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The Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey of the North Pacific: CTD data
CTD Data

A variety of instruments have been attached to the CPR to record physical variables (Table 1). Simple temperature loggers have been most commonly used and 3 CTDs have been trialled. The most recent, the Brancker XR620, has proven to be the most reliable, returning 100% of the data in 2 full deployments along the east-west transect (previous Chelsea Instrument’s CTDs suffered from vibrations occurring during the tow and often stopped recording). Figure 1 shows the CTD fitted under the tail section of the CPR and Figure 2 some of the data.

In all cases position of each data record is calculated from the ship’s log and the internal clock of the instrument. Such instruments can be fitted to each CPR, it is only financial constraints that limit their deployment. The Brancker will remain on the east-west CPR during its 2008 deployments.

Table 1. Catalogue of physical data collected

Transect Dates
Temperature
Salinity
Depth
Chl-a
Notes
N-S 2017, Oct
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2017, Sept-Oct
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2017, Aug-Sept
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2017, July
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2017, May
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2017, Apr
      Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2017, Aug
Brancker XR620
E-W 2017, May
Brancker XR620
N-S 2016, Sept
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2016, Aug
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2016, July
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2016, June
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2016, May
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2016, Apr
      Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2016, Aug
Brancker XR620
E-W 2016, Apr
Brancker XR620
N-S 2015, Sept
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2015, Aug
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2015, July
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2015, June
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2015, May
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2015, Apr
      Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2015, 30 Sept - 15 Oct
Brancker XR620
E-W 2015, 29 Jun - 9 Jul
Brancker XR620
E-W 2014, 1-15 May
Brancker XR620
E-W 2014, 28 Jun - 12 Jul
Brancker XR620
E-W 2014, 31 Aug - 14 Sep
Brancker XR620
N-S 2014, 24-27 Apr
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2014, 24-26 May
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2014, 26-28 Jun
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2014, 26-28 Jul
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2014, 28-30 Aug
      Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2013, 1-13 May
Brancker XR620
E-W 2013, 3-15 Jul
Brancker XR620
E-W 2013, 1-14 Sep
Brancker XR620
N-S 2013, 11-13 May
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2013, 13-15 Jun
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2013, 13-15 Jul
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2013, 15-17 Aug
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2013, 14-16 Sep
      Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2012, 2-3 Apr
Brancker XR620
E-W 2012, 3-12 Jun
Brancker XR620
E-W 2012, 4-14 Oct
Brancker XR620
N-S 2012, 7-9 Apr
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2012, 10-12 May
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2012, 9-11 Jun
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2012, 13-15 Sep
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2012, 13-16 Oct
      Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2011, 19-30 Apr
Brancker XR620
E-W 2011, 12-22 Jun
Brancker XR620
E-W 2011, 2-12 Aug
Brancker XR620
N-S 2011, 16-19 Apr
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2011, 18-20 Jun
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2011, 21-23 Jul
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2011, 20-22 Aug
      Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2011, 22-25 Sep
      Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2010, 2-13 Jul
Brancker XR620
E-W 2010, 5-14 May
Brancker XR620
E-W 2010, 6-17 Sep
Brancker XR620
E-W 2009, 30 Apr - 11 May
Brancker XR620
E-W 2009, 30 Jun - 13 July
Brancker XR620
E-W 2009, 27 Aug - Sep 6
Brancker XR620
E-W 2008, 13 May - 24 May
Brancker XR620
E-W 2008, 7 July - 18 July
Brancker XR620
E-W 2008, 7 Sep - 18 Sep
Brancker XR620
E-W 2007, 12 Mar - 3 Aprl
Brancker XR620
E-W 2007, 27 May - 9 Jun
Brancker XR620
E-W 2006, 4-6 May
CI Minipack, incomplete transect
E-W

2006, 8-11 Jul

CI Minipack, incomplete transect
E-W 2006, 20 Sep - 1 Oct
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2005, 29 May - 9 Jun
CI Minipack
E-W 2005, 17-24 Sep
CI Minipack, incomplete transect
E-W 2004, 2-16 Oct
CI Aquapack
E-W 2003, 1-15 Apr
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2003, 1-11 Jun
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2003, 28 Sep - 7 Oct
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2002, 28 May - 25 Jun
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2002, 29 July - 3 Aug
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2002, 22 Oct - 3 Nov
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2002, 1-12 June
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
E-W 2002, 5-16 Oct
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2001, 22-27 Apr
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2001, 20-25 May
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2001, 28 Jun - 4 Jul
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2001, 10-16 Aug
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2001, 21-24 Sep
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2000, 21-26 Mar
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2000, 17-22 Jun
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2000, 19-21 Jul
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger
N-S 2000, 23-29 Aug
 
 
 
Vemco temp. logger

 


 

 
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