FRV Scotia 10/69
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 10/69 |
| Cruise period | 1969-11-05 — 1969-11-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To lay a current meter mooring 10 miles off the Ythan and to service a mooring at present 1.6 miles from the Ythan.
2. To release parachute drogues adjacent to the mooring and take occasional fixes on them. 3. To carry out a continuous survey of surface temperature, salinity and nitrate. 4. To release rhodamine B dye for advection and dispersion studies. |
| Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of measurements = 1 Description: thermosalinograph ran continuously |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of measurements = 7312 Description: current speed and direction |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of measurements = 1 Description: autoanalyser ran continuously |
