CRUISE SUMMARY REPORT/ROSCOP FORMS




 CRUISE NAME:MTPII-MATER/M3BGSA-MAR98 IDENTIFIER: GN36199804610 
 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) : Dr O. GOTSIS
 Laboratory :
 NCMR, Inst. of Oceanography
 Address :
 14, Fleming-Vari-16672, Greece
 Tel : (++301) 96.53.520-1
 Fax : (++301) 96.53.522
 Email : ogotsis@fl.ncmr.gr


Other Participating Bodies :

B) S. Kioroglou, NCMR
C) A. Androni, NCMR
D) T. Zervoudaki, NCMR
E) IMBC
F) ISAM
G) NIOZ

Objectives :

To study the production in the photic zone and the transformation processes of key biogeochemicals during transfer (WP4).
Specific topics:

Cruise Period   Start : 07 Mar 1998      End : 08 Mar 1998

Port of Departure : Heraklion, Crete      Port of Return : Heraklion, Crete

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

Geographical Limits

North : N36 04.50     South : N36 00.00
West  : E023 53.60     East   : E025 17.00

Description of the field observations :

1) CTD casts (P, T, S, in situ fluorometer, DO, transmissiometer)
2) Rosette samples (Dissolved Oxygen, nutrients, CO2, ATP, POC, PON, Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleid accids, pigments, pigments fractionated, bacteria, DOC, picoplankton, microzooplankton, phytoplankton)
3) Total and size fractionated primary production, New Production
4) Mesozooplankton net samples, copepod production, fecal pellets production, copepod gut content
5) Grazing experiment (DOC, bacteria, microzooplankton, phytoplankton)
6) Under water light penetration and spectral irradiance.


STATIONS LOCATION AND TYPE OF MEASUREMENTS


 STATION  DATE  TIME GMT  LATITUDE  LONGITUDE  TYPE CODE (ROSCOP)
MSB-3
 07/03/98
05:10
N36 00.00
E023 53.60
B01, B02, B06, B07, B08, B09, B71, B72, B90, H10, H17, H21, H22, H24, H25, H26, H74, H76, M02
MSB-1
 08/03/98
04:15
N36 04.50
E025 17.00
B01, B02, B07, B08, B09, B71, B72, B90, H10, H17, H21, H22, H24, H25, H26 , H74, H76, M02


DISCIPLINES

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



IOC MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS

 IOC REGION  CODE
 AEGEAN SEA
 D33



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES (DATA REPORTS) :



ROSCOP PARAMETER CODES

 CODE  PARAMETER  MEASUREMENT DESCRIPTION  Nb Obs.  Scientist
 B01 Primary Production 14C - uptake
2 st.
A
 B02 Phytoplankton pigments(eg chloroph.) Total and size fractionated
2 st.
A
 B06 Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) 
2 st.
NIOZ
 B07 Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms Bacteria production, picoplankton, microzooplankton abundance
2 st.
LMM
 B08 Phytoplankton Phytoplankton abundance and composition
2 st.
A
 B09 Zooplankton Abundance and composition, production and gut content
2 st.
D
 B71 Particulate organic matter(inc POC)POC, PON
2 st.
IMBC
 B72 Biochemical meas. (eg,lipids, amino)ATP, lipids, proteins, hydrocarbons
2 st.
ISAM
 H10 CTD stations In situ measurements of pres, temp, salin, dissolved oxygen, light transmission, fluoresence
2 st.
B
 H17 Optics (eg underwater light levels) 
2 st.
NCMR
 H21 Oxygen Winkler method on board
2 st.
C
 H22 Phosphate Orphosphates-Murphy and Riley method on board
2 st.
C
 H24 Nitrate Strickland and Parsons method
2 st.
C
 H25 Nitrite Strickland and Parsons method
2 st.
C
 H26 Silicate Mullin and Riley method
2 st.
C
 H74 Carbon dioxide 
2 st.
NCMR
 H76 Ammonia Koroleff method on board
2 st.
NCMR
 M02 Incident radiation 
2 st.
NCMR





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For any question or remarks please contact to Dr O. Gotsis