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RV Tellina 9/78

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Tellina (74TE)
Cruise identifier9/78
Cruise period1978-10-10 — 1978-10-12
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To set up and use the Trisponder system for position fixing.
2. To locate the fluorescent tracer injected in the area on 22 August 1978 and delineate the tracer cloud using seabed samples and ultra-violet light.
3. To retain seabed samples for return to the Taunton laboratory to carry out accurate measurements of sediment concentrations.
Chief scientistBarbara J Lees (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton)
Cruise reportRV Tellina 9/78 cruise report tellina09_78.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Track chartsRV Tellina 9/78 cruise track — trk2310.html
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: 1
Description: sediment transport,bedload,fluorescence tracer