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RV Corystes COR14/03
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Corystes (74RY) |
Cruise identifier | COR14/03 |
Cruise period | 2003-11-06 — 2003-11-07 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To recover and re-deploy SmartBuoy moorings at the West Gabbard and Warp and collect calibration samples (AE004).
2. Deploy trial ABS sensor on minilander (DP173). |
Chief scientist | David Brian Sivyer (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.03 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | West Gabbard; Warp |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: continuous logging and temperature and salinity. |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: continuous logging and temperature and salinity. |
Gear research | Description: New nitrate bio-sensor was tested for stability during the cruise. |
Moorings, landers, buoys | |
Physical oceanography | |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 59' 7" N 2° 4' 29" E — Main SmartBuoy deployed. |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 59' 0" N 2° 4' 48" E — The guard buoy was recovered at 14:07 before being redeployed at 14:36. |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 31' 45" N 1° 2' 15" E — Guard buoy recovered and then redeployed. |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 31' 39" N 1° 2' 22" E — The Warp SmartBuoy was recovered at 07:00 before being redeployed at 7:57. |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 31' 42" N 1° 1' 59" E — minilander was deployed at 09:41 with 3 surface buffs. |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 58' 58" N 2° 5' 15" E — The DWM buoy was deployed at 15:27. |