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RV Cirolana CIR3/79

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Cirolana (74CZ)
Cruise identifierCIR3/79
Cruise period1979-03-13 — 1979-04-01
StatusCompleted
Port of departureGrimsby, United Kingdom
Port of returnGrimsby, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. Radionuclide studies in the Irish Sea. Samples to be taken of the sea bed (including interstitial water) particulate suspended material and water. Particulate size distribution, suspended loads and radionuclides will be measured as appropriate. Velocity measurements using recording current meters will be made near the Windscale outflow and at two locations off the Scottish coast in the North Channel. The 137-Caesium in-situ measuring instrument will be used. Sea bed drifters will be released at selected localities.

Core samples for radionuclide analysis will be taken in the Clyde area.

2. To measure the distribution of selected dissolved and particulate
trace metals in the water over the Liverpool Bay sludge dumping ground and
off the Marchon chemical works sea discharge pipeline.
Surface sea bed samples to be collected at selected localities in the latter area.
3. If time and opportunity permits, water samples for trace element analysis will be collected in the vicinity of Scapa Flow.
Chief scientistPeter G W Jones (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Cirolana CIR3/79 cruise report ci03_79.pdf (0.39 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
Track chartsRV Cirolana CIR3/79 cruise track — trk2348.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Description: T only
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 24
Description: 170 S surface
Geochemical tracers (eg freons)Description: continuous 137Cs-measurements
Current metersQuantity: number of deployments = 6
Description: 1 week
Surface drifters/drifting buoysQuantity: number of deployments = 1500
Description: bottom;15 stations
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of samples = 41
NitrateQuantity: number of samples = 41
Trace elementsQuantity: number of samples = 91
RadioactivityQuantity: number of samples = 20
Other chemical oceanographic measurementsDescription: continuous mercury-measurements
Contamination 
Suspended matterQuantity: number of samples = 171
Trace metalsQuantity: number of samples = 91
Geology and geophysics 
DredgeQuantity: number of deployments = 24
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of cores = 14
Description: physical/chemical analysis of sediments
In-situ seafloor measurement/samplingQuantity: number of measurements = 14
Description: radioactivity msmnts.