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RRS John Murray JM4/77

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS John Murray (74MJ)
Cruise identifierJM4/77
Cruise period1977-04-16 — 1977-04-28
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLiverpool, United Kingdom
Port of returnBarry, United Kingdom
ObjectivesSecond in a 2-cruise experiment to determine the residual current field in the Eastern Irish Sea using an array of moored current meters, deployed together with an array of bottom-mounted tide-gauge/current meters to determine tidal friction. This cruise recovered the moorings as well as collecting supporting underway temperature/salinity and CTD data.
Chief scientistAlan J Harrison (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Bidston Laboratory)
Cruise reportRRS John Murray JM4/77 cruise report john_murray2and4_77.pdf (1.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
Track chartsRRS John Murray JM4/77 cruise track — trk2114a.html RRS John Murray JM4/77 cruise track — trk2114f.html RRS John Murray JM4/77 cruise track — trk2114g.html RRS John Murray JM4/77 cruise track — trk2114h.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: activity duration in days = 13
Description: Recorded throughout cruise
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 27
Current metersQuantity: number of deployments = 13
Description: 30 days
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)Quantity: number of deployments = 5
Description: 30 days
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
27  CTD/STD cast
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
5485811977-04-16 13:23  — 1977-04-16 13:23 53° 29' 8" N  3° 29' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548581
5487041977-04-21 12:06  — 1977-04-21 12:09 53° 37' 34" N  4° 25' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548704
5487901977-04-24 02:25  — 1977-04-24 02:26 54° 42' 13" N  3° 49' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548790
5486361977-04-17 15:01  — 1977-04-17 15:02 53° 24' 6" N  3° 46' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548636
5488081977-04-24 09:29  — 1977-04-24 09:31 54° 39' 7" N  3° 54' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548808
5488451977-04-25 09:19  — 1977-04-25 09:20 53° 53' 31" N  4° 46' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548845
5487161977-04-21 13:51  — 1977-04-21 13:53 53° 44' 54" N  4° 35' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548716
5487531977-04-23 22:04  — 1977-04-23 22:05 54° 29' 32" N  4° 5' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548753
5488211977-04-24 14:23  — 1977-04-24 14:24 54° 9' 10" N  3° 42' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548821
5488571977-04-26 06:19  — 1977-04-26 06:20 53° 53' 36" N  3° 30' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548857
5487411977-04-23 20:33  — 1977-04-23 20:35 54° 30' 22" N  4° 23' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548741
5487891977-04-24 01:05  — 1977-04-24 01:10 54° 34' 50" N  3° 42' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548789
5488331977-04-24 19:26  — 1977-04-24 19:27 54° 0' 36" N  3° 54' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548833
5486611977-04-18 05:03  — 1977-04-18 05:04 53° 46' 11" N  4° 8' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548661
5486731977-04-18 09:38  — 1977-04-18 09:41 53° 53' 54" N  4° 24' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548673
5487771977-04-24 00:05  — 1977-04-24 00:06 54° 28' 37" N  3° 43' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548777
5488701977-04-27 15:09  — 1977-04-27 15:11 52° 12' 7" N  5° 36' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548870
5486001977-04-16 20:00  — 1977-04-16 20:01 53° 46' 18" N  3° 17' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548600
5486481977-04-17 19:52  — 1977-04-17 19:53 53° 38' 46" N  4° 22' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548648
5487281977-04-23 19:21  — 1977-04-23 19:22 54° 37' 4" N  4° 24' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548728
5488691977-04-27 13:49  — 1977-04-27 13:53 52° 4' 30" N  5° 46' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548869
5485931977-04-16 16:01  — 1977-04-16 16:02 53° 41' 23" N  3° 32' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548593
5486121977-04-17 07:49  — 1977-04-17 07:50 53° 46' 28" N  3° 55' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548612
5486241977-04-17 11:04  — 1977-04-17 11:06 53° 46' 33" N  3° 42' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548624
5486851977-04-19 18:35  — 1977-04-19 18:36 53° 24' 0" N  3° 54' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548685
5486971977-04-21 09:49  — 1977-04-21 09:50 53° 29' 39" N  4° 15' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548697
5487651977-04-23 23:12  — 1977-04-23 23:13 54° 28' 51" N  3° 53' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 548765