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FS Sonne SO223T (GPpr04)

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FS Sonne (06BE)
Cruise identifierSO223T (GPpr04)
Cruise period2012-09-09 — 2012-10-08
StatusCompleted
Port of departurePusan, Korea, Republic of
Port of returnSuva, Fiji
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjectives

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 scientistMahyar Mohtadi (University of Bremen, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences)
ProjectGEOTRACES -Trace elements and their isotopes in the water column
Cruise reportFS Sonne SO223T (GPpr04) cruise report sonne_so223t.pdf (17.69 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth West Pacific Ocean (limit 180W)
South West Pacific Ocean (limit 140W)
SpecificWestern subtropical and tropical Pacific.
Data held at BODC 
Series/Profiles 
12  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Reference numbers
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
22099312012-09-15 22:54 20° 25' 56" N  139° 36' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2209931
22099802012-09-27 19:20 2° 0' 7" S  161° 59' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2209980
22098992012-09-12 04:16 30° 34' 58" N  129° 0' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2209899
22100042012-10-02 21:25 15° 13' 4" S  173° 31' 7" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2210004
22099062012-09-12 18:50 28° 42' 58" N  131° 5' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2209906
22099432012-09-21 20:20 10° 38' 3" N  148° 54' 3" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2209943
22099552012-09-24 22:29 6° 47' 3" N  154° 11' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2209955
22099672012-09-26 09:52 2° 0' 16" N  157° 59' 51" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2209967
22098872012-09-11 16:17 32° 19' 59" N  127° 29' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2209887
22099922012-09-29 19:02 8° 12' 6" S  166° 4' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2209992
22099182012-09-13 21:06 25° 22' 41" N  134° 22' 32" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2209918
22099792012-09-27 01:35 0° 0' 0" N  160° 0' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2209979
Discrete samples 
12  CTD frame plus rosette samplerDissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Stable isotopes in water bodies
Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column
14  Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supplyStable isotopes in water bodies
Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column