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Celtic Explorer CE17013A

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Celtic Explorer (45CE)
Cruise identifierCE17013A
Cruise period2017-08-12 — 2017-08-30
StatusCompleted
Port of departureHamburg, Germany
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesAnnual BSH North Sea Summer Survey
The surveys were realised since 1998 at a time when thermal stratification is expected to be at its maximum and phytoplankton production has passed its maximum. The surveys include seven coast to coast East-West sections between 54° and 60° N, additional stations between 54° N and the entrance of the English Channel, and Stations in the English Channel (every 2 years). With the exception of the first survey in 1998 all surveys served a fixed station grid for vertical CTD profiles and water samples. Objective of the cruise is the determination of the oceanographic and chemical status of the North Sea during summer.
Chief scientistHolger Klein (Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency)
Cruise reportCeltic Explorer CE17013A cruise report celticexplorer_ce17013a.pdf (3.65 MB) 
NPRCCeltic Explorer CE17013A NPRC celticexplorer_ce17013.pdf (1.18 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralSkagerrak
North Sea
Track chartsCeltic Explorer CE17013A cruise track — celticexplorer_ce17013atrk.pdf (0.36 MB)