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RV Corystes COR7/99

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corystes (74RY)
Cruise identifierCOR7/99
Cruise period1999-07-19 — 1999-08-04
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
ObjectivesThe work is directed at a better understanding of the dynamics of the circulation processes fringing the northeast coast of England, between the Firth of Forth and Flamborough Head, and in vicinity of the Dogger Bank. It is intended to characterise the extent and nature of the density driven and seasonal jet like circulation which acts as a direct and rapid pathway for transport of material from the coastal region to the central North Sea. Subsequently, the knowledge will be viewed with respect to concerns that elevated levels of contaminants on the Dogger Bank have originated in the near coastal region.
The main sampling aims of the cruise are:
1. To recover five mooring arrays laid during Corystes 5/99 in the vicinity of the Dogger Bank.
2. Recover free floating satellite tracked buoys deployed during Corystes 5/99. A number may be deployed and recovered during this cruise.
3. To undertake Scanfish, CTD and grab surveys of the neartheast coast and Dogger Bank to collect information on nutrients, suspended sediment and metals.
4. Conduct experiments to examine the near-bed cross frontal circulation.
Chief scientistJuan Brown (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Corystes COR7/99 cruise report co7_99.pdf (0.17 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificDogger Bank
Track chartsRV Corystes COR7/99 cruise track — trk4356a.html RV Corystes COR7/99 cruise track — trk4356b.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: activity duration in days = 16
Description: Underway logged hull PRT temperatures (near-surface)
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 33
Description: Vertical profiles using FSI CTD with turbidity, PAR and chlorophyll sensors
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 2061.276
Description: Scanfish undulating towed body with temperature, conductivity, turbidity, PAR and fluorescence sensors
Optics (eg underwater light levels)Quantity: number of stations = 33
Description: Vertical profiles using FSI CTD with turbidity, PAR and chlorophyll sensors
Current profiler (eg ADCP)Quantity: activity duration in days = 16
Description: Underway current profiling using RDI ADCP
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 33
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 7
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect near-surface samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
PhosphateQuantity: number of samples = 137
Description: Near-surface samples along Scanfish sections
NitrateQuantity: number of samples = 137
Description: Near-surface samples along Scanfish sections
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 7
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect near-surface samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 33
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
NitriteQuantity: number of stations = 33
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
NitriteQuantity: number of stations = 7
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect near-surface samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
NitriteQuantity: number of samples = 137
Description: Near-surface samples along Scanfish sections
AmmoniaQuantity: number of samples = 137
Description: Near-surface samples along Scanfish sections
AmmoniaQuantity: number of stations = 7
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect near-surface samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
AmmoniaQuantity: number of stations = 33
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 33
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 7
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect near-surface samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
SilicateQuantity: number of samples = 137
Description: Near-surface samples along Scanfish sections
Contamination 
Suspended matterQuantity: number of stations = 7
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect near-surface samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
Suspended matterQuantity: number of stations = 33
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
Suspended matterQuantity: number of stations = 33
Description: Vertical profiles using FSI CTD with turbidity, PAR and chlorophyll sensors
Suspended matterQuantity: track kilometres = 2061.276
Description: Scanfish undulating towed body with temperature, conductivity, turbidity, PAR and fluorescence sensors
Trace metalsQuantity: number of stations = 33
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
Trace metalsQuantity: number of stations = 7
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect near-surface samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 33
Description: Vertical profiles using FSI CTD with turbidity, PAR and chlorophyll sensors
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of samples = 137
Description: Near-surface samples along Scanfish sections
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: track kilometres = 2061.276
Description: Scanfish undulating towed body with temperature, conductivity, turbidity, PAR and fluorescence sensors
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect near-surface samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 33
Description: General oceanics sampler used to collect samples during upcast at each CTD station. Samples for nitrates, nitrites, silicates, phosphate and ammonium, plus suspended particulate matter, chlorophyll and phaeopigment. Some samples for selected metals and particle size analyses. Salinity samples for calibration of CTD conductivity sensor at each station.
