RV Clione CLI1B/71
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
| Cruise identifier | CLI1B/71 |
| Cruise period | 1971-01-14 — 1971-01-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To establish the 3 United Kingdom (Lowestoft) moored current meter stations of the ICES pilot North Sea current meter networks.
2. To test an acoustic release system that may be used in conjunction with moored current meter rigs in the future. 3. To make serial hydrographic observations between the stations and detailed tidal stream measurements at each station that will complement the long-term records. |
| Chief scientist | John W Ramster (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.23 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | 52;30-55N 00-04E |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 35 Description: bottom only |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 3 Description: 31 days;direct reading |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of deployments = 200 Description: bottom |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: testing acoustic release system for use with moored current m rigs |
