RV Edward Forbes 17/77
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Edward Forbes (74EF) |
| Cruise identifier | 17/77 |
| Cruise period | 1977-10-07 — 1977-10-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Chief scientist | Simon R Ferguson (University of Liverpool Department of Oceanography) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 60 |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Description: turbulence |
| Current meters | Quantity: 2 Description: 2 days |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Trace elements | Quantity: 1 |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements | Description: humic acids |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 6 Description: physical/chemical analysis of sediments |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 4 |
