Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Forth Ranger (74FR) |
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Cruise identifier | FR0190 |
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Cruise period | 1990-01-10 — 1990-01-11 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Port Edgar, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Port Edgar, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To deploy and maintain a current meter/transmissometer mooring.
2. To undertake chemical surveys of the Firth of Forth and Forth estuary. |
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Chief scientist | Philip W Balls (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.04 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Firth of Forth |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 1 |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: surface stations |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: surface stations |
Ammonia | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: surface stations |
Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: surface stations |
Contamination | |
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Suspended matter | Quantity: number of stations = 33 Description: 10 with surface only |
Trace metals | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: surface stations |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: surface stations |
Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: surface stations |
Moorings, landers, buoys | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Transparency (eg transmissometer) | 56° 0' 0" N 3° 0' 0" W — laid nov 89 (2ACM AND H16x2) |
Current meters | 56° 0' 0" N 3° 0' 0" W — laid nov 89 (2ACM AND H16x2) |