RRS Discovery D41 Leg 2
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
| Cruise identifier | D41 Leg 2 |
| Cruise period | 1971-08-21 — 1971-09-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Stornoway, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Wind profile measurements with a spar buoy
Wave measurements Ship motion measurements Current measurements with neutrally buoyant floats Disposable wave buoy and Pisa current meter tests |
| Chief scientist | A G D Watson (National Institute of Oceanography) |
| Cruise report |  (0.53 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Neutrally buoyant floats | Description: current measurements |
| Instrumented wave measurements | |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Description: ship motion measurements |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: Disposable wave buoy and Pisa current meter tests |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | Description: wind profile measurements |
