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Lynch

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameLynch
Cruise period1986-08-01 — 1986-08-22
StatusCompleted
Port of departureGlasgow, United Kingdom
Port of returnTrondheim, Norway
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesTo measure the bio-optical properties and associated hydrographic structures of the waters throughout the cruise area (Eastern North Atlantic, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea and Greenland Sea).
Chief scientistR Howarth (Naval Ocean Systems Center San Diego)
Cruise reportLynch  cruise report usns_lynch_aug86.pdf (0.94 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralBarents Sea
Norwegian Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Track chartsLynch  cruise track — usns_lynch_aug86track.pdf (0.04 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 2722.44
Description: UOR tows.
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: track kilometres = 2722.44
Description: UOR tows.