Deutsches Ozeanographisches
Datenzentrum Inventur der Meteor-Reise M50-4 (DOD-Ref-No.20010130)
Inventory of Meteor Cruise M50-4 (DOD-Ref-No.20010130)

Plattform
Platform
Reise-Nr.
Cruise-No.
Zeitraum
Period
Projekt
Project
Arbeitsgebiet
Working area
Meteor M50-4 16.07.2001 - 12.08.2001   Denmark Strait Iceland Sea North Atlantic Ocean Iceland-Faeroer Ridge  

Fahrtleiter
Chief Scientist
Institut
Institute
Auslaufhafen
Port of departure
Einlaufhafen
Port of return
Stationskarte
Station map
Schiffsroute
Trackchart
Zenk Walter Institut fur Meereskunde an der Universitat Kiel Reykjavik Rendsburg Karte
Map
 

Ziel der Reise / Objectives of Cruise:

One of a series of SFB cruises to study: a) Overflows west and southwest of Iceland, b) Spreading of overflow water in the Iceland Basin, c) Flow path of intermediate and deep waters at Charlie Gibbs fracture zone plus addional research and operational projects, d) Deployment of ARGO drifters for GYROSCOPE e) Search for methan sources at the mid Atlandic Ridge f) Study of large scale distribution of thorium in the North Atlantic

Messungen / Measurements

Institut
Institute
Wissenschaftler
Scientist
Anzahl
Number
Einheit
Unit
Typ der Messungen
Type of measurements
Kommentar
Comments
Daten im DOD
Data in DOD
IFMKI Friis Karsten 36 stations B02
Phytoplankton pigments (e.g. chlorophyll, fluorescence)
- no
IFMKI Zenk Walter 17 float(s) D06
Swallow floats (number)
- no
IFMKI Zenk Walter 3 mooring(s) D09
Sea level measurements, incl bottom pressurerec. and inverted echo-sounders
One berthos release nesting, one mooring with PRES06 (shelded) and one mooring with PRES05 no
IFMKI Zenk Walter 2 mooring(s) D71
Current profiler (e.g. ADCP)
One mooring with ADCP 150 kHz (shelded) and one mooring with LR set no
IFMKI Zenk Walter 3500 km D71
Current profiler (e.g. ADCP)
Underway current profiling in upper 700 m using vessel mounted RDI ADCP Ocean Surveyor no
GEOMAR Greinert Jens 2 n miles G71
In-situ sea floor measurements
OFOS track (underwater television) no
IFMKI Zenk Walter 3500 km G74
Multi-beam echosounding
Swath bathemetry mapping (Hydro-Sweep) no
IFMKI Zenk Walter 84 stations H00
Stations
- yes
IFMKI Zenk Walter 60 stations H09
Water bottle stations
- no
IFMKI Zenk Walter 80 stations H10
CTD-Stations
Deep casts using Seabird CTD with oxygen sensor (data collected at downcasts) no
IFMKI Friis Karsten 60 stations H21
Oxygen
- no
IFMKI Friis Karsten 60 stations H22
Phosphates
- no
IFMKI Friis Karsten 60 stations H24
Nitrates
- no
IFMKI Friis Karsten 60 stations H25
Nitrites
- no
IFMKI Friis Karsten 60 stations H26
Silicates
- no
INSGEK Scholten J. 6 stations H32
Isotopes
Thorium no
GEOMAR Greinert Jens 50 stations H33
Other dissolved gases
Methane no
IUHB Rhein Monika 46 stations H33
Other dissolved gases
Freon II K12 at 46 stations and Helium-3 at 9 stations no
IFMKI Zenk Walter 21 day(s) H71
Surface measurements underway (T, S)
- no
IFMKI Friis Karsten 49 stations H74
Carbon dioxide
- no
GEOMAR Greinert Jens 27 stations H90
Other chemical oceanographic measurements
Carbon-13 no
IFMKI Friis Karsten 14 stations H90
Other chemical oceanographic measurements
Total organic carbon no
IFMKI Zenk Walter 27 day(s) M06
Routine standard measurements
- no
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