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FRV Scotia 0519S

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier0519S
Cruise period2019-04-16 — 2019-04-24
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjectives

1. Perform hydrographic sampling along the AlterEco monitoring section in the northern North Sea.
2. Recover and download an ADCP mooring deployed in a trawl-proof frame in the north of the Moray Firth.
3. Perform hydrographic sampling along the JONSIS long term monitoring section in the northern North Sea.
4. Recover, download and re-deploy one ADCP mooring at a position on Fair Isle - Munken (FIM/NWS) section.
5. Perform hydrographic sampling along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel Nolso - Flugga (NOL/NWE) section.
6. Recover, download and re-deploy one ADCP mooring at a position on Faroe-Shetland Channel Nolso - Flugga section.
7. Deploy a second ADCP mooring off the shelf at a position on Faroe-Shetland Channel Nolso - Flugga section, deploy a PIES mooring nearby and deploy a buoyancy glider (AUV) in the same area.
8. Take water samples for long term storage on Fair Isle - Munken and/or Nolso - Flugga section stations.
9. Perform hydrographic sampling along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel Fair Isle - Munken (FIM/NWS) section.
10. Run the thermosalinograph throughout the survey and VMADCP along hydrographic sections.
11. Perform hydrographic sampling in the vicinity of a number of ADCP moorings in order to calibrate moored equipment: CTD dips at selected locations with equipment (SB56 NanoCAT and/or SB57 MicroCAT) attached to carousel.
12. If sheltering in a suitable location around Shetland due to bad weather, conduct VMADCP/CTD work (e.g. Yell Sound).
13. Re-deploy the ADCP mooring in a trawl-proof frame recovered earlier in the Moray Firth in a nearby location in that area.
14. If weather/time permits, perform fine scale VMADCP/CTD survey work on the JONSIS line (around 59° 16.96' N, 001° 15.26' W).
15. If weather/time permits, perform VMADCP/CTD survey work in the Moray Firth and/or Aberdeen Bay.
Chief scientistAlejandro Gallego (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise programmeFRV Scotia 0519S cruise programme 0519s.pdf  (0.83 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificNorthern North Sea (Moray Firth). North Atlantic (Fair Isle – Munken, Faroe-Shetland Channel).
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
39  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Concentration of organic matter in water bodies
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Reference numbers
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Concentration of organic matter in water bodies
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
20356092019-04-22 12:46 59° 16' 58" N  0° 20' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035609
20356582019-04-22 18:46 59° 17' 1" N  1° 30' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035658
20357382019-04-24 06:37 57° 0' 0" N  1° 47' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035738
20357752019-04-24 11:39 56° 59' 57" N  0° 39' 51" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035775
20357992019-04-24 15:17 56° 59' 58" N  0° 14' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035799
20354502019-04-18 08:06 58° 28' 19" N  1° 50' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035450
20356222019-04-22 15:42 59° 17' 1" N  1° 0' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035622
20356342019-04-22 17:00 59° 16' 59" N  1° 10' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035634
20358792019-04-24 10:58 56° 57' 43" N  2° 6' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035879
20354862019-04-21 04:36 61° 21' 4" N  3° 10' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035486
20355052019-04-21 10:32 61° 10' 55" N  2° 24' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035505
20355422019-04-21 19:47 61° 4' 5" N  1° 52' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035542
20355912019-04-22 11:19 59° 17' 2" N  0° 0' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035591
20357632019-04-24 09:52 57° 0' 1" N  1° 7' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035763
20358062019-04-24 17:05 56° 59' 55" N  0° 41' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035806
20358182019-04-24 18:07 57° 0' 0" N  0° 55' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035818
20354622019-04-18 21:17 60° 17' 43" N  4° 29' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035462
20355542019-04-21 21:19 61° 1' 25" N  1° 35' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035554
20355662019-04-21 22:42 60° 58' 41" N  1° 17' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035566
20357142019-04-22 23:23 59° 16' 51" N  2° 14' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035714
20357872019-04-24 13:20 56° 59' 57" N  0° 13' 56" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035787
20358552019-04-24 22:17 57° 0' 0" N  1° 47' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035855
20354982019-04-21 08:05 61° 13' 57" N  2° 39' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035498
20356712019-04-22 19:43 59° 17' 5" N  1° 39' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035671
20356832019-04-22 20:34 59° 17' 3" N  1° 47' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035683
20357512019-04-24 07:44 57° 0' 1" N  1° 35' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035751
20354742019-04-21 01:15 61° 28' 0" N  3° 42' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035474
20355172019-04-21 14:29 61° 9' 20" N  2° 17' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035517
20355292019-04-21 17:00 61° 8' 2" N  2° 9' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035529
20356462019-04-22 17:55 59° 17' 5" N  1° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035646
20357262019-04-24 05:26 56° 59' 57" N  2° 3' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035726
20358432019-04-24 20:43 57° 0' 1" N  1° 27' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035843
20355782019-04-21 23:55 60° 56' 1" N  0° 59' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035578
20356102019-04-22 14:13 59° 16' 57" N  0° 40' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035610
20358672019-04-24 23:53 56° 57' 51" N  2° 6' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035867
20355302019-04-21 18:29 61° 6' 2" N  2° 1' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035530
20356952019-04-22 21:27 59° 17' 2" N  1° 55' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035695
20357022019-04-22 22:27 59° 16' 57" N  2° 5' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035702
20358312019-04-24 19:13 57° 0' 0" N  1° 8' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2035831