RRS Frederick Russell FR9/85
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
| Cruise identifier | FR9/85 |
| Cruise period | 1985-10-01 — 1985-10-15 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Milford Haven, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Vertical profiles of current, near surface currents, environmental measurements (including coastal HF radar). Celtic Sea 1985 |
| Chief scientist | Alan J Harrison (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Bidston Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.65 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | S. Irish coast (just off) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 48 |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 19 Description: recovered only;40 days |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of deployments = 1 Description: recovered after 30 days |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | Quantity: number of stations = 3 Description: recovered after 40 days |
| Instrumented wave measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: recovered after 40 days |
