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FRV Scotia 10/73 PT2
Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 10/73 PT2 |
Cruise period | 1973-11-02 — 1973-11-22 |
Status | Completed |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 10 (II) SP 73 |
Chief scientist | Graham Topping (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 85 |
Current meters | Quantity: activity duration in days = 65 |
Chemical oceanography | |
Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 48 |
Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 56 |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 56 |
Total - N | Quantity: number of stations = 21 |
Ammonia | Quantity: number of stations = 56 |
Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 56 |
Contamination | |
Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 22 Description: chemical pollution, heavy metals and pesticides in water, particulate matter, plankton and sediment |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 28 |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: Phytoplankton counts |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 39 |