RRS Frederick Russell FR2/85
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
| Cruise identifier | FR2/85 |
| Cruise period | 1985-02-25 — 1985-03-09 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Temperature, salinity & nutrient measurements; current meter |
| Chief scientist | Robin D Pingree (Marine Biological Association of the UK) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Celtic Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | English Channel/ Bay of Biscay |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: track kilometres = 5556 |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of samples = 45 Description: S surface only |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 22 |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: track kilometres = 5556 |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 22 |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of recoveries = 4 Description: 4 c.m.recovered;2 weeks |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Nitrate | Quantity: track kilometres = 5556 |
| Nitrite | Quantity: track kilometres = 5556 |
| Silicate | Quantity: track kilometres = 5556 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: track kilometres = 5556 |
| Seston | Quantity: number of samples = 80 |
