RV Ernest Holt 3/67
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Ernest Holt (74EH) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/67 |
| Cruise period | 1967-03-29 — 1967-04-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To assess the variability of the current, temperature and salinity fields
along the 66 00'N parallel between 02 00'W and 06 00'E. This was a joint exercise with the Geophysical Institute of the University of Bergen The plan was for the University to lay the current meter buoys from RV H U Sverdrup. RV ERNEST HOLT would then work one hydrographic section repeatedly in the vicinity of the buoys. RV HELLAND HANSEN of the University was to relieve RV ERNEST HOLT and continue making hydrographic observations. |
| Chief scientist | Peter G W Jones (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.18 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Norwegian Sea |
| Specific | Norwegian Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only |
| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 96 Description: mechanical |
| GEK | |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements |
