BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Corystes (74RY) cruise COR9A/98
Introduction
This report collates information from the BODC cruise inventory and oceanographic databases. It presents
- Cruise Inventory Information
- A summary of BODC data holdings for the cruise from the
- References - including cruise tracks and cruise reports
Cruise Inventory Information
| Long name | RV Corystes (74RY) cruise COR9A/98 |
|---|---|
| Short name | COR9A/98 |
| Objectives and Narrative |
Locality: Part 1 - Thames mooring (20 - 22 August)
Part 2 - North East coast (22 - 24 August) Part 3 - St. George's Channel and Celtic Sea (25 August - 6 September) Part 1 was to recover a Smart Biophysical Mooring previously deployed in the Thames as part of the Climatic Status of UK Coastal waters programme. Part 2 was 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 the vicinity of the Dogger Bank. It is intended to characterise the extent and nature of the density driven and seasonal jet like circulation which 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. Part 3 was directed at a better understanding of the dynamics of the circulation processes in the Celtic Sea/St. Georges 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 are: 1. To undertake CTD and grab surveys of the North East coast to collect information on nutrients, suspended sediment and metals. 2. To recover two moorings in the vicinity of the Thames. 3. To recover three mooring arrays in the Celtic Sea/St. George's Channel. 4. To recover free floating satellite tracked buoys in the Celtic Sea/St. George's Channel. 5. To undertake physical and chemical surveys of the Celtic Sea region. |
| Ship | RV Corystes |
| Departure Port | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 1998-08-20 |
| Arrival Port | Swansea, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 1998-09-06 |
| 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 | North East coast and Thames, 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 =
25
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD - turbidity, fluorescence and light intensity sensors fitted |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
15
Description: Underway current profiling using RDI ADCP |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) |
Quantity:
number of stations =
25
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD - turbidity, fluorescence and light intensity sensors fitted |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
2100
Description: CTD mounted in GMI scanfish, undulating towed body, with fluorometer and underwater light intensity sensor |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
2100
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 =
15
Description: Underway near-surface temperature and salinity measurements |
| Water bottle stations |
Quantity:
number of stations =
32
Description: Multi-sampler used at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients, suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll. Some samples for trace metals analysis. 'Surface' only samples at some stations. Few samples of oxygen analysis. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Ammonia |
Quantity:
number of stations =
32
Description: Multi-sampler used at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients, suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll. Some samples for trace metals analysis. 'Surface' only samples at some stations. Few samples of oxygen analysis. |
| Ammonia |
Quantity:
number of samples =
153
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll analysis, plus salinity for calibration, along scanfish sections |
| Nitrate |
Quantity:
number of samples =
153
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll analysis, plus salinity for calibration, along scanfish sections |
| Nitrate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
32
Description: Multi-sampler used at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients, suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll. Some samples for trace metals analysis. 'Surface' only samples at some stations. Few samples of oxygen analysis. |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of stations =
32
Description: Multi-sampler used at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients, suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll. Some samples for trace metals analysis. 'Surface' only samples at some stations. Few samples of oxygen analysis. |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
32
Description: Multi-sampler used at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients, suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll. Some samples for trace metals analysis. 'Surface' only samples at some stations. Few samples of oxygen analysis. |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
number of samples =
153
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll analysis, plus salinity for calibration, along scanfish sections |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
32
Description: Multi-sampler used at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients, suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll. Some samples for trace metals analysis. 'Surface' only samples at some stations. Few samples of oxygen analysis. |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
number of samples =
153
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll analysis, plus salinity for calibration, along scanfish sections |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter |
Quantity:
number of stations =
25
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD - turbidity, fluorescence and light intensity sensors fitted |
| Suspended matter |
Quantity:
number of stations =
32
Description: Multi-sampler used at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients, suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll. Some samples for trace metals analysis. 'Surface' only samples at some stations. Few samples of oxygen analysis. |
| Trace metals |
Quantity:
number of stations =
