RRS Shackleton S7/79
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
| Cruise identifier | S7/79 |
| Cruise period | 1979-08-03 — 1979-08-15 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Deployment of current meter and bottom pressure recorder moorings. Conduct a CTD survey to ascertain water density distribution in the area 55-56N and 4-12W. Part of the studies of the Islay-Mull amphidrome, North Channel tidal dynamics and the shelf-edge tidal regime. |
| Chief scientist | M John Howarth (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Bidston Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.85 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North Channel/Malin Shelf |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 11 |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 98 |
| Current meters | Quantity: 21 Description: 45 days |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | Quantity: 6 Description: 45 days |
