RV Belgica BG9522
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |||||
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Belgica (11BE) | ||||
| Cruise identifier | BG9522 | ||||
| Cruise period | 1995-09-22 — 1995-09-29 | ||||
| Status | Completed | ||||
| Port of departure | Lorient, France | ||||
| Port of return | Zeebrugge, Belgium | ||||
| Objectives | Belgian Global Change Impulse Programme; OMEX Biogeochemistry Programme; Benthic Studies Programme. MUMM contribution - sampling stations, trackplot, SCTD profiles and horizontal profiles of salinity, temperature and fluorescence. This cruise combined the OMEX biochemistry programme and benthic studies programme. The latter studies the spatial structure in the hyperbenthic communities of the North Sea.
The ship sampled station 12 on the Meriadzek Terrace and then sailed 40 miles to the north-east and sampled stations 13-19. Stations 20-25 were sampled in the English Chnnel on the way to Zeebrugge. 13 stations were sampled with 15 SCTD casts. | ||||
| Chief scientist | Ann Dewicke (University of Gent Department of Biology) | ||||
| Project | Belgian Global Change Impulse Programme/OMEX | ||||
| Cruise report |  (1.92 MB) | ||||
| Ocean/sea areas | |||||
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) | ||||
| Specific | Meriadzek Terrace | ||||
| Track charts | (0.08 MB) | ||||
| Measurements | |||||
| Physical oceanography | |||||
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 13 Description: 13 CTD stations with a total of 15 casts (dissolved oxygen, temperature and salinity samples) | ||||
| Data held at BODC | Get data | ||||
| Series/Profiles | |||||
| 34 Bottle station | Reference numbers Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies Vertical spatial coordinates Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Urea concentration parameters in the water column Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Quality control flags Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Reference numbers Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies Vertical spatial coordinates Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Urea concentration parameters in the water column Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Quality control flags Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
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| 17 CTD/STD cast | Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Salinity of the water column Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Density of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Salinity of the water column Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Density of the water column
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| 1 Pumped water sample | Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Date and time Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Date and time Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
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| Discrete samples | |||||
| 17 CTD frame plus rosette sampler | Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column Uptake of other nutrients in the water column Regenerated production in water bodies Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column Temperature of the water column Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Salinity of the water column Urea concentration parameters in the water column Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies Density of the water column Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column Metal uptake rates in the water column Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies New production in water bodies Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column Primary production in the water column | ||||
| 3 Profiling radiometer | Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column | ||||
| 7 Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply | Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies |
