Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 2A/74 |
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Cruise period | 1974-03-12 — 1974-03-20 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Greenock, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) To recover the two current meter moorings laid by ''Scotia'' in January
2) To make a (limited) routine environmental surevey of the Clyde
3) To make detailed hydrographic oberservations of the Clyde sill |
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Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.04 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Clyde, Clyde sill, Cumbraes and the North Channel, |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 53 |
Current meters | Quantity: 2 |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Phosphate | Quantity: 33 |
Nitrate | Quantity: 50 |
Silicate | Quantity: 50 |
Trace elements | Quantity: 12 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Primary productivity | Quantity: 27 |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 27 |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: 27 |
Zooplankton | Quantity: 20 |