Dataset Name: UNLUATA Cruises: Levantine Basin
Start: 01/04/2008
Finish: 06/04/2008
Number of stations: 16
Platform: R/V Bilim-2 (Bilim - 89BL - before 2006)
Port of Departure: Tirtar
Port of Return: Antalya
Cheif scientist: Prof. Suleyman Tugrul, IMS METU, Turkey
Investigators:
Dr. Hasan Orek, IMS METU, Turkey
Serkan Sancak, IMS METU, Turkey
Prof. Zahit Uysal, IMS METU, Turkey
Aleka Gogou
Alberto Borges, Italy
Dr. Mustafa Kocak, IMS METU, Turkey
Objectives: Scientific researches in framework of SESAME project
Associated project(s): SESAME
Description:
Parameters list: Microbiology, Phytoplankton, Virus, Aerosol, Alkalinity, Chl-a, Fluorometer 10AU, CO2, DIC, DOC, DOW, NO2-N, NO3-N+NO2-N, pH, PO4, POC, Si, TOC, Total Chl-a, TP, FLUO, SD, Density, Oxygen, CTD, PAR, Salinity, Sea currents (ADCP), Temperature, Fluorometer 10AU, Temperature, ITS-90
| PI | ICES Data Type | Number | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Hasan Orek | CTD stations | 16 | Optics (eg underwater light levels) | 3 | Oxygen | 16 | Thermosalinograph | 16 |
| Prof. Suleyman Tugrul | Alkalinity | 10 | Carbon dioxide | 10 | Nitrite | 13 | Other chemical oceanographic measurements | 13 | Oxygen | 2 | Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms | 1 | pH | 10 | Phosphate | 13 | Phytoplankton | 11 | Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, pheophytin, fluorescence) | 12 | Replicate Si? | 13 | Silicate | 13 | Total P | 7 |
Instrument types (L05 code): CTD profilers, discrete water samplers, high performance liquid chromatographs, 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
| Station Name | Date | Time | Latitude | Longitude | Sea Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F10N00 | 03/04/2008 | 02:18 | 35°09'59" | 31°00'08" | 2500 |
| E30N00 | 03/04/2008 | 09:16 | 34°30'03" | 31°00'05" | 2400 |
| E30N00 | 03/04/2008 | 10:02 | 34°30'12" | 31°00'06" | 2400 |
| E30N00 | 03/04/2008 | 12:06 | 34°30'42" | 31°00'08" | 2400 |
| E10N00 | 03/04/2008 | 15:33 | 34°09'59" | 31°00'18" | 2400 |
| E10N00 | 03/04/2008 | 16:31 | 34°09'48" | 31°02'06" | 2400 |
| C56M57 | 04/04/2008 | 04:50 | 32°56'08" | 30°56'50" | 2400 |
| D10N00 | 04/04/2008 | 08:12 | 33°10'05" | 30°59'57" | 2400 |
| D30N00 | 04/04/2008 | 11:22 | 33°30'07" | 30°59'59" | 2400 |
| D50N00 | 04/04/2008 | 14:50 | 33°50'00" | 30°59'59" | 2400 |
| F30N00 | 05/04/2008 | 04:12 | 35°30'00" | 31°00'00" | 2200 |
| F50N00 | 05/04/2008 | 08:51 | 35°50'07" | 30°59'56" | 2400 |
| G10N00 | 05/04/2008 | 13:08 | 36°09'54" | 30°59'58" | 2400 |
| G10N00 | 05/04/2008 | 13:30 | 36°09'54" | 31°00'03" | 2400 |
| G30N00 | 05/04/2008 | 17:26 | 36°30'05" | 30°59'54" | 1150 |
| G40M50 | 05/04/2008 | 20:27 | 36°39'57" | 30°50'06" | 483 |
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