Deposits
BRSMG-Cc6402
Holding institution:
Donor:
F G Pearcey
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
28 March 1873 - 28 March 1873
Form:
Sample
Type status:
No
Station:
27
Station/Area Information
Station:
27
Date collected:
28/03/1873
Area:
Sargasso Sea
Water body:
Western Central Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
31
Depth (Fathoms):
2960 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
22.82
Decimal Longitude:
-65.32
Surface Temperature:
75.5°F
Bottom Temperature:
36.2°F
Sediment sample:
Red clay
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02803
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02484
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
72.5°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
64.7°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
57°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
49.7°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
45°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
42.2°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
40.8°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
40°F
Temperature at 900 fathoms:
39.4°F
Temperature at 1000 fathoms:
39°F
Temperature at 1100 fathoms:
38.7°F
Temperature at 1200 fathoms:
38.4°F
Temperature at 1300 fathoms:
38.1°F
Temperature at 1400 fathoms:
37.8°F
Temperature at 1500 fathoms:
37.5°F
