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FRV Scotia 1796S

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (749S)
Cruise identifier1796S
Cruise period1996-10-14 — 1996-10-28
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
Objectives1. To perform hydrographic surveys along the standard Faroe-Shetland Channel sections.
2. To service the single NWOCE ADCP mooring at the shelf edge west of Shetland.
3. To deploy a deepwater mooring in the centre of the Faroe-Shetland Channel.
4. To perform experimental deep water trawls northwest of Shetland.
5. To deploy a shelf mooring on the Viking Bank.
6. To perform hydrographic surveys along the JONSIS standard section and in the northern North Sea if time permits.
7. To collect the Fair Isle caesium sample.
Chief scientistBill Turrell (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 1796S cruise report sc17_96.pdf (0.15 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificNE Atlantic, North Sea, Faroe-Shetland Channel, Viking Bank
Track chartsFRV Scotia 1796S cruise track — trk4264a.html FRV Scotia 1796S cruise track — trk4264b.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 90
Description: CTD/Rosette
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: activity duration in days = 12
Description: T and S at 3m
Current profiler (eg ADCP)Quantity: activity duration in days = 12
Description: Days VM ADCP
Chemical oceanography 
RadioactivityQuantity: number of samples = 1
Description: Sample Caesium
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: activity duration in days = 12
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 5
Description: Hauls deep water trawl
Exploratory fishingQuantity: number of hauls = 5
Description: Hauls deep water trawl
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Current meters60° 34' 59" N  4° 43' 59" W — Deployed 3 ACM 19/10/96
Current meters60° 34' 59" N  4° 43' 59" W — Recovered 3 ACM afloat 10/1/97
Current profiler (eg ADCP)60° 19' 0" N  4° 1' 59" W — Lost 1 ADCP 18/10/96
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
91  CTD/STD cast
Salinity of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
4678291996-10-16 09:28 59° 17' 0" N  0° 40' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467829
4679091996-10-16 16:10 59° 17' 1" N  1° 56' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467909
4679711996-10-17 08:27 61° 4' 3" N  1° 52' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467971
4681141996-10-19 05:20 61° 11' 48" N  6° 21' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468114
4681631996-10-19 20:42 60° 43' 0" N  5° 6' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468163
4682311996-10-20 19:12 60° 18' 3" N  4° 4' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468231
4682431996-10-20 20:09 60° 16' 4" N  3° 59' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468243
4682551996-10-20 21:09 60° 13' 3" N  3° 51' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468255
4683721996-10-26 14:54 58° 1' 14" N  2° 46' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468372
4688081996-10-27 19:39 57° 57' 12" N  2° 48' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468808
4680581996-10-17 23:43 61° 34' 55" N  4° 14' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468058
4683111996-10-26 11:10 58° 14' 58" N  3° 7' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468311
4683351996-10-26 12:30 58° 10' 26" N  3° 0' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468335
4683471996-10-26 13:18 58° 8' 2" N  2° 56' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468347
4684401996-10-26 19:22 57° 45' 30" N  2° 23' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468440
4685321996-10-27 02:53 58° 5' 57" N  3° 27' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468532
4681261996-10-19 07:15 61° 1' 56" N  5° 57' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468126
4681381996-10-19 15:43 60° 33' 55" N  4° 42' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468138
4681991996-10-20 04:36 60° 28' 58" N  4° 25' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468199
4686241996-10-27 08:24 57° 47' 5" N  3° 0' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468624
4680221996-10-17 14:52 61° 13' 58" N  2° 39' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468022
4681751996-10-19 22:36 60° 46' 58" N  5° 15' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468175
4681871996-10-20 00:25 60° 50' 58" N  5° 28' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468187
4684641996-10-26 20:11 57° 43' 59" N  2° 21' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468464
4684151996-10-26 17:32 57° 51' 7" N  2° 33' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468415
4686121996-10-27 07:43 57° 49' 36" N  3° 3' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468612
4686971996-10-27 13:16 57° 42' 20" N  3° 40' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468697
4687531996-10-27 15:49 57° 49' 13" N  3° 16' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468753
4678421996-10-16 11:53 59° 16' 46" N  1° 9' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467842
4679581996-10-17 07:11 61° 1' 31" N  1° 35' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467958
4680091996-10-17 11:39 61° 9' 13" N  2° 17' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468009
4680831996-10-18 20:14 62° 0' 0" N  6° 12' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468083
4684271996-10-26 18:12 57° 49' 55" N  2° 29' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468427
4678911996-10-16 15:24 59° 16' 56" N  1° 48' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467891
4683961996-10-26 16:08 57° 56' 31" N  2° 39' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468396
