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RV Cirolana CIR3A/73
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
Cruise identifier | CIR3A/73 |
Cruise period | 1973-03-06 — 1973-03-12 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Greenock, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To collect water samples for Cs-137 analysis with a view to tracing the path of coastal and Atlantic waters at the northern entrance to the North Sea. |
Chief scientist | David J Ellett (Scottish Marine Biological Association) |
Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of stations = 38 Description: S only |
Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 4 Description: mechanical |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 38 Description: T surface only |
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: S only |
Chemical oceanography | |
Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 32 Description: 137Cs, used as tracer to distinguish between Atl.and coast.water entering the NWn.IHB04 |