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RV Corystes COR6A/93

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corystes (74RY)
Cruise identifierCOR6A/93
Cruise period1993-06-08 — 1993-06-14
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
Objectives1. To identify and quantify the fate of river-borne nutrients entering the Wash and Humber estuary, examining nutrient distributions from the river inputs through to the North Sea.
2. To measure environmental parameters relevant to phytoplankton growth and nutrient depletion.
3. To take samples over a grid in the southern North Sea to improve knowledge of the seasonal signal in nutrients, particuarly phosphate.
Chief scientistPaul A Gurbutt (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
ProjectJONUS
Coordinating bodyMAFF
Cruise reportRV Corystes COR6A/93 cruise report co6a_93.pdf (0.08 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificHumber, Wash and southern Bight
Track chartsRV Corystes COR6A/93 cruise track — trk3851.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 119
Description: surface water stations.
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 40
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 159
NitrateQuantity: number of samples = 146
NitriteQuantity: number of stations = 159
AmmoniaQuantity: number of stations = 159
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 159
Contamination 
Suspended matterQuantity: number of stations = 159
Chlorinated hydrocarbons
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 159
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
37  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.
5527151993-06-09 06:26 53° 43' 1" N  0° 5' 16" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552715
5527271993-06-09 07:40 53° 41' 47" N  0° 11' 22" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552727
5527401993-06-09 09:26 53° 38' 46" N  0° 26' 36" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552740
5528441993-06-09 19:26 53° 14' 21" N  0° 39' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552844
5529001993-06-10 07:19 53° 3' 29" N  0° 26' 46" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552900
5529121993-06-10 08:07 53° 2' 2" N  0° 30' 18" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552912
5529361993-06-10 09:40 53° 2' 28" N  0° 25' 45" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552936
5529481993-06-10 10:33 53° 1' 31" N  0° 24' 11" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552948
5529851993-06-10 12:36 52° 57' 39" N  0° 25' 23" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552985
5530121993-06-10 14:12 52° 58' 29" N  0° 18' 24" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 553012
5530481993-06-10 18:08 52° 56' 35" N  0° 18' 24" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 553048
5530851993-06-11 05:29 53° 45' 58" N  1° 35' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 553085
5527881993-06-09 13:42 53° 33' 1" N  0° 30' 29" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552788
5528191993-06-09 16:32 53° 20' 37" N  0° 22' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552819
5528931993-06-10 06:36 53° 5' 39" N  0° 24' 43" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552893
5530001993-06-10 13:37 52° 59' 51" N  0° 20' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 553000
5527641993-06-09 11:56 53° 30' 19" N  0° 18' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552764
5528811993-06-09 22:28 53° 4' 49" N  0° 29' 48" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552881
5529971993-06-10 13:06 52° 58' 57" N  0° 23' 7" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552997
5530241993-06-10 16:40 52° 57' 1" N  0° 21' 19" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 553024
5529611993-06-10 11:08 53° 0' 19" N  0° 25' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552961
5527391993-06-09 08:26 53° 40' 32" N  0° 18' 40" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552739
5527521993-06-09 11:04 53° 31' 50" N  0° 13' 44" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552752
5528071993-06-09 15:18 53° 26' 37" N  0° 26' 15" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552807
5528561993-06-09 20:20 53° 8' 25" N  0° 34' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552856
5529241993-06-10 08:46 53° 0' 45" N  0° 27' 56" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552924
5530361993-06-10 17:32 52° 55' 55" N  0° 19' 44" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 553036
5528201993-06-09 17:09 53° 18' 12" N  0° 24' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552820
5528321993-06-09 18:33 53° 21' 23" N  0° 37' 51" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552832
5527761993-06-09 12:48 53° 33' 53" N  0° 23' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552776
5528681993-06-09 21:26 53° 11' 1" N  0° 26' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552868
5529731993-06-10 11:56 52° 59' 12" N  0° 26' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 552973
5530731993-06-10 19:55 52° 55' 22" N  0° 15' 32" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 553073
5531041993-06-11 09:31 54° 3' 1" N  2° 21' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 553104
5531161993-06-11 10:49 54° 7' 58" N  2° 30' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 553116
5530971993-06-11 07:33 53° 54' 59" N  1° 57' 3" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 553097
5530611993-06-10 19:06 52° 57' 10" N  0° 17' 20" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 553061