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RRS Challenger CH7/73

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Challenger (74CH)
Cruise identifierCH7/73
Cruise period1973-07-08 — 1973-07-11
StatusCompleted
ObjectivesWater bottle sampling off Northwest Scotland
Chief scientistAnton Edwards (Scottish Marine Biological Association)
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 13
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenQuantity: number of profiles = 13
PhosphateQuantity: number of profiles = 13
Total - PQuantity: number of profiles = 13
NitrateQuantity: number of profiles = 13
Meteorology 
Occasional standard measurementsQuantity: activity duration in days = 3
Other meteorological measurementsQuantity: number of observations = 3
Description: sea and swell