Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FV Devonian (746D) |
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Cruise identifier | DEV_SEP81 |
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Cruise period | 1981-09-19 — 1981-09-28 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Dartmouth, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Dartmouth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Wave boundary layer flow visualisation by time exposure photography of neutrally buoyant particles oscillating near the seabed under the action of surface waves in the absence of significant tidal current. The near bed velocity profile will be deduced from the lengths of the streaks on the photographs. |
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Chief scientist | Roger H Wilkinson (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton) |
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Cruise report | (0.15 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Bay of Biscay |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: 6 Description: near seabed wave boundary layer velocity msmnts by time exposure photography together with diver bottom sampling |
Geology and geophysics | |
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In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: 6 Description: sampling by divers |