RRS Frederick Russell FR14/83
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
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Cruise identifier | FR14/83 |
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Cruise period | 1983-08-20 — 1983-09-01 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Continued investigation of Nitrogen cycling. MICRON III |
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Chief scientist | R Fauzi C Mantoura (Institute of Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth) |
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Cruise report | (0.22 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Shelf waters in Approaches to Bristol and English Channels |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Oxygen | Quantity: number of samples = 400 |
Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 200 |
Total - P | |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of samples = 200 |
Nitrite | Quantity: number of samples = 200 |
Ammonia | Quantity: number of samples = 200 Description: NH3 |
Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 200 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Primary productivity | Quantity: number of experiments = 6 |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of samples = 300 |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of samples = 400 |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 200 |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Core - soft bottom | |