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RV Lough Foyle LF/27/92
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
Cruise identifier | LF/27/92 |
Cruise period | 1992-11-17 — 1992-11-18 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To map the temperature, salinity and nutrient distribution in the NW Irish Sea.
The entire cruise track was surface mapped for temperature and salinity while water samples were taken and stored for nutrient analysis. |
Chief scientist | Brian Stewart (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
Cruise report | ![]() |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
Specific | NW Irish Sea and North Channel |
Track charts | ![]() |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 20 Description: CTD/rosette was deployed to aquire temperature and salinity data from the depth profile |
Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: number of stations = 19 Description: Secchi disc used |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: Underwater light measurements |
Biology and fisheries | |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 19 Description: Duplicate vertical zooplankton hauls were taken at each station |