RV Pelagia PE457 Leg1
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Pelagia (64PE) |
| Cruise identifier | PE457 Leg1 |
| Cruise period | 2019-09-04 — 2019-09-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Het Horntje, Netherlands |
| Port of return | Het Horntje, Netherlands |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
The water column and sediment will be sampled for dissolved and particulate phases to characterise water column properties, particle dynamics and investigate benthic-pelagic coupling. Focus is on dynamics of nutrients, oxygen and metals. Six research stations will be visited in areas that experience accumulation of organic-rich, fine-grained sediments and periodic water column stratification and oxygen depletion. The aim is to link depositional conditions to the benthic exchange of metals and nutrients, in order to advance our understanding of biogeochemical dynamics in shelf seas in a changing climate. |
| Chief scientist | Karline Soetaert (Royal Netherlands Institute For Sea Research, Yerseke) |
| NPRC |  (0.72 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
