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RV Belgica 90/18

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Belgica (11BE)
Cruise identifier90/18
Cruise period1990-07-02 — 1990-07-18
StatusCompleted
Port of departureZeebrugge, Belgium
Port of returnZeebrugge, Belgium
ObjectivesComputer logged oceanographic, navigational and meteorological data. Nutrients analyses.
Chief scientistRoland Wollast (Free University of Brussels, Laboratory of Chemical Oceanography and Water Geochemistry)
ProjectJoint Global Ocean Flux Studies (JGOFS)
Cruise reportRV Belgica 90/18 cruise report belgica90_18a.pdf (0.46 MB)  RV Belgica 90/18 cruise report belgica90_18b.pdf (0.22 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
Celtic Sea
Track chartsRV Belgica 90/18 cruise track — belgica90_18btrack.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsDescription: CTD samples were taken throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted.
Current profiler (eg ADCP)Description: CTD samples were taken throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted.
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenDescription: CTD samples were taken throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted.
pHDescription: CTD samples were taken throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted.
RadioactivityDescription: Fluorescence, radiation, meteorological and navigational data was collected throughout the cruise. No.of samples not noted.
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Description: Fluorescence, radiation, meteorological and navigational data was collected throughout the cruise. No.of samples not noted.