Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 11/57 |
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Cruise period | 1957-11-23 — 1957-12-12 |
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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 | Hydro-biological 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 | (0.11 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 62 Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected at sations throughout the cruise. |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 62 Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected at sations throughout the cruise. |
Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 62 Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected at sations throughout the cruise. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place throughout the cruise. It was noted that some varieties thrived in the north, whilst other in the south.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Multi-beam echosounding | Description: The echo-sounder was run throughout the cruise.
No. of deployments not noted. |