Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scarba (74RG) |
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Cruise identifier | 7/71 |
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Cruise period | 1971-09-24 — 1971-10-11 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To lay and uplift an array of 4 current meter moorings within 20 miles f the Aberdeenshire coast. A mooring laid at the western edge of Aberdeen Bank will support a temperature profile recorder in addition to current meters.
2. To carry out measurements designed to resolve the variability of physical factors and of zooplankton. |
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Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.08 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | 57.18-41N 01.18-55W |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 79 Description: 33 top & bottom only |
Subsurface temperature measurements | Description: autom.read. |
Current meters | |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Nitrate | Quantity: 79 |
Ammonia | Quantity: 71 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | |
Zooplankton | |