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.
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!
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...
21st – 24th Jan: To the Bay of Biscay
We leave Barry; the stationery cupboard gets trashed; rough weather; I find my sea legs; a fire on the Bridge…
25th – 28th Jan: To the Gulf of Lion
Continuing the passage leg past the Iberian Peninsula; I settle into life on board a Research Cruise…
Photo Gallery: Barry to Gulf of Lion
Photos of Dolphins or Pilot Whales and of rough seas all taken in the Bay of Biscay area (I think!).
29th Jan – 4th Feb: TSD Stations
We commence TSD Stations in the Gulf of Lion; interrupted by strong winds; a large whale is sighted…
5th – 11th Feb: More TSD Stations
Rendezvous with Jean Charcot; TSD stations continue when the wind allows; I arrange to stay on the cruise; we head for Toulon…
Notes: A TSD and Bottle Station
An illustrated explanation of how hydrographic stations were conducted in 1970 using the TSD instrument and reversing bottles.
12th – 14th Feb: Toulon and Monaco
We dock in Toulon; use hire cars to drive to Monaco and visit the Oceanographic Museum and Rosies Bar; leave Toulon into a gale.