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RRS Discovery D179
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
Cruise identifier | D179 |
Cruise period | 1988-12-13 — 1989-01-09 |
Status | Completed |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Investigation of biogeochemical fluxes of riverine and atmospheric pollutants and natural chemicals in contrasting European waters. Leg 1: 13-26 Dec; Leg 2: 28 Dec - 9 Jan; Passage Leg 10-17 Jan |
Chief scientist | R Fauzi C Mantoura (Plymouth Marine Laboratory) |
Project | EROS-2000 |
Coordinating body | CEC |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Mediterranean Sea - Western basin |
Specific | NW Mediterranean |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 83 |
Chemical oceanography | |
Oxygen | |
Phosphate | |
Nitrate | |
Nitrite | |
Ammonia | |
Silicate | |
Trace elements | |
Contamination | |
Suspended matter | Quantity: number of profiles = 8 Description: camera profiles |
Bottom deposits | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Primary productivity | Description: in situ |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: fluorescence |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of profiles = 18 Description: POC |
Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms | |
Geology and geophysics | |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of deployments = 7 Description: box corer, biogeochemical analysis |