- Resources
- Inventories
- Cruise inventory
- Report
- 7441
FRV Scotia 0486S_2
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 0486S_2 |
Cruise period | 1986-04-18 — 1986-04-30 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To work the Faroe-Shetland channel section and lay 2 mooring systems.
2. To retrieve 2 current meter moorings at Sule Skerry, refurbish and relay and do associated hydrography. 3. To retrieve 6 current meter moorings in the Clyde, refurbish and relay. 4. To do a hydrochemical survey of the Clyde Basin. 5. To collect radio-caesium samples. |
Chief scientist | J H Anthony Martin (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.17 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Clyde Basin, North Minch, Faroe-Shetland channel, west of Orkney |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | |
Current meters | Quantity: number of recoveries = 7 Description: moorings uplifted, serviced and data downloaded |
Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 7 Description: moorings redeployed |
Chemical oceanography | |
Other chemical oceanographic measurements | Description: radio-caesium samples collected at standard positions |