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Current profiler (eg ADCP)5° 1' 59" N  1° 11' 59" E — Bottom mounted ADCPs - deployed 15-16 June 1999 during cruise Corystes 5/99 - recovered 27/07/1999
Current profiler (eg ADCP)54° 54' 59" N  1° 30' 0" E — Bottom mounted ADCPs - deployed 15-16 June 1999 during cruise Corystes 5/99 - recovered 27/07/1999
Current profiler (eg ADCP)54° 51' 0" N  1° 9' 59" E — Bottom mounted ADCPs - deployed 15-16 June 1999 during cruise Corystes 5/99 - recovered 27/07/1999
Current profiler (eg ADCP)54° 49' 59" N  0° 42' 0" E — Bottom mounted ADCPs - deployed 15-16 June 1999 during cruise Corystes 5/99 - recovered 27/07/1999
Current profiler (eg ADCP)55° 7' 59" N  0° 54' 59" E — Bottom mounted ADCPs - deployed 15-16 June 1999 during cruise Corystes 5/99 - recovered 27/07/1999
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 7' 30" N  0° 57' 59" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 14' 5" N  0° 30' 18" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys54° 49' 59" N  0° 4' 59" E — Recovery of 2 drifting buoys
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 7' 30" N  0° 5' 6" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys54° 54' 59" N  1° 6' 0" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 0' 0" N  2° 34' 5" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 19' 59" N  2° 33' 59" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 39' 59" N  2° 33' 59" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys54° 42' 23" N  3° 8' 59" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys54° 42' 29" N  2° 49' 59" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 19' 59" N  3° 20' 5" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 39' 59" N  3° 19' 59" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 19' 59" N  4° 0' 0" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 0' 0" N  4° 0' 0" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 0' 0" N  3° 19' 59" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 53' 59" N  0° 54' 59" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 3' 59" N  1° 9' 59" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys54° 34' 47" N  0° 4' 59" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys54° 34' 47" N  0° 5' 11" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys55° 39' 59" N  4° 0' 0" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys54° 20' 11" N  0° 4' 59" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Surface drifters/drifting buoys54° 34' 59" N  0° 30' 0" E — Recovery of drifting buoy
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
33  CTD/STD cast
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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5957641999-07-25 23:21 53° 58' 3" N  1° 42' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595764
5959121999-07-27 23:33 54° 55' 1" N  0° 48' 15" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595912
5959611999-07-28 05:05 54° 55' 5" N  1° 7' 39" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595961
5960851999-08-02 01:18 55° 26' 48" N  3° 33' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 596085
5958191999-07-26 06:43 54° 19' 5" N  1° 46' 19" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595819
5958811999-07-26 15:45 54° 55' 6" N  1° 59' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595881
5959241999-07-28 01:02 54° 55' 1" N  0° 52' 50" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595924
5958321999-07-26 09:13 54° 26' 28" N  1° 49' 10" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595832
5958561999-07-26 11:52 54° 37' 4" N  1° 53' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595856
5958681999-07-26 13:39 54° 46' 16" N  1° 56' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595868
5959001999-07-27 21:53 54° 54' 56" N  0° 38' 44" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595900
5959731999-07-28 06:14 54° 55' 2" N  1° 12' 20" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595973
5960121999-07-28 10:18 54° 54' 56" N  1° 29' 19" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 596012
5958201999-07-26 08:10 54° 22' 18" N  1° 47' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595820
5959971999-07-28 08:12 54° 54' 59" N  1° 18' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595997
5960241999-07-30 15:48 56° 0' 0" N  3° 7' 34" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 596024
5960971999-08-02 02:46 55° 19' 23" N  3° 39' 45" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 596097
5958931999-07-27 03:26 54° 54' 58" N  0° 29' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595893
5960481999-08-01 20:51 55° 50' 4" N  3° 15' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 596048
5960611999-08-01 22:29 55° 40' 14" N  3° 23' 11" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 596061
5960731999-08-01 23:55 55° 31' 23" N  3° 30' 22" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 596073
5961041999-08-02 04:10 55° 10' 22" N  3° 35' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 596104
5958441999-07-26 10:33 54° 29' 39" N  1° 50' 16" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595844
5960001999-07-28 09:15 54° 54' 56" N  1° 20' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 596000
5961161999-08-02 05:24 55° 6' 0" N  3° 48' 11" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 596116
5958071999-07-26 05:05 54° 15' 49" N  1° 45' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595807
5959851999-07-28 07:22 54° 55' 2" N  1° 16' 5" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595985
5960361999-07-30 16:18 55° 59' 59" N  3° 7' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 596036
5957761999-07-26 01:16 54° 4' 1" N  1° 42' 56" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595776
5957881999-07-26 03:20 54° 11' 18" N  1° 43' 31" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595788
5959361999-07-28 02:30 54° 55' 3" N  0° 57' 26" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595936
5959481999-07-28 03:50 54° 55' 4" N  1° 2' 12" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 595948