RRS Frederick Russell FR6/85
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
| Cruise identifier | FR6/85 |
| Cruise period | 1985-08-07 — 1985-08-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Birkenhead, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Hydrographic surveys: CTD, water sampling, current meters and thermistors. Nutrient Dynamics |
| Chief scientist | Graham Savidge (Queen's University Belfast School of Biological Sciences) |
| Cruise report |  (0.28 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | N. E. Atlantic/ West of Scotland |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 85 |
| Current meters | Description: 14 deployed;14 recovered;2 with thermistor chain;6 days |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 30 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 52 |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 52 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: distribution |
