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RV Prince Madog PD01/06
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Prince Madog (74P2) |
| Cruise identifier | PD01/06 |
| Cruise period | 2006-01-05 — 2006-01-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives:
1. To collect optical and hydrographic profiles in and around the Mersey Estuary. 2. To collect water samples to provide information on the specific inherent optical properties in these waters. Narrative: Five stations were visited on 05 Jan 2006 in the Liverpool Bay area around the mouth of the Mersey and Dee estuaries. A further six stations were visited on 06 Jan 2006 within the Mersey Estuary. At all stations, optical and hydrographic vertical profiles were collected, along with surface water samples. Parameters measured from the water samples were: Suspended Particulate Matter concentration, Total pigment concentration, Absorption spectra of dissolved organic matter, Salinity, and Absorption spectra of suspended particles retained on filters. |
| Chief scientist | David G Bowers (University of Wales, Bangor School of Ocean Sciences) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 11 Description: Water samples collected at surface using a bucket. |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 11 Description: SeaBird CTD connected to a transmissometer and Optical Back Scatter |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 11 Description: Vertical profiles of downwelling and upwelling irradiance. Surface Irradiance |
