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RV Pelagia PE374 (64PE374, GA04N)

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Pelagia (64PE)
Cruise identifierPE374 (64PE374, GA04N)
Cruise period2013-07-25 — 2013-08-11
StatusCompleted
Port of departureIstanbul, Turkey
Port of returnLisbon, Portugal
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesOriginally 25 stations were planned for leg 3 of the MedBlack GEOTRACES cruises. However, because we did not get permission to sample in French waters we could only sample 19 stations. As a consequence we did not sample in the Ligurian Sea. The participants boarded the RV Pelagia at 10:00 am on 25 July 2013. The Pelagia left Istanbul early in the afternoon for leg 3 of the MedBlack GEOTRACES cruises. The first station was on 27 July. All CTDs worked well at station 1. However, from station 8 onwards the CTD casts were plagued by communication problems between the CTD and the computer in the CTD control room. Due to this problems we missed 1 UCC CTD cast at station 16. All other stations and casts were nevertheless successfully sampled. A cubic meter container was filled with ultraclean 0.2 μm filtered surface seawater for Hans Slagter and Loes Gerringa on 7 August 2013 between 05:55 am UTC (after station 18) and 18:40 UTC before station 19. The weather conditions stayed good throughout the expedition. We arrived in Lisbon in the morning of 11 August.
Chief scientistMicha J A Rijkenberg (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
ProjectGEOTRACES -Trace elements and their isotopes in the water column
Cruise reportRV Pelagia PE374 (64PE374, GA04N) cruise report pe374.pdf (7.08 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralTyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
Balearic (Iberian) Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
Track chartsRV Pelagia PE374 (64PE374, GA04N) cruise track — pe374trk.pdf (0.35 MB) 
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
40  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Density of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Density of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
17942262013-07-29 16:58:52 37° 22' 41" N  20° 9' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794226
17942512013-07-30 19:38:53 40° 12' 18" N  19° 6' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794251
17942632013-07-31 04:33:59 40° 57' 40" N  18° 32' 8" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794263
17944962013-08-01 07:21:38 38° 16' 1" N  17° 59' 48" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794496
17945152013-08-02 16:37:08 39° 0' 26" N  14° 30' 7" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794515
17946072013-08-06 09:43:45 40° 4' 10" N  5° 56' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794607
17942752013-07-31 12:07:42 40° 9' 13" N  18° 48' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794275
17943182013-08-03 11:02:50 39° 52' 40" N  13° 0' 36" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794318
17944232013-07-28 07:51:48 35° 56' 12" N  22° 10' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794423
17942022013-07-28 10:51:25 35° 56' 12" N  22° 11' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794202
17943672013-08-06 12:05:45 40° 4' 10" N  5° 56' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794367
17943792013-08-07 02:17:04 39° 14' 42" N  5° 15' 45" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794379
17944352013-07-28 23:00:47 35° 51' 53" N  20° 33' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794435
17945272013-08-03 08:12:51 39° 52' 40" N  13° 0' 36" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794527
17945402013-08-03 15:18:11 39° 52' 40" N  13° 0' 37" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794540
17945522013-08-04 04:29:20 40° 52' 11" N  11° 17' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794552
17945762013-08-04 20:07:47 42° 3' 2" N  10° 34' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794576
17943922013-07-27 05:27:11 35° 38' 11" N  24° 55' 10" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794392
17945642013-08-04 17:10:02 42° 3' 2" N  10° 34' 3" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794564
17941832013-07-27 07:02:18 35° 38' 11" N  24° 55' 11" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794183
17941952013-07-28 00:42:58 35° 27' 24" N  22° 41' 19" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794195
17942992013-08-01 23:14:13 37° 24' 2" N  15° 58' 13" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794299
17943062013-08-02 19:33:05 39° 0' 26" N  14° 30' 7" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794306
17944842013-07-31 10:55:21 40° 9' 11" N  18° 49' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794484
17942142013-07-29 01:32:03 35° 51' 53" N  20° 33' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794214
17942872013-08-01 04:59:34 38° 16' 2" N  17° 59' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794287
17943312013-08-04 06:47:15 40° 52' 11" N  11° 17' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794331
17944112013-07-27 21:24:40 35° 27' 26" N  22° 41' 21" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794411
17945032013-08-01 20:44:45 37° 24' 2" N  15° 58' 13" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794503
17946192013-08-06 14:45:02 40° 4' 10" N  5° 56' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794619
17943432013-08-04 18:46:40 42° 3' 2" N  10° 34' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794343
17943552013-08-05 17:20:19 41° 8' 38" N  6° 56' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794355
17943802013-08-07 14:37:51 38° 21' 32" N  4° 17' 38" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794380
17945882013-08-05 22:28:34 41° 8' 37" N  6° 56' 34" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794588
17942382013-07-30 07:28:06 38° 59' 33" N  19° 44' 29" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794238
17944472013-07-29 14:03:14 37° 22' 41" N  20° 9' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794447
17944592013-07-30 05:47:35 38° 59' 34" N  19° 44' 30" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794459
17944602013-07-30 18:19:10 40° 12' 18" N  19° 6' 35" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794460
17944722013-07-31 03:17:45 40° 57' 40" N  18° 32' 8" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794472
17945392013-08-03 13:13:29 39° 52' 40" N  13° 0' 36" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1794539
Discrete samples 
15  Atmospheric air sampling pumpMetal concentrations in the atmosphere
20  CTD frame plus rosette samplerNitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
25  Particulate metal concentrations in the water column
Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column
Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column
Light absorption in the water column