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RL Tamaris

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RL Tamaris (740F)
Cruise period1983-09-28 — 1983-09-30
StatusCompleted
Port of departurePlymouth, United Kingdom
Port of returnPlymouth, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesJoint cruise with Gammarus.

Previous work in the Tamar Estuary by the Institute of Marine Environmental Research had shown that at neap tides, in one reach of the estuary, stratification gave way very rapidly to vertically homogeneous conditions. It was thought that this might have been caused by breaking internal waves. The measurements were aimed at detecting these internal waves and measuring their characteristics.
Chief scientistKeith Dyer (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton)
Cruise reportRL Tamaris  cruise report tamarisandgammarus_sep83.pdf (0.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
SpecificTamar Estuary
Track chartsRL Tamaris  cruise track — tamarisandgammarus_sep83track.pdf (0.02 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsDescription: A number of CTD records were made throughout the cruise also. No. of samples not noted.
Current metersDescription: A number of CTD records were made throughout the cruise also. No. of samples not noted.
Geology and geophysics 
Multi-beam echosoundingDescription: Echosounding took place during the cruise and revealed several small fronts. No. of surveys not noted.