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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Corystes (74RY) cruise COR7/98

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name RV Corystes (74RY) cruise COR7/98
Short name COR7/98
Objectives and Narrative Locality: Part 1 - North East coast and Thames (approximately 03 - 10 July)
Part 2 - St. George's Channel and Celtic Sea (approximately 10 - 24 July)
Part 1 is directed at a better understanding of the dynamics of the circulation processes fringing the north east coast of England, between the Firth of Forth and Flamborough Head, and in vicinity of the Dogger Bank. It is intended to characterise the extent and nature of the density driven and seasonal jet-like circulation which, from previous work in the Irish Sea and limited historical data, we believe acts as a direct and rapid pathway for transport of material from the coastal region to the central North Sea. Subsequently, the knowledge will be viewed with respect to concerns that elevated levels of contaminants on the Dogger Bank have originated in the near coastal region. In addition, several moorings in the vicinity of the Thames will be serviced as part of the Climatic Status of UK Coastal waters programme.
Part 2 is directed at a better understanding of the dynamics of the circulation processes in the Celtic Sea/St. George's Channel region. As on the north east coast, it is intended to characterise the extent and nature of the seasonal density driven circulation.
The main sampling aims of the cruise were:
1. To undertake Scanfish, CTD and grab surveys of the North East coast to collect information on nutrients, suspended sediment and metals.
2. To service two moorings in the vicinity of the Thames.
3. To deploy four mooring arrays in the Celtic Sea/St. George's Channel.
4. To deploy free floating satellite tracked buoys in the Celtic Sea/St. George's Channel in order to determine the Lagrangian circulation.
5. To undertake associated physical and chemical surveys of the region in support of 3) and 4).
Ship RV Corystes
Departure Port Lowestoft, United Kingdom
Departure Date 1998-07-03
Arrival Port Lowestoft, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 1998-07-24
Principal Scientist(s) Juan Brown (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory
Associated Project(s)
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Sea, Celtic Sea
Marsden Squares Visited 181/216
Work Area Description Part 1 NE coast and Thames, Part 2 St George's Channel and Celtic 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 = 37
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD; turbidity and fluorescence sensors fitted, plus underwater light intensity  
Current profiler (eg ADCP) Quantity: activity duration in days = 20
Description: Underway current profiling using RDI ADCP  
Optics (eg underwater light levels) Quantity: track kilometres = 1200
Description: CTD mounted in GMI scanfish, undulating towed body, with fluorometer and underwater light intensity sensor  
Optics (eg underwater light levels) Quantity: number of stations = 37
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD; turbidity and fluorescence sensors fitted, plus underwater light intensity  
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements Quantity: track kilometres = 1200
Description: CTD mounted in GMI scanfish, undulating towed body, with fluorometer and underwater light intensity sensor  
Surface measurements underway (T,S) Quantity: activity duration in days = 20
Description: Underway near-surface temperature and salinity measurements  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations  
Chemical oceanography  
Ammonia Quantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations  
Ammonia Quantity: number of samples = 88
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll - analysis along scanfish sections - also salinity for calibration  
Nitrate Quantity: number of samples = 88
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll - analysis along scanfish sections - also salinity for calibration  
Nitrate Quantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations  
Phosphate Quantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations  
Phosphate Quantity: number of samples = 88
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll - analysis along scanfish sections - also salinity for calibration  
Silicate Quantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations  
Silicate Quantity: number of samples = 88
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll - analysis along scanfish sections - also salinity for calibration  
Contamination  
Suspended matter Quantity: number of stations = 37
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD; turbidity and fluorescence sensors fitted, plus underwater light intensity  
Suspended matter Quantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations  
Trace metals Quantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations  
Trace metals Quantity: number of cores = 20
Description: Cores for trace metals analysis  
Biology and fisheries  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of stations = 37
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD; turbidity and fluorescence sensors fitted, plus underwater light intensity  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of samples = 88
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll - analysis along scanfish sections - also salinity for calibration  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: track kilometres = 1200
Description: CTD mounted in GMI scanfish, undulating towed body, with fluorometer and underwater light intensity sensor  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations  
Geology and geophysics  
Core - soft bottom Quantity: number of cores = 20
Description: Cores for trace metals analysis  

Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations

Latitude Longitude Data type Description
51° 19' N 4° 45' W Current meters Mooring 'K' deployed with three current meters - two with temperature, conductivity and pressure sensors - one with a turbidity sensor
51° 31' N 1° 1' E Current meters Mooring with biophysical sensors deployed - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter (with T + C sensors)
51° 31' N 1° 1' E Current meters Mooring with single current meter, fitted with temperature and conductivity sensors recovered (deployed May 1998)
51° 55' N 5° 48' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) Mooring with RDI 'Workhorse' ADCP deployed
51° 40' N 7° 0' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) Mooring with RDI 'Workhorse' ADCP deployed
51° 22' N 6° 15' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) Mooring with RDI 'Workhorse' ADCP deployed
51° 22' N 6° 15' W Current profiler (eg ADCP) Mooring with RDI 'Workhorse' ADCP recovered (deployed earlier during cruise)
51° 31' N 1° 1' E Nitrate Mooring with biophysical sensors deployed - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter (with T + C sensors)
51° 46' N 1° 36' E Nitrate Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
51° 31' N 1° 1' E Nitrate Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
51° 31' N 1° 1' E Optics (eg underwater light levels) Mooring with biophysical sensors deployed - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter (with T + C sensors)
51° 31' N 1° 1' E Optics (eg underwater light levels) Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
51° 31' N 1° 1' E Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Mooring with biophysical sensors deployed - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter (with T + C sensors)
51° 46' N 1° 36' E Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
51° 31' N 1° 1' E Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
50° 39' N 7° 0' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 13/07/1998)
51° 25' N 6° 55' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 14/07/1998)
51° 0' N 7° 0' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 14/07/1998)
50° 40' N 7° 45' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 14/07/1998)
51° 25' N 7° 45' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 14/07/1998)
51° 0' N 7° 45' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 14/07/1998)
51° 0' N 4° 58' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 15/07/1998)
51° 25' N 5° 30' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 15/07/1998)
51° 25' N 5° 0' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 15/07/1998)
50° 40' N 5° 30' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
50° 40' N 5° 4' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
51° 25' N 6° 15' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
51° 0' N 5° 30' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
52° 10' N 5° 30' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
52° 15' N 5° 51' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
51° 34' N 5° 45' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 18/07/1998)
51° 45' N 6° 0' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 18/07/1998)
51° 58' N 6° 21' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 18/07/1998)
51° 51' N 6° 10' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 18/07/1998)
51° 0' N 6° 15' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 19/07/1998)
51° 58' N 7° 0' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 19/07/1998)
50° 19' N 6° 0' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 22/07/1998)
50° 19' N 6° 0' W Surface drifters/drifting buoys Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 22/07/1998)
51° 19' N 4° 45' W Suspended matter Mooring 'K' deployed with three current meters - two with temperature, conductivity and pressure sensors - one with a turbidity sensor
51° 31' N 1° 1' E Suspended matter Mooring with biophysical sensors deployed - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter (with T + C sensors)
51° 46' N 1° 36' E Suspended matter Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
51° 31' N 1° 1' E Suspended matter Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)

Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise

National Oceanographic Database

Summary

# Series Instrument Description Parameters
26 CTD/STD cast Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
12 CTD/STD cast Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
23 Drifting Buoy Date and time
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Quality control flags

