Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
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Cruise identifier | 7A/73 |
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Cruise period | 1973-05-24 — 1973-06-07 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To make a hydrographic survey of the estuary with particular reference to those features relevant to the dispersal of oyster larvae. The work to include:-
(a) A number of small releases of Rhodamine Bdesigned to measure the water
movements in various parts of the estuary.
(b) The use of 2 moored current meters.
(c) The working of a station off Messack Point over both a spring and a neap tidal cycle t o measure salinity, temperature and water velocity.
(d) The measurement of the salinity and temperature distributions along the length of the estuary. |
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Chief scientist | John W Talbot (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.11 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
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Specific | 50-05N;05-05W to 50-14N;04-57W |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of stations = 18 Description: S only |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 29 Description: 3 T surface |
Current meters | Quantity: 2 Description: 7 days:direct reading |
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: 6 Description: dynamic diffusion |