32
Description: Multi-sampler used at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients, suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll. Some samples for trace metals analysis. 'Surface' only samples at some stations. Few samples of oxygen analysis. |
| Trace metals |
Quantity:
number of cores =
15
Description: Cores for trace metal analysis |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
number of stations =
25
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD - turbidity, fluorescence and light intensity sensors fitted |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
number of samples =
153
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll analysis, plus salinity for calibration, along scanfish sections |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) |
Quantity:
track kilometres =
2100
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 =
32
Description: Multi-sampler used at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients, suspended particulate matter and chlorophyll. Some samples for trace metals analysis. 'Surface' only samples at some stations. Few samples of oxygen analysis. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
15
Description: Cores for trace metal analysis |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
| Latitude | Longitude | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51° 19' N | 4° 45' W | Current meters | Mooring 'K' with three current meters recovered - two meters with temperature and conductivity sensors, one with a turbidity sensor (mooring deployed July 1998) |
| 51° 31' N | 1° 1' E | Current meters | Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter with temperature and conductivity sensors (mooring deployed July 1998) |
| 51° 55' N | 5° 48' W | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Mooring with RDI 'Workhorse' ADCP recovered (deployed July 1998) |
| 51° 40' N | 7° 0' W | Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Mooring with RDI 'Workhorse' ADCP recovered (deployed July 1998); 12 drifting buoys recovered in the area (deployed July 1998) |
| 51° 31' N | 1° 1' E | Nitrate | Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter with temperature and conductivity sensors (mooring deployed July 1998) |
| 51° 31' N | 1° 1' E | Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter with temperature and conductivity sensors (mooring deployed July 1998) |
| 51° 31' N | 1° 1' E | Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter with temperature and conductivity sensors (mooring deployed July 1998) |
| 51° 40' N | 7° 0' W | Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Mooring with RDI 'Workhorse' ADCP recovered (deployed July 1998); 12 drifting buoys recovered in the area (deployed July 1998) |
| 51° 31' N | 1° 1' E | Suspended matter | Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter with temperature and conductivity sensors (mooring deployed July 1998) |
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
Summary
| # Series | Instrument Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
Full List
| BODC Reference | Instrument Description | Date/Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 599095 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-20 14:21Z | 51° 31' N, 1° 1' E | Click for more |
| 599102 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-23 01:32Z | 55° 21' N, 0° 29' E | Click for more |
| 599114 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-23 02:31Z | 55° 21' N, 0° 29' E | Click for more |
| 599126 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-23 05:10Z | 55° 15' N, 0° 49' E | Click for more |
| 599138 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-23 07:58Z | 55° 10' N, 1° 6' E | Click for more |
| 599151 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-23 09:42Z | 55° 8' N, 1° 10' E | Click for more |
| 599163 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-23 11:28Z | 55° 7' N, 1° 15' E | Click for more |
| 599175 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-23 13:03Z | 55° 5' N, 1° 19' E | Click for more |
| 599187 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-23 13:56Z | 55° 4' N, 1° 25' E | Click for more |
| 599199 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-23 14:46Z | 55° 2' N, 1° 30' E | Click for more |
| 599206 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-23 16:06Z | 54° 58' N, 1° 45' E | Click for more |
| 599218 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-31 21:48Z | 51° 18' N, 6° 19' W | Click for more |
| 599231 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-08-31 23:07Z | 51° 12' N, 6° 6' W | Click for more |
| 599243 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-01 00:20Z | 51° 6' N, 5° 54' W | Click for more |
| 599255 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-01 01:34Z | 51° 0' N, 5° 40' W | Click for more |
| 599267 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-01 02:43Z | 50° 54' N, 5° 27' W | Click for more |
| 599279 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-01 04:01Z | 50° 49' N, 5° 15' W | Click for more |
| 599280 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-01 05:17Z | 50° 43' N, 5° 1' W | Click for more |
| 599292 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-01 06:37Z | 50° 37' N, 4° 49' W | Click for more |
| 599311 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-04 22:05Z | 52° 7' N, 6° 27' W | Click for more |
| 599323 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-04 23:06Z | 52° 3' N, 6° 18' W | Click for more |
| 599335 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-05 00:27Z | 52° 0' N, 6° 6' W | Click for more |
| 599347 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-05 01:41Z | 51° 56' N, 5° 54' W | Click for more |
| 599359 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-05 02:48Z | 51° 54' N, 5° 46' W | Click for more |
| 599360 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-05 03:54Z | 51° 51' N, 5° 37' W | Click for more |
| 599372 | CTD/STD cast | 1998-09-05 05:09Z | 51° 47' N, 5° 27' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
