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RV Cirolana CIR1/95

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Cirolana (74CZ)
Cruise identifierCIR1/95
Cruise period1995-01-06 — 1995-01-31
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
Objectives1. To complete off shore nutrient survey for MPMMG National Monitoring Programme (AE0503).
2. To deploy a mooring to test the NAS Mark 2 nutrient sampler and Valeport current meter. This will be launched in the Wash at the beginning of the cruise and recovered at the end of the cruise (AE0503).
3. To collect sediment samples near gas rigs in the southern North Sea for analysis for contamination with pseudo-oil based drilling muds. (AE0801).
4. To deploy the Tetrapod, the Quadrapod, 4 minipods, and the NERC STABLE benthic landers off the Holderness coast in phase 2 of the Holderness experiment. (AE0298(T)).
5. To survey Race Bank and area 107 using sidescan sonar and coring to determine whether dredger plumes are impinging on Race Bank. (AE0298(T))
6. To collaborate with the BBC and Open University Production Centre in the filming of the deployment of the benthic landers in the Holderness experiment. (AE0298(T)).
All the aims were successfully accomplished.
Chief scientistPaul A Gurbutt (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
ProjectJONUS
Coordinating bodyNational Monitoring Plan
Cruise reportRV Cirolana CIR1/95 cruise report ci1_95.pdf (0.32 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
North Sea
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
SpecificNorth Sea, English Channel and Irish Sea
Track chartsRV Cirolana CIR1/95 cruise track — trk4147.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 102
Description: surface stations
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 81
Description: 1 with S only
Current metersQuantity: number of stations = 2
Description: deployed & recovered
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of samples = 183
NitrateQuantity: number of samples = 183
NitriteQuantity: number of samples = 183
AmmoniaQuantity: number of samples = 183
SilicateQuantity: number of samples = 183
Contamination 
Suspended matterQuantity: number of samples = 183
Geology and geophysics 
GrabQuantity: number of samples = 6
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of cores = 13
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Current meters53° 51' 0" N  0° 10' 0" E — near bed current meters deployed
Current meters53° 1' 59" N  0° 25' 59" E — 2 current meters and 1 nitrate analyser deployed and recovered (24days)
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
79  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
4864341995-01-06 21:26 53° 3' 20" N  0° 28' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486434
4865631995-01-07 15:26 53° 32' 4" N  0° 19' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486563
4865991995-01-07 18:28 53° 31' 58" N  0° 20' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486599
4868391995-01-11 03:30 51° 30' 44" N  0° 58' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486839
4869071995-01-11 14:06 50° 55' 59" N  1° 16' 42" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486907
4864951995-01-07 02:15 53° 3' 28" N  0° 28' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486495
4865381995-01-07 12:38 53° 19' 57" N  0° 34' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486538
4867841995-01-08 21:28 55° 0' 28" N  1° 7' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486784
4868521995-01-11 05:30 51° 30' 45" N  0° 58' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486852
4868641995-01-11 06:30 51° 30' 43" N  0° 58' 3" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486864
4869811995-01-12 03:57 50° 40' 45" N  0° 50' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486981
4870201995-01-13 22:11 51° 14' 59" N  6° 0' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487020
4870681995-01-14 11:30 51° 17' 57" N  3° 32' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487068
4864711995-01-07 00:17 53° 3' 27" N  0° 28' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486471
4865021995-01-07 03:12 53° 3' 27" N  0° 28' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486502
4867961995-01-08 22:30 55° 0' 28" N  1° 7' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486796
4868401995-01-11 04:30 51° 30' 44" N  0° 58' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486840
4870931995-01-14 13:30 51° 17' 55" N  3° 32' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487093
4871241995-01-15 04:56 52° 21' 37" N  4° 10' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487124
4872041995-01-15 22:40 53° 28' 27" N  3° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487204
4871481995-01-15 17:40 53° 28' 26" N  3° 19' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487148
4871731995-01-15 19:40 53° 28' 25" N  3° 19' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487173
4872651995-01-16 11:30 53° 58' 36" N  3° 2' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487265
4872891995-01-16 13:30 53° 58' 35" N  3° 2' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487289
4866311995-01-07 21:29 53° 31' 58" N  0° 19' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486631
4865511995-01-07 14:29 53° 32' 4" N  0° 19' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486551
4871001995-01-14 14:32 51° 17' 54" N  3° 32' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487100
