Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/68 |
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Cruise period | 1968-07-25 — 1968-08-22 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. A study of herring shoal movements (July 25th - August 1st).
2. Hydrographic studies of the northern slope of the North Sea (August 2nd - 8th).
3. Hydrographic studies of the Norwegian Deeps area (August 9th - 22nd). |
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Chief scientist | Alan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 17 Description: 10 T surface |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 12 |
Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Description: parach.drogue/curr.cross |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Description: current msmnt. from moored ocean.stat. |
Meteorology | |
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Routine standard measurements | |