RV Edward Forbes 6/75 (B/5/75)
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Edward Forbes (74EF) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/75 (B/5/75) |
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Cruise period | 1975-04-17 — 1975-04-23 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Bristol Channel survey |
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Chief scientist | Ian Joint (Institute of Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Bristol Channel |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 11 Description: Surface only |
Contamination | |
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Suspended matter | Quantity: number of samples = 2 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Primary productivity | Quantity: number of experiments = 11 |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of samples = 11 |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of samples = 22 |
Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: number of samples = 11 |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 11 |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 11 Description: Physiology studies |
Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: number of samples = 11 |
Data held at BODC | |
Discrete samples | |
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20 General station with STD/bottles/additional instruments | Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
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