FS Meteor M27_2
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FS Meteor (06M3) |
| Cruise identifier | M27_2 |
| Cruise period | 1994-01-21 — 1994-02-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | A Coruña, Spain |
| Port of return | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Sediment and water sampling off NW Spain and on the BIOTRANS site with scientists from BIO-C-FLUX (Biological Carbon Transport in the Benthic Boundary Zone of the Open Ocean) and German JGOFS Programmes participating. The cruise was curtailed when the ship was damaged in a severe storm. |
| Chief scientist | Olaf Pfannkuche (Research Center for Marine Geosciences, Kiel) |
| Project | JGOFS and BIO-C-FLUX |
| Cruise report |  (3.90 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts | (0.25 MB) (0.12 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current meters | Description: Current and sediment data was collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Trace elements | Description: Sediment and element levels within the water were analysed during the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter | Description: Sediment and element levels within the water were analysed during the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Trace metals | Description: Sediment and element levels within the water were analysed during the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Sediment traps | Description: Current and sediment data was collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: A number of zooplankton samples were collected during the cruise. |
