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RV Cirolana CIR9/96

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Cirolana (74CZ)
Cruise identifierCIR9/96
Cruise period1996-09-27 — 1996-10-14
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To undertake process measurements at sites in the Thames estuary and southern North Sea to determine the impact of land derived nutrients on the marine ecosystem (AE0529A0 and C926J168).
2. To undertake spatial surveys to determine the distribution of nutrients, phytoplankton indicators and other relevant parameters using CTD and underway sampling in the outer Thames estuary (AE0529A0 and C926J168).
3. To undertake process measurements in sites at Dundalk Bay, the Western 'Gyre' region and in Liverpool Bay in the Irish Sea (AE0529A0 and C926J168).
4. To undertake spatial surverys to determine the distribution of nutrients, phytoplankton indicators and other relevant parameters using CTD and underway sampling in the Irish Sea (AE0529A0 and C926J168).
Chief scientistJonathon Mark Rees (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
ProjectJoint Nutrient Study (JONUS)
Coordinating bodyMAFF
Cruise reportRV Cirolana CIR9/96 cruise report ci9_96.pdf (0.13 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
SpecificNorth Sea, Thames Estuary, Irish Sea
Track chartsRV Cirolana CIR9/96 cruise track — trk4224a.html RV Cirolana CIR9/96 cruise track — trk4224b.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 41
Description: surface T & S
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 104
Chemical oceanography 
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 104
NitriteQuantity: number of stations = 104
AmmoniaQuantity: number of stations = 104
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 104
Contamination 
Suspended matterQuantity: number of stations = 104
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 104
Geology and geophysics 
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of cores = 6
Description: analysis of interstitial water