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RV Sea Vigil SV28C

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Sea Vigil (74S9)
Cruise identifierSV28C
Cruise period1995-12-14 — 1995-12-14
StatusCompleted
Port of departureHull, United Kingdom
Port of returnHull, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesRV Sea Vigil organic micropollutant survey.
Chief scientistDuncan Plummer (Plymouth Marine Laboratory)
ProjectLOIS (RACS)
Cruise reportRV Sea Vigil SV28C cruise report sv28.pdf (0.72 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificHumber Estuary and feeder rivers
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Description: Surface waters monitored using NRAs system.
Transparency (eg transmissometer)Description: Surface waters monitored using NRAs system.
Optics (eg underwater light levels)Description: Surface waters monitored using NRAs system.
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenDescription: Surface waters monitored using NRAs system.
Other dissolved gasesDescription: Carbon monoxide concentrations measured throughout survey.
Contamination 
Other contaminant measurementsDescription: Samples of water, sediments and suspended particles collected for determination of organic micropollutants.
Biology and fisheries 
Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC)Description: Samples collected for DOC as part of seasonal survey work.
Data held at BODC 
Discrete samples 
16  Water bottle hydrocastTemperature of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Pesticide concentrations in water bodies
Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in the water column