RRS John Murray JM10/71 Leg2 (LUDO 15/1971)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS John Murray (74MJ) |
| Cruise identifier | JM10/71 Leg2 (LUDO 15/1971) |
| Cruise period | 1971-09-02 — 1971-09-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | This formed part of the BISOP 71 project to study the circulation of the Irish Sea. The objective was to undertake a programme of current monitoring in the vicinity of the Camaes Bay - Port Erin cable, for calibration purposes, and dye diffusion experiments, the latter unconnected with BISOP 71. |
| Chief scientist | Kenneth F Bowden (University of Liverpool Department of Oceanography), Peter Hughes (University of Liverpool Department of Oceanography) |
| Project | BISOP 71 |
| Cruise report |  (5.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | 53.23-54.13N 04.09-04.11E |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 26 |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 26 |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of measurements = 155 Description: direct reading |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of measurements = 103 |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of measurements = 14 Description: dynamic diffusion;dye/tracer |
