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Prince Madog WIS9/71

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Prince Madog (74PD)
Cruise identifierWIS9/71
Cruise period1971-09-20 — 1971-09-24
StatusCompleted
Chief scientistJohn R Hunter (University of Wales, Bangor School of Ocean Sciences)
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
SpecificWestern Irish Sea
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 16
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 15
Description: bathysonde
Transparency (eg transmissometer)Quantity: 12
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: 16
SilicateQuantity: 16
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: 16
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON)Quantity: 4
Meteorology 
Occasional standard measurements
Other meteorological measurementsDescription: sea and swell