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RV Cirolana CIR8B/73
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
Cruise identifier | CIR8B/73 |
Cruise period | 1973-10-06 — 1973-10-16 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To collect seawater samples in the north-east Atlantic and British Isles coastal waters to determine caesium-I37 concentrations.
2. To collect seawater samples for trace element analyses. 3. To collect seawater samples from the Firth of Clyde and approaches for Dr G Topping (DAFS). 4. To collect seawater samples at 4 positions in coastal waters of northern Scotland on behalf of Dr H Kautsky (DHI) for North Sea radio caesium studies. 5. To collect seawater samples at depth at one position in the north-east Atlantic on behalf of Mr A T Murray, Department of Oceanography,Liverpool, for chlorinated hydrocarbon determinations. |
Chief scientist | Douglas F Jefferies (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.25 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of stations = 90 Description: S only |
Water bottle stations | Description: T surface only |
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 51 Description: S only |
Chemical oceanography | |
Trace elements | Quantity: number of samples = 74 Description: samples for filtr.or particul.for analysis for Zn,Mn,Cu,Ni,Cd,Co,Pb,Hg.Surface:35 sts.Surf.,midw.& bottom:45 sts |
Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 78 |
Contamination | |
Other contaminant measurements | Description: chemical pollution sampled for chlorinated hydrocarbons at 55-00N;11-00W |
Other contaminant measurements | Description: radioactive pollutants |
Meteorology | |
Occasional standard measurements | |
Other meteorological measurements | Description: sea and swell |