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RV Corella 16/78

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corella (74CX)
Cruise identifier16/78
Cruise period1978-12-11 — 1978-12-15
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To service the current-meter rigs on the long term stations JONSIS 1
and 2.
2. To work a 12.5 hour current profiling and water sampling anchor station
at the site of the Spurn current meter station.
3. To collect 25 L water samples from each of the stations JONSIS 1 and 2.
4. To pressure test a selection of glass bottles.
Chief scientistJ Alan Durance (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Corella 16/78 cruise report corella16_78.pdf (0.13 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Track chartsRV Corella 16/78 cruise track — trk2192.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)
Current metersQuantity: number of stations = 2
Contamination 
Suspended matterQuantity: number of stations = 30