4871611995-01-15 18:40 53° 28' 24" N  3° 19' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487161
4871971995-01-15 21:40 53° 28' 26" N  3° 19' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487197
4872771995-01-16 12:30 53° 58' 36" N  3° 2' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487277
4865141995-01-07 04:18 53° 3' 26" N  0° 28' 32" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486514
4866431995-01-08 05:18 54° 43' 54" N  0° 52' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486643
4866671995-01-08 07:15 54° 43' 52" N  0° 52' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486667
4866791995-01-08 08:15 54° 43' 52" N  0° 52' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486679
4868151995-01-11 01:30 51° 30' 43" N  0° 58' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486815
4868761995-01-11 07:30 51° 30' 45" N  0° 58' 7" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486876
4869931995-01-12 04:55 50° 40' 44" N  0° 50' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486993
4865751995-01-07 16:30 53° 32' 3" N  0° 19' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486575
4866551995-01-08 06:15 54° 43' 52" N  0° 52' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486655
4866801995-01-08 09:15 54° 43' 51" N  0° 52' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486680
4866921995-01-08 10:15 54° 43' 52" N  0° 52' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486692
4868031995-01-08 23:28 55° 0' 29" N  1° 7' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486803
4868881995-01-11 08:30 51° 30' 46" N  0° 58' 9" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486888
4870321995-01-14 08:40 51° 17' 55" N  3° 33' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487032
4870561995-01-14 10:30 51° 17' 55" N  3° 33' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487056
4872281995-01-16 00:40 53° 28' 27" N  3° 20' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487228
4864581995-01-06 23:18 53° 3' 25" N  0° 28' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486458
4865261995-01-07 07:26 52° 58' 55" N  0° 20' 7" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486526
4866181995-01-07 20:31 53° 31' 58" N  0° 19' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486618
4867601995-01-08 19:30 55° 0' 28" N  1° 7' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486760
4868271995-01-11 02:30 51° 30' 43" N  0° 58' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486827
4869561995-01-12 01:55 50° 40' 44" N  0° 50' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486956
4870441995-01-14 09:30 51° 17' 55" N  3° 33' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487044
4870811995-01-14 12:30 51° 17' 57" N  3° 32' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487081
4871121995-01-14 15:32 51° 17' 55" N  3° 32' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487112
4869201995-01-11 22:55 50° 40' 43" N  0° 50' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486920
4872531995-01-16 10:30 53° 58' 33" N  3° 2' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487253
4864461995-01-06 22:20 53° 3' 22" N  0° 28' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486446
4865871995-01-07 17:33 53° 31' 59" N  0° 19' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486587
4867111995-01-08 11:15 54° 43' 54" N  0° 52' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486711
4867231995-01-08 12:15 54° 43' 53" N  0° 52' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486723
4867471995-01-08 17:30 55° 0' 29" N  1° 7' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486747
4871851995-01-15 20:40 53° 28' 25" N  3° 19' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487185
4873081995-01-16 22:16 53° 37' 29" N  4° 29' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487308
4866061995-01-07 19:29 53° 31' 57" N  0° 19' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486606
4864831995-01-07 01:15 53° 3' 28" N  0° 28' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486483
4867721995-01-08 20:30 55° 0' 28" N  1° 7' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486772
4869191995-01-11 21:55 50° 40' 47" N  0° 51' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486919
4871361995-01-15 16:05 53° 29' 59" N  3° 41' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487136
4867351995-01-08 16:30 55° 0' 29" N  1° 7' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486735
4869681995-01-12 02:55 50° 40' 44" N  0° 50' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486968
4867591995-01-08 18:30 55° 0' 29" N  1° 7' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486759
4869321995-01-11 23:55 50° 40' 43" N  0° 50' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486932
4869441995-01-12 00:55 50° 40' 44" N  0° 50' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 486944
4870071995-01-12 12:22 50° 4' 55" N  3° 0' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487007
4870191995-01-13 06:40 48° 29' 41" N  8° 0' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487019
4872161995-01-15 23:40 53° 28' 27" N  3° 20' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487216
4872411995-01-16 09:30 53° 58' 33" N  3° 2' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487241
4872901995-01-16 14:30 53° 58' 27" N  3° 2' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 487290