RRS Frederick Russell FR18/83
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Frederick Russell (74GG) |
| Cruise identifier | FR18/83 |
| Cruise period | 1983-10-14 — 1983-11-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To carry out boundary layer flow measurements and observations of seabed gravel movement in the West Solent and at a location to the south of the Isle of Wight.
Details of current meter and thermistor chain moorings, locations and deployment periods are given in Appendix A. Positions for boundary layer flow and seabed gravel movement studies are shown in Appendix B. The work at Melville Knoll, La Chapelle Bank and Black Mud Canyon form part of a science vote funded project (SP51) on shelf sediment dynamics. The work in the West Solent and south of the Isle of Wight form part of science vote funded project (SP31) on seabed gravel movement. |
| Chief scientist | Anthony D Heathershaw (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton) |
| Cruise report |  (0.37 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel Celtic Sea |
| Specific | Celtic Sea/Solent/ Bay of Biscay |
| Track charts | (0.04 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of CTD casts took place during the cruise. No. of casts not noted. |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of echo-sounder and thermosalinograph surveys took place during the cruise. |
| Current meters | Description: A number of CTD casts took place during the cruise. No. of casts not noted. |
| Current meters | Description: A number of mooring recoveries and deployments were made during the cruise. No. of recoveries not noted. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom | Description: A number of gravity cores were made thoughout the cruise. No. of cores not noted. |
| Bottom photography | Description: An amount of underwater camera work took place during the cruise. No. of films not noted |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: A number of echo-sounder and thermosalinograph surveys took place during the cruise. |
