Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FS Alkor (06A6) |
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Cruise identifier | AL319 |
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Cruise period | 2008-05-15 — 2008-05-28 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Kiel, Germany |
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Port of return | Kiel, Germany |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | This cruise investigated how hydrographic frontal systems in the North Sea impact on the distribution of plankton and benthos, thereby also affecting biological interactions. It was a pilot study of the EU project BASIN. |
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Chief scientist | Michael St John (Hamburg University Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science) |
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Project | BASIN |
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Coordinating body | European Union (EU) |
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NPRC | (0.23 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Area A: Northern North Sea, delimited by 56°N, 59°N, 001°W, 002°E
Area B: Central/Southern North Sea, delimited by 53°30' N, 55°30'N, 001°E, 005°E |