Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
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Cruise identifier | CLI6/73 |
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Cruise period | 1973-03-27 — 1973-04-05 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. 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. |
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Chief scientist | John W Ramster (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.20 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of stations = 19 Description: S only |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 19 Description: 17 bottom |
Current meters | Description: cr.6:82days;cr.9:9meters,60days |