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RV Corystes COR7/98

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corystes (74RY)
Cruise identifierCOR7/98
Cruise period1998-07-03 — 1998-07-24
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
ObjectivesLocality: Part 1 - North East coast and Thames (approximately 03 - 10 July)
Part 2 - St. George's Channel and Celtic Sea (approximately 10 - 24 July)
Part 1 is directed at a better understanding of the dynamics of the circulation processes fringing the north east coast of England, between the Firth of Forth and Flamborough Head, and in vicinity of the Dogger Bank. It is intended to characterise the extent and nature of the density driven and seasonal jet-like circulation which, from previous work in the Irish Sea and limited historical data, we believe acts as a direct and rapid pathway for transport of material from the coastal region to the central North Sea. Subsequently, the knowledge will be viewed with respect to concerns that elevated levels of contaminants on the Dogger Bank have originated in the near coastal region. In addition, several moorings in the vicinity of the Thames will be serviced as part of the Climatic Status of UK Coastal waters programme.
Part 2 is directed at a better understanding of the dynamics of the circulation processes in the Celtic Sea/St. George's Channel region. As on the north east coast, it is intended to characterise the extent and nature of the seasonal density driven circulation.
The main sampling aims of the cruise were:
1. To undertake Scanfish, CTD and grab surveys of the North East coast to collect information on nutrients, suspended sediment and metals.
2. To service two moorings in the vicinity of the Thames.
3. To deploy four mooring arrays in the Celtic Sea/St. George's Channel.
4. To deploy free floating satellite tracked buoys in the Celtic Sea/St. George's Channel in order to determine the Lagrangian circulation.
5. To undertake associated physical and chemical surveys of the region in support of 3) and 4).
Chief scientistJuan Brown (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Corystes COR7/98 cruise report co7_98.pdf (0.20 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Celtic Sea
SpecificPart 1 NE coast and Thames, Part 2 St George's Channel and Celtic Sea
Track chartsRV Corystes COR7/98 cruise track — trk4345a.html RV Corystes COR7/98 cruise track — trk4345b.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: activity duration in days = 20
Description: Underway near-surface temperature and salinity measurements
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 37
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD; turbidity and fluorescence sensors fitted, plus underwater light intensity
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 1200
Description: CTD mounted in GMI scanfish, undulating towed body, with fluorometer and underwater light intensity sensor
Optics (eg underwater light levels)Quantity: number of stations = 37
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD; turbidity and fluorescence sensors fitted, plus underwater light intensity
Optics (eg underwater light levels)Quantity: track kilometres = 1200
Description: CTD mounted in GMI scanfish, undulating towed body, with fluorometer and underwater light intensity sensor
Current profiler (eg ADCP)Quantity: activity duration in days = 20
Description: Underway current profiling using RDI ADCP
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations
PhosphateQuantity: number of samples = 88
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll - analysis along scanfish sections - also salinity for calibration
NitrateQuantity: number of samples = 88
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll - analysis along scanfish sections - also salinity for calibration
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations
AmmoniaQuantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations
AmmoniaQuantity: number of samples = 88
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll - analysis along scanfish sections - also salinity for calibration
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations
SilicateQuantity: number of samples = 88
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll - analysis along scanfish sections - also salinity for calibration
Contamination 
Suspended matterQuantity: number of stations = 37
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD; turbidity and fluorescence sensors fitted, plus underwater light intensity
Suspended matterQuantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations
Trace metalsQuantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations
Trace metalsQuantity: number of cores = 20
Description: Cores for trace metals analysis
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Multi-sampler used on up-casts at CTD stations - calibration samples for salinity, plus samples for nutrients (toxn, NO2, PO4, SIO4, NH4), suspended load + chlorophyll - additional samples for metals analysis - 'surface only' samples at some stations
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 37
Description: CTD profiles using FSI CTD; turbidity and fluorescence sensors fitted, plus underwater light intensity
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of samples = 88
Description: Near-surface samples for nutrients and chlorophyll - analysis along scanfish sections - also salinity for calibration
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: track kilometres = 1200
Description: CTD mounted in GMI scanfish, undulating towed body, with fluorometer and underwater light intensity sensor
Geology and geophysics 
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of cores = 20
Description: Cores for trace metals analysis
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Optics (eg underwater light levels)51° 30' 59" N  1° 1' 59" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
Optics (eg underwater light levels)51° 30' 59" N  1° 1' 59" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors deployed - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter (with T + C sensors)
Current meters51° 30' 59" N  1° 1' 59" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors deployed - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter (with T + C sensors)
