RV Cirolana CIR1/88

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Ship name (ship code)

RV Cirolana (74CZ)

Cruise identifier

CIR1/88

Cruise period

1988-01-07 — 1988-01-21

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Lowestoft, United Kingdom

Port of return

Lowestoft, United Kingdom

Objectives

1. To repeat the anchor stations, with the NBVR deployed, at four locations between Sellfield and Liverpool Bay which were occupied on Cirolana 6B/87.
2. To repeat two lines of stations between Liverpool Bay and St Bee's Head and between Se Bee's Head and the Isle of Man for 238U/234Th and 226Ra/210Pa geochemistry and sediment cores.
3. To deploy current meter array around mooring position S to examine the variability in steady long term flows in the Irish Sea.
4. To deploy the NBVR on the mud patch near St Bee's Head for recovery in March.
5. To complete a line of CTD stations from the Isle of Man to Anglesey.

Chief scientist

Paul A Gurbutt (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)

Cruise report

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Ocean/sea areas

General

Irish Sea and St. George's Channel

Specific

Eastern Irish Sea

Track charts

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Measurements

Physical oceanography

Water bottle stations

Quantity: number of stations = 106
Description: S surface only

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 106

Current meters

Quantity: number of deployments = 5
Description: nbvr deployed

Current meters

Quantity: number of stations = 4
Description: 8 current meters deployed

Chemical oceanography

Phosphate

Quantity: number of stations = 106

Nitrate

Quantity: number of stations = 106

Nitrite

Quantity: number of stations = 106

Silicate

Quantity: number of stations = 106

Contamination

Suspended matter

Quantity: number of stations = 106

Trace metals

Quantity: number of samples = 8

Other contaminant measurements

Quantity: number of samples = 10
Description: particle size

Geology and geophysics

Core - soft bottom

Quantity: number of cores = 8

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

100 CTD/STD cast

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
181149	1988-01-12 00:45	53° 28' 41" N 3° 26' 6" W
181322	1988-01-12 17:49	53° 28' 35" N 3° 26' 6" W
181426	1988-01-14 00:40	53° 44' 11" N 3° 20' 17" W
181499	1988-01-14 06:38	53° 44' 24" N 3° 20' 5" W
181579	1988-01-14 16:29	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 18" W
181635	1988-01-14 21:30	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 23" W
181659	1988-01-14 23:30	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 18" W
181684	1988-01-15 02:30	54° 0' 59" N 3° 33' 11" W
181739	1988-01-15 07:29	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 18" W
181881	1988-01-15 22:59	54° 16' 35" N 3° 36' 47" W
181936	1988-01-16 03:59	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
181961	1988-01-16 05:59	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
182000	1988-01-16 10:04	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
182012	1988-01-16 10:59	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
182048	1988-01-16 13:58	54° 16' 35" N 3° 36' 54" W
181082	1988-01-11 18:48	53° 28' 41" N 3° 26' 17" W
181150	1988-01-12 01:47	53° 28' 53" N 3° 25' 29" W
181518	1988-01-14 11:31	54° 1' 29" N 3° 33' 23" W
181531	1988-01-14 12:31	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 23" W
181543	1988-01-14 13:30	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 23" W
181660	1988-01-15 00:30	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 23" W
181696	1988-01-15 03:30	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 18" W
182104	1988-01-16 23:22	53° 28' 41" N 3° 25' 53" W
182116	1988-01-18 08:39	54° 24' 59" N 3° 33' 59" W
181070	1988-01-11 17:59	53° 28' 53" N 3° 26' 17" W
181125	1988-01-11 22:46	53° 28' 41" N 3° 26' 11" W
181198	1988-01-12 05:43	53° 28' 53" N 3° 25' 53" W
181309	1988-01-12 15:44	53° 28' 35" N 3° 26' 11" W
181395	1988-01-13 21:38	53° 44' 24" N 3° 20' 35" W
181438	1988-01-14 01:42	53° 44' 17" N 3° 20' 5" W
181703	1988-01-15 04:29	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 18" W
181727	1988-01-15 06:29	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 11" W
