BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RV Cirolana (74CZ) cruise CIR6B/86
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 Cirolana (74CZ) cruise CIR6B/86 |
|---|---|
| Short name | CIR6B/86 |
| Objectives and Narrative | Completion of radiochemical survey (CTD, water sediment and biota sampling) around NEA dump site commenced on Cirolana 6A/86. Recovery and redeployment of NEADS current meter moorings at the mouth of the Rockall Channel. Recovery and redeployment of Irish Sea current meter moorings and Irish Sea CTD survey. |
| Ship | RV Cirolana |
| Departure Port | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Departure Date | 1986-07-03 |
| Arrival Port | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Arrival Date | 1986-07-21 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Robert R Dickson (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Responsible Organisation | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory |
| Associated Project(s) | |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 146;1/146;2/146;3/146;4/147;3/181;1/182;1/182;2 |
| Work Area Description | N.E. Atlantic/ 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 =
18
Description: Irish Sea stations 3 with S only |
| Current meters |
Quantity:
number of recoveries =
29
Description: 8 (of 9) deep-sea recovered and 5 relaid. 7 Irish Sea moorings recovered and relaid. Good data from 29 meters of 30 recovered. |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys |
Quantity:
number of deployments =
2
Description: Seabed drifters deployed |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Nitrate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
18
Description: |
| Oxygen |
Quantity:
number of stations =
18
Description: |
| Phosphate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
18
Description: |
| Radioactivity |
Quantity:
number of samples =
9
Description: 7 tritium and 2 plutonium |
| Silicate |
Quantity:
number of stations =
18
Description: |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish |
Quantity:
number of hauls =
2
Description: 5 specimens of Coryphenoides caught in 2 fish trap deployments for radiochemical analysis |
| Phytoplankton | Description: |
| Zooplankton | Description: |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom |
Quantity:
number of cores =
4
Description: 3 Reineck box-cores and one Kasten core |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
No information on datasets is currently available
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
Summary
| # Series | Instrument Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | CTD/STD cast |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177187 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-15 10:32Z | 53° 18' N, 4° 46' W | Click for more |
| 177199 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-15 17:36Z | 53° 36' N, 4° 36' W | Click for more |
| 177206 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-15 19:55Z | 53° 46' N, 4° 38' W | Click for more |
| 177218 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-15 21:56Z | 53° 58' N, 4° 40' W | Click for more |
| 177231 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-16 08:36Z | 54° 39' N, 4° 21' W | Click for more |
| 177243 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-16 10:03Z | 54° 34' N, 4° 24' W | Click for more |
| 177255 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-16 12:32Z | 54° 30' N, 4° 22' W | Click for more |
| 177267 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-16 14:55Z | 54° 19' N, 4° 13' W | Click for more |
| 326349 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-05 08:43Z | 46° 55' N, 14° 44' W | Click for more |
| 326350 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-05 21:03Z | 48° 14' N, 14° 24' W | Click for more |
| 326362 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-06 12:14Z | 49° 33' N, 16° 39' W | Click for more |
| 326374 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-07 22:30Z | 50° 59' N, 18° 51' W | Click for more |
| 326386 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-10 20:26Z | 52° 12' N, 17° 53' W | Click for more |
| 326398 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-12 18:52Z | 51° 2' N, 15° 19' W | Click for more |
| 326405 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-13 06:51Z | 51° 0' N, 15° 19' W | Click for more |
| 326417 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-13 10:05Z | 51° 3' N, 15° 13' W | Click for more |
| 326429 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-13 13:30Z | 51° 4' N, 15° 10' W | Click for more |
| 326430 | CTD/STD cast | 1986-07-13 16:18Z | 51° 4' N, 15° 3' W | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
