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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Cirolana (74CZ) cruise CIR4/91

Introduction

This report collates information from the BODC cruise inventory and oceanographic databases. It presents

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name RV Cirolana (74CZ) cruise CIR4/91
Short name CIR4/91
Objectives and Narrative 1. To identify and quantify the fate of river-borne nutrients entering the Wash and Humber estuary, examining nutrient distributions and critical processes from the river inputs through to the North Sea in subtidal and intertidal sediments and the overlying water.
2. To measure factors affecting benthic nutrient cycling in subtidal sediments along a transect across the North Sea, in collaboration with the Netherlands Benthic Links and Sinks programme.
3. To recover the Tetrapod and current meter moorings from the north-east Irish Sea.
4. To deploy the Tetrapod at an anchor station next to STABLE in the north-east Irish Sea.
5. To conduct studies of Amphiura community related bioturbation in the north-east Irish Sea.
6. To conduct an anchor dredge survey of benthos at marine aggregate extraction sites near the Humber.
Ship RV Cirolana
Departure Port Lowestoft, United Kingdom
Departure Date 1991-04-12
Arrival Port Lowestoft, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 1991-05-02
Principal Scientist(s) Stephen James Malcolm (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory
Associated Project(s) JONUS
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Sea, Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
Marsden Squares Visited 181;1/216;1
Work Area Description Wash, Humber Estuary, North Sea and Irish Sea
Unable to lookup cruise bounds at this time
Work Area Bounding Polygon
Southern Limit unknown
Northern Limit unknown
Western Limit unknown
Eastern Limit unknown

Cruise Inventory Datasets

Physical oceanography  
CTD stations Quantity: number of stations = 143
Description:  
Current meters Quantity: number of stations = 4
Description: 10 recovered.  
Optics (eg underwater light levels) Quantity: number of stations = 142
Description: light transmission levels  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 27
Description: surface  
Chemical oceanography  
Nitrate Quantity: number of stations = 98
Description:  
Nitrite Quantity: number of stations = 18
Description:  
Phosphate Quantity: number of stations = 142
Description:  
Silicate Quantity: number of stations = 142
Description:  
Total - N Quantity: number of stations = 142
Description:  
Contamination  
Suspended matter Quantity: number of stations = 142
Description: suspended load counts  
Biology and fisheries  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of stations = 142
Description:  
Geology and geophysics  
Core - soft bottom Quantity: number of stations = 28
Description: sediment process study  
Grab Quantity: number of stations = 48
Description: sediment for grain size analysis  

Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations

Latitude Longitude Data type Description
54° 28' N 3° 42' W Current meters 2 meters,dir,T,speed. Dep 20.2.91. Rec 26.04.91
54° 13' N 3° 24' W Current meters 2 meters,dir,T,speed. Dep 20.2.91. Rec 26.04.91
54° 24' N 3° 37' W Current meters 2 meters,dir,T,speed. Dep 20.2.91. Rec 26.04.91 and near bed velocity measurements.
54° 22' N 3° 45' W Current meters 4 meters,dir,T,speed. Dep 20.2.91. Rec 26.04.91

Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise

National Oceanographic Database

Summary

# Series Instrument Description Parameters
28 CTD/STD cast Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
1 CTD/STD cast Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
114 CTD/STD cast Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates

Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)

