RRS Discovery D151
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
| Cruise identifier | D151 |
| Cruise period | 1984-09-18 — 1984-09-29 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | SOFAR float deployment. 37-45 degN, 13-19 degW |
| Chief scientist | W John Gould (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
| Project | SOFAR floats |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Bay of Biscay North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Atlantic |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: autonomous listening stations (ALS) |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: continuous |
