RV Cirolana CIR11/96
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR11/96 |
| Cruise period | 1996-12-02 — 1996-12-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | One of a series of cruises to study:
1) The properties of real dredged material at two key sites (Harwich Tower and Tees Bay. 2) Environmental monitoring and research relating to the distribution and behaviour of radionuclides in the water column and sediments of UK waters. Main tasks: A) To deploy instruments, obtain core samples and carry out side scan surveys in two locations (Harwich Tower and Tees Bay). B) To collect and process surface/bottom seawater and sediments for the analysis of TC-99 and transuranic radionuclides, as part of post-EARP surveys. C) To collect and process surface water for analysis of SS and tritium for the biennial monitoring programme. |
| Chief scientist | Kinson S Leonard (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.25 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Harwich Tower; Tees Bay |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: Profiles for calibration of deployed instruments and radio assay |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 40.744 Description: Side scan sonar of spoil areas |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Trace elements | Quantity: number of stations = 120 Description: Cs-137, salinity & temperature at all 120 stations; Tc-99 at 105 stations; Co-60 & Pu-239,240 at 11 stations and H-3 at 48 stations |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: Profiles for calibration of deployed instruments and radio assay |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of stations = 120 Description: Cs-137, salinity & temperature at all 120 stations; Tc-99 at 105 stations; Co-60 & Pu-239,240 at 11 stations and H-3 at 48 stations |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 44 Description: Cores for shear stress measurements and TC-99 assay |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 44 Description: Cores for shear stress measurements and TC-99 assay |
| Moorings, landers, buoys | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | 54° 42' 0" N 1° 1' 59" W — Laid minipod (38.9M-depth) |
| CTD stations | 51° 51' 0" N 1° 27' 59" E — Laid minipod 'B' (15.7M-depth) |
| CTD stations | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid minipod 'C' (12.6M-depth) |
| CTD stations | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid quadropod (13.9M-depth) |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid quadropod (13.9M-depth) |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | 54° 42' 0" N 1° 1' 59" W — Laid minipod (38.9M-depth) |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | 51° 51' 0" N 1° 27' 59" E — Laid minipod 'B' (15.7M-depth) |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid minipod 'C' (12.6M-depth) |
| Current meters | 54° 42' 0" N 1° 1' 59" W — Laid minipod (38.9M-depth) |
| Current meters | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid quadropod (13.9M-depth) |
| Current meters | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid minipod 'C' (12.6M-depth) |
| Current meters | 51° 51' 0" N 1° 27' 59" E — Laid minipod 'B' (15.7M-depth) |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | 54° 42' 0" N 1° 1' 59" W — Laid minipod (38.9M-depth) |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid minipod 'C' (12.6M-depth) |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | 51° 51' 0" N 1° 27' 59" E — Laid minipod 'B' (15.7M-depth) |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid quadropod (13.9M-depth) |
| Instrumented wave measurements | 51° 51' 0" N 1° 27' 59" E — Laid minipod 'B' (15.7M-depth) |
| Instrumented wave measurements | 54° 42' 0" N 1° 1' 59" W — Laid minipod (38.9M-depth) |
| Instrumented wave measurements | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid quadropod (13.9M-depth) |
| Instrumented wave measurements | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid minipod 'C' (12.6M-depth) |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter | 54° 42' 0" N 1° 1' 59" W — Laid minipod (38.9M-depth) |
| Suspended matter | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid minipod 'C' (12.6M-depth) |
| Suspended matter | 51° 52' 59" N 1° 30' 0" E — Laid quadropod (13.9M-depth) |
| Suspended matter | 51° 51' 0" N 1° 27' 59" E — Laid minipod 'B' (15.7M-depth) |
