Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Forth Ranger (74FR) |
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Cruise identifier | FR0290 |
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Cruise period | 1990-02-19 — 1990-02-21 |
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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 | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Transparency (eg transmissometer) | |
Current meters | Quantity: 2 |
Moorings, landers, buoys | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Current meters | 56° 0' 0" N 3° 22' 59" W — laid mooring with 2acm and 2 transm. due up May 1990 |