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Cruise description

This cruise was 100% successful. All stations were visited and all scheduled casts were done. This was the first time that both the DMS container and the Trace Metal container were set up on the aft-deck, and it worked very well. Most of the Trace Metal sampling was done using the Trace Metal Rosette - TMR - although some sampling was still performed in the chains using a clean pump and the X-Niskin bottles.
During this cruise we also deployed one Argo float for DFO/Institute of Ocean Sciences as well as a weather data drifting buoy for Environment Canada.
The regular sampling done during this cruise was completed using a CTD, a Rosette, and a Bongo. Two bongo casts were done at each major station - a shallow cast to 250 m and a deeper cast to 1200 m. Four bongo casts were done at P26. For further details see 2011-27_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)
  • Lizzy Asher (University of British Columbia)
  • Moira Galbraith (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • Jason McAlister (University of British Columbia)
  • Craig Mewis (University of British Columbia)
  • Diane Perry (University of Washington)
  • Ania Posacka (University of British Columbia)
  • Wendy Richardson (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • Scott Rose (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)
  • Christina Schallenberg (University of Victoria)
  • David Semeniuk (University of British Columbia)
  • Nari Sim (University of British Columbia)
  • Kyle Simpson (Institute of Ocean Sciences-DFO)


  • Captain: Mike Corfield

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Map of cruise track and stations

