RRS Frederick Russell FR10A/84
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
| Cruise identifier | FR10A/84 |
| Cruise period | 1984-06-05 — 1984-06-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | This cruise was devoted to laying moorings in the shelf break area around 47deg40'N 6deg30'W. In all, ten mooring rigs were to be deployed and two recovered from the previous cruise in March. |
| Chief scientist | Robin D Pingree (Marine Biological Association of the UK) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Celtic Sea Bay of Biscay |
| Specific | W. English Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: track kilometres = 1111.2 |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 15 Description: S surface only |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: track kilometres = 1111.2 |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 17 Description: no.of cm deployed |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Nitrate | Quantity: track kilometres = 1111.2 |
| Nitrite | Quantity: track kilometres = 1111.2 |
| Silicate | Quantity: track kilometres = 1111.2 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: track kilometres = 1111.2 |
