RV Corystes COR12/03
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corystes (74RY) |
| Cruise identifier | COR12/03 |
| Cruise period | 2003-08-28 — 2003-09-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | This cruise was in 2 parts: 28-29 Aug (Part A) and 03-04 Sep (Part B). Aims were:
1. To recover and re-deploy SmartBuoy moorings at the West Gabbard and Warp and collect calibration samples (AE004) - fully achieved. |
| Chief scientist | David Brian Sivyer (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.05 MB) |
| Cruise report | (0.05 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | West Gabbard and Warp |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: continuous logging throught the cruise. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements | Description: water samples collected via a Niskin bottle on a wire. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: calibration samples taken for chlorophyll a. |
| Moorings, landers, buoys | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 31' 40" N 1° 2' 20" E — Deploy SmartBuoy |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 31' 44" N 1° 2' 18" E — Deploy guard buoy. |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 59' 7" N 2° 4' 59" E — Recover the DWM SmartBuoy, SmartBuoy and guard buoy. |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 58' 56" N 2° 4' 47" E — Re-deploy a new guard buoy |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 59' 7" N 2° 4' 59" E — Re-deploy the serviced DWM SmartBuoy. |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 58' 59" N 2° 5' 17" E — Deploy the main SmartBuoy. |
