.96
03-Feb-08
10:21
Rosette to 4 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
23 P12 48°58.22
130°39.92
03-Feb-08
13:45
Rosette (UBC cast) to 1996 dbar
(Ctd data)
24 P12 48°58.24
130°40.03
03-Feb-08
15:36
Rosette (Deep cast) to 3265 dbar
(Ctd data)
25 P12 48°58.11
130°40.00
03-Feb-08
18:18
Bongo tow to 250 m
26 P12 48°58.20
130°40.00
03-Feb-08
 
Ring net tow
27 P12 48°58.18
130°40.09
03-Feb-08
19:03
Rosette (DMS cast) to 303 dbar
(Ctd data)
28 P13 49°02.46
131°39.97
04-Feb-08
00:08
Rosette to 5 dbar
(Ctd data to 2007 dbar)
29 P14 49°07.33
132°39.95
04-Feb-08
08:30
Rosette to 10 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
30 P15 49°11.97
133°39.93
04-Feb-08
14:25
Rosette to 4 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
31 P16 49°17.04
134°39.92
04-Feb-08
21:12
Rosette (DMS cast) to 300 dbar
(Ctd data)
32 P16 49°17.01
134°40.06
04-Feb-08
22:05
Bongo to 250 m
33 P16 49°17.01
134°40.04
04-Feb-08
22:22
Ring net tow to 50 m
34 P16 49°17.02
134°40.03
04-Feb-08
22:35
Rosette (UBC cast) to 2001 dbar
(Ctd data)
35 P16 49°17.03
134°40.22
05-Feb-08
00:18
Rosette (Deep cast) to 3672 dbar
(Ctd data)
36 P18 49°25.93
136°40.02
06-Feb-08
05:32
Rosette to 12 dbar
(Ctd data to 2010 dbar)
37 P20 49°33.99
138°39.96
06-Feb-08
19:28
Rosette (DMS cast) to 298 dbar
(Ctd data)
38 P20 49°33.92
138°40.12
06-Feb-08
20:28
Bongo to 250 m
39 P20 49°33.98
138°40.18
06-Feb-08
20:49
Ring net tow to 50 m
40 P20 49°33.99
138°40.07
06-Feb-08
21:10
Rosette (Deep cast) to 4021 dbar
(Ctd data)
41 P22 49°41.99
140°40.12
08-Feb-08
01:45
Rosette to 10 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
42 P23 49°46.10
141°39.91
08-Feb-08
08:21
Rosette to 5 dbar
(Ctd data to 2008 dbar)
43 P24 49°50.15
142°40.10
08-Feb-08
13:50
Rosette to 10 dbar
(Ctd data to 2004 dbar)
44 P25 50°00.03
143°36.33
08-Feb-08
18:54
Rosette to 598 dbar
(Ctd data to 2004 dbar)
45 P26 49°59.93
145°00.21
09-Feb-08
02:20
Rosette (DMS cast) to 249 dbar
(Ctd data to 304 dbar)
46 P26 49°59.89
145°00.35
09-Feb-08
03:33
Rosette (Deep cast) to 4300 dbar
(Ctd data)
47 P26 50°00.29
145°00.05
10-Feb-08
16:12
Rosette (UBC and ONAr cast) to 4001 dbar
(Ctd data)
48 P26 50°00.79
145°01.12
10-Feb-08
18:40
Ring net to 50 m
49 P26 50°00.66
145°00.57
10-Feb-08
19:00
Bongo to 250 m
50 P26 50°01.28
145°00.20
10-Feb-08
19:40
Deploy Argo float 3266
51 PA-001 50°08.24
144°50.02
10-Feb-08
21:15
Rosette to 56 dbar
(Ctd data to 201 dbar)
52   52°05.31
144°06.76
11-Feb-08
10:43
Deploy Argo float 3259
53   53°21.01
136°03.56
13-Feb-08
11:57
Bongo tow to 1000 m (UVic)
54 BS1-B 53°18.00
135°39.01
13-Feb-08
18:53
Deploy PATC mooring BS1-B
55 Calib 53°21.82
135°29.45
13-Feb-08
19:40
Rosette (Calibration cast) to 1503 dbar
(Ctd data)
56 M2 51°46.45
127°53.23
16-Feb-08
00:17
Rosette to 186 dbar
(Ctd data)
57 M3 51°46.23
127°54.58
16-Feb-08
01:49
Rosette to 301 dbar
(Ctd data)
58 M4 51°44.64
128°00.21
16-Feb-08
02:50
Rosette to 425 dbar
(Ctd data)
59 M5 51°43.41
128°03.54
16-Feb-08
03:50
Rosette to 5 dbar
(Ctd data to 339 dbar)
60 M6 51°42.66
128°07.31
16-Feb-08
04:38
Rosette to 31 dbar
(Ctd data to 235 dbar)
61 Ri1 51°26.38
127°38.13
16-Feb-08
08:16
Rosette to 321 dbar
(Ctd data)
62 Ri1 51°26.42
127°38.12
16-Feb-08
08:52
Bongo to 320 m
63 Ri1 51°26.38
127°38.15
16-Feb-08
09:21
Ring net to 50 m
64 Ri2 51°31.24
127°33.65
16-Feb-08
10:32
Rosette to 5 dbar
(Ctd data to 320 dbar)
65 Ri2 51°31.23
127°33.62
16-Feb-08
10:13
Bongo to 310 m
66 Ri3 51°35.88
127°32.08
16-Feb-08
11:25
Rosette to 5 dbar
(Ctd data to 310 dbar)
67 Ri3 51°35.90
127°32.06
16-Feb-08
11:46
Bongo to 310 m
68 Ri4 51°38.91
127°26.66
16-Feb-08
12:43
Bongo to 290 m
69 Ri4 51°38.90
127°26.64
16-Feb-08
13:03
Rosette to 290 dbar
(Ctd data)
70 Ri5 51°40.72
127°19.89
16-Feb-08
14:06
Rosette to 5 dbar
(Ctd data to 190 dbar)
71 Ri5 51°40.69
127°19.94
16-Feb-08
14:28
Bongo to 190 m
72 Ri6 51°40.53
127°17.04
16-Feb-08
15:16
Bongo to 130 m
73 Ri6 51°40.48
127°17.04
16-Feb-08
15:29
Rosette to 5 dbar
(Ctd data to 134 dbar)
74 Ri4 51°38.93
127°26.61
16-Feb-08
16:24
Rosette to 290 dbar
(Ctd data)
75 GE01 49°14.99
123°44.95
17-Feb-08
18:35
Ctd to 390 dbar
76 GE01 49°15.00
123°45.01
17-Feb-08
19:01
Bongo to 250 m
77 GE01 49°15.00
123°44.99
17-Feb-08
19:14
Bongo to 400 m

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Download data for the whole cruise

CTD data
List of CTD casts
Channels in CTD files

 


Chemistry (Rosette) data
List of Rosette casts Channels in Rosette files

 


Zooplankton data

 

Drifter data

  • Argo float 3258
  • Argo float 3266
  • Argo float 3259
  • Thermosalinographs (TSG) data (text files)

     

    Surface and Loop data in text format

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    Profiles of T, S, Sigma-t, DO, and their anomalies

    1000-dbar profiles and anomalies with respect to the 1956-1991 averages

    Documents

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