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FRV Scotia 1088S

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (749S)
Cruise identifier1088S
Cruise period1988-09-17 — 1988-10-06
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
Objectives1. To deploy four current meter moorings in the North Sea.
2. To recover two current current meter moorings west of Orkney and two west of Shetland which were deployed in June 1988.
3. To conduct a hydrochemical survey of the Clyde Basin and recover two current meter moorings on the Great Plateau which were deployed in June 1988.
4. To carry out an extensive hydrographic survey in the area of the Fair Isle and Dooley currents in the North Sea and in the area west of Orkney and Shetland.
5. To work hydrographic stations along the Fair Isle-Munken, Faroe and the Nolso, Faroe-Flugga, Shetland sections.
Chief scientistEric W Henderson (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 1088S cruise report sc10_88.pdf (0.12 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Norwegian Sea
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificNorth Sea, Orkney, Fair Isle Channel, Shetland, East Shetland Basin and Clyde Basin
Track chartsFRV Scotia 1088S cruise track — sc10_88track.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 108
Description: 51 surface salinity
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 53
Current metersDescription: 4 recovered; 97 days
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)Quantity: activity duration in days = 102
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 55
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 105
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 12
RadioactivityQuantity: number of stations = 4
Description: water samples for radio-caesium analysis.
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
53  CTD/STD cast
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
1764851988-09-26 02:55 58° 50' 4" N  3° 30' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176485
1765281988-09-28 22:03 59° 45' 9" N  0° 59' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176528
1765901988-09-30 15:54 59° 59' 54" N  0° 30' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176590
1766701988-10-01 04:28 60° 30' 7" N  0° 59' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176670
1764121988-09-25 17:55 59° 20' 0" N  3° 59' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176412
1764361988-09-25 21:05 59° 0' 0" N  3° 59' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176436
1765651988-09-30 10:18 59° 44' 57" N  0° 30' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176565
1764971988-09-26 04:02 59° 0' 3" N  3° 30' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176497
1763931988-09-25 15:31 59° 19' 57" N  3° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176393
1764731988-09-26 01:37 58° 39' 53" N  3° 30' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176473
1765411988-09-30 06:43 59° 44' 59" N  0° 29' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176541
1764001988-09-25 16:39 59° 20' 3" N  3° 39' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176400
1764241988-09-25 19:45 59° 10' 4" N  3° 59' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176424
1764481988-09-25 22:28 58° 49' 57" N  3° 59' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176448
1765161988-09-28 20:34 59° 45' 0" N  1° 30' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176516
1768911988-10-05 14:59 58° 17' 57" N  0° 30' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176891
1766941988-10-02 07:39 60° 45' 0" N  0° 0' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176694
1767011988-10-02 11:32 61° 0' 3" N  0° 30' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176701
1767501988-10-04 19:41 58° 39' 52" N  2° 0' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176750
1767251988-10-02 16:14 60° 59' 57" N  0° 29' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176725
1766821988-10-02 05:31 60° 44' 55" N  0° 29' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176682
1767491988-10-04 17:56 58° 40' 1" N  2° 29' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176749
1767131988-10-02 13:33 60° 59' 57" N  0° 0' 25" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176713
1769581988-10-05 21:42 57° 47' 56" N  1° 59' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176958
1766451988-09-30 21:59 60° 15' 0" N  0° 0' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176645
1765041988-09-28 19:00 59° 45' 7" N  2° 0' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176504
1768541988-10-05 11:19 58° 33' 1" N  0° 14' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176854
1768661988-10-05 12:26 58° 27' 58" N  0° 0' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176866
1765891988-09-30 14:00 59° 59' 57" N  0° 0' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176589
1766331988-09-30 20:27 60° 14' 59" N  0° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176633
1765531988-09-30 08:17 59° 45' 0" N  0° 0' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176553
1766081988-09-30 17:25 59° 59' 58" N  1° 0' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176608
1766211988-09-30 18:59 60° 14' 53" N  0° 59' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176621
1767371988-10-02 18:25 61° 0' 11" N  0° 59' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176737
1767621988-10-04 21:19 58° 40' 2" N  1° 30' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176762
1768781988-10-05 13:35 58° 23' 0" N  0° 15' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176878
1769101988-10-05 17:07 58° 7' 58" N  0° 59' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176910
1769461988-10-05 20:38 57° 52' 55" N  1° 44' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176946
1764611988-09-25 23:42 58° 39' 59" N  3° 59' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176461
1767861988-10-05 00:45 58° 40' 22" N  0° 29' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176786
1767981988-10-05 02:49 58° 40' 0" N  0° 0' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176798
1768171988-10-05 06:29 58° 40' 1" N  0° 59' 52" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176817
1769221988-10-05 18:14 58° 2' 58" N  1° 14' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176922
1765771988-09-30 12:19 59° 59' 58" N  0° 30' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176577
1766571988-10-01 00:28 60° 30' 0" N  0° 0' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176657
1766691988-10-01 02:46 60° 29' 59" N  0° 30' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176669
1767741988-10-04 23:00 58° 40' 2" N  0° 59' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176774
1768291988-10-05 07:36 58° 49' 58" N  0° 59' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176829
1768421988-10-05 10:09 58° 38' 5" N  0° 30' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176842
1769091988-10-05 16:02 58° 12' 57" N  0° 44' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176909
1769341988-10-05 19:34 57° 57' 57" N  1° 29' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176934
1768301988-10-05 08:49 58° 43' 4" N  0° 45' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176830
1768051988-10-05 04:40 58° 39' 57" N  0° 30' 9" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 176805