Oceanographic Cruises
This is a place holder – it will be an index to descriptions and photos from some past cruises I’ve been on.
Category: Oceanographic Cruises
In 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic kept me ashore for the season and, prompted by the discovery that it was now easier to scan old slides and photos, I decided to add some descriptions of past times for which I have photos (mainly travels and cruises) – for my own enjoyment! I’ve only just started adding some of the cruises I took part in… many more to follow!
MEDOC 1970: a Cruise Diary
MEDOC 1970 looked at Mediterranean bottom water formation and outflow into the Atlantic. I’ve reproduced my Diary from this, my first cruise, and added footnotes.
JASIN 1970: OWS Juliet 52.5°N 20°W
No sooner had I returned from the MEDOC cruise in March, 1970, than Prof. Charnock asked me to accompany him on the next RRS Discovery...
1974: GATE
(place holder only) GATE was the GARP1 Atlantic Tropical Experiment and took place off the west coast of tropical Africa in summer 1974. It was...