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RV Cirolana CIR6/88

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Cirolana (74CZ)
Cruise identifierCIR6/88
Cruise period1988-06-21 — 1988-07-19
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
Objectives1. To lay two lines of four conventional current meter moorings off the Yorkshire coast en route to Iceland and to service these eight rigs on homeward leg.
2. To lay four complex rigs (conventional and S4 current meters plus thermistor chains) and the WAVEC wave measurement buoy in the centre of the HF radar overlap region on the homeward leg.
3. To recover the array of eight current meter moorings off East Greenland, each with two current meters per mooring, and to relay the either moorings with three current meters per mooring, one SEACAT and two thermistor chains.
4. To work CTD and Freons section along the line of moorings off East Greenland and two parallel sections along "NORWESTLANT 3 and 4" if time and/or weather permits.
5. To work XBTs for MOD(N) at six hourly intervals throughout the cruise when depths greater than 200m
6. To collect bulk samples of deep water off Greenland for ICES nutrient intercalibration work.
Chief scientistPaul A Gurbutt (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Cirolana CIR6/88 cruise report ci6_88.pdf (0.20 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
SpecificN.W. Atlantic/ North Sea
Track chartsRV Cirolana CIR6/88 cruise track — ci6_88track.pdf (0.03 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
BathythermographQuantity: number of profiles = 35
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 72
Geochemical tracers (eg freons)Quantity: number of stations = 30
Description: analysis for freons
Current metersQuantity: number of stations = 35
Description: 58 current meters deployed; 29 recovered
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenQuantity: number of stations = 43
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 43
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 43
NitriteQuantity: number of stations = 43
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 43
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
72  CTD/STD cast
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
1841841988-07-18 06:00 54° 56' 18" N  0° 45' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184184
1842271988-07-18 07:55 54° 48' 58" N  0° 53' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184227
1841471988-07-17 18:29 54° 38' 44" N  0° 17' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184147
1841111988-07-17 17:12 54° 32' 58" N  0° 22' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184111
3260851988-07-11 03:57 63° 13' 0" N  27° 20' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 326085
3260611988-07-10 15:58 64° 32' 30" N  30° 0' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 326061
3259001988-07-06 16:10 62° 54' 11" N  35° 6' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325900
1841351988-07-17 18:07 54° 36' 44" N  0° 18' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184135
1841231988-07-17 17:40 54° 34' 57" N  0° 21' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184123
1844851988-07-18 18:05 54° 32' 56" N  0° 21' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184485
1844971988-07-18 18:20 54° 32' 56" N  0° 21' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184497
3258561988-07-05 10:53 62° 5' 35" N  33° 29' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325856
3259971988-07-09 08:35 65° 56' 17" N  27° 18' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325997
1841961988-07-18 06:28 54° 54' 19" N  0° 48' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184196
1842031988-07-18 06:54 54° 52' 43" N  0° 50' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184203
1842521988-07-18 09:14 54° 43' 20" N  0° 56' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184252
1842881988-07-18 10:28 54° 38' 49" N  1° 1' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184288
1843071988-07-18 11:42 54° 33' 25" N  0° 44' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184307
1843811988-07-18 14:17 54° 45' 28" N  0° 33' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184381
1844241988-07-18 16:47 54° 36' 28" N  0° 18' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184424
1845161988-07-18 18:40 54° 32' 54" N  0° 22' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184516
1845281988-07-18 18:47 54° 32' 50" N  0° 21' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184528
3258811988-07-06 08:38 62° 25' 0" N  34° 10' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325881
3260121988-07-09 13:32 65° 55' 29" N  27° 55' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 326012
1842391988-07-18 08:24 54° 47' 26" N  0° 54' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184239
1843441988-07-18 13:12 54° 40' 10" N  0° 38' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184344
1844361988-07-18 17:23 54° 32' 50" N  0° 21' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184436
1844611988-07-18 17:43 54° 32' 56" N  0° 21' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184461
3259851988-07-08 18:26 65° 18' 6" N  29° 59' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325985
1842401988-07-18 08:49 54° 45' 22" N  0° 55' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184240
1843191988-07-18 12:02 54° 34' 28" N  0° 43' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184319
1843321988-07-18 12:46 54° 38' 23" N  0° 39' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184332
3257881988-07-12 05:57 61° 15' 0" N  18° 30' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325788
3259611988-07-08 13:01 65° 1' 59" N  30° 0' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325961
3260001988-07-09 10:14 65° 54' 47" N  27° 27' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 326000
3260481988-07-10 12:02 64° 45' 17" N  30° 50' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 326048
1843931988-07-18 14:40 54° 47' 15" N  0° 31' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184393
1844001988-07-18 15:00 54° 48' 59" N  0° 29' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184400
3259121988-07-07 08:38 63° 2' 5" N  35° 21' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325912
1843681988-07-18 13:55 54° 43' 40" N  0° 34' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184368
3258441988-07-02 19:33 63° 21' 35" N  36° 4' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325844
3259241988-07-07 14:03 63° 11' 42" N  35° 46' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325924
3260731988-07-10 21:42 63° 52' 59" N  28° 58' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 326073
3260971988-07-11 09:55 62° 34' 0" N  25° 46' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 326097
1841721988-07-17 19:49 54° 44' 56" N  0° 12' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184172
1842641988-07-18 09:44 54° 41' 2" N  0° 58' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184264
1843201988-07-18 12:24 54° 36' 36" N  0° 41' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184320
1844481988-07-18 17:36 54° 32' 56" N  0° 21' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184448
3258931988-07-06 12:45 62° 43' 59" N  34° 47' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325893
3259481988-07-08 10:38 64° 54' 6" N  30° 0' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325948
1840921988-07-17 16:44 54° 32' 26" N  0° 25' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184092
1842151988-07-18 07:31 54° 50' 44" N  0° 51' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184215
1842761988-07-18 10:06 54° 39' 11" N  0° 59' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184276
1843561988-07-18 13:32 54° 42' 1" N  0° 36' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184356
1844121988-07-18 15:22 54° 50' 47" N  0° 28' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184412
1844731988-07-18 17:58 54° 32' 56" N  0° 21' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184473
1845041988-07-18 18:25 54° 32' 56" N  0° 21' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184504
3258071988-06-29 21:40 62° 41' 6" N  31° 39' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325807
3258191988-07-01 09:12 63° 20' 53" N  36° 4' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325819
3258321988-07-01 20:55 63° 33' 5" N  36° 24' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325832
3259361988-07-07 18:07 63° 33' 11" N  36° 24' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325936
3260241988-07-09 15:57 65° 50' 24" N  27° 36' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 326024
3260361988-07-10 08:37 64° 43' 54" N  30° 0' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 326036
1841591988-07-17 18:58 54° 40' 49" N  0° 15' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184159
3258201988-07-01 17:56 63° 41' 42" N  36° 46' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325820
3259731988-07-08 15:25 65° 10' 48" N  30° 0' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325973
3258681988-07-05 18:38 61° 42' 6" N  32° 47' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 325868
3261041988-07-11 18:44 61° 58' 54" N  22° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 326104
1840671988-07-17 14:38 54° 25' 50" N  0° 29' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184067
1840791988-07-17 15:02 54° 28' 4" N  0° 28' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184079
1840801988-07-17 15:25 54° 29' 36" N  0° 26' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184080
1841601988-07-17 19:24 54° 42' 56" N  0° 14' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 184160