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MV Terschelling Tersch2000b
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| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Terschelling (PATE) |
| Cruise identifier | Tersch2000b |
| Cruise period | 2000-04-04 — 2000-04-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Inveraray, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To collect oceanographic and chemical data on the waters below sill depth of the upper basins to two Scottish sea lochs, Loch Etive and Loch Fyne, using the autonomous submersible vehicle Autosub 2 deployed from the salvage Vessel Terschelling. In particular, water samples were taken for analysis of particulate and dissolved manganese, cobalt and iron and for analysis of nutrients (nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and silicate), and continuous measurements were made using specific sensors for dissolved manganese and for dissolved methane. Continuous CTD and oxygen readings were also recorded. |
| Chief scientist | Christopher R German (Southampton Oceanography Centre), Julian Overnell (Scottish Association for Marine Science), Peter J Statham (University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Science) |
| Project | AUTOSUB Science Missions |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Loch Etive, Loch Fyne |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of dives = 9 Description: Continuous CTD and oxygen measurements taken by Autosub while underway |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 250 Description: Water samples taken on board Autosub |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of samples = 250 Description: Water samples taken on board Autosub |
| Nitrite | Quantity: number of samples = 250 Description: Water samples taken on board Autosub |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 250 Description: Water samples taken on board Autosub |
| Trace elements | Quantity: number of samples = 250 Description: Water samples taken on board Autosub |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of dives = 9 Description: Continuous dissolved methane measurements taken by Autosub while underway |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of dives = 9 Description: Continuous dissolved manganese measurements taken by Autosub while underway |
