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RRS John Murray
Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS John Murray (74MJ) |
Cruise period | 1972-08-23 — 1972-08-30 |
Status | Completed |
Chief scientist | John H Simpson (University of Wales, Bangor School of Ocean Sciences) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 7 Description: underway temperature by thermograph |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of profiles = 24 |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of profiles = 26 |
Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: number of profiles = 25 Description: optical measurements with beam transmittance meter |
Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of deployments = 5 Description: 3 parachute drogues out for 2 1/2 days and 2 out for 1 day |
Biology and fisheries | |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of profiles = 9 |
Meteorology | |
Occasional standard measurements |