Current meters51° 19' 59" N  4° 45' 0" W — Mooring 'K' deployed with three current meters - two with temperature, conductivity and pressure sensors - one with a turbidity sensor
Current meters51° 30' 59" N  1° 1' 59" E — Mooring with single current meter, fitted with temperature and conductivity sensors recovered (deployed May 1998)
Current profiler (eg ADCP)51° 55' 59" N  5° 47' 59" W — Mooring with RDI 'Workhorse' ADCP deployed
Current profiler (eg ADCP)51° 21' 59" N  6° 15' 0" W — Mooring with RDI 'Workhorse' ADCP deployed
Current profiler (eg ADCP)51° 39' 59" N  7° 0' 0" W — Mooring with RDI 'Workhorse' ADCP deployed
Current profiler (eg ADCP)51° 21' 59" N  6° 15' 0" W — Mooring with RDI 'Workhorse' ADCP recovered (deployed earlier during cruise)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys50° 38' 59" N  7° 0' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 13/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys50° 19' 59" N  6° 0' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 22/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 57' 59" N  7° 0' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 19/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 0' 0" N  6° 15' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 19/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 34' 59" N  5° 45' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 18/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 45' 0" N  6° 0' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 18/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 51' 0" N  6° 10' 59" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 18/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 58' 59" N  6° 20' 59" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 18/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 24' 59" N  6° 15' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys52° 15' 0" N  5° 50' 59" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys52° 9' 59" N  5° 30' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys50° 19' 59" N  6° 0' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 22/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys50° 39' 59" N  7° 45' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 14/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 0' 0" N  7° 45' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 14/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 0' 0" N  7° 0' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 14/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 24' 59" N  6° 54' 59" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 14/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 24' 59" N  7° 45' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 14/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 24' 59" N  5° 30' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 15/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 24' 59" N  5° 0' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 15/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 0' 0" N  4° 58' 59" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 15/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys51° 0' 0" N  5° 30' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys50° 39' 59" N  5° 30' 0" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
Surface drifters/drifting buoys50° 39' 59" N  5° 4' 59" W — Surface buoys tracked via Argos satellite and attached to drogue at approximately 30m depth (deployed 16/07/1998)
Chemical oceanography 
Nitrate51° 30' 59" N  1° 1' 59" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors deployed - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter (with T + C sensors)
Nitrate51° 46' 59" N  1° 36' 0" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
Nitrate51° 30' 59" N  1° 1' 59" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
Contamination 
Suspended matter51° 19' 59" N  4° 45' 0" W — Mooring 'K' deployed with three current meters - two with temperature, conductivity and pressure sensors - one with a turbidity sensor
Suspended matter51° 46' 59" N  1° 36' 0" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
Suspended matter51° 30' 59" N  1° 1' 59" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
Suspended matter51° 30' 59" N  1° 1' 59" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors deployed - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter (with T + C sensors)
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)51° 30' 59" N  1° 1' 59" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)51° 30' 59" N  1° 1' 59" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors deployed - includes equipment to collect water samples and one current meter (with T + C sensors)
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)51° 46' 59" N  1° 36' 0" E — Mooring with biophysical sensors recovered (deployed June 1998)
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
38  CTD/STD cast
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
5982271998-07-05 01:00 55° 0' 19" N  0° 26' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598227
5983681998-07-06 22:18 54° 25' 46" N  0° 4' 50" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598368
5983811998-07-07 00:14 54° 31' 43" N  0° 4' 56" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598381
5985531998-07-08 07:23 55° 30' 56" N  1° 33' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598553
5986081998-07-10 13:03 51° 31' 44" N  1° 2' 14" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598608
5981961998-07-03 18:48 52° 49' 40" N  1° 45' 10" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598196
5982521998-07-05 09:16 54° 54' 17" N  0° 52' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598252
5984851998-07-07 22:41 55° 30' 53" N  1° 4' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598485
5982401998-07-05 07:14 54° 55' 49" N  0° 47' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598240
5983321998-07-06 16:30 54° 10' 10" N  0° 5' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598332
5985041998-07-08 02:17 55° 31' 1" N  1° 19' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598504
5985161998-07-08 04:09 55° 30' 56" N  1° 24' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598516
5983191998-07-06 13:47 53° 58' 15" N  0° 4' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598319
