RRS John Murray JM3/67 Leg 1 (LUDO VI)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS John Murray (74MJ) |
| Cruise identifier | JM3/67 Leg 1 (LUDO VI) |
| Cruise period | 1967-08-30 — 1967-09-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Two projects to be carried out:
1. An air-sea interaction investigation, involving a detailed study of temperature and salinity structure in the surface layer in relation to meteorological parameters. 2. An invesitgation of two Mediterranean water features: a) double peaks in temperature and salinity profiles; b) step-function changes in temperature and salinity at the lower boundary of Meditteranean water. |
| Chief scientist | Kenneth F Bowden (University of Liverpool Department of Oceanography) |
| Cruise report |  (0.25 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North East Atlantic |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 19 Description: lowerings with Hytech salinity-temperature-depth probe |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Description: air-sea interaction (A.S.I buoy) trial |
