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RV Corella 14/75

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corella (74CX)
Cruise identifier14/75
Cruise period1975-09-24 — 1975-09-30
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To continue the examination of the distribution of caesium-137 in sea water of the North Sea area between Dover and 60 degrees N for project RANOSP.
2. To collect sea water at selected stations for the examination of plutonium-238, plutonium-239 + 240 and americium-241.
Chief scientistDouglas F Jefferies (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
ProjectKautsky - RANOSP
Cruise reportRV Corella 14/75 cruise report corella14_75.pdf (0.12 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Track chartsRV Corella 14/75 cruise track — trk1598.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 30
Description: T bottom 2 S bottom
Chemical oceanography 
RadioactivityQuantity: number of samples = 30
Description: Cs-137