RV Corystes COR14/03
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corystes (74RY) |
| Cruise identifier | COR14/03 |
| Cruise period | 2003-11-06 — 2003-11-07 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To recover and re-deploy SmartBuoy moorings at the West Gabbard and Warp and collect calibration samples (AE004).
2. Deploy trial ABS sensor on minilander (DP173). |
| Chief scientist | David Brian Sivyer (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.03 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | West Gabbard; Warp |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: continuous logging and temperature and salinity. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: continuous logging and temperature and salinity. |
| Gear research | Description: New nitrate bio-sensor was tested for stability during the cruise. |
| Moorings, landers, buoys | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 59' 7" N 2° 4' 29" E — Main SmartBuoy deployed. |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 31' 42" N 1° 1' 59" E — minilander was deployed at 09:41 with 3 surface buffs. |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 31' 45" N 1° 2' 15" E — Guard buoy recovered and then redeployed. |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 58' 58" N 2° 5' 15" E — The DWM buoy was deployed at 15:27. |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 31' 39" N 1° 2' 22" E — The Warp SmartBuoy was recovered at 07:00 before being redeployed at 7:57. |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | 51° 59' 0" N 2° 4' 48" E — The guard buoy was recovered at 14:07 before being redeployed at 14:36. |
