RRS Frederick Russell FR14A/81
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
| Cruise identifier | FR14A/81 |
| Cruise period | 1981-10-06 — 1981-10-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | a) To conduct boundary layer flow measurements on the different gravel bedform types in the West Solent
b) To study gravel movement using underwater TV, a sediment trap and an acoustic probe to record self generated noise (see appendix) c) If time and environment conditions permitted, to conduct preliminary observations of gravel movement under waves. |
| Chief scientist | Richard L Soulsby (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton), Roger H Wilkinson (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton) |
| Cruise report |  (0.17 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Start Bay |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current meters | Quantity: 6 Description: 6 braystoke c.m.mounted in the bottom 2m;13 hours |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: 2 Description: em cm's |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 1 |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: 250 |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 250 Description: pumped suspended sediment samples |