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

Full List

BODC Reference Instrument Description Date/Time Location  
598196 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-03 18:48Z 52° 49' N, 1° 45' E Click for more
598203 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-04 20:02Z 55° 5' N, 0° 0' W Click for more
598215 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-04 22:54Z 55° 2' N, 0° 14' W Click for more
598227 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-05 01:00Z 55° 0' N, 0° 26' W Click for more
598239 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-05 03:56Z 54° 57' N, 0° 37' W Click for more
598240 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-05 07:14Z 54° 55' N, 0° 47' W Click for more
598252 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-05 09:16Z 54° 54' N, 0° 52' W Click for more
598264 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-05 11:01Z 54° 53' N, 0° 58' W Click for more
598276 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-05 12:51Z 54° 52' N, 1° 4' W Click for more
598288 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-05 14:25Z 54° 51' N, 1° 10' W Click for more
598307 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-05 15:55Z 54° 49' N, 1° 16' W Click for more
598319 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-06 13:47Z 53° 58' N, 0° 4' E Click for more
598320 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-06 15:32Z 54° 5' N, 0° 4' E Click for more
598332 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-06 16:30Z 54° 10' N, 0° 4' E Click for more
598344 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-06 18:03Z 54° 15' N, 0° 4' E Click for more
598356 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-06 19:30Z 54° 19' N, 0° 4' E Click for more
598368 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-06 22:18Z 54° 25' N, 0° 4' E Click for more
598381 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-07 00:14Z 54° 31' N, 0° 4' E Click for more
598393 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-07 02:28Z 54° 38' N, 0° 5' E Click for more
598400 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-07 04:16Z 54° 43' N, 0° 4' E Click for more
598412 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-07 06:00Z 54° 50' N, 0° 5' E Click for more
598424 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-07 07:46Z 54° 57' N, 0° 4' E Click for more
598436 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-07 11:56Z 55° 10' N, 0° 18' E Click for more
598448 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-07 19:12Z 55° 31' N, 0° 50' W Click for more
598461 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-07 20:06Z 55° 31' N, 0° 51' W Click for more
598473 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-07 21:17Z 55° 31' N, 0° 58' W Click for more
598485 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-07 22:41Z 55° 30' N, 1° 4' W Click for more
598497 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-08 00:25Z 55° 31' N, 1° 12' W Click for more
598504 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-08 02:17Z 55° 31' N, 1° 19' W Click for more
598516 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-08 04:09Z 55° 31' N, 1° 24' W Click for more
598528 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-08 04:46Z 55° 31' N, 1° 24' W Click for more
598541 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-08 06:09Z 55° 31' N, 1° 29' W Click for more
598553 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-08 07:23Z 55° 31' N, 1° 33' W Click for more
598565 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-08 20:58Z 54° 33' N, 1° 15' E Click for more
598577 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-09 07:59Z 52° 24' N, 2° 0' E Click for more
598589 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-09 11:35Z 51° 47' N, 1° 35' E Click for more
598590 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-09 15:47Z 51° 31' N, 1° 1' E Click for more
598608 CTD/STD cast 1998-07-10 13:03Z 51° 31' N, 1° 2' E Click for more
610129 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-14 01:34:00Z to 1998-08-26 13:10:00Z From 50° 40' N, 7° 45' W to 50° 3' N, 6° 40' W Click for more
610130 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-14 05:41:00Z to 1998-07-19 05:33:00Z From 51° 0' N, 7° 0' W to 50° 59' N, 7° 5' W Click for more
610142 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-19 02:45:00Z to 1998-08-01 17:15:00Z From 51° 0' N, 6° 15' W to 51° 28' N, 5° 48' W Click for more
610154 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-15 06:30:00Z to 1998-09-02 05:53:00Z From 51° 25' N, 5° 30' W to 52° 27' N, 5° 16' W Click for more
610166 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-15 06:50:00Z to 1998-07-21 08:10:00Z From 51° 25' N, 5° 0' W to 51° 41' N, 5° 38' W Click for more
610178 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-15 22:55:00Z to 1998-09-02 17:41:00Z From 51° 0' N, 4° 59' W to 51° 37' N, 6° 25' W Click for more
610191 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-16 06:28:00Z to 1998-07-31 03:21:00Z From 52° 15' N, 5° 51' W to 51° 58' N, 6° 56' W Click for more
610209 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-16 02:54:00Z to 1998-09-02 15:56:00Z From 50° 40' N, 5° 30' W to 51° 51' N, 6° 17' W Click for more
610210 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-16 00:53:00Z to 1998-07-23 17:14:00Z From 51° 0' N, 5° 30' W to 50° 57' N, 4° 58' W Click for more
610222 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-16 04:38:00Z to 1998-07-23 18:51:00Z From 50° 40' N, 5° 5' W to 50° 54' N, 4° 50' W Click for more
610234 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-16 07:51:00Z to 1998-08-22 09:42:00Z From 52° 10' N, 5° 30' W to 52° 4' N, 6° 40' W Click for more
610246 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-18 02:18:00Z to 1998-08-12 12:45:00Z From 51° 51' N, 6° 10' W to 52° 7' N, 6° 40' W Click for more
610258 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-18 03:20:00Z to 1998-09-04 18:51:00Z From 51° 45' N, 6° 0' W to 51° 29' N, 6° 14' W Click for more
610271 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-18 01:10:00Z to 1998-08-31 19:00:00Z From 51° 58' N, 6° 21' W to 50° 52' N, 6° 49' W Click for more
610283 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-16 16:16:00Z to 1998-09-02 14:53:00Z From 51° 25' N, 6° 15' W to 51° 1' N, 6° 21' W Click for more
610295 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-22 12:45:00Z to 1998-07-28 18:41:00Z From 50° 40' N, 6° 0' W to 50° 46' N, 5° 50' W Click for more
610302 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-19 11:59:00Z to 1998-08-03 19:50:00Z From 51° 58' N, 7° 0' W to 51° 45' N, 8° 4' W Click for more
610314 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-18 05:09:00Z to 1998-08-31 17:00:00Z From 51° 35' N, 5° 45' W to 51° 6' N, 7° 10' W Click for more
610326 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-22 14:53:00Z to 1998-08-22 19:32:00Z From 50° 19' N, 6° 0' W to 51° 23' N, 5° 47' W Click for more
610338 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-13 22:49:00Z to 1998-08-26 10:02:00Z From 50° 39' N, 6° 59' W to 49° 40' N, 6° 55' W Click for more
610351 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-14 03:22:00Z to 1998-08-20 18:36:00Z From 51° 0' N, 7° 45' W to 50° 39' N, 5° 47' W Click for more
610363 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-14 10:55:00Z to 1998-09-11 09:01:00Z From 51° 25' N, 7° 45' W to 51° 36' N, 10° 10' W Click for more
610375 Drifting Buoy 1998-07-14 07:55:00Z to 1998-08-13 09:41:00Z From 51° 24' N, 6° 54' W to 52° 8' N, 6° 40' W Click for more

Project Database

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