Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Weather Reporter (74WR) |
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Cruise identifier | 122 |
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Cruise period | 1974-04-03 — 1974-04-30 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Greenock, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Occupation of Ocean Weather Station INDIA (59N, 19W) |
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Chief scientist | Bob Williams (Institute of Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Ocean Weather Station INDIA (59N, 19W) |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: 18 |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Phosphate | Quantity: 5 |
Nitrate | Quantity: 5 |
Nitrite | Quantity: 5 |
Silicate | Quantity: 5 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Primary productivity | Quantity: 3 |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 12 |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: 6 |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: 3 |
Zooplankton | Quantity: 12 Description: 4 Longhurst-Hardy plankton recorder tows |