Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 3/55 |
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Cruise period | 1955-03-25 — 1955-04-08 |
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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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Objectives | Hydrography, plankton and echo-sounding surveys. |
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Chief scientist | Richard B Burns (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.21 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature, phosphate, oxygen and chlorophyll measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Oxygen | Description: Temperature, phosphate, oxygen and chlorophyll measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Phosphate | Description: Temperature, phosphate, oxygen and chlorophyll measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: Temperature, phosphate, oxygen and chlorophyll measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 190 Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. It was noted that the densest hauls were made in areas of phosphate depletion. |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 190 Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. It was noted that the densest hauls were made in areas of phosphate depletion. |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 190 Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. It was noted that the densest hauls were made in areas of phosphate depletion. |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Multi-beam echosounding | Description: A continuous echosound of the whole cruise was made. Large plume-shaped traces were found over viking bank. |