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Bjarni Saemundsson B8-1993

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Bjarni Saemundsson (46BS)
Cruise identifierB8-1993
Cruise period1993-06-10 — 1993-06-24
StatusCompleted
Port of departureReykjavík, Iceland
Port of returnReykjavík, Iceland
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesA systematic survey of CTD-Nephelometer-Tranmissometer stations occupied along the Reykjanes Ridge, N. Atlantic Ocean, 57° 45 N - 63° 9 N to search for hydrothermal plumes/activity. In situ sensors were combined with water bottle sampling for routine shipboard analyses of dissolved manganese, silicate, methane and hydrogen.
Chief scientistChristopher R German (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory)
Cruise reportBjarni Saemundsson B8-1993 cruise report bjarni_saemundssonb8_93.pdf (0.40 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificReykhanes Ridge, 57deg45N - 63deg09N
Track chartsBjarni Saemundsson B8-1993 cruise track — bjarni_saemundssonb8_93track.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 175
Description: Deep casts using Seabird 911 plus CTD with Seatech Tranmissometer and Chelsea Instruments Low-noise Nephelometer
Transparency (eg transmissometer)Quantity: number of stations = 175
Description: Deep casts using Seabird 911 plus CTD with Seatech Tranmissometer and Chelsea Instruments Low-noise Nephelometer
Chemical oceanography 
Other dissolved gasesQuantity: number of stations = 88
Description: Use of Seabird Multi-Sampler on selected up-casts of CTD stations with hydro bios 1.7 litre TPN bottles (12). Samples analysed on-ship for total dissolved manganese and silicate at 88 stations and also dissolved hydrogen and methane at 28 stations. Further samples for detailed trace metal analyses were also taken at 11 stations.
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 88
Description: Use of Seabird Multi-Sampler on selected up-casts of CTD stations with hydro bios 1.7 litre TPN bottles (12). Samples analysed on-ship for total dissolved manganese and silicate at 88 stations and also dissolved hydrogen and methane at 28 stations. Further samples for detailed trace metal analyses were also taken at 11 stations.
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
172  CTD/STD cast
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
4398281993-06-11 19:40 59° 49' 19" N  29° 42' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439828
4398651993-06-12 12:28 57° 57' 25" N  32° 17' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439865
4399211993-06-12 21:56 58° 3' 8" N  32° 19' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439921
4400431993-06-13 23:21 57° 47' 2" N  32° 40' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440043
4400671993-06-14 04:42 58° 1' 45" N  32° 27' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440067
4401601993-06-14 19:05 58° 22' 30" N  31° 49' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440160
4401841993-06-14 23:09 58° 35' 58" N  31° 25' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440184
4403321993-06-15 22:19 59° 51' 35" N  29° 41' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440332
4403811993-06-16 02:49 59° 57' 43" N  29° 30' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440381
4404361993-06-16 11:43 60° 8' 59" N  29° 15' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440436
4405041993-06-16 18:07 60° 14' 49" N  29° 13' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440504
4405531993-06-16 22:26 60° 16' 59" N  29° 6' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440553
4407011993-06-17 13:55 60° 31' 46" N  28° 39' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440701
4407501993-06-17 18:34 60° 35' 55" N  28° 36' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440750
4408661993-06-18 10:43 61° 21' 53" N  28° 29' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440866
4411381993-06-20 11:56 63° 3' 8" N  24° 29' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441138
4413471993-06-21 00:21 63° 3' 10" N  24° 32' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441347
4417041993-06-22 10:06 61° 55' 28" N  26° 29' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441704
4398891993-06-12 16:46 57° 57' 36" N  32° 24' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439889
4399451993-06-13 01:35 58° 1' 48" N  32° 14' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439945
4401351993-06-14 14:52 58° 16' 39" N  31° 59' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440135
4402271993-06-15 07:29 59° 7' 57" N  30° 38' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440227
4403201993-06-15 21:38 59° 49' 41" N  29° 42' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440320
4403681993-06-16 01:32 59° 57' 43" N  29° 35' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440368
4404241993-06-16 10:22 60° 6' 1" N  29° 18' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440424
4406941993-06-17 13:00 60° 33' 54" N  28° 38' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440694
