RRS Frederick Russell FR17/84
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
| Cruise identifier | FR17/84 |
| Cruise period | 1984-09-25 — 1984-10-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Biological. Celtic Sea^Micron IV |
| Chief scientist | Nicholas J P Owens (Institute of Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth) |
| Cruise report |  (0.30 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel Bristol Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | S.W. Approaches |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: T bottom only |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Quantity: 8 |
| Phosphate | Quantity: 8 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: 8 |
| Nitrite | Quantity: 8 |
| Silicate | Quantity: 8 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Primary productivity | Quantity: 3 |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 8 |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: 16 |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: 8 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: 3 Description: survey:taxonomy,distribution,biomass determination,energy transfers |
| Seston | Quantity: 8 |
| Nekton | Quantity: 3 |
| Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: 8 |
