Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 8/69 |
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Cruise period | 1969-07-07 — 1969-07-18 |
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Status | Completed |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To ascertain the response of the parachute drogues to the effect of swell on the surface pallet.
2. To investigate residual current flow at the eastern entrance to the Pentland Firth. |
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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 | (0.03 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Southern Moray Firth, North of Wick, Sinclair Bay |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of deployments = 6 Description: Parachute drogues released, 1 being supported by purse seine floats, the other by 50'' pallets |