4407371993-06-17 16:22 60° 32' 8" N  28° 39' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440737
4408291993-06-18 03:20 61° 5' 32" N  27° 49' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440829
4408781993-06-18 14:56 61° 21' 59" N  27° 23' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440878
4409091993-06-18 17:12 61° 30' 31" N  27° 11' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440909
4413351993-06-20 23:41 63° 5' 14" N  24° 34' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441335
4398901993-06-12 18:13 57° 59' 5" N  32° 22' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439890
4399941993-06-13 09:54 57° 48' 15" N  32° 32' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439994
4401231993-06-14 13:29 58° 13' 48" N  31° 59' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440123
4403191993-06-15 20:12 59° 49' 25" N  29° 45' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440319
4403931993-06-16 03:59 59° 59' 54" N  29° 25' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440393
4404611993-06-16 13:40 60° 9' 10" N  29° 3' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440461
4404731993-06-16 14:46 60° 12' 7" N  29° 2' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440473
4406211993-06-17 04:46 60° 25' 50" N  28° 53' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440621
4406451993-06-17 06:49 60° 26' 52" N  28° 43' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440645
4407131993-06-17 14:33 60° 31' 52" N  28° 40' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440713
4407251993-06-17 15:11 60° 31' 22" N  28° 40' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440725
4408911993-06-18 16:04 61° 26' 2" N  27° 17' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440891
4409341993-06-18 20:13 61° 36' 28" N  26° 59' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440934
4409831993-06-18 23:40 61° 45' 48" N  26° 49' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440983
4411141993-06-20 10:38 63° 5' 13" N  24° 32' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441114
4413231993-06-20 23:11 63° 5' 8" N  24° 36' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441323
4416481993-06-22 04:04 61° 54' 37" N  26° 38' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441648
4399081993-06-12 19:35 58° 0' 59" N  32° 20' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439908
4399821993-06-13 08:07 57° 52' 7" N  32° 27' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439982
4400311993-06-13 21:53 57° 50' 19" N  32° 38' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440031
4401471993-06-14 16:23 58° 18' 18" N  31° 55' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440147
4402761993-06-15 17:16 59° 43' 16" N  29° 48' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440276
4404971993-06-16 17:00 60° 12' 2" N  29° 14' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440497
4405281993-06-16 20:33 60° 14' 14" N  29° 2' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440528
4405891993-06-17 01:34 60° 19' 16" N  29° 1' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440589
4406331993-06-17 05:37 60° 25' 20" N  28° 49' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440633
4406821993-06-17 11:27 60° 31' 50" N  28° 39' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440682
4407861993-06-17 22:18 60° 48' 59" N  28° 17' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440786
4408051993-06-18 00:44 60° 57' 0" N  28° 2' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440805
4409221993-06-18 19:23 61° 37' 54" N  26° 59' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440922
4409581993-06-18 21:58 61° 41' 34" N  26° 55' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440958
4410221993-06-19 09:50 61° 48' 53" N  26° 37' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441022
4410461993-06-19 12:42 61° 50' 13" N  26° 43' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441046
4410831993-06-19 16:00 61° 54' 29" N  26° 31' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441083
4412551993-06-20 19:46 63° 6' 2" N  24° 31' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441255
4414271993-06-21 05:34 63° 6' 4" N  24° 32' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441427
4415561993-06-21 18:22 62° 30' 29" N  25° 36' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441556
4415681993-06-21 19:34 62° 27' 28" N  25° 43' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441568
4415931993-06-21 21:50 62° 19' 30" N  25° 55' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441593
4416001993-06-21 22:56 62° 15' 35" N  26° 1' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441600
4416241993-06-22 01:10 62° 6' 58" N  26° 13' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441624
4416361993-06-22 02:17 62° 2' 58" N  26° 20' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441636
4416851993-06-22 07:21 61° 43' 50" N  26° 48' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441685
4399331993-06-12 23:34 58° 3' 59" N  32° 13' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439933
