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RV Lough Foyle LF/29/94
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
Cruise identifier | LF/29/94 |
Cruise period | 1994-11-20 — 1994-11-24 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To assess autumn temperature, salinity and nutrient distributions in the north western Irish Sea.
To assess the denitrification potential of sediments at selected sites in the north western Irish Sea. To develop an operational protocol for the Acoustic Doppler Current profiler (ADCP) system. To field test the Valeport Ltd. Plankton Sampling Mechanism (PSM) against the standard Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR). To field test and validate the software used to control the undulating UTOW (Valeport's updated CPR). |
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 = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and Light data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and light measurements |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and light data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and light data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi, Light, Corer, Sediment C/N and Chlorophyll a |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and Light data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi, Light, Corer and Sediment C/N and Chlorophyll samples |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and Light measurements |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and Light measurements |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi, Light, Corer, Sediment C/N and Chlorophyll a |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and light measurements |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and Light data |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and light data |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and light data |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and Light data |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi, Light, Corer and Sediment C/N and Chlorophyll samples |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi, Light, Corer and Sediment C/N and Chlorophyll samples |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and Light data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and Light measurements |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and light data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and light measurements |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and Light data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi, Light, Corer, Sediment C/N and Chlorophyll a |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi and light data |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi, Light, Corer and Sediment C/N and Chlorophyll samples |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi, Light, Corer, Sediment C/N and Chlorophyll a |
Zooplankton | Quantity: activity duration in hours = 5 Description: CPR and UTOW deplyed together for 5 hours |
Gear research | Quantity: activity duration in hours = .25 Description: CPR aperature testing at speeds of 5, 7, 9 and 10 knots for 15 mins |
Gear research | Quantity: activity duration in hours = .5 Description: Testing CPR equipment, at 5, 7, 9 and 10 knots for 30 mins each |
Gear research | Quantity: activity duration in hours = 1 Description: UTOW trails, for several hours (not specified) |
Geology and geophysics | |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi, Light, Corer, Sediment C/N and Chlorophyll a |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD, Secchi, Light, Corer and Sediment C/N and Chlorophyll samples |
Geophysical measurements made at depth | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: CTD and Secchi data |