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RRS Discovery D3_8
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
Cruise identifier | D3_8 |
Cruise period | 1964-08-26 — 1964-09-07 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aden, Yemen |
Port of return | Aden, Yemen |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To complete its part of the UK contribution to the International Indian Ocean Expedition, Discovery occupied 291 water sampling stations in the Indian Ocean in 154 days at sea. |
Chief scientist | Ronald I Currie (National Institute of Oceanography) |
Project | International Indian Ocean Expedition |
Cruise report | (0.63 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden |
Track charts | (0.68 MB) |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Bathythermograph | Description: hourly observations |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 10 |
Current meters | Quantity: number of profiles = 10 Description: current-shear |
Neutrally buoyant floats | Quantity: number of deployments = 2 |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of profiles = 8 Description: chlorophyll |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 17 Description: 8 series of vertical net hauls; 8 fine mesh net hauls; 1 Indian Ocean standard net haul |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 17 Description: 8 series of vertical net hauls; 8 fine mesh net hauls; 1 Indian Ocean standard net haul |
Neuston | Quantity: number of hauls = 64 Description: Neuston net hauls |
Pelagic fish | Description: daily radiosondes |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 Description: Isaacs-Kidd mid-water trawl |
Meteorology | |
Routine standard measurements | Description: continuous record |
Geology and geophysics | |
Single-beam echosounding | Description: continuous record |