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Cruise description

This cruise was very successful. The June cruise is traditionally the "mooring cruise", and so two moorings were recovered and two were deployed, all around Station Papa. We also deployed two Argo floats for IOS/DFO and one Iridium float for the University of Washington. The in situ pumping for Roger François group at UBC went quite well and was well complemented by the Multiple Plankton Sampler. The sampling done during this cruise was performed using a CTD, a Rosette, some Go-flos, a Bongo and a Multiple Plankton Sampler. For further details see Post_cruise_report.pdf in the Documents section.

Cruise personnel

Chief Scientist: Marie Robert   Institute of Ocean Sciences  (DFO)
  • Michael Arychuk (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • Michael Bentley (Canadian Wildlife Service)
  • Seth Bushinsky (University of Washington)
  • Constance Couture (University of British Columbia)
  • Michael Craig (NOAA/PMEL)
  • Roger François (University of British Columbia)
  • Keith Johnson (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • Yiming Luo (University of British Columbia)
  • Hugh Maclean (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • Josiane Mélançon (Université Laval)
  • Jessie Motard-Côté (Université Laval)
  • Keith Ronnholm (PMEL/NOAA)
  • Karl Schiffmacher (University of British Columbia)
  • Maureen Soon (University of British Columbia)
  • Doug Yelland (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • Jody Wright (University of British Columbia)

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Map of cruise track and stations