Map of Line-P stations for 2011-27

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°35.63
123°30.02
17-Aug-11
20:54
Rosette to 215 dbar
(Ctd data)
2 P1 48°34.45
125°30.13
18-Aug-11
11:11
Rosette to 9 dbar
(Ctd data to 128 dbar)
3 LB08 48°25.31
125°28.52
18-Aug-11
12:23
Ctd to 127 dbar
4 P2 48°35.99
126°00.04
18-Aug-11
15:16
Rosette (Deep cast) to 105 dbar
(Ctd data)
5 P2 48°36.02
125°59.97
18-Aug-11
16:02
Bongo tow to 106 m
6 P2 48°36.04
125°59.99
18-Aug-11
16:23
Rosette (DMS cast) to 100 dbar
(Ctd data)
8 P3 48°37.50
126°20.12
18-Aug-11
21:06
TMR cast to 51 dbar
(TMR CTD data)
9 P3 48°37.49
126°20.00
18-Aug-11
21:59
Rosette to 30 dbar
(Ctd data to 810 dbar)
11 P4 48°39.04
126°39.95
19-Aug-11
00:51
TMR cast to 301 dbar
(TMR CTD data)
12 P4 48°39.01
126°39.97
19-Aug-11
01:30
Rosette (Deep cast) to 1315 dbar
(Ctd data)
13 P4 48°39.00
126°40.03
19-Aug-11
03:05
Bongo to 250 m.
14 P4 48°38.99
126°40.01
19-Aug-11
03:56
Bongo to 1200 m.
15 P4 48°38.99
126°40.03
19-Aug-11
05:01
Rosette (UBC cast) to 1300 dbar
(Ctd data)
16 P4 48°38.98
126°39.99
19-Aug-11
11:15
Trace metal pumping to 40 m for IOS and
UBC.
17 P4 48°39.04
126°39.95
19-Aug-11
15:38
TMR cast to 1198 dbar
(TMR CTD data)
18 P4 48°38.99
126°40.01
19-Aug-11
16:48
Rosette (DMS cast) to 200 dbar
(Ctd data)
19 P5 48°41.55
127°09.93
19-Aug-11
19:37
Rosette to 36 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
20 P6 48°44.63
127°39.95
19-Aug-11
23:03
Rosette to 21 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
21 P7 48°46.60
128°09.96
20-Aug-11
02:36
Rosette to 50 dbar
(Ctd data to 2004 dbar)
22 P8 48°49.04
128°39.99
20-Aug-11
06:18
Bongo tow to 250 m
23 P8 48°49.08
128°40.12
20-Aug-11
07:08
Bongo tow to 1200 m
24 P8 48°48.95
128°39.97
20-Aug-11
07:45
Rosette to 2000 dbar
(Ctd data)
25 P9 48°51.39
129°09.95
20-Aug-11
11:15
Trace metal pumping for UBC.
26 P9 48°51.43
129°10.00
20-Aug-11
13:32
Rosette to 40 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
27 P10 48°53.62
129°39.81
20-Aug-11
16:41
Rosette to 43 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
28 P11 48°56.00
130°09.95
20-Aug-11
20:04
Rosette to 35 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
29 P12 48°58.21
130°40.00
20-Aug-11
23:33
Rosette (DMS cast) to 300 dbar
(Ctd data)
30 P12 48°58.21
130°39.97
21-Aug-11
00:15
TMR cast to 299 dbar
(TMR CTD data)
31 P12 48°58.21
130°39.99
21-Aug-11
00:41
Rosette (Deep cast) to 3269 dbar
(Ctd data)
32 P12 48°58.22
130°40.04
21-Aug-11
03:27
TMR cast to 2013 dbar
(TMR CTD data)
33 P12 48°58.21
130°40.01
21-Aug-11
05:45
Bongo to 250 m.
34 P12 48°58.22
130°40.01
21-Aug-11
06:37
Bongo to 1200 m.
35 P12 48°58.21
130°40.02
21-Aug-11
07:27
Rosette (UBC cast) to 2003 dbar
(Ctd data)
36 P12 48°58.16
130°39.88
21-Aug-11
12:14
Trace metal pumping to 40 m for UVic, UBC, IOS.
37 P13 49°02.60
131°40.00
21-Aug-11
20:32
Rosette to 30 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
38 P14 49°07.44
132°40.02
22-Aug-11
02:33
Rosette to 46 dbar
(Ctd data to 2003 dbar)
39 P14 49°07.42
132°40.10
22-Aug-11
03:56
Deploy Argo float 5882
40 P15 49°11.96
133°39.96
22-Aug-11
08:08
Rosette to 30 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
41 P16 49°16.98
134°39.99
22-Aug-11
15:20
TMR cast to 300 dbar
(TMR CTD data)
42 P16 49°16.97
134°39.96
22-Aug-11
15:43
Rosette (Deep cast) to 3685 dbar
(Ctd data)
43 P16 49°16.94
134°39.99
22-Aug-11
19:35
TMR cast to 2000 dbar
(TMR CTD data)
44 P16 49°16.97
134°40.01
22-Aug-11
21:17
Rosette (DMS cast) to 300 dbar
(Ctd data)
45 P16 49°16.97
134°40.04
22-Aug-11
22:47
Bongo to 250 m
46 P16 49°17.01
134°40.05
22-Aug-11
23:29
Bongo to 1200 m
47 P16 49°17.01
134°40.03
23-Aug-11
00:13
Rosette (UBC cast) to 2000 dbar
(Ctd data)
48 P16 49°17.00
134°40.00
23-Aug-11
01:45
Trace metal pumping to 40 m.
49 P17 49°20.98
135°39.96
23-Aug-11
08:59
Rosette to 53 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
51 P18 49°25.99
136°40.03
23-Aug-11
14:50
Rosette to 57 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
52 P19 49°29.98
137°40.01
23-Aug-11
23:01
Rosette to 54 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
53 P20 49°33.98
138°40.04
24-Aug-11
05:21
Bongo to 250 m
54 P20 49°33.99
138°40.04
24-Aug-11
06:08
Bongo to 1200 m
55 P20 49°33.97
138°40.01
24-Aug-11
06:45
Rosette (UBC cast) to 1999 dbar
(Ctd data)
56 P20 49°33.97
138°40.08
24-Aug-11
14:59
TMR cast to 299 dbar
(TMR CTD data)
57 P20 49°33.97
138°40.05
24-Aug-11
15:40
Rosette (Deep cast) to 4022 dbar
(Ctd data)
58 P20 49°33.97
138°40.04
24-Aug-11
19:35
TMR cast to 1999 dbar
(TMR CTD data)
59 P20 49°34.00
138°39.94
24-Aug-11
21:05
Rosette (DMS cast) to 300 dbar
(Ctd data)
60 P21 49°37.99
139°40.00
25-Aug-11
02:17
Rosette to 36 dbar
(Ctd data to 2005 dbar)
61 P22 49°41.97
140°39.82
25-Aug-11
07:14
Rosette to 74 dbar
(Ctd data to 2006 dbar)
62 P23 49°46.04
141°39.94
25-Aug-11
13:00
Rosette to 72 dbar
(Ctd data to 2007 dbar)
63   49°17.11
141°54.67
25-Aug-11
15:45
Deploy drifter 32948 for Environment
Canada
64 P24 49°50.21
142°39.98
25-Aug-11
19:11
Rosette (Calibration cast) to 2000 dbar    (Ctd data)
65 P25 50°00.03
143°36.22
26-Aug-11
00:46
Rosette to 48 dbar
(Ctd data)
66 P35 50°00.00
144°18.11
26-Aug-11
05:23
Rosette to 50 dbar
(Ctd data)
67 P26 50°00.02
144°59.98
26-Aug-11
10:04
Rosette (UBC cast) to 2002 dbar
(Ctd data)
68 P26 49°59.95
144°59.99
26-Aug-11
11:47
Trace metal pumping to 40 m.
69 P26 49°59.99
144°59.97
26-Aug-11
15:44
TMR cast to 299 dbar
(TMR CTD data)
70 P26 49°59.98
144°59.99
26-Aug-11
16:22
Rosette (Deep cast) to 4316 dbar
(Ctd data)
71 P26 49°59.94
144°59.94
26-Aug-11
20:57
Rosette (DMS and ONAr cast) to
300 dbar    (Ctd data)
72 P26 50°00.01
145°00.03
26-Aug-11
21:56
TMR cast to 2001 dbar
(TMR CTD data)
73 P26 50°00.09
145°00.23
26-Aug-11
23:39
Rosette (ONAr cast) to 251 dbar
(Ctd data)
74 PA-005 50°05.19
144°53.43
27-Aug-11
00:54
Small boat Trace Metal surface sampling.
75 PA-005 50°08.10
144°48.93
27-Aug-11
01:48
Rosette (ONAr cast) to 10 dbar
(Ctd data to 101 dbar)
76 PA-005 50°08.08
144°48.85
27-Aug-11
02:39
Rosette (ONAr cast) to 10 dbar
(Ctd data to 501 dbar)
77 P26 50°00.02
144°59.99
27-Aug-11
04:43
Bongo to 250 m
78 P26 49°59.99
145°00.00
27-Aug-11
05:15
Bongo to 500 m
79 P26 49°59.98
145°00.00
27-Aug-11
06:01
Bongo to 1000 m
80 P26 49°59.98
145°00.01
27-Aug-11
06:58
Bongo to 1200 m
81 P26 50°00.00
145°00.03
27-Aug-11
14:42
Trace metal pumping to 40 m.

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Download data for the whole cruise

CTD data
List of CTD stations
Channels in CTD files

 

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

 

Zooplankton data

 

Trace Metal Data
For Trace Metal data please contact Kristin Orians or Kyle Simpson


Drifter data

Thermosalinograph (TSG) data (text files)


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

2000-dbar profiles and anomalies with respect to the 1981-2010 averages for Temperature, Salinity and Sigma-t,
and with respect to the 2001-2010 averages for Dissolved Oxygen

Documents

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