RV Calanus
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Calanus (745R) |
| Cruise period | 2001-04-23 — 2001-04-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Tarbert, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Tarbert, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The main objective of the project is to conduct a survey of mass-specific inherent optical properties in coastal waters, using in situ measurements of absorption, beam attenuation and forward scattering and an indirect method to determine the volume scattering function. The results of the survey are to be used to evaluate the effect of strong variations in the optically dominant class of suspended particles and yellow substance on marine reflectance. The objective of this particular cruise was to make measurements of the mass-specific optical properties in sediment dominant water and determine how inorganic sediment and yellow substance affects marine reflectance. |
| Chief scientist | Sean Gaffney (University of Wales, Bangor School of Ocean Sciences) |
| Project | NERC Research Programme GR3/12903 |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| Specific | Clyde Sea |
| Track charts |  (0.06 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 19 Description: Water bottle |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 19 Description: CTD |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 19 Description: Sampled for optical and suspended sediment measurements. |
