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RV Calanus OAERREApr2001 (Clyde0401)
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Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Calanus (745R) |
Cruise identifier | OAERREApr2001 (Clyde0401) |
Cruise period | 2001-04-10 — 2001-04-19 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Tarbert, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Tarbert, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Oceanographic Applications to Eutrophication in Regions of Restricted Exchange (OAERRE). Water samples were collected from selected depths at 3 stations in the Clyde Sea for assessement of the main pelagic biological and chemical activity. |
Chief scientist | Eric Fouilland (Scottish Association for Marine Science) |
Project | OAERRE |
Coordinating body | School of Life Sciences, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
Specific | Clyde Sea |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 3 Description: Rosette |
Chemical oceanography | |
Oxygen | Quantity: 3 Description: frozen |
Phosphate | Quantity: 3 Description: frozen |
Nitrate | Quantity: 3 Description: frozen |
Ammonia | Quantity: 3 Description: frozen |
Silicate | Quantity: 3 Description: frozen |
Biology and fisheries | |
Primary productivity | Quantity: 3 Description: PversusE curves (photosynthetron) |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 3 Description: HPLC |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: 3 |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: 3 |
Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: 3 |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: 3 Description: Dark respiration rate |