Map of Line-P stations for 2009-10

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°35.61
123°30.02
06-Jun-10
02:21
Rosette to 218 dbar
(Ctd data)
2 P1 48°34.46
125°30.08
06-Jun-10
23:49
Rosette to 10 dbar
(Ctd data to 127 dbar)
3 P2 48°35.99
125°59.90
07-Jun-10
01:59
Rosette (DMS cast) to 101 dbar
(Ctd data)
4 P2 48°35.97
125°59.85
07-Jun-10
02:27
Bongo tow to 105 m
5 P2 48°35.98
126°00.00
07-Jun-10
02:45
Rosette (Deep cast) to 107 dbar
(Ctd data)
6 P3 48°37.49
126°19.92
07-Jun-10
04:36
Rosette to 30 dbar (Ctd data to 810 dbar)
7 P4 48°39.03
126°40.00
07-Jun-10
07:18
Bongo to 250 m
8 P4 48°38.99
126°39.99
07-Jun-10
07:48
DNA Bongo to 250 m
9 P4 48°38.98
126°40.03
07-Jun-10
08:16
Rosette (UBC cast) to 1300 dbar (Ctd data)
10 P4 48°38.98
126°39.93
07-Jun-10
10:02
UBC in situ pumps to 60 m.
11 P4 48°38.77
126°40.24
07-Jun-10
12:00
Trace metal pumping to 5 m.
12 P4 48°39.00
126°40.01
07-Jun-10
14:28
Rosette (Deep cast) to 1250 dbar
(Ctd data)
13 P4 48°39.01
126°40.00
07-Jun-10
16:51
Rosette (DMS and ONAr cast) to 301 dbar
(Ctd data)
14 P5 48°41.47
127°10.11
07-Jun-10
21:00
Rosette to 40 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
15 P6 48°44.60
127°40.07
08-Jun-10
00:46
Rosette to 25 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
16 P7 48°46.64
128°09.95
08-Jun-10
04:21
Rosette to 25 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
17 P8 48°48.93
128°39.90
08-Jun-10
08:09
Bongo tow to 250 m
18 P8 48°48.98
128°39.99
08-Jun-10
08:33
Rosette to 2000 dbar
(Ctd data)
19 P9 48°51.39
129°10.01
08-Jun-10
12:17
Rosette to 34 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
20 P10 48°53.60
129°39.99
08-Jun-10
15:46
Rosette to 40 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
21 P11 48°55.82
130°10.05
08-Jun-10
19:22
Rosette to 41 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
22 P12 48°58.12
130°39.68
08-Jun-10
22:55
Rosette (DMS & ONAr cast) to 1000 dbar
(Ctd data)
24 P12 48°58.21
130°39.96
09-Jun-10
00:17
Bongo to 250 m
25 P12 48°58.19
130°40.00
09-Jun-10
00:54
Rosette (Deep cast) to 3275 dbar
(Ctd data)
27 P12 48°58.20
130°40.02
09-Jun-10
04:45
Rosette (UBC cast) to 2001 dbar
(Ctd data)
28 P13 49°02.58
131°40.00
09-Jun-10
14:30
Rosette to 2000 dbar
(Ctd data)
29 P13 49°02.58
131°40.20
09-Jun-10
15:58
Deploy Argo float 4833
30 P14 49°07.34
132°39.87
09-Jun-10
21:34
Rosette to 45 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
31 P15 49°12.11
133°39.81
10-Jun-10
04:19
Rosette to 50 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
32 P16 49°16.96
134°39.99
10-Jun-10
10:58
Bongo to 250 m
33 P16 49°16.99
134°39.97
10-Jun-10
11:23
Rosette (UBC cast) to 1999 dbar
(Ctd data)
34 P16 49°17.00
134°39.95
10-Jun-10
13:00
UBC in situ pumps to 60 m.
35 P16 49°17.01
134°39.96
10-Jun-10
13:57
Rosette (Deep cast) to 3680 dbar
(Ctd data)
37 P16 49°17.08
134°39.97
10-Jun-10
18:02
Rosette (DMS & ONAr cast) to 500 dbar
(Ctd data)
38 P17 49°20.94
135°39.82
10-Jun-10
23:17
Rosette to 60 dbar 
(Ctd data to 2007 dbar)
39 P18 49°25.88
136°39.73
11-Jun-10
04:32
Rosette to 45 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
40 P19 49°30.06
137°39.88
11-Jun-10
10:10
Rosette to 65 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
41 P20 49°33.98
138°39.99
11-Jun-10
16:41
Rosette (Deep cast) to 4022 dbar
(Ctd data)
42 P20 49°34.00
138°40.31
11-Jun-10
19:38
Trace metal pumping.
43 P20 49°34.09
138°40.74
11-Jun-10
20:51
Rosette (DMS & ONAr cast) to 299 dbar
(Ctd data)
44 P20 49°34.18
138°40.97
11-Jun-10
21:37
Bongo to 250 m
45 P20 49°34.03
138°40.03
11-Jun-10
22:04
Rosette (UBC & Yiming cast) to 2503 dbar
(Ctd data)
46 P21 49°37.95
139°39.94
12-Jun-10
04:59
Rosette to 48 dbar
(Ctd data to 2004 dbar)
47 P26 50°00.01
144°59.86
13-Jun-10
20:25
Rosette (Th-230) to 201 dbar
(Ctd data)
48 P26 49°59.99
144°59.91
13-Jun-10
21:26
Rosette (DMS cast) to 301 dbar
(Ctd data)
49 P26 50°00.01
144°59.86
13-Jun-10
22:35
Rosette (Deep cast) to 4316 dbar
(Ctd data)
49.5 P26 50°00.00
145°00.00
14-Jun-10
11:00
Trace metal pumping.
50 P26 50°00.03
144°59.75
14-Jun-10
03:01
Rosette (UBC cast) to 2001 dbar
(Ctd data)
51 P26 50°00.00
144°59.90
14-Jun-10
07:10
Rosette (Th-230 cast) to 1600 dbar
(Ctd data)
52 P26 49°59.98
144°59.89
14-Jun-10
08:49
Rosette (Ba & ONAr cast) to 30 dbar
(Ctd data)
53 PA-004 50°02.84
144°52.92
14-Jun-10
23:00
Deploy PMEL/NOAA PA004 mooring
54 PA-004 50°02.85
144°52.89
14-Jun-10
23:45
Rosette (ONAr and UW) to 500 dbar
(Ctd data)
55 P26 50°00.00
145°00.00
15-Jun-10
01:46
UBC in situ pumps.
56 P26 49°59.96
144°59.56
15-Jun-10
06:58
Bongo to 250 m
57 P26 49°59.99
145°00.47
15-Jun-10
09:29
UBC in situ pumps to 1000 m.
58 Waverider 49°59.12
145°05.03
15-Jun-10
21:11
Deploy APL/UW Waverider mooring
59 P26 50°00.00
145°00.00
16-Jun-10
00:20
UBC in situ pumps to 400 m.
60 P26 50°00.05
144°59.84
16-Jun-10
05:53
DNA Bongo to 250 m
61 P26 49°59.98
144°59.93
16-Jun-10
07:43
UBC in situ pumps to 100 m.
62 ADCP 50°06.98
144°58.79
16-Jun-10
16:50
Recover the ADCP mooring - NP003
(NOAA/PMEL, UW/APL, U Victoria)
63 PA004 50°02.82
144°52.69
16-Jun-10
22:03
Rosette to 30 dbar
(Ctd data to 303 dbar)
64 P26 50°00.04
144°59.93
17-Jun-10
00:34
Multinet to 2000 m
65 P26 49°59.97
144°59.97
17-Jun-10
01:41
Rosette (Pa cast) to 200 dbar
(Ctd data)
66 P26 49°59.90
144°59.91
17-Jun-10
02:44
Multinet to 500 m for Fran¸ois group
67 P26 49°59.92
144°59.98
17-Jun-10
03:37
Rosette (Yiming's cast) to 1601 dbar
(Ctd data)
68 P26 49°59.95
145°00.00
17-Jun-10
05:49
Rosette (Pa cast) to 1600 dbar
(Ctd data)
69 P26 50°00.00
144°59.94
17-Jun-10
07:37
Rosette (ONAr & Roger's cast) to 1000 dbar
(Ctd data)
70 PA003 50°07.51
144°48.96
17-Jun-10
12:07
Rosette (O17 cast) to 200 dbar
(Ctd data to 300 dbar)
71 PA003 50°07.2
144°48.6
17-Jun-10
17:48
Recover PMEL/NOAA PA003 mooring
72 P26 50°00.02
145°00.01
17-Jun-10
23:04
Rosette (ONAr & Roger's cast) to 4315 dbar
(Ctd data)
73 P26 50°00.01
144°59.95
18-Jun-10
02:41
Multinet to 1600 m for Fran¸ois group
74 P26 50°00.01
144°58.80
18-Jun-10
03:39
Deploy UW Iridium float 6400
75 P35 50°00.00
144°18.25
18-Jun-10
06:28
Rosette to 41 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
76 P25 50°00.05
143°36.31
18-Jun-10
10:39
Rosette to 38 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
77 P24 49°50.18
142°39.97
18-Jun-10
15:47
Rosette (Calibration cast) to 2000 dbar
(Ctd data)
78 P24 49°50.14
142°39.95
18-Jun-10
16:59
Deploy Argo float 4838
79 P23 49°46.01
141°39.91
18-Jun-10
20:42
Rosette to 40 dbar
(Ctd data to 1006 dbar)
80 P22 49°42.01
140°40.05
19-Jun-10
00:54
Rosette to 41 dbar
(Ctd data to 1007 dbar)

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Download data for the whole cruise

CTD data
List of CTD casts

 


Chemistry (Rosette) data
List of Rosette casts

 

Zooplankton data

 

Trace Metal Data
For Trace Metal data please contact Josiane Mélançon

Drifter data
Mooring data
Thermosalinograph (TSG) data (text files)


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

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

Documents

The following documents are available upon request by contacting Marie Robert.

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