RRS Frederick Russell FR7/85
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
| Cruise identifier | FR7/85 |
| Cruise period | 1985-08-21 — 1985-09-03 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Birkenhead, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Hydrographic surveys: current meters, waves, met., HF RADAR (coastal). Celtic Sea 1985 |
| Chief scientist | M John Howarth (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Bidston Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.65 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Bristol Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea/St. George’s Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 30 |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: 5 recovered;9 days |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Met. Buoys |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: pressure recorders |
| Instrumented wave measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 2 Description: thermistor chain |
