RRS Frederick Russell FR10/81
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
| Cruise identifier | FR10/81 |
| Cruise period | 1981-08-17 — 1981-09-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To study the relationships between physical and biological parameters in the southern North Sea, Lyme Bay and Skagerrak. The sea surface termperature, salinity, chlorophyll 'a', suspended solids and nutrients are planned to be monitored continuously. Vertical profiling to be done on station with the STD + hose and whilst underway with XBT's and the undulating CTD (batfish) + oxygen sensor + in situ fluorometer. Current measuements will be carried out at the southern end of the Dogger Bank using moorings 059 and 060. |
| Chief scientist | Robin D Pingree (Marine Biological Association of the UK) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Bay of Biscay |
| Specific | English Channel/ North Sea/Skagerrak |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: track kilometres = 5000.4 |
| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 40 |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: surface only |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 30 |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 22.224 |
| Current meters | Quantity: 2 Description: 10 days |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Quantity: track kilometres = 1852 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: track kilometres = 5000.4 |
| Nitrite | Quantity: track kilometres = 5000.4 |
| Silicate | Quantity: track kilometres = 5000.4 |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter | Quantity: track kilometres = 1852 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: track kilometres = 50.004 Description: continuous recording |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: 100 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: 100 |
