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FRV Scotia 12/82
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 12/82 |
Cruise period | 1982-11-10 — 1982-11-24 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To replace the three current meter moorings deployed on Rockall Bank during May.
2. To deploy three current meter moorings in the Wyville-Thomson Ridge/Faroe-Shetland area as part of the NERC/MAFF/DAFS investigations of the Slope Current (CONSLEX). 3. To collect hydrographic/chemical/plankton samples in support of the current measurements. |
Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.08 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Faroe-Shetland Channel, Wyville Thomson Ridge, Rockall, Fair Isle |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 20 |
Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: 3 moorings deployed:7 current meters.;1 recovered:3 current meters.;170 days |
Chemical oceanography | |
Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 1 |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 1 |
Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 19 |