FS Sonne SO223T (GPpr04)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FS Sonne (06BE) |
| Cruise identifier | SO223T (GPpr04) |
| Cruise period | 2012-09-09 — 2012-10-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Pusan, Korea, Republic of |
| Port of return | Suva, Fiji |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. Study of the distribution, sources, sinks and cycling of Nd isotopes, rare earth elements and selected non-contamination-prone trace metals in the water column, surface suspended particles, and surface sediments of the western subtropical and tropical Pacific. 2. Contribution of submarine volcanic CO2-sources to the glacial-interglacial atmospheric CO2 concentration 3. Diversity of the benthic nanofauna in deep-sea basins of the western North Pacific. |
| Chief scientist | Mahyar Mohtadi (University of Bremen, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences) |
| Project | GEOTRACES -Trace elements and their isotopes in the water column |
| Cruise report |  (17.69 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North West Pacific Ocean (limit 180W) South West Pacific Ocean (limit 140W) |
| Specific | Western subtropical and tropical Pacific. |
| Data held at BODC | |
| Discrete samples | |
| 12 CTD frame plus rosette sampler | Temperature of the water column Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Salinity of the water column Stable isotopes in water bodies Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column |
| 14 Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply | Stable isotopes in water bodies Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column |