4399571993-06-13 03:00 57° 59' 37" N  32° 16' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439957
4399691993-06-13 04:45 57° 56' 52" N  32° 21' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439969
4400551993-06-14 00:47 57° 44' 10" N  32° 41' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440055
4400801993-06-14 08:59 58° 9' 40" N  32° 10' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440080
4401111993-06-14 12:00 58° 12' 34" N  32° 3' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440111
4401591993-06-14 17:54 58° 20' 38" N  31° 51' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440159
4402031993-06-15 03:29 58° 52' 3" N  31° 1' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440203
4402521993-06-15 13:23 59° 32' 3" N  30° 1' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440252
4402641993-06-15 15:20 59° 39' 58" N  29° 49' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440264
4403071993-06-15 19:11 59° 46' 53" N  29° 47' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440307
4404001993-06-16 05:09 60° 0' 59" N  29° 28' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440400
4404481993-06-16 12:28 60° 8' 59" N  29° 11' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440448
4405771993-06-17 00:31 60° 19' 23" N  29° 5' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440577
4407491993-06-17 17:18 60° 31' 29" N  28° 36' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440749
4407741993-06-17 21:04 60° 44' 57" N  28° 22' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440774
4408171993-06-18 02:13 61° 1' 31" N  27° 55' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440817
4409951993-06-19 01:26 61° 52' 38" N  26° 41' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440995
4410711993-06-19 14:44 61° 50' 30" N  26° 47' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441071
4410951993-06-19 17:23 61° 57' 14" N  26° 31' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441095
4412181993-06-20 18:09 63° 2' 47" N  24° 37' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441218
4412311993-06-20 18:40 63° 3' 36" N  24° 36' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441231
4413591993-06-21 00:56 63° 4' 13" N  24° 32' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441359
4413721993-06-21 01:58 63° 5' 10" N  24° 30' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441372
4413961993-06-21 03:25 63° 6' 12" N  24° 31' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441396
4414521993-06-21 08:08 63° 6' 4" N  24° 31' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441452
4414641993-06-21 10:10 63° 2' 37" N  24° 44' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441464
4414881993-06-21 12:17 62° 54' 38" N  24° 56' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441488
4415071993-06-21 13:16 62° 51' 1" N  25° 3' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441507
4415811993-06-21 20:41 62° 23' 32" N  25° 49' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441581
4416731993-06-22 06:29 61° 46' 5" N  26° 51' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441673
4398411993-06-12 08:55 58° 1' 25" N  32° 22' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439841
4398771993-06-12 14:40 57° 58' 14" N  32° 26' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439877
4400791993-06-14 07:38 58° 6' 39" N  32° 12' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440079
4402391993-06-15 09:23 59° 15' 56" N  30° 25' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440239
4404851993-06-16 15:51 60° 12' 20" N  29° 8' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440485
4405161993-06-16 19:17 60° 15' 7" N  29° 6' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440516
4405651993-06-16 23:22 60° 16' 59" N  29° 11' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440565
4405901993-06-17 02:43 60° 21' 55" N  29° 2' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440590
4407621993-06-17 19:45 60° 40' 0" N  28° 29' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440762
4408421993-06-18 05:45 61° 13' 59" N  27° 37' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440842
4411511993-06-20 12:42 63° 2' 13" N  24° 28' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441151
4411871993-06-20 15:44 63° 8' 13" N  24° 36' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441187
4413111993-06-20 22:34 63° 6' 17" N  24° 32' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441311
4413601993-06-21 01:29 63° 5' 9" N  24° 28' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441360
4414031993-06-21 03:46 63° 5' 54" N  24° 31' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441403
4414151993-06-21 04:27 63° 5' 59" N  24° 32' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441415
4414391993-06-21 06:27 63° 6' 4" N  24° 32' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441439
4414401993-06-21 07:41 63° 6' 4" N  24° 31' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441440
