FRV Explorer 1/73
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 1/73 |
| Cruise period | 1973-01-05 — 1973-01-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To undertake mooring trials in the Shetland area
2) Hydrographic stations 3) Echo soundings and pump samples for chemistry and salinity analysis |
| Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Faroe, Shetland, Nolso-Flugga section |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 15 Description: worked in the Faroe Shetland Channel area including the Nolso-Flugga section |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Description: drouges; surface |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 15 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 15 |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 15 |
