RV Cirolana CIR3A/75
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR3A/75 |
| Cruise period | 1975-03-03 — 1975-03-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Yarmouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To re-establish the 2 Lowestoft long term moored current meter stations in the Flamborough Head - Dogger Bank area.
2. To establish a short term line of moored stations between the River Tyne and Dogger Bank. 3. To make serial hydrographic measurements on the Tyne-Dogger line. 4. To measure in detail the current profile over a tidal cycle in the sprat patch area off the River Tyne identified by Dr P O Johnson. 5. To collect plaice eggs from the Flamborough Off Ground for Dr Purdom. 6. To measure ship's noise whilst underway for Mr Stewardson. |
| Chief scientist | John W Ramster (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.28 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 30 |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 9 Description: 4 days |
| Currents measured from ship drift | Description: Anchored ship current observations |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of deployments = 500 Description: bottom |