4686481996-10-27 09:15 57° 44' 49" N  2° 56' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468648
4684761996-10-26 20:34 57° 43' 14" N  2° 20' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468476
4685931996-10-27 06:19 57° 54' 20" N  3° 10' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468593
4678301996-10-16 10:53 59° 16' 58" N  0° 59' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467830
4678541996-10-16 12:51 59° 16' 47" N  1° 19' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467854
4678051996-10-16 06:43 59° 16' 58" N  0° 0' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467805
4687651996-10-27 16:27 57° 50' 37" N  3° 11' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468765
4679461996-10-17 05:40 60° 58' 43" N  1° 17' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467946
4684881996-10-26 20:56 57° 42' 34" N  2° 19' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468488
4685071996-10-27 01:36 58° 8' 17" N  3° 30' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468507
4685441996-10-27 03:31 58° 3' 42" N  3° 24' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468544
4686361996-10-27 08:52 57° 45' 33" N  2° 58' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468636
4687411996-10-27 15:14 57° 47' 50" N  3° 21' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468741
4687901996-10-27 19:00 57° 56' 1" N  2° 53' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468790
4679341996-10-17 04:25 60° 55' 47" N  0° 59' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467934
4680341996-10-17 17:30 61° 20' 3" N  3° 10' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468034
4680461996-10-17 20:29 61° 28' 0" N  3° 41' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468046
4682671996-10-20 22:05 60° 10' 3" N  3° 44' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468267
4683231996-10-26 11:48 58° 12' 33" N  3° 3' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468323
4685681996-10-27 04:50 57° 59' 5" N  3° 17' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468568
4686611996-10-27 09:38 57° 44' 3" N  2° 55' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468661
4687281996-10-27 14:47 57° 46' 39" N  3° 25' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468728
4678171996-10-16 08:08 59° 17' 4" N  0° 20' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467817
4678661996-10-16 13:47 59° 16' 48" N  1° 29' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467866
4680711996-10-18 03:14 61° 41' 57" N  4° 50' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468071
4681511996-10-19 18:14 60° 37' 51" N  4° 53' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468151
4683601996-10-26 14:22 58° 3' 33" N  2° 49' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468360
4683841996-10-26 15:32 57° 58' 47" N  2° 43' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468384
4684391996-10-26 18:50 57° 47' 10" N  2° 26' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468439
4685191996-10-27 01:58 58° 7' 30" N  3° 29' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468519
4687161996-10-27 14:17 57° 45' 10" N  3° 30' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468716
4685201996-10-27 02:30 58° 6' 47" N  3° 28' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468520
4686731996-10-27 09:55 57° 43' 16" N  2° 54' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468673
4686851996-10-27 12:42 57° 40' 52" N  3° 45' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468685
4687891996-10-27 18:15 57° 54' 32" N  2° 57' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468789
4679101996-10-16 16:56 59° 17' 10" N  2° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467910
4679831996-10-17 09:25 61° 6' 0" N  2° 1' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467983
4679951996-10-17 10:32 61° 8' 4" N  2° 9' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467995
4680101996-10-17 13:01 61° 10' 52" N  2° 24' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468010
4681021996-10-18 23:58 61° 49' 8" N  5° 20' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468102
4682181996-10-20 08:45 60° 19' 59" N  4° 7' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468218
4683591996-10-26 13:52 58° 5' 47" N  2° 53' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468359
4684031996-10-26 16:57 57° 54' 4" N  2° 36' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468403
4685561996-10-27 04:13 58° 1' 26" N  3° 20' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468556
4685811996-10-27 05:38 57° 56' 33" N  3° 13' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468581
4687041996-10-27 13:47 57° 43' 45" N  3° 35' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468704
4678781996-10-16 14:40 59° 16' 53" N  1° 40' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467878
4679221996-10-16 17:48 59° 17' 22" N  2° 13' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 467922
4680951996-10-18 22:12 61° 53' 59" N  5° 45' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468095
4682061996-10-20 07:07 60° 24' 52" N  4° 18' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468206
4682791996-10-26 09:55 58° 17' 54" N  3° 11' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468279
4682801996-10-26 10:18 58° 17' 12" N  3° 10' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468280
4682921996-10-26 10:41 58° 16' 23" N  3° 9' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468292
4684521996-10-26 19:52 57° 44' 26" N  2° 22' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468452
4686001996-10-27 06:58 57° 51' 58" N  3° 7' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468600
4687771996-10-27 17:28 57° 53' 14" N  3° 2' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 468777