Cruise Summary Reports: MTPII-MATER/M1BGSA-MAR97

CRUISE SUMMARY REPORT/ROSCOP FORMS

 CRUISE NAME:MTPII-MATER/M1BGSA-MAR97 IDENTIFIER: GN36199704601 
 Ship Name: R/V AEGAEO                Call Sign: SXYY 
 Ship Type: Research Ship  
 PROJECT: MASTIII-MTPII-MATER
 Scientific Coordinating Body: NCMR

Chief Scientist(s) (3 max) : A) Alexander Theocharis

Laboratory : NCMR, Institute of Oceanography

Address : Aghios Kosmas, Hellinikon, 16604, Greece

Tel : (++301) 98.15.703 Fax : (++301) 98.33.095 Email : alekos@nhreas.ncmr.gr

Other Participating Bodies :

B) E. Souvermezoglou, NCMR, Institute of Oceanography
C) I. Siokou, NCMR, Institute of Oceanography
D) E. Christou, NCMR, Institute of Oceanography
E) A. Giannakourou, NCMR, Institute of Oceanography
F) S. Psara, IMBC, Crete
G) K. Pitta, IMBC, Crete
H) G. Kouvarakis, Univ. of Crete
I) F. Van Wambeke, Univ. of Marseille

Objectives :

The principal scientific objectives of the first winter cruise in the frame of MATER-WP4 project, were to carry out an hydrological, chemical / sea water and biological survey in order to study the winter biogeochemical fluxes in the South Aegean Sea.

Cruise Period Start : 04 March 1997 End : 11 March 1997

Port of Departure : Piraeus-Athens Port of Return : Heraklion-Crete

SEA/OCEAN : Coded Region : D33 Local Name : AEGEAN SEA

Geographical Limits

North :	N36 04.50			South : N35 40.00
West :	E025 06.00			East : E026 13.00

Description of the field observations :

The field programme included the following measurements and samplings, using an SBE 9/11 plus-CTD profiler mounted on a General Oceanics 12-Niskin bottle (8lit) Rosette and zooplankton nets:

CTD measurements for pressure (depth), temperature, conductivity and light transmission.
Water samples for dissolved oxygen, nutrients and CO₂ determination.
Water samples for DMS analyses.
Water samples for determination of Primary Production, New Production, Total Chlorophyll-a, Chlorophyll-a fractions, Picoplankton prefiltered, Phytoplankton, POC and Nitrogen.
Water samples for Microzooplankton and net samples for Mesozooplankton studies.
Net samples for Copepod egg and fecal pellet production (secondary production), gut content, taxonomic trends and biomass of mesozooplankton in the aphotic layer.
On board experiments for Copepod egg and fecal pellet production.
Samples for bacterial production and biomass studies.

At each station four to six CTD-Rosette casts were performed depending on the quantity of water needed to be sampled at preselected depths.

STATIONS LOCATION AND TYPE OF MEASUREMENTS

STATION DATE TIME GMT LATITUDE LONGITUDE TYPE CODE (ROSCOP)

MSB-2 06/03/97 10:00 N35 44.70 E025 06.00 B01, B02, B07, B08, B09, H10, H21, H22, H24, H25, H26, H33, H74, H76

MSB-1 07/03/97 02:55 N36 04.50 E025 17.00 B01, B02, B07, B08, B09, H10, H21, H22, H24, H25, H26 , H33, H74, H76

MSB-7 08/03/97 05:55 N35 40.00 E026 13.00 B01, B02, B07, B08, B09, H10, H21, H22, H24, H25, H26 , H33, H74, H76

MSB-6 09/03/97 04:15 N36 00.00 E025 42.30 B01, B02, B07, B08, B09, H10, H21, H22, H24, H25, H26 , H33, H74, H76

STATION	DATE	TIME GMT	LATITUDE	LONGITUDE	TYPE CODE (ROSCOP)
MSB-2	06/03/97	10:00	N35 44.70	E025 06.00	B01, B02, B07, B08, B09, H10, H21, H22, H24, H25, H26, H33, H74, H76
MSB-1	07/03/97	02:55	N36 04.50	E025 17.00	B01, B02, B07, B08, B09, H10, H21, H22, H24, H25, H26 , H33, H74, H76
MSB-7	08/03/97	05:55	N35 40.00	E026 13.00	B01, B02, B07, B08, B09, H10, H21, H22, H24, H25, H26 , H33, H74, H76
MSB-6	09/03/97	04:15	N36 00.00	E025 42.30	B01, B02, B07, B08, B09, H10, H21, H22, H24, H25, H26 , H33, H74, H76

DISCIPLINES

CODE DISCIPLINES

BF MARINE BIOLOGY & FISHERIES

HC CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (Hydrology)

HP PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (Hydrology)

CODE	DISCIPLINES
BF	MARINE BIOLOGY & FISHERIES
HC	CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (Hydrology)
HP	PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (Hydrology)

IOC MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS

IOC REGION CODE

AEGEAN SEA D33

IOC REGION	CODE
AEGEAN SEA	D33

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES (DATA REPORTS) :

ROSCOP PARAMETER CODES

CODE PARAMETER MEASUREMENT DESCRIPTION Nb Obs. Scientist
B01 Primary Production Primary Production
New Production-¹⁵N 4
2 F

B02 Phytoplankton pigments(eg chloroph.) Total Chlorophyll-a and Chlorofyll-a fractions 4

B07 Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms 4 I

B08 Phytoplankton Phytoplankton and Picoplankton prefiltered 4

B09 Zooplankton MicroZ, MesoZ, Secondary Production 4 E, G, C, D

B71 Particulate organic matter(inc POC) POC and Nitrogen 4

H10 CTD stations In situ measurements of pres, temp, salin, dissolved oxygen, light transmission 4 A

H21 Oxygen Winkler method on board 4 B

H22 Phosphate Murphy and Riley method on board 4 B

H24 Nitrate Strickland and Parsons method 4 B

H25 Nitrite Strickland and Parsons method 4 B

H26 Silicate Mullin and Riley method 4 B

H33 Other dissolved gases Vertical and horizontal profiles of DMS (dissolved),vertical profiles of DMSP, DMSO (total, dissolved) 4 I

H74 Carbon dioxide 4 B

H76 Ammonia Koroleff method on board 4 B

CODE	PARAMETER	MEASUREMENT DESCRIPTION	Nb Obs.	Scientist
B01	Primary Production	Primary Production New Production-¹⁵N	4 2	F
B02	Phytoplankton pigments(eg chloroph.)	Total Chlorophyll-a and Chlorofyll-a fractions	4
B07	Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms		4	I
B08	Phytoplankton	Phytoplankton and Picoplankton prefiltered	4
B09	Zooplankton	MicroZ, MesoZ, Secondary Production	4	E, G, C, D
B71	Particulate organic matter(inc POC)	POC and Nitrogen	4
H10	CTD stations	In situ measurements of pres, temp, salin, dissolved oxygen, light transmission	4	A
H21	Oxygen	Winkler method on board	4	B
H22	Phosphate	Murphy and Riley method on board	4	B
H24	Nitrate	Strickland and Parsons method	4	B
H25	Nitrite	Strickland and Parsons method	4	B
H26	Silicate	Mullin and Riley method	4	B
H33	Other dissolved gases	Vertical and horizontal profiles of DMS (dissolved),vertical profiles of DMSP, DMSO (total, dissolved)	4	I
H74	Carbon dioxide		4	B
H76	Ammonia	Koroleff method on board	4	B

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