RV Cirolana CIR4/74
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR4/74 |
| Cruise period | 1974-04-29 — 1974-05-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1. To test deep current meter mooring techniques and acoustic release systems.
2. To measure primary production parameters. |
| Chief scientist | Robert R Dickson (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.26 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Norwegian Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 33 |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 209 Description: S surface only |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of deployments = 8 Description: mooring trials |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 209 |
| Nitrite | Quantity: number of stations = 209 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: continuous fluorometer |
| Phytoplankton | Description: continuous fluorometer |
| Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms | Description: continuous fluorometer |
