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RRS John Murray JM10/71 Leg1

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS John Murray (74MJ)
Cruise identifierJM10/71 Leg1
Cruise period1971-08-27 — 1971-08-31
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBarry, United Kingdom
Port of returnLiverpool, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesTo lay seven current meter moorings and one off-shore tide gauge as part of the BISOP 71 project to study the circulation of the Irish Sea
Chief scientistLeonard M Skinner (Institute of Coastal Oceanography and Tides)
ProjectBISOP 71
Cruise reportRRS John Murray JM10/71 Leg1 cruise report bisop71.pdf (5.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
Track chartsRRS John Murray JM10/71 Leg1 cruise track — john_murray10_71trk.pdf (0.02 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Current metersQuantity: number of deployments = 7
Description: Moorings of up to 40 days
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)Quantity: number of deployments = 1
Description: Single instrument 28 days recording