RV Edward Forbes B/13/74

Cruise plan

Cruise Info.
Ship name (ship code)	RV Edward Forbes (74EF)
Cruise identifier	B/13/74
Cruise period	1974-07-19 — 1974-07-21
Status	Completed
Port of departure	Barry, United Kingdom
Port of return	Barry, United Kingdom
Objectives	Bristol Channel survey
Chief scientist	Richard Warwick (Institute of Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth)
Ocean/sea areas
General	Bristol Channel
Measurements
Physical oceanography
Surface measurements underway (T,S)	Quantity: number of stations = 3
Transparency (eg transmissometer)	Quantity: number of stations = 3 Description: Secchi Disk used to determine visibility in the water column.
Current meters	Quantity: number of stations = 3
Contamination
Suspended matter	Quantity: number of stations = 3
Data held at BODC
Discrete samples
75 General station with STD/bottles/additional instruments	Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)