Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Sonne (06SN) |
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Cruise identifier | P4 Trials |
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Cruise period | 2014-09-23 — 2014-10-01 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Bremerhaven, Germany |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Trials |
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Objectives | The purpose of the cruise was the evaluation of the new vessel and its scientific equipment under scientific and technical aspects with a focus on the CTD water sampler and the different integrated underway sensors. A secondary objective is the realistic scientific operation of geophysical and bio-optical instruments on board as training for future scientific expeditions. On board systems for deployment of geophysical instrumentations (e.g. winches, etc.) were evaluated. The scientific objectives are (a) the bio-optical characterisation of water bodies from the North-West European Shelf and the North-East Atlantic and (b) the investigation and comparison of water mass composition.
The following methods/activities were done:
(a) Sampling and testing of different underway systems utilising a ferrybox system, a remote sensing reflectance setup and various laboratory validations.
(b) Bio-optical stations with CTD profiles, bio-optical sensor assembly profiles, radiometer-profiler operations and Secchi disk recording.
(c) Deployment and testing of geophysical instruments (CSEM systems, magnetics, gravimeter) |
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Chief scientist | Oliver Zielinski (University of Oldenburg Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment) |
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Cruise report | (0.38 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Northern North Sea |
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Track charts | (0.09 MB) |