RV Cirolana CIR1/91

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Ship name (ship code)

RV Cirolana (74CZ)

Cruise identifier

CIR1/91

Cruise period

1991-01-05 — 1991-01-23

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Lowestoft, United Kingdom

Port of return

Lowestoft, United Kingdom

Objectives

1. To recover the tetrapod and current meter moorings deployed during CIROLANA 19/90 in Marsden Bay.
2. To complete a 48 hour anchor station in Alnmouth Bay with the tetrapod deployed.
3. To complete nutrient transects between the Tyne, Tees, Dogger Bank, Humber and Wash for the North Sea Task Force Monitoring Master Plan.
4. To complete 15 anchor dredge stations to sruvey the benthos in one marine aggregate extraction site and one prospective site.
5. To complete anchor stations in the Wash and Humber while small boats are collecting water and sediment samples for the JONUS programme.
6. To deploy the tetrapod at two anchor stations in the Wash to provide further data for the sediment transport model being developed by the University of Bradford.
7. To complete off shore sampling for nutrients and sediments for the JONUS programme.
All the aims were successfully completed.

Chief scientist

Paul A Gurbutt (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)

Project

JONUS

Coordinating body

MAFF

Cruise report

(0.20 MB)

Ocean/sea areas

General

North Sea

Specific

North Sea - Tyne, Dogger Bank, Humber and Wash

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Water bottle stations

Quantity: number of stations = 11

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 170
Description: 7 top & bottom 3 with T only

Current meters

Quantity: number of recoveries = 2
Description: 2 meters recovered

Other physical oceanographic measurements

Quantity: number of deployments = 1
Description: bottom mounted near bed velocity meter, 55 days of data

Chemical oceanography

Phosphate

Quantity: number of samples = 174

Nitrate

Quantity: number of samples = 167

Nitrite

Quantity: number of samples = 14

Total - N

Quantity: number of samples = 175

Ammonia

Quantity: number of samples = 175

Silicate

Quantity: number of samples = 175

Geology and geophysics

Dredge

Quantity: number of deployments = 12
Description: anchor dredge

Core - soft bottom

Quantity: number of cores = 20

Moorings, landers, buoys

Physical oceanography

Current meters

55° 0' 0" N 1° 22' 0" W — Current speed, direction water temp., 1 meter recovered,55d

Current meters

54° 58' 59" N 1° 19' 59" W — Current speed, direction water temp., 1 meter recovered,55d

