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Pourquoi pas? PEACETIME (GApr09)

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Pourquoi pas? (35PK)
Cruise identifierPEACETIME (GApr09)
Cruise period2017-05-10 — 2017-06-11
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLa Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Port of returnLa Seyne-sur-Mer, France
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThe general objective of the PEACETIME cruise is to study fundamental processes and their interactions at the ocean-atmosphere interface, occurring after atmospheric deposition (especially Saharan dust) in the Mediterranean Sea, and how these processes impact the functioning of the pelagic ecosystem. During the proposed cruise we will study the impact of atmospheric deposition on the cycles of chemical elements, on marine biogeochemical processes and fluxes, on marine aerosols emission and how ongoing changes will impact the functioning of Mediterranean Sea communities in the future. The cruise is designed to explore a variety of oligotrophic regimes. Combining in situ observations both in the atmosphere and the ocean, and in situ and minicosm-based on-board process studies, the 40 embarking scientists from atmosphere and ocean sciences will characterise the chemical, biological and physical/optical properties of both the atmosphere and the sea-surface microlayer, mixed layer and deeper waters. The PEACETIME strategy associated to a combination of dust transport forecasting tools and near real-time satellite remote sensing is designed to maximize the probability to catch a Saharan dust deposition event in a stratified water column in order to follow the associated processes in-situ. This coordinated multidisciplinary effort will allow us to fill the current weaknesses/lacks in our knowledge of atmospheric deposition impact in the ocean and feedbacks to the atmosphere in such oligotrophic systems.

See: http://campagnes.flotteoceanographique.fr/campagnes/17000300/
Chief scientistCécile Guieu (Villefranche-sur-Mer Oceanological Observatory)
ProjectGEOTRACES -Trace elements and their isotopes in the water column
Cruise reportPourquoi pas? PEACETIME (GApr09) cruise report pourquoipas_peacetime.pdf (2.01 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralMediterranean Sea
SpecificWestern and central Mediterranean.
Data held at BODC 
Series/Profiles 
26  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
21615982017-06-06 02:23 37° 56' 49" N  2° 55' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161598
21616422017-05-27 06:24 35° 29' 20" N  19° 46' 37" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161642
21617712017-06-01 19:15 38° 8' 5" N  5° 50' 27" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161771
21615502017-06-03 13:30 37° 56' 49" N  2° 54' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161550
21615622017-06-04 18:57 37° 56' 49" N  2° 54' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161562
21616912017-05-14 05:27 39° 7' 58" N  7° 41' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161691
21617092017-05-14 10:05 39° 7' 58" N  7° 41' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161709
21617832017-05-17 04:09 39° 20' 24" N  12° 35' 34" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161783
21615742017-06-05 06:54 37° 56' 49" N  2° 55' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161574
21616302017-05-25 13:43 35° 29' 20" N  19° 46' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161630
21616782017-05-13 05:40 40° 30' 21" N  6° 43' 48" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161678
21617102017-05-15 05:09 37° 58' 58" N  7° 58' 37" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161710
21617462017-05-23 19:11 36° 39' 28" N  18° 9' 18" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161746
21617952017-05-17 07:36 39° 20' 24" N  12° 35' 38" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161795
21615492017-06-03 03:33 37° 56' 49" N  2° 54' 54" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161549
21615862017-06-05 13:50 37° 56' 49" N  2° 55' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161586
21616052017-06-07 03:38 37° 56' 49" N  2° 55' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161605
21617582017-05-30 02:48 36° 12' 36" N  16° 37' 51" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161758
21618022017-05-19 03:53 39° 20' 24" N  12° 35' 34" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161802
21615372017-06-02 17:16 37° 56' 45" N  2° 54' 7" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161537
21616172017-06-08 20:09 37° 56' 49" N  2° 54' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161617
21616292017-05-25 03:28 35° 29' 20" N  19° 46' 33" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161629
21616542017-05-29 07:19 35° 21' 39" N  20° 0' 32" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161654
21616662017-05-12 11:21 41° 53' 31" N  6° 19' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161666
21617222017-05-16 02:04 38° 57' 10" N  11° 1' 22" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161722
21617342017-05-22 03:48 38° 48' 28" N  14° 30' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2161734
Discrete samples 
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