Full List

BODC Reference Instrument Description Date/Time Location  
331770 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-12 15:49Z 53° 5' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
331782 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-12 16:50Z 53° 4' N, 0° 26' E Click for more
331794 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-12 17:29Z 53° 3' N, 0° 27' E Click for more
331801 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-12 18:06Z 53° 3' N, 0° 28' E Click for more
331813 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-12 18:48Z 53° 1' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
331825 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 07:42Z 53° 5' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
331837 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 08:03Z 53° 4' N, 0° 26' E Click for more
331849 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 08:24Z 53° 3' N, 0° 27' E Click for more
331850 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 08:54Z 53° 3' N, 0° 28' E Click for more
331862 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 09:17Z 53° 1' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
331874 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 09:44Z 53° 1' N, 0° 28' E Click for more
331886 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 10:32Z 53° 1' N, 0° 27' E Click for more
331898 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 11:37Z 53° 2' N, 0° 25' E Click for more
331905 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 12:08Z 53° 3' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
331917 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 12:37Z 53° 1' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
331929 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 12:58Z 53° 1' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
331930 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 13:23Z 53° 0' N, 0° 25' E Click for more
331942 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 13:57Z 53° 0' N, 0° 26' E Click for more
331954 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 14:24Z 52° 59' N, 0° 27' E Click for more
331966 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 14:47Z 52° 57' N, 0° 25' E Click for more
331978 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 15:06Z 52° 58' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
331991 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 15:30Z 52° 58' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332005 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 15:48Z 52° 49' N, 0° 22' E Click for more
332017 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 16:41Z 52° 58' N, 0° 18' E Click for more
332029 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 17:05Z 52° 57' N, 0° 19' E Click for more
332030 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 17:28Z 52° 57' N, 0° 21' E Click for more
332042 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 17:50Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332054 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 18:14Z 52° 55' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
332066 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 18:49Z 52° 55' N, 0° 21' E Click for more
332078 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 19:14Z 52° 55' N, 0° 19' E Click for more
332091 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 19:41Z 52° 57' N, 0° 17' E Click for more
332109 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 20:01Z 52° 57' N, 0° 16' E Click for more
332110 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 20:30Z 52° 56' N, 0° 15' E Click for more
332122 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 20:52Z 52° 55' N, 0° 15' E Click for more
332134 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-13 21:13Z 52° 54' N, 0° 15' E Click for more
332146 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-14 07:49Z 52° 55' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
332158 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-14 08:14Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332171 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-14 08:43Z 52° 58' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
332183 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-14 09:15Z 53° 0' N, 0° 25' E Click for more
332195 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-14 09:45Z 53° 1' N, 0° 27' E Click for more
332202 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-14 12:49Z 52° 57' N, 0° 21' E Click for more
332214 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 08:31Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332226 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 09:30Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332238 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 10:31Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332251 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 11:28Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332263 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 12:31Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332275 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 13:30Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332287 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 14:29Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332299 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 15:29Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332306 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 16:30Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332318 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 17:27Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332331 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 18:28Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332343 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 19:28Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332355 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 20:28Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332367 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-15 21:30Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332379 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-16 07:46Z 53° 10' N, 0° 25' E Click for more
332380 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-16 08:27Z 53° 16' N, 0° 27' E Click for more
332392 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-16 09:10Z 53° 21' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
332411 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-16 11:48Z 53° 27' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
332423 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-16 12:46Z 53° 26' N, 0° 21' E Click for more
332435 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-16 13:42Z 53° 30' N, 0° 17' E Click for more
332447 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-16 14:28Z 53° 31' N, 0° 13' E Click for more
332459 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-16 15:10Z 53° 33' N, 0° 16' E Click for more
332460 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-16 16:39Z 53° 35' N, 0° 19' E Click for more
332472 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 07:37Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332484 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 08:29Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332496 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 09:30Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332503 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 10:29Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332515 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 11:29Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332527 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 12:29Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332539 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 13:30Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332540 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 14:28Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332552 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 15:29Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332564 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 16:29Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332576 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 17:28Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332588 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 18:29Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332607 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-18 19:29Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332619 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 07:30Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332620 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 08:27Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332632 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 09:25Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332644 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 10:29Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332656 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 11:32Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332668 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 12:29Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332681 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 13:28Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332693 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 14:30Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332700 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 15:27Z 53° 40' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
332712 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 20:53Z 53° 31' N, 0° 13' E Click for more
332724 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 21:25Z 53° 33' N, 0° 16' E Click for more
332736 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 21:54Z 53° 35' N, 0° 19' E Click for more
332748 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-19 22:21Z 53° 36' N, 0° 22' E Click for more
332761 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-20 07:33Z 53° 3' N, 0° 27' E Click for more
332773 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-20 08:07Z 53° 1' N, 0° 27' E Click for more
332785 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-20 08:37Z 53° 0' N, 0° 25' E Click for more
332797 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-20 09:13Z 52° 58' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332804 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-20 09:44Z 52° 56' N, 0° 23' E Click for more
332816 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-20 10:17Z 52° 55' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
332828 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-20 11:34Z 52° 57' N, 0° 16' E Click for more
332841 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-20 12:13Z 52° 55' N, 0° 15' E Click for more
332853 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-20 22:27Z 53° 7' N, 1° 0' E Click for more
332865 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-21 06:18Z 53° 1' N, 2° 0' E Click for more
332877 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-21 11:38Z 53° 0' N, 3° 0' E Click for more
332889 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-21 13:29Z 53° 0' N, 3° 30' E Click for more
332890 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-21 15:28Z 53° 0' N, 4° 0' E Click for more
332908 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-21 16:43Z 53° 0' N, 4° 19' E Click for more
332921 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-22 12:09Z 53° 0' N, 3° 30' E Click for more
332933 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-26 19:36Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
332945 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-26 20:30Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
332957 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-26 21:31Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
332969 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-26 22:31Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
332970 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-26 23:34Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
332982 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 00:28Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
332994 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 01:29Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333008 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 02:28Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333021 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 03:31Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333033 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 04:29Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333045 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 05:29Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333057 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 06:29Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333069 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 07:36Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333070 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 08:42Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333082 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 09:34Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333094 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 10:32Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333101 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 11:33Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333113 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 12:30Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333125 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 13:30Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333137 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 14:30Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333149 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 15:27Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333150 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 16:30Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333162 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 17:30Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333174 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 18:28Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333186 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-27 19:30Z 54° 7' N, 3° 27' W Click for more
333198 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 06:29Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333205 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 07:30Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333217 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 08:30Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333229 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 09:30Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333230 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 10:30Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333242 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 11:30Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333254 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 12:30Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333266 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 13:31Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333278 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 14:30Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333291 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 15:29Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333309 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 16:30Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333310 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 17:29Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more
333322 CTD/STD cast 1991-04-28 18:30Z 54° 38' N, 3° 44' W Click for more

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