FS Poseidon PO300_1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ship name (ship code) | FS Poseidon (06PO) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise identifier | PO300_1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise period | 2003-07-04 — 2003-07-16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port of departure | Ponta Delgada, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port of return | Glasgow, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose | Research | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Objectives | There were two main objectives of the cruise. Both centred on the long term observatory site on the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP) at 49N 16.5W. The first objective was to recover and redeploy various moorings and landers, some of which were part of the EU funded ANIMATE project. The second objective which contributes to the NERC funded BICEP project was to carry out various studies to characterise the PAP site from a biological and chemical perspective and to measure particulate export from the surface layer using a variety of approaches. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief scientist | Richard Stephen Lampitt (Southampton Oceanography Centre) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project | ANIMATE and BICEP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinating body | IFM, Kiel and SOC, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise report |  (0.71 MB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ocean/sea areas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specific | Porcupine Abyssal Plain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track charts | (0.10 MB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measurements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical oceanography | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: track kilometres = 3000 Description: Thermosalinograph from Ponta Delgada to Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 8 Description: CTD profiles of water column | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Quantity: track kilometres = 3000 Description: Ship-board ADCP from Ponta Delgada to Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chemical oceanography | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 8 Description: CTD profiles of water column | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carbon dioxide | Quantity: number of stations = 2 Description: Rosette water bottle samples | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 8 Description: Rosette water bottle samples | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nitrite | Quantity: number of stations = 8 Description: Rosette water bottle samples | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ammonia | Quantity: number of stations = 8 Description: Rosette water bottle samples | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 8 Description: Rosette water bottle samples | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: Rosette water bottle samples | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isotopes | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Stand Alone in situ Pump sampling at 85 and 95m for 234Th concentration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biology and fisheries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary productivity | Quantity: number of stations = 5 Description: Primary production incubations (on deck) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 8 Description: Rosette water bottle samples | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: Vertical mesozooplankton net hauls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moorings, landers, buoys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chemical oceanography | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carbon dioxide | 48° 59' 17" N 16° 25' 36" W — PAP1 Multi-sensor package at 65m nominal depth (recovered). Deployed October 2002. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carbon dioxide | 48° 57' 54" N 16° 25' 30" W — PAP1 sensor package at 35m nominal depth (deployed). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biology and fisheries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sediment traps | 48° 59' 58" N 16° 26' 17" W — PELAGR drifting trap (deployed for 15 hours). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sediment traps | 49° 0' 8" N 16° 28' 48" W — PAP3 ANIMATE Sediment trap mooring (recovered). Deployed October 2002. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sediment traps | 48° 59' 5" N 16° 28' 41" W — PAP3 ANIMATE Sediment trap mooring (deployed). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geology and geophysics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bottom photography | 49° 22' 41" N 13° 35' 59" W — DOBO benthic photographic lander systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bottom photography | 49° 1' 0" N 16° 26' 48" W — Fluorosnap (deployed). Benthic camera system. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data held at BODC | Get data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series/Profiles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Fluorometers | Salinity of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Temperature of the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Salinity of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Temperature of the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
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| 1 In-situ dissolved gas analyser | Temperature of the water column Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column Moored instrument depth Reference numbers Date and time Temperature of the water column Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column Moored instrument depth Reference numbers Date and time
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| 1 In-situ nutrient analyser | Moored instrument depth Reference numbers Date and time Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Moored instrument depth Reference numbers Date and time Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
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| 7 Moored CTD | Moored instrument depth Reference numbers Date and time Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column Moored instrument depth Reference numbers Date and time Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column
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| 2 Paddle wheel current meter | Date and time Temperature of the water column Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) Date and time Temperature of the water column Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
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| Discrete samples | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Instrument mooring | Sedimentation flux quantification in the water column |
