RV Investigator IN2017_T01 (GPc09)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Investigator (096U) |
| Cruise identifier | IN2017_T01 (GPc09) |
| Cruise period | 2017-09-24 — 2017-10-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Sydney, Australia |
| Port of return | Broome, Australia |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To sample and conduct experiments on atmospheric particles containing terrestrial dust and bushfire smoke that are transported from Australia to its surrounding oceans. 2. To contribute to larger integrated ship- and land-based atmospheric observational program for trace elements and nutrients in oceans around Australia that aims to determination of the geochemical nature, solubility and biological availability of atmospherically delivered trace elements, and how these factors vary with long-range transport and cycling. 3. To support the training and research of postgraduate students from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania. |
| Chief scientist | Andrew R Bowie (University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies) |
| Project | GEOTRACES -Trace elements and their isotopes in the water column |
| Cruise report |  (0.20 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Coral Sea Tasman Sea |
| Specific | East coast of Australia |
| Data held at BODC | |
| Discrete samples | |
| 4 Atmospheric air sampling pump |
