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RV Clione CLI6/73

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Clione (74CN)
Cruise identifierCLI6/73
Cruise period1973-03-27 — 1973-04-05
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To re-lay JONSIS Station A and service JONSIS Station B.
2. To lay 8 moored current meter stations in a line stretching across
the northern North Sea from Rattray Head, Scotland to Lim Fjord,
Denmark. At each of the stations hydrographic serial observations
will be made and 50 Woodhead sea-bed drifters released.
3. To make a temperature, salinity survey of UK coastal waters between
Rattray Head and Flamborough Head and as far eastwards as the longitude of JONSIS Station B.
Chief scientistJohn W Ramster (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Clione CLI6/73 cruise report clione6_73.pdf (0.20 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: number of stations = 19
Description: S only
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 19
Description: 17 bottom
Current metersDescription: cr.6:82days;cr.9:9meters,60days