4414761993-06-21 11:15 62° 58' 36" N  24° 51' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441476
4415191993-06-21 14:20 62° 46' 28" N  25° 9' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441519
4415201993-06-21 15:16 62° 43' 7" N  25° 15' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441520
4416971993-06-22 08:53 61° 51' 47" N  26° 38' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441697
4399701993-06-13 06:36 57° 55' 2" N  32° 25' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439970
4400061993-06-13 11:28 57° 50' 52" N  32° 33' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440006
4400181993-06-13 19:24 57° 57' 55" N  32° 22' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440018
4400921993-06-14 10:36 58° 10' 7" N  32° 4' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440092
4401721993-06-14 20:57 58° 27' 51" N  31° 37' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440172
4402151993-06-15 05:38 59° 0' 1" N  30° 49' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440215
4402881993-06-15 18:12 59° 46' 1" N  29° 50' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440288
4403441993-06-15 23:25 59° 53' 59" N  29° 42' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440344
4406691993-06-17 09:25 60° 29' 10" N  28° 45' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440669
4408541993-06-18 06:57 61° 18' 1" N  27° 30' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440854
4409711993-06-18 22:56 61° 44' 17" N  26° 53' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440971
4410091993-06-19 02:33 61° 52' 32" N  26° 35' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441009
4410101993-06-19 05:58 62° 12' 1" N  27° 0' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441010
4410341993-06-19 11:17 61° 55' 34" N  26° 35' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441034
4410581993-06-19 13:49 61° 47' 48" N  26° 44' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441058
4411021993-06-19 22:15 62° 12' 6" N  27° 44' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441102
4411631993-06-20 13:24 63° 1' 10" N  24° 27' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441163
4411991993-06-20 16:15 63° 9' 11" N  24° 37' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441199
4412061993-06-20 17:36 63° 1' 59" N  24° 39' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441206
4412671993-06-20 20:14 63° 6' 48" N  24° 29' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441267
4412801993-06-20 21:20 63° 8' 12" N  24° 26' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441280
4412921993-06-20 22:01 63° 7' 14" N  24° 32' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441292
4415321993-06-21 16:22 62° 38' 31" N  25° 23' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441532
4398531993-06-12 10:43 58° 0' 6" N  32° 18' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 439853
4401961993-06-15 01:17 58° 44' 3" N  31° 13' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440196
4402401993-06-15 11:14 59° 24' 1" N  30° 14' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440240
4403561993-06-16 00:26 59° 54' 10" N  29° 36' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440356
4404121993-06-16 06:11 60° 2' 18" N  29° 23' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440412
4405411993-06-16 21:32 60° 17' 4" N  29° 1' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440541
4406081993-06-17 03:41 60° 22' 24" N  28° 55' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440608
4406571993-06-17 07:45 60° 27' 11" N  28° 47' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440657
4406701993-06-17 10:31 60° 29' 12" N  28° 41' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440670
4407981993-06-17 23:29 60° 53' 25" N  28° 9' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440798
4408301993-06-18 04:30 61° 9' 26" N  27° 43' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440830
4409101993-06-18 18:18 61° 34' 32" N  27° 5' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440910
4409461993-06-18 21:08 61° 38' 40" N  26° 56' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 440946
4412791993-06-20 20:47 63° 7' 24" N  24° 28' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441279
4411261993-06-20 11:20 63° 4' 13" N  24° 31' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441126
4411751993-06-20 15:09 63° 6' 17" N  24° 34' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441175
4412431993-06-20 19:13 63° 4' 25" N  24° 34' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441243
4413841993-06-21 02:53 63° 5' 47" N  24° 31' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441384
4415441993-06-21 17:21 62° 34' 59" N  25° 30' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441544
4416121993-06-22 00:09 62° 11' 32" N  26° 8' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441612
4416611993-06-22 05:42 61° 46' 38" N  26° 46' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441661
4417161993-06-22 11:17 62° 0' 37" N  26° 24' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 441716