Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Sorcerer II (33S0) |
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Cruise identifier | 2009 |
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Cruise period | 2009-05-11 — 2009-05-18 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Horta, Portugal |
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Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 6 water samples taken for genome sequencing of microbial populations. At each site, a CTD device will be deployed to determine temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a fluorescence, pH, and turbidity over the upper 100m of the site. |
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Chief scientist | John Craig Venter (J Craig Venter Institute East Coast Campus) |
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NPRC | (0.55 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |