RRS Frederick Russell FR2/82
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
| Cruise identifier | FR2/82 |
| Cruise period | 1982-03-16 — 1982-03-29 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) Recovery of moorings at sites I2, I4 and of a current meter tripod T in the N. Rockall Trough.
2) Relay of I2 and I4. 3) Recovery of moorings at sites E2 and E3 in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. 4) Deployment of mooring at site G3 in Faroe-Shetland Channel. 5) Hydrographic stations and work with profiling Aanderaa current meter around NW UK continental slope. 6) Dragging for previously lost moorings in Rockall Trough |
| Chief scientist | John W Cherriman (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory), W John Gould (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.16 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | N. & W. of Scotland |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 4 |
| Current meters | Description: 2 moorings recovered,2 morrings laid,each with 4 c.m.;4 months |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) | |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | Quantity: activity duration in days = 6 |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 740.8 |
