Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 10/69 |
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Cruise period | 1969-11-05 — 1969-11-10 |
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Status | Completed |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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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. |
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Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.08 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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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 | |
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Nitrate | Quantity: number of measurements = 1 Description: autoanalyser ran continuously |