Dataset Information

Dataset Name: Cruise 2008-05
Start: 07/10/2008
Finish: 11/10/2008
Number of stations: 79
Platform: R/V Bilim-2 (Bilim - 89BL - before 2006)
Port of Departure: Istanbul
Port of Return: Samsun

Cheif scientist: Prof. Emin Ozsoy, IMS METU, Turkey
Investigators:
    Ersin Tutsak, IMS METU, Turkey
    Dr. Ceren Basduvar (Guraslan), IMS METU, Turkey
    Prof. Suleyman Tugrul, IMS METU, Turkey
    Dr. Nebil Yucel, IMS METU, Turkey
    Dr. Yesim Ak Orek, IMS METU, Turkey
    Alberto Borges, Italy

Objectives: Scientific researches in framework of SESAME project
Associated project(s): SESAME
Description:

Parameters list: Gelatinous plankton, Ichtyoplankton, Microbiology, Phytoplankton, PPr, Virus, Zooplankton, Aerosol, Alkalinity, Chl-a, Fluorometer 10AU, CO2, Cs, DIC, DOC, DOW, H2S, Isotop H3, O18, NH4, NO2-N, NO3-N+NO2-N, pH, PO4, POC, Si, TOC, Total Chl-a, TP, FLUO, SD, Turbidity, Density, Oxygen, CTD, PAR, Salinity, Sea currents (ADCP), Temperature, Fluorometer 10AU, Temperature, ITS-90

PI	ICES Data Type	Number	Unit
Alberto Borges	Carbon dioxide	31
Dr. Nebil Yucel
	Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms	1
	Phytoplankton	20
	Primary productivity	6
Dr. Yesim Ak Orek
	Eggs and larvae	14
	Zooplankton	15
Prof. Emin Ozsoy
	CTD stations	79
	Optics (eg underwater light levels)	8
	Oxygen	79
	Thermosalinograph	79
Prof. Suleyman Tugrul
	Alkalinity	37
	Ammonia	42
	Nitrite	23
	Other chemical oceanographic measurements	42
	Other dissolved gases	25
	Oxygen	27
	pH	37
	Phosphate	41
	Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, pheophytin, fluorescence)	24
	Replicate Si?	36
	Silicate	36
	Total P	2

Instrument types (L05 code): CTD profilers, discrete water samplers, high performance liquid chromatographs, plankton nets, Aerosol samplers, fluorometers, Dissolved gas sensors, transmissometers, current profilers

Data availability (SDN code): SR (Academic)
Storage medium: ASCII files, Excell worksheets

Provider: Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
Address: P.O.Box 28
Post Code: 33731
City: Erdemli, Icel
Country: Turkey
Tel.: +90-3245212150
Fax: +90-3245212327
E-mail: admin@ims.metu.edu.tr
Contact person: Ahmet E. Kideys
Contact e-mail: kideys@ims.metu.edu.tr

Last update: 17/02/2009