181788	1988-01-15 15:00	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
181094	1988-01-11 19:51	53° 28' 41" N 3° 26' 6" W
181346	1988-01-13 17:41	53° 44' 35" N 3° 19' 48" W
181592	1988-01-14 18:28	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 18" W
181740	1988-01-15 08:28	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 23" W
181807	1988-01-15 15:59	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
181820	1988-01-15 17:59	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 41" W
181893	1988-01-16 00:01	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
181900	1988-01-16 01:00	54° 16' 35" N 3° 36' 47" W
181973	1988-01-16 06:59	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
181985	1988-01-16 08:00	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
182036	1988-01-16 12:59	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
182128	1988-01-18 11:05	54° 30' 29" N 3° 39' 5" W
181069	1988-01-11 16:45	53° 28' 35" N 3° 26' 6" W
181113	1988-01-11 21:47	53° 28' 47" N 3° 25' 59" W
181205	1988-01-12 06:41	53° 28' 53" N 3° 25' 41" W
181217	1988-01-12 07:41	53° 28' 47" N 3° 25' 59" W
181278	1988-01-12 13:44	53° 28' 47" N 3° 25' 23" W
181414	1988-01-13 23:44	53° 44' 17" N 3° 20' 29" W
181506	1988-01-14 07:38	53° 44' 29" N 3° 20' 11" W
181567	1988-01-14 15:30	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 18" W
181580	1988-01-14 17:29	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 23" W
181776	1988-01-15 11:27	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 29" W
181948	1988-01-16 04:58	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
182085	1988-01-16 18:14	54° 1' 17" N 3° 32' 41" W
182153	1988-01-18 15:34	54° 27' 23" N 3° 48' 41" W
181137	1988-01-11 23:43	53° 28' 47" N 3° 25' 35" W
181174	1988-01-12 03:44	53° 28' 47" N 3° 25' 53" W
181186	1988-01-12 04:44	53° 28' 47" N 3° 25' 53" W
181229	1988-01-12 08:46	53° 28' 30" N 3° 26' 17" W
181230	1988-01-12 09:45	53° 28' 47" N 3° 25' 29" W
181242	1988-01-12 10:45	53° 29' 17" N 3° 25' 23" W
181463	1988-01-14 03:40	53° 44' 17" N 3° 19' 48" W
181475	1988-01-14 04:39	53° 44' 35" N 3° 19' 35" W
181555	1988-01-14 14:31	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 18" W
181623	1988-01-14 20:30	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 23" W
181647	1988-01-14 22:29	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 23" W
181672	1988-01-15 01:30	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 18" W
181752	1988-01-15 09:28	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 23" W
181764	1988-01-15 10:27	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 23" W
181856	1988-01-15 20:59	54° 16' 35" N 3° 36' 47" W
181101	1988-01-11 20:52	53° 28' 53" N 3° 25' 59" W
181162	1988-01-12 02:45	53° 28' 35" N 3° 26' 11" W
181254	1988-01-12 11:45	53° 29' 11" N 3° 24' 36" W
181310	1988-01-12 16:46	53° 28' 35" N 3° 26' 23" W
181371	1988-01-13 19:39	53° 44' 11" N 3° 20' 41" W
181402	1988-01-13 22:38	53° 44' 11" N 3° 20' 47" W
181832	1988-01-15 19:00	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
181868	1988-01-15 21:59	54° 16' 35" N 3° 36' 47" W
181912	1988-01-16 01:59	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
181924	1988-01-16 02:59	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
182073	1988-01-16 16:00	54° 16' 17" N 3° 37' 12" W
182097	1988-01-16 20:49	53° 43' 59" N 3° 25' 59" W
181266	1988-01-12 12:48	53° 28' 11" N 3° 25' 48" W
181291	1988-01-12 14:43	53° 28' 47" N 3° 25' 35" W
181334	1988-01-13 16:41	53° 44' 24" N 3° 20' 5" W
181358	1988-01-13 18:40	53° 44' 11" N 3° 20' 29" W
181383	1988-01-13 20:40	53° 44' 17" N 3° 20' 29" W
181451	1988-01-14 02:40	53° 44' 17" N 3° 19' 59" W
181487	1988-01-14 05:48	53° 44' 17" N 3° 19' 53" W
181611	1988-01-14 19:29	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 18" W
181715	1988-01-15 05:29	54° 1' 5" N 3° 33' 18" W
181819	1988-01-15 16:55	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
181844	1988-01-15 19:58	54° 16' 35" N 3° 36' 47" W
181997	1988-01-16 08:59	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
182024	1988-01-16 11:59	54° 16' 29" N 3° 36' 47" W
182061	1988-01-16 14:59	54° 16' 35" N 3° 36' 54" W
182141	1988-01-18 13:25	54° 29' 29" N 3° 42' 0" W

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