RRS Frederick Russell FR1/87 cruise 11
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
| Cruise identifier | FR1/87 cruise 11 |
| Cruise period | 1987-02-03 — 1987-02-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Zooplankton survey; hydrography; nutrients, sedimentation. FR/11/87.Plankton in Winter |
| Chief scientist | J Alistair Lindley (Institute of Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth) |
| Cruise report |  (0.60 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Southern North Sea; St. George’s Channel; Irish Sea; Celtic Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: track kilometres = 11556.48 |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 7 |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 1307.512 |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: track kilometres = 2204 Description: sample nos. |
| Nitrate | Quantity: track kilometres = 2204 Description: sample nos. |
| Nitrite | Quantity: track kilometres = 2204 Description: sample nos. |
| Ammonia | Quantity: 190 Description: sample nos. |
| Silicate | Quantity: track kilometres = 2204 Description: sample nos. |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 22 |
| Isotopes | Quantity: 22 |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: 190 Description: sample nos.;urea |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Primary productivity | Quantity: 1 |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: 8 Description: in zooplankton |
| Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: 8 |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: 26 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: 26 Description: survey:distribution,biomass determination,population structures |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: 40 Description: particle size/frequency distribution |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 15 |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 10 Description: station nos. |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: 4 Description: radioactivity msmnts. |
