Plattform Platform	Reise-Nr. Cruise-No.	Zeitraum Period	Projekt Project	Arbeitsgebiet Working area
Maria S. Merian	MSM16-2	24.09.2010 - 08.10.2010		Barents Sea

Fahrtleiter Chief Scientist	Institut Institute	Auslaufhafen Port of departure	Einlaufhafen Port of return	Stationskarte Station map	Schiffsroute Trackchart
Boetius Antje	Max-Planck-Institut, Marine Mikrobiologie, Biogeochemie	Troms?	Troms?

Ziel der Reise / Objectives of Cruise:

The leg MSM16-2 started on the 24.09.10 in Troms? (Norway) and ended on the 08.10.10 also in Troms?. It carried out multidisciplinary research at the long-term deep water observatory Haakon Mosby Mud Volcano (72? N, 14? 43' E) for the EU-Projects ESONET "European Seas Observatory Network" (Demonstration Mission LOOME "Long term observations on mud volcano eruptions"), HERMIONE "Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Man's Impact on European Seas" (Workpackage 5 "Chemosynthetic Ecosystems") and the ESF EUROCORES EuroDeep project CHEMECO "Colonization processes in chemosynthetic ecosystems". Specific objectives included the recovery of the LOOME observatory components deployed in 2009, and the completion of geological, physical and biogeochemical measurements for the analysis of interannual temporal changes related to eruptions. All components were successfully retrieved with the help of the ROV GENESIS and all comparative analyses were completed. In addition, the use of the AUV Sentry equipped with a multibeam, subbottom profiler, CTD and photographic unit as well as with a mass spectrometer provided a complete overview on changes associated with mud volcanism.

Messungen / Measurements