FS Polarstern ANT XIII/4
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FS Polarstern (06AQ) |
| Cruise identifier | ANT XIII/4 |
| Cruise period | 1996-03-17 — 1996-05-20 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Port of return | Punta Arenas, Chile |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The first part of the cruise consisted of multidisciplinary work with a focus on physical oceanography in the Weddelll Sea, during the second part logistic tasks were carried out at King george island and a benthological programme was performed in the Drake Passage. |
| Project | WOCE |
| Cruise report |  (5.57 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Specific | Weddell Sea Drake Passage |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Potassium layer samples and temperature measurements were gathered throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Carbon dioxide | Description: A number of carbon dioxide samples were collected throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Trace elements | Description: Potassium layer samples and temperature measurements were gathered throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: Chlorophyll a samples were gathered throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Sediment traps | Description: A number of sediment traps were deployed throughout the cruise. No. of traps deployed not noted. |
