RV Seol Mara SM0590

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info.
Ship name (ship code)	RV Seol Mara (74S5)
Cruise identifier	SM0590
Cruise period	1990-05-20 — 1990-05-26
Status	Completed
Port of departure	Oban, United Kingdom
Port of return	Oban, United Kingdom
Purpose	Research
Objectives	To deploy current meter/thermistor mooring, ADCP and a tide gauge
Chief scientist	Bill Turrell (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Ocean/sea areas
General	Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Specific	Loch Sunart
Measurements
Physical oceanography
Water bottle stations	Quantity: number of samples = 94
CTD stations	Quantity: number of deployments = 17
Chemical oceanography
Phosphate	Quantity: number of samples = 94
Nitrate	Quantity: number of samples = 75
Ammonia	Quantity: number of samples = 75
Silicate	Quantity: number of samples = 94
Moorings, landers, buoys
Physical oceanography
Current meters	56° 31' 59" N 5° 25' 0" W — laid mooring with 2cm & TC due up Jul 90
Current profiler (eg ADCP)	56° 31' 59" N 5° 25' 0" W — laid mooring with ADCP due up Jul 90
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)	56° 31' 59" N 2° 28' 47" W — laid mooring with wlr due up Jul 90