RRS John Murray JM10/71 Leg1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | RRS John Murray (74MJ) |
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| Cruise identifier | JM10/71 Leg1 |
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| Cruise period | 1971-08-27 — 1971-08-31 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | To 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 |
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| Chief scientist | Leonard M Skinner (Institute of Coastal Oceanography and Tides) |
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| Project | BISOP 71 |
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| Cruise report | (5.06 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
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| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| Current meters | Quantity: 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 |