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Hydrothermal activity and deep-ocean biology of the Mid-Cayman Rise. Underway dataset for cruise JC044 and underway and CTD cast datasets for cruise JC082

This dataset consists of underway meteorology, navigation and sea surface hydrography measurements from cruise JC044 and JC082 as well as 7 CTD casts for cruise JC082. Data were collected on two RRS James Cook cruises, JC044 and JC082, covering the Cayman Trough and Mid-Cayman Spreading Centre in the Caribbean Sea. Cruise JC044 took place between March 25th and April 22nd 2010 and cruise JC082 took place between February 6th and March 8th 2013. Navigation data were collected using an Applanix POSMV system and meteorology and sea surface hydrography were collected using the NMF Surfmet system. Both systems were run through the duration of the cruise, excepting times for cleaning, entering and leaving port, and while alongside. CTD data were obtained from a Seabird SBE CTD system fitted to a rosette and launched at stations along the cruise track. Data were collected as part of the NERC-funded project “Hydrothermal activity and deep-ocean biology of the Mid-Cayman Rise” which aimed to investigate the world's deepest under-sea volcanic ridge, the Mid-Cayman Rise, to advance understanding of patterns of biodiversity in the planet's largest ecosystem. By studying the geology and hydrography of the world's deepest seafloor spreading centre using established techniques, the project aimed to confirm the geological processes driving the vents and to reveal the evolutionary genetic relationships of their inhabitants to those in vents elsewhere. The project was funded by two NERC standard grants. The lead grant, NE/F017774/1, ran from 15 September 2009 to 01 March 2014, and was led by principal investigator Dr Jonathan TP Copley of University of Southampton, School of Ocean and Earth Sciences. The child grant, NE/F017758/1, ran from 19 July 2009 to 31 December 2013, and was led by Dr BJ Morton of National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology. Underway navigation, meteorology and sea surface hydrography and CTD datasets have been received as raw files by BODC and are available upon request.

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Alternate title
British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048MidCaymanHydrothermal_project_data
Date (Publication)
2018-05-18
Date (Creation)
2017-11-20
Date (Revision)
2017-11-20
Identifier
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED6740
Originator
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Unknown ( Unknown )
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Custodian
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Director
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
SeaDataNet PDV
  • Bathymetry and Elevation
  • Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
  • Salinity of the water column
  • Air pressure
  • Raw light meter output
  • Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
  • Electrical conductivity of the water column
  • Air temperature
  • Platform or instrument orientation
  • Atmospheric humidity
  • Raw fluorometer output
  • Wind strength and direction
  • Metadata parameters
  • Temperature of the water column
  • Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Vertical Coverages
  • unknown
MEDIN metadata record availability
  • Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres
  • Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
INSPIRE themes
  • Meteorological geographical features
  • Geographical grid systems
  • Hydrography
  • Oceanographic geographical features
  • Elevation
  • Atmospheric conditions
Use limitation
Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
Data are freely available to all following agreement to the terms and conditions of a Data Licence
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Oceans
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
  • Location
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Begin date
2010-03-25
End date
2013-03-08
Supplemental Information

Publication year: 2012-08-13

Publication title: Iheyaspira bathycodon new species (Vetigastropoda: Trochoidea: Turbinidae: Skeneinae) from the Von Damm Vent Field, Mid-Cayman Spreading Centre, Caribbean

Publication authors: Nye V

Publication year: 2015-09-01

Publication title: Geology, sulfide geochemistry and supercritical venting at the Beebe Hydrothermal Vent Field, Cayman Trough

Publication authors: Webber A

Publication year: 2012-01-01

Publication title: HyBIS: a new concept in versatile, 6000-m rated robotic underwater vehicles

Publication authors: Murton Bramley J

Publication year: 2013-09-06

Publication title: Surveyor, Sampler For Deep-Ocean Operations HyBIS Enables Interaction With Seafloor Up to 6,000-Meter Depths

Publication authors: Murton Bramley J

Publication year: 2012-09-01

Publication title: Exploring Ultradeep Hydrothermal Vents In the Cayman Trough by ROV

Publication authors: Murton Bramley J

Publication year: 2014-06-01

Publication title: Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs): Their past, present and future contributions to the advancement of marine geoscience

Publication authors: Wynn R

Publication year: 2016-01-12

Publication title: A new species of Pachycara Zugmayer, 1911 (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from deep-sea chemosynthetic environments in the Caribbean Sea.

Publication authors: Anderson ME

Publication year: 2014-03-01

Publication title: Exploration of the Mid-Cayman Rise

Publication authors: Cindy Van Dover

Publication year: 2012-01-01

Publication title: Hydrothermal vent fields and chemosynthetic biota on the world's deepest seafloor spreading centre.

Publication authors: Connelly DP

Publication year: 2015-09-28

Publication title: Efficient removal of recalcitrant deep-ocean dissolved organic matter during hydrothermal circulation

Publication authors: Hawkes J

Publication year: 2013-09-01

Publication title: Iron speciation in hydrothermal plumes

Publication authors: Hawkes J

Publication year: 2015-12-22

Publication title: Talc-dominated seafloor deposits reveal a new class of hydrothermal system

Publication authors: Hodgkinson MR

Publication year: 2013-08-21

Publication title: Hyperbaric biofilms on engineering surfaces formed in the deep sea

Publication authors: Meier A

Publication year: 2013-03-29

Publication title: Spatial variation in the population structure and reproductive biology of Rimicaris hybisae (Caridea: Alvinocarididae) at hydrothermal vents on the Mid-Cayman Spreading Centre

Publication authors: Nye V

Publication year: 2014-08-17

Publication title: Reproductive ecology of a hippolytid shrimp, Lebbeus virentova (Caridea: Hippolytidae) at the Von Damm Vent Field, Mid-Cayman Spreading Centre

Publication authors: Nye V

Publication year: 2011-12-14

Publication title: A new species of Rimicaris (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alvinocarididae) from hydrothermal vent fields on the Mid-Cayman Spreading Centre, Caribbean

Publication authors: Nye V

Publication year: 2012-08-13

Publication title: A new species of Lebbeus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Hippolytidae) from the Von Damm Vent Field, Caribbean Sea

Publication authors: Nye V

Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Distribution format
Distributor
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Director
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Statement
Instrument(s) used to collect data: anemometers; meteorological packages; fluorometers; thermosalinographs; multi-beam echosounders; salinity sensor; salinometers; Differential Global Positioning System receivers; CTD; transmissometers; water temperature sensor.
File identifier
d0de83a31a45594eba272ce5beef0e2b XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2018-05-18T15:37:44
Metadata standard name
MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard
Metadata standard version
Version 2.3.8
Point of contact
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Polly Hadžiabdić ( Head of the BODC Requests Team )
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
 
 

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