Sonne 004
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Sonne (06SN) |
| Cruise identifier | 004 |
| Cruise period | 2014-08-02 — 2014-08-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Port of return | Ponta Delgada, Portugal |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The main objective is the evaluation of the new research vessel and its scientific equipment under scientific and technical aspects with a focus on the CTD-water sampler and the different integrated underway sensors. The scientific objectives are a) the bio-optical characterisation of water bodies from the North-West European Shelf and the North-East Atlantic and b) the investigation and comparison of water mass composition from two neighbouring deep sea troughs. |
| Chief scientist | Oliver Zielinski (University of Oldenburg Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment) |
| NPRC |  (0.55 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts | (0.17 MB) |
