RV Sarsia Western Channel Grid 4

Cruise plan

Cruise Info.
Ship name (ship code)	RV Sarsia (74SR)
Cruise identifier	Western Channel Grid 4
Cruise period	1970-07-06 — 1970-07-08
Status	Completed
Chief scientist	Gerald T Boalch (Marine Biological Association of the UK)
Ocean/sea areas
General	English Channel Bay of Biscay
Measurements
Physical oceanography
Bathythermograph	Quantity: number of profiles = 16 Description: mechanical
Water bottle stations	Quantity: number of stations = 20 Description: 1 T
CTD stations	Quantity: number of stations = 20
Transparency (eg transmissometer)	Quantity: 3
Chemical oceanography
Phosphate	Quantity: 16
Total - P	Quantity: 16
Nitrate	Quantity: 16
Nitrite	Quantity: 16
Silicate	Quantity: 16
Biology and fisheries
Primary productivity	Quantity: 3
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)	Quantity: 3
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON)	Quantity: 3
Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC)	Quantity: 16 Description: organic nitrogen and phosphorus only
Phytoplankton	Quantity: 10
Zooplankton	Quantity: 1 Description: 2 m and 1 m
Eggs and larvae	Quantity: 1 Description: young fish trawl
Meteorology
Other meteorological measurements	Description: sea and swell