RV Edward Forbes 12/75 (B/8/75)
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Edward Forbes (74EF) |
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Cruise identifier | 12/75 (B/8/75) |
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Cruise period | 1975-07-10 — 1975-07-27 |
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Status | Completed |
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Chief scientist | William W Brown (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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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: 1 |
Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: 1 |
Current meters | Quantity: 4 Description: 3x5w+1x50h;3 rigs left from B;7;75 to be recovered |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Phosphate | Quantity: 1 |
Total - P | Quantity: 1 |
Nitrate | Quantity: 1 |
Nitrite | Quantity: 1 |
Silicate | Quantity: 1 |
Trace elements | Quantity: 1 |
Contamination | |
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Suspended matter | Quantity: 1 |
Trace metals | Quantity: 1 |
Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: 1 Description: air particulates |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Primary productivity | Quantity: 1 |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 1 |
Zooplankton | Quantity: 1 Description: biomass determination |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 4 Description: chemical analysis of sediments |