Other physical oceanographic measurements

54° 58' 59" N 1° 21' 0" W — Bottom mounted near bed velocity meter, 55days data

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

162 CTD/STD cast

Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
329986	1991-01-06 11:08	55° 0' 6" N 1° 22' 36" W
330072	1991-01-07 18:44	54° 49' 59" N 0° 30' 0" W
330139	1991-01-10 15:52	52° 57' 47" N 0° 19' 59" E
330140	1991-01-10 16:20	52° 58' 30" N 0° 18' 24" E
330441	1991-01-11 18:20	53° 34' 0" N 0° 24' 6" E
330557	1991-01-12 15:28	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330569	1991-01-12 16:27	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330582	1991-01-12 18:28	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330613	1991-01-12 21:29	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330650	1991-01-15 10:30	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330662	1991-01-15 11:30	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330705	1991-01-15 15:30	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330742	1991-01-15 19:28	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330754	1991-01-15 20:29	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330938	1991-01-17 04:28	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330963	1991-01-17 07:28	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330999	1991-01-17 10:49	53° 1' 29" N 0° 27' 11" E
331014	1991-01-17 11:45	53° 2' 53" N 0° 24' 6" E
331155	1991-01-18 08:28	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331339	1991-01-20 11:33	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331468	1991-01-21 00:27	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331481	1991-01-21 10:29	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331628	1991-01-22 04:30	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
330127	1991-01-09 17:38	54° 10' 0" N 0° 45' 29" E
330219	1991-01-10 21:30	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330281	1991-01-11 03:27	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330293	1991-01-11 04:28	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330336	1991-01-11 08:29	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330477	1991-01-12 08:35	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330545	1991-01-12 14:26	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330594	1991-01-12 19:29	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330637	1991-01-15 08:32	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330649	1991-01-15 09:30	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330717	1991-01-15 16:30	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330778	1991-01-16 08:30	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
330809	1991-01-16 10:29	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
330871	1991-01-16 16:28	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
330975	1991-01-17 08:29	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
331272	1991-01-19 14:27	53° 30' 18" N 0° 17' 5" E
331284	1991-01-19 14:58	53° 31' 54" N 0° 13' 23" E
331303	1991-01-19 15:57	53° 35' 12" N 0° 19' 23" E
331327	1991-01-19 17:33	53° 34' 0" N 0° 24' 6" E
331364	1991-01-20 14:30	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331665	1991-01-22 07:30	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331677	1991-01-22 08:31	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331757	1991-01-22 16:28	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331769	1991-01-22 17:31	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
330176	1991-01-10 18:52	53° 1' 29" N 0° 27' 11" E
330397	1991-01-11 15:20	53° 31' 54" N 0° 13' 23" E
330428	1991-01-11 17:38	53° 36' 47" N 0° 22' 41" E
330698	1991-01-15 14:30	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330846	1991-01-16 14:34	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
331002	1991-01-17 11:17	53° 2' 23" N 0° 25' 48" E
331026	1991-01-17 13:25	52° 58' 30" N 0° 18' 24" E
331211	1991-01-18 14:29	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331247	1991-01-18 17:29	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331259	1991-01-19 12:59	53° 27' 0" N 0° 30' 0" E
331388	1991-01-20 16:29	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331512	1991-01-21 14:28	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331548	1991-01-21 17:31	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331597	1991-01-21 21:30	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331604	1991-01-21 22:29	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331745	1991-01-22 14:26	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
330059	1991-01-07 16:27	54° 57' 0" N 0° 56' 35" W
330152	1991-01-10 17:48	53° 2' 53" N 0° 24' 6" E
330220	1991-01-10 22:30	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330256	1991-01-11 01:30	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330324	1991-01-11 07:28	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330348	1991-01-11 09:31	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330601	1991-01-12 20:30	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330686	1991-01-15 14:06	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330766	1991-01-16 07:29	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
330883	1991-01-16 17:57	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
331051	1991-01-17 14:28	52° 57' 0" N 0° 21' 29" E
331099	1991-01-17 17:53	53° 0' 54" N 0° 28' 11" E
331106	1991-01-18 04:32	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331143	1991-01-18 07:28	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331376	1991-01-20 15:31	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331407	1991-01-20 17:33	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331444	1991-01-20 22:29	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331493	1991-01-21 12:30	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331524	1991-01-21 15:30	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
330011	1991-01-07 09:47	55° 1' 18" N 1° 23' 30" W
330084	1991-01-07 19:45	54° 47' 5" N 0° 40' 41" W
330103	1991-01-07 21:55	54° 42' 0" N 1° 0' 29" W
330232	1991-01-10 23:29	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330244	1991-01-11 00:30	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330385	1991-01-11 14:45	53° 30' 18" N 0° 17' 5" E
330465	1991-01-12 00:37	53° 30' 0" N 2° 10' 0" E
330489	1991-01-12 09:31	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330490	1991-01-12 10:30	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330625	1991-01-15 07:38	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330674	1991-01-15 12:31	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330729	1991-01-15 17:32	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330987	1991-01-17 10:23	53° 0' 54" N 0° 28' 5" E
331561	1991-01-21 18:31	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331653	1991-01-22 06:29	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331689	1991-01-22 09:30	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331690	1991-01-22 10:29	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331708	1991-01-22 11:30	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
330060	1991-01-07 17:46	54° 52' 54" N 0° 41' 41" W
330115	1991-01-07 22:24	54° 40' 41" N 1° 4' 54" W
330268	1991-01-11 02:30	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330373	1991-01-11 13:55	53° 26' 30" N 0° 21' 47" E
330508	1991-01-12 11:30	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330926	1991-01-17 03:28	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
331063	1991-01-17 16:18	53° 2' 53" N 0° 24' 6" E
331075	1991-01-17 16:45	53° 2' 23" N 0° 25' 48" E
331087	1991-01-17 17:33	53° 1' 29" N 0° 27' 11" E
331118	1991-01-18 05:29	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331131	1991-01-18 06:28	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331179	1991-01-18 10:29	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331180	1991-01-18 11:29	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331235	1991-01-18 16:27	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331260	1991-01-19 13:50	53° 26' 30" N 0° 21' 47" E
331432	1991-01-20 21:30	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331456	1991-01-20 23:28	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331500	1991-01-21 13:32	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331721	1991-01-22 12:28	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
330035	1991-01-07 14:06	55° 1' 29" N 1° 21' 6" W
330096	1991-01-07 20:52	54° 43' 59" N 0° 52' 54" W
330312	1991-01-11 06:29	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330533	1991-01-12 13:28	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330791	1991-01-16 09:30	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
330902	1991-01-16 19:31	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
330951	1991-01-17 05:28	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
331167	1991-01-18 09:29	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331192	1991-01-18 13:28	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331223	1991-01-18 15:29	52° 59' 12" N 0° 12' 6" E
331296	1991-01-19 15:26	53° 33' 5" N 0° 16' 23" E
331352	1991-01-20 13:28	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331573	1991-01-21 19:29	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331641	1991-01-22 05:30	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
329998	1991-01-06 12:51	55° 0' 6" N 1° 22' 36" W
330023	1991-01-07 13:18	55° 1' 18" N 1° 23' 42" W
330047	1991-01-07 15:13	55° 0' 24" N 1° 9' 6" W
330164	1991-01-10 18:18	53° 2' 23" N 0° 25' 48" E
330188	1991-01-10 19:30	53° 0' 54" N 0° 28' 11" E
330207	1991-01-10 20:32	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330300	1991-01-11 05:29	53° 1' 23" N 0° 27' 6" E
330361	1991-01-11 13:04	53° 27' 0" N 0° 30' 0" E
330404	1991-01-11 15:52	53° 33' 5" N 0° 16' 23" E
330416	1991-01-11 16:25	53° 35' 12" N 0° 19' 23" E
330453	1991-01-11 19:05	53° 32' 23" N 0° 20' 6" E
330810	1991-01-16 11:28	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
330521	1991-01-12 12:28	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330570	1991-01-12 17:30	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
330730	1991-01-15 18:30	52° 56' 23" N 0° 23' 17" E
330822	1991-01-16 12:30	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
330834	1991-01-16 13:29	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
330858	1991-01-16 15:29	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
330895	1991-01-16 18:29	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
330914	1991-01-16 20:30	52° 55' 18" N 0° 15' 42" E
331038	1991-01-17 14:00	52° 57' 47" N 0° 19' 59" E
331315	1991-01-19 16:32	53° 36' 47" N 0° 22' 41" E
331340	1991-01-20 12:33	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331419	1991-01-20 19:29	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331420	1991-01-20 20:30	53° 33' 17" N 0° 6' 42" E
331536	1991-01-21 16:31	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331585	1991-01-21 20:28	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331616	1991-01-21 23:28	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W
331733	1991-01-22 13:30	53° 39' 53" N 0° 13' 30" W

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RV Cirolana CIR1/91

Cruise summary report

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