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BASIN trans Atlantic cruise with RV GO Sars EURO-BASIN cruise planning meeting 29-30 September, London Geir Huse & Webjørn Melle RV METEOR ‘Deep Convection’ Cruise 2012 EURO-BASIN Cruise Programme, 29-30 Sep 2011
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Overall research questions Ecosystem structure and functioning: How are ocean basins in the North Atlantic structured and, what are the key drivers affecting them? Comparative approach: What are the commonalities and differences in the structure and functioning of the Subpolar gyre, the Labrador, Irminger and Nordic Seas? Connectivity: What are the major oceanographic and biological interconnections between these basins? Ecosystem effects of climate variability and change: How is the distribution of water masses in the different basins and how does it affect the species distribution? RV METEOR ‘Deep Convection’ Cruise 2012 EURO-BASIN Cruise Programme, 29-30 Sep 2011
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The RV GO Sars 25 berths available
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Tentative survey dates Leg 1 – Bergen – St John’s Time: 1 May-30 June 2013. Departure Bergen: 1 May a.m. Arrival St. John’s: 1 June a.m. PI: Webjørn Melle, Institute of Marine Research, Norway Leg 2 - St John’s - Bergen Time: 4 June-30 June 2013. Departure St. John’s: 4 June a.m. Arrival Bergen: 30 June a.m. PI: Leif Nøttestad, Institute of Marine Research, Norway RV METEOR ‘Deep Convection’ Cruise 2012 EURO-BASIN Cruise Programme, 29-30 Sep 2011
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Key sites – leg 1 Norwegian Sea Icelandic Sea Irminger Sea Labrador Sea
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Key sites – leg 2 Norwegian Sea Icelandic Sea Irminger Sea Labrador Sea
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Work content 1.Continuous acoustic mapping of pelagic nekton and zooplankton with keel based and towed platforms 2.Station sampling with: Trawls Plankton nets Acoustics/optics 3.Onboard process studies of zooplankton 4.Opportunistic sampling (by large midwater trawl) 5.Seabird and cetacean studies. Sightings, and if possible tagging. Passive acoustics 6.Active acoustics for ecological and predator-prey interactions 7.Physical oceanography CTD, ADCP Bathymetry mapping. 8.Conceptual ecosystem modelling.
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The most important technologies available on GO Sars
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MUST and MESSOR Mulitfrq. Acoustics, VPR, L-OPC, F-CTD... RV METEOR ‘Deep Convection’ Cruise 2012 EURO-BASIN Cruise Programme, 29-30 Sep 2011
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