Sorcerer II 2009
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Sorcerer II (33S0) |
| Cruise identifier | 2009 |
| Cruise period | 2009-05-11 — 2009-05-18 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Horta, Portugal |
| Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 6 water samples taken for genome sequencing of microbial populations. At each site, a CTD device will be deployed to determine temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a fluorescence, pH, and turbidity over the upper 100m of the site. |
| Chief scientist | John Craig Venter (J Craig Venter Institute East Coast Campus) |
| NPRC |  (0.55 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
