RV Prince Madog PD02/01
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Prince Madog (74P2) |
| Cruise identifier | PD02/01 |
| Cruise period | 2001-08-06 — 2001-08-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The main objective of the project is to conduct a survey of mass-specific inherent optical properties in coastal waters, using in situ measurements of absorption, beam attenuation and forward scattering and an indirect method to determine the volume scattering function. The results of the survey are to be used to evaluate the effect of strong variations in the optically dominant class of suspended particles on marine reflectance. The objective of this particular cruise was to make measurements of the mass-specific optical properties in sediment dominant water (i.e. the Irish Sea) and determine how inorganic sediment affects marine reflectance. |
| Chief scientist | Sean Gaffney (University of Wales, Bangor School of Ocean Sciences) |
| Project | NERC Research Programme GF3/12903 |
| Cruise report |  (0.19 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 25 Description: Sampled a two depths to be chosen based on CTD profile |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 25 Description: CTD profiles |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 25 Description: Sampled for optical and suspended sediment measurements. |
