Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RRS John Murray (74MJ) |
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Cruise identifier | JM16/77 |
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Cruise period | 1977-12-08 — 1977-12-21 |
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Status | Completed |
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Chief scientist | G Farrow (University of Glasgow Department of Geology) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 15 Description: surface only |
Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 3 |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 15 |
Contamination | |
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Bottom deposits | Quantity: number of stations = 26 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: number of samples = 7 |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of stations = 26 Description: survey:population,behaviour,biomass determination etc. |
Molluscs | Quantity: number of stations = 26 |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of stations = 26 |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Dredge | Quantity: number of deployments = 10 |
Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 6 |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 26 Description: physical/chemical analysis;paleomagnetism |
Bottom photography | Quantity: number of deployments = 12 |
Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 370 |
Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 370 |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 370 |