FRV Explorer 8/73
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/73 |
| Cruise period | 1973-08-15 — 1973-09-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To lay 5 current meter moorings along a section from 60 degrees North 04 degrees West towards Faroe
2) To make repeated T, S, chemical and plankton observations along this section 3) To make additional current observations using parachute drogues and drop probes 4) To collect water and plankton samples for pollution analysis The ship landed a sick seaman in Lerwick on the 17/08/1973. Explorer lay in Thorshavn from the 31/08/1973 till the 02/09/1973 to take part in Overflow '73. 2 brief calls were made at Kirkwall. ''Explorer'' returned to Kirkwall to land a crew member and again on the 08/09/1973 till the 09/09/1973 |
| Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Overflow '73 |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Fair Isle, Munken Rock, Faroes, Nolso-Flugga section |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 95 |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 5 Description: 5 moorings;2 in deep water;10 c.m. |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Description: surface drogues |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 34 |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 35 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 34 |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 21 |
| Alkalinity | Quantity: number of stations = 21 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 24 |
