Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
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Cruise identifier | 13/72 |
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Cruise period | 1972-09-18 — 1972-09-23 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To survey the distribution of radioactivity on the sea bed as a continuation of the work begun on CORELLA 11.
2. To collect grab samples if probe survey results indicate the necessity.
3. To collect and measure samples for U/V absorption.
4. To make a number of releases of sea bed drifters. |
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Chief scientist | John W Talbot (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Description: ultra-violet light absorption |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Ammonia | |
Contamination | |
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Other contaminant measurements | Description: solid waste pollution |
Meteorology | |
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Occasional standard measurements | |
Other meteorological measurements | Description: sea and swell |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Dredge | Quantity: number of hauls = 45 |