RV Edward Forbes 7/76 (B/3/76)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Edward Forbes (74EF) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/76 (B/3/76) |
| Cruise period | 1976-04-15 — 1976-04-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Bristol Channel survey |
| Chief scientist | Peter H Burkill (Institute of Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Bristol Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: Surface only |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 29 |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | Quantity: number of deployments = 10 Description: 13 hours duration. |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: air samples |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Primary productivity | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: Survey:energy transfers,biomass determination etc. |
| Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: ATP-ADP-AMP concentrations |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: Chemical analysis of sediments |
| Data held at BODC | |
| Discrete samples | |
| 97 General station with STD/bottles/additional instruments | Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Salinity of the water column Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Temperature of the water column |
