RRS Frederick Russell FR5/84
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
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Cruise identifier | FR5/84 |
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Cruise period | 1984-03-19 — 1984-04-02 |
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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 | Deploy and recover current meters; track acoustic transponding floats. Intercomparison Experiment |
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Chief scientist | Peter G Collar (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Bristol Channel |
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Specific | W. Irish Sea (54 degN, 5 deg45W) |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 2 Description: 1 recovered;7 days |
Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of deployments = 21 Description: surface tracked floats |
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 7 |
Instrumented wave measurements | Quantity: activity duration in days = 7 Description: waverider |
Meteorology | |
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Other meteorological measurements | Quantity: activity duration in days = 7 Description: surface wind (2m) |