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FRV Clupea 1298C

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Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier1298C
Cruise period1998-07-20 — 1998-07-27
StatusCompleted
Port of departureFraserburgh, United Kingdom
Port of returnLerwick, United Kingdom
Objectives1. To conduct a hydrographic and biological survey of the Orkney and Shetland area.
2. To retrieve tide gauges and Mini-logger mooring from locations in Scapa Flow.
3. To collect sediment samples by Day Grab.
4. To test and evaluate laser fluorimetery systems developed between RGU and MLA for surface fluorescence and pump/probe fluorescence measurements from water samples.
Chief scientistEdmund John Simmonds (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 1298C cruise report cl12_98.pdf (0.09 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificOrkney and Shetland area, North Sea
Track chartsFRV Clupea 1298C cruise track — trk4375.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: activity duration in days = 7
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 48
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 48
Transparency (eg transmissometer)Quantity: number of stations = 48
Optics (eg underwater light levels)Quantity: number of stations = 48
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 48
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 48
AmmoniaQuantity: number of stations = 48
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 48
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 48
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: activity duration in days = 7
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 48
PhytoplanktonQuantity: number of stations = 48
PhytobenthosQuantity: number of samples = 12
Description: Grabs
Geology and geophysics 
GrabQuantity: number of samples = 12
Description: Grabs
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)58° 49' 59" N  3° 8' 59" W — Recovered WLR
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)57° 55' 59" N  2° 58' 59" W — Recovered WLR
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)58° 57' 0" N  3° 17' 59" W — Recovered WLR
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Series/Profiles 
45  CTD/STD cast
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Salinity of the water column
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5117091998-07-21 12:57 58° 48' 26" N  3° 3' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511709
5117461998-07-21 16:13 58° 56' 13" N  2° 58' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511746
5117581998-07-21 19:15 58° 56' 41" N  3° 21' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511758
5117831998-07-22 09:04 58° 54' 2" N  3° 7' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511783
5119551998-07-23 17:34 59° 25' 2" N  2° 25' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511955
5119801998-07-24 11:24 59° 43' 56" N  1° 42' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511980
5119921998-07-24 13:10 59° 50' 48" N  1° 28' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511992
5121111998-07-25 12:07 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512111
5117341998-07-21 15:00 58° 52' 2" N  2° 55' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511734
5117951998-07-22 09:39 58° 54' 1" N  2° 58' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511795
5118631998-07-22 14:18 58° 45' 7" N  3° 1' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511863
5119061998-07-23 07:44 59° 0' 49" N  2° 43' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511906
5120551998-07-24 18:50 60° 0' 1" N  1° 21' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512055
5120671998-07-25 08:18 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512067
5120801998-07-25 10:15 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512080
5121231998-07-25 13:08 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512123
5121841998-07-25 19:04 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512184
5116911998-07-21 10:38 58° 52' 5" N  3° 0' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511691
5120061998-07-24 13:44 59° 53' 16" N  1° 24' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512006
5120311998-07-24 16:25 59° 52' 5" N  1° 43' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512031
5120431998-07-24 18:10 59° 58' 29" N  1° 30' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512043
5121591998-07-25 16:06 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512159
5117711998-07-22 08:08 58° 53' 58" N  3° 14' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511771
5118511998-07-22 13:16 58° 48' 52" N  3° 8' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511851
5118991998-07-22 17:48 58° 55' 10" N  2° 38' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511899
5119311998-07-23 10:29 59° 10' 56" N  2° 53' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511931
5119791998-07-24 10:11 59° 37' 50" N  1° 57' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511979
5120181998-07-24 14:34 59° 55' 15" N  1° 23' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512018
5120791998-07-25 09:02 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512079
5120921998-07-25 11:03 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512092
5121721998-07-25 18:14 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512172
5117221998-07-21 14:27 58° 50' 53" N  3° 0' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511722
5118021998-07-22 10:21 58° 52' 59" N  3° 0' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511802
5118381998-07-22 12:16 58° 50' 56" N  3° 11' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511838
5119671998-07-24 08:18 59° 31' 2" N  2° 10' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511967
5121471998-07-25 15:00 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512147
5121601998-07-25 17:04 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512160
5119181998-07-23 09:10 59° 5' 36" N  2° 45' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511918
5121351998-07-25 14:07 60° 4' 24" N  1° 17' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 512135
5117101998-07-21 13:27 58° 48' 56" N  3° 0' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511710
5118141998-07-22 11:04 58° 52' 59" N  3° 9' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511814
5118261998-07-22 11:57 58° 52' 0" N  3° 10' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511826
5118751998-07-22 15:43 58° 43' 43" N  2° 55' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511875
5118871998-07-22 16:41 58° 49' 40" N  2° 45' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511887
5119431998-07-23 14:16 59° 17' 59" N  2° 42' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 511943

 

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