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RV Cirolana CIR5A/96

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Cirolana (74CZ)
Cruise identifierCIR5A/96
Cruise period1996-05-03 — 1996-05-19
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnBarrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To undertake process measurements at sites in the Thames estuary and southern North Sea to determine the impact of land derived nutrients on the marine ecosystem (AE0529A0 and C956J168).
2. To undertake spatial surveys to determine the distribution of nutrients, phytoplankton indicators and other relevant parameters using CTD and underway sampling in the outer Thames estuary (AE0529A0 and C956J168).
3. To undertake process measurements at sites in Dundalk Bay, the Western 'Gyre' region and in Liverpool Bay in the Irish Sea (AE0529A0 and C956J168).
4. To undertake spatial surveys to determine the distribution of nutrients, phytoplankton indicators and other relevant parameters using CTD and underway sampling in the Irish Sea (AE0529A0 and C956J168).
5. To make bio-optical measurements at sites in the Irish Sea in support of the JoNuS and the Smart Biophysical Mooring Programme (CSG extra-mural).
6. To conduct trials of an Optical Nitrate Sensor (Southampton Oceanography Centre).
Chief scientistStephen James Malcolm (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
ProjectJoint Nutrient Study (JONUS)
Coordinating bodyMAFF
Cruise reportRV Cirolana CIR5A/96 cruise report ci5a_96.pdf (0.15 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
SpecificNorth Sea, Thames Estuary, Solent, Irish Sea
Track chartsRV Cirolana CIR5A/96 cruise track — trk4218a.html RV Cirolana CIR5A/96 cruise track — trk4218b.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 124
Description: surface observations.
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 101
Optics (eg underwater light levels)Quantity: number of profiles = 31
Description: optical profiles
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of samples = 225
NitrateQuantity: number of samples = 225
NitriteQuantity: number of samples = 225
AmmoniaQuantity: number of samples = 225
SilicateQuantity: number of samples = 225
Contamination 
Suspended matterQuantity: number of samples = 225
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of samples = 225
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 38
Description: vertical plankton net
Geology and geophysics 
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of cores = 6
Description: NIOZ corer