Weather Reporter 124

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info.
Ship name (ship code)	Weather Reporter (74WR)
Cruise identifier	124
Cruise period	1974-07-08 — 1974-08-06
Status	Completed
Port of departure	Greenock, United Kingdom
Port of return	Greenock, United Kingdom
Purpose	Research
Objectives	Occupation of Ocean Weather Station INDIA (59N, 19W)
Chief scientist	Bob Williams (Institute of Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth)
Ocean/sea areas
General	North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Specific	Ocean Weather Station INDIA (59N, 19W)
Measurements
Physical oceanography
Transparency (eg transmissometer)	Quantity: 21
Chemical oceanography
Phosphate	Quantity: 4
Nitrate	Quantity: 4
Nitrite	Quantity: 4
Silicate	Quantity: 4
Contamination
Trace metals	Quantity: 6
Chlorinated hydrocarbons	Quantity: 6
Biology and fisheries
Primary productivity	Quantity: 3
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)	Quantity: 12
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON)	Quantity: 4
Phytoplankton	Quantity: 3
Zooplankton	Quantity: 6
Eggs and larvae	Quantity: 6 Description: survey taxonomy, distribution etc.