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MFV Fidelity AE8

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)MFV Fidelity (748J)
Cruise identifierAE8
Cruise period2019-04-24 — 2019-04-25
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAmble, United Kingdom
Port of returnAmble, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjectives

1. Recover Nutrient enabled sea glider 602 (Scapa).
2. Collect CTD profiles and discrete water samples for calibration of glider sensors.
Chief scientistMatthew R Palmer (National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool)
ProjectAn Alternative Framework to Assess Marine Ecosystem Functioning in Shelf Seas (AlterEco)
Cruise reportMFV Fidelity AE8 cruise report fidelity_ae8.pdf (0.17 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: number of profiles = 1
Description: CTD - water samples taken for both Salinity, nutrients and Oxygen measurements
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenQuantity: number of profiles = 1
Description: CTD - water samples taken for both Salinity, nutrients and Oxygen measurements
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Other physical oceanographic measurements56° 21' 0" N  2° 0' 0" E — Recovered Seaglider Scapa sg620