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RV Belgica 91/16

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Belgica (11BE)
Cruise identifier91/16
Cruise period1991-06-24 — 1991-07-10
StatusCompleted
Port of departureZeebrugge, Belgium
Port of returnZeebrugge, Belgium
ObjectivesComputer logged oceanographic, navigational and meteorological data. Nutrients analyses.
Chief scientistRoland Wollast (Free University of Brussels, Laboratory of Chemical Oceanography and Water Geochemistry)
ProjectJoint Global Ocean Flux Studies (JGOFS)
Cruise reportRV Belgica 91/16 cruise report belgica91_16a.pdf (0.40 MB)  RV Belgica 91/16 cruise report belgica91_16b.pdf (0.23 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralBristol Channel
Bay of Biscay
SpecificBristol Channel, Bay of Biscay
Track chartsRV Belgica 91/16 cruise track — belgica91_16btrack.pdf (0.04 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: number of specimens = 19
Description: Stations were sampled in the British Channel and the Bay of Biscay.
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenQuantity: number of specimens = 19
Description: Stations were sampled in the British Channel and the Bay of Biscay.
pHQuantity: number of specimens = 19
Description: Stations were sampled in the British Channel and the Bay of Biscay.
Trace elementsDescription: The cruise took part in sampling for the JGOFS. No. of samples not noted.
Contamination 
Suspended matterDescription: The cruise took part in sampling for the JGOFS. No. of samples not noted.