5983201998-07-06 15:32 54° 5' 15" N  0° 4' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598320
5984001998-07-07 04:16 54° 44' 5" N  0° 4' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598400
5984361998-07-07 11:56 55° 10' 12" N  0° 17' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598436
5985771998-07-09 07:59 52° 24' 47" N  1° 59' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598577
5983071998-07-05 15:55 54° 49' 47" N  1° 16' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598307
5983441998-07-06 18:03 54° 15' 11" N  0° 4' 56" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598344
5984241998-07-07 07:46 54° 57' 51" N  0° 4' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598424
5984731998-07-07 21:17 55° 31' 8" N  0° 58' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598473
5985901998-07-09 15:47 51° 31' 30" N  1° 1' 51" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598590
5983561998-07-06 19:30 54° 20' 2" N  0° 4' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598356
5984971998-07-08 00:25 55° 30' 54" N  1° 12' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598497
5985411998-07-08 06:09 55° 30' 58" N  1° 29' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598541
5985651998-07-08 20:58 54° 33' 3" N  1° 15' 25" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598565
5982031998-07-04 20:02 55° 5' 33" N  0° 0' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598203
5982151998-07-04 22:54 55° 2' 10" N  0° 14' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598215
5982881998-07-05 14:25 54° 50' 52" N  1° 10' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598288
5983931998-07-07 02:28 54° 38' 10" N  0° 5' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598393
5984121998-07-07 06:00 54° 50' 7" N  0° 5' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598412
5984481998-07-07 19:12 55° 31' 3" N  0° 50' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598448
5985891998-07-09 11:35 51° 47' 19" N  1° 35' 37" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598589
5984611998-07-07 20:06 55° 31' 9" N  0° 50' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598461
5982391998-07-05 03:56 54° 57' 37" N  0° 37' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598239
5982641998-07-05 11:01 54° 53' 8" N  0° 59' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598264
5982761998-07-05 12:51 54° 51' 57" N  1° 4' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598276
5985281998-07-08 04:46 55° 31' 1" N  1° 24' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 598528
23  Drifting Buoy
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Quality control flags
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Date and time
Quality control flags

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
6102221998-07-16 04:38  — 1998-07-23 18:51 50° 40' 0" N  5° 5' 8" W — 50° 54' 28" N  4° 50' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610222
6102581998-07-18 03:20  — 1998-09-04 18:51 51° 45' 0" N  5° 59' 53" W — 51° 29' 38" N  6° 14' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610258
6102951998-07-22 12:45  — 1998-07-28 18:41 50° 39' 59" N  5° 59' 51" W — 50° 46' 29" N  5° 50' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610295
6101541998-07-15 06:30  — 1998-09-02 05:53 51° 24' 59" N  5° 30' 0" W — 52° 27' 29" N  5° 16' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610154
6102341998-07-16 07:51  — 1998-08-22 09:42 52° 9' 58" N  5° 30' 5" W — 52° 4' 5" N  6° 40' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610234
6103021998-07-19 11:59  — 1998-08-03 19:50 51° 58' 0" N  6° 59' 56" W — 51° 45' 7" N  8° 4' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610302
6101661998-07-15 06:50  — 1998-07-21 08:10 51° 24' 56" N  4° 59' 53" W — 51° 41' 6" N  5° 38' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610166
6101911998-07-16 06:28  — 1998-07-31 03:21 52° 14' 59" N  5° 50' 59" W — 51° 58' 30" N  6° 56' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610191
6102101998-07-16 00:53  — 1998-07-23 17:14 51° 0' 0" N  5° 29' 45" W — 50° 56' 45" N  4° 58' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610210
6103511998-07-14 03:22  — 1998-08-20 18:36 50° 59' 57" N  7° 44' 59" W — 50° 39' 11" N  5° 47' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610351
6101301998-07-14 05:41  — 1998-07-19 05:33 50° 59' 57" N  7° 0' 0" W — 50° 59' 24" N  7° 5' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610130
6103751998-07-14 07:55  — 1998-08-13 09:41 51° 24' 35" N  6° 54' 50" W — 52° 8' 24" N  6° 40' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610375
6102091998-07-16 02:54  — 1998-09-02 15:56 50° 40' 0" N  5° 29' 57" W — 51° 51' 46" N  6° 17' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610209
6101421998-07-19 02:45  — 1998-08-01 17:15 50° 59' 59" N  6° 14' 50" W — 51° 28' 47" N  5° 47' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610142
6102461998-07-18 02:18  — 1998-08-12 12:45 51° 50' 59" N  6° 10' 57" W — 52° 6' 54" N  6° 40' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610246
6101291998-07-14 01:34  — 1998-08-26 13:10 50° 39' 56" N  7° 44' 53" W — 50° 3' 33" N  6° 40' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610129
6102711998-07-18 01:10  — 1998-08-31 19:00 51° 58' 59" N  6° 20' 49" W — 50° 51' 58" N  6° 49' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610271
6102831998-07-16 16:16  — 1998-09-02 14:53 51° 25' 2" N  6° 14' 55" W — 51° 1' 18" N  6° 21' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610283
6103141998-07-18 05:09  — 1998-08-31 17:00 51° 35' 17" N  5° 44' 58" W — 51° 6' 29" N  7° 10' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610314
6103631998-07-14 10:55  — 1998-09-11 09:01 51° 24' 58" N  7° 44' 59" W — 51° 36' 0" N  10° 10' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610363
6101781998-07-15 22:55  — 1998-09-02 17:41 51° 0' 7" N  4° 59' 9" W — 51° 37' 4" N  6° 24' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610178
6103261998-07-22 14:53  — 1998-08-22 19:32 50° 20' 1" N  5° 59' 58" W — 51° 23' 30" N  5° 47' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610326
6103381998-07-13 22:49  — 1998-08-26 10:02 50° 38' 58" N  6° 59' 31" W — 49° 40' 0" N  6° 55' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 610338