Black Sea Database: Dataset Information
Dataset Name: "Rift", cruise 08
Start: 19/05/1986
Finish: 29/06/1986
Number of stations: 41
Research Vessel (Platform): Rift
Organization: SIO RAS
Region:
Latitude range: 42°24'12" - 44°36'12"
Longitude range: 27°27'54" - 37°41'06"
Parameter list
Biology: Chlorophyll-a (Spectrophotometric method), Microphytoplankton carbon biomass, Nanophytoplankton carbon biomass, Picophytoplankton carbon biomass, Primary Production at surface, Primary Production in water column, Total phytoplankton carbon biomass (surface)
Chemistry: Dissolved Oxygen (Winkler), Hydrogen sulfide (iodine back titration), Phosphate
Physics: Density, Salinity, Temperature
Description:
*Data file(s): RIFT8.STN
*Format: Station data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.
*Ship (station) name: "Rift" (SIO, USSR).
*Expedition: Cruise number 8.
*Parameters:    Depth(m).
                T(deg.C) - Temperature (deg.C).
                S(ppt) - Salinity (ppt).
                O2(ml/l) - Oxygen concentration (ml/l).
                PO4(um/l) - Phosphate (um/l).
                H2S(mg/l) - Hydrog. sulphide (mg/l).
*Instruments and methods:
*Accuracy:
*Processing (if applied):
*Principal investigator(s):
*Digitization: Single-key entry at the SIO (Moscow, Russia).
Transformation to the NATO TU-BS project format in June 1996.
Responsible - Nikolay P. Nezlin.
*Remarks:
*Completed by: Nikolay P. Nezlin, SIO, Moscow, Russia.
*Date: 20.06.1996.
*Source of data: P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology,
                 Russian Academy of Sciences.
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*Data file(s): rft08ph1.dat
*Format: Header data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.
*Ship (station) name: RIFT (SIO, USSR).
*Expedition: Cruise number 8
*Parameters: All for surface samples, 0-3 m
MICRO_C -  Microphytoplankton carbon  biomass, mg C/m3
NANO_C    - Nanophytoplankton carbon biomass, mg C/m3
PICO_C    - Picophytoplankton carbon biomass, mg C/m3
TOTAL_C   - Total phytoplankton average carbon biomass in water column, mg C/m3
*Instruments and methods: Sampler, filtration over Nuklepore filter,
Light and fluorescent microscopy Count in chambers and on filters.
*Accuracy:
*Processing (if applied):
*Principal investigator(s):  Alexander Mikaelyan (SIO, Moscow)
*Digitization: Single-key entry at the SIO (Moscow, Russia) in April,
1996. Responsible - Alexander Mikaelyan
*Remarks: Data were published in "Structure and production characters
of the plankton communities of the Black Sea", Moscow, NAUKA,1989, p.
255 (p.55). using initial data of samples treatment
*Completed by: Alexander Mikaelyan, SIO, Moscow, Russia.
*Date: 16.04.1996.
*Source of data: Mikaelyan A. (SIO RAS)
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*Data file(s): rift8chl.dat.
*Format: station data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.
*Ship (station) name: R/V Rift (SIO, Russia).
*Expedition: cruise number 8, May, June 1981.
*Parameters: Depth, temperature, Secchi disc depth (m), chlorophyll a (mg/m3).
*Instruments and methods: chlorophyll a  was measured spectrophotometrically by
use of laboratory Russia double beam spectrophotometer (type SPH-18).
*Accuracy: lower limit = 0.001 mg/m3 and the error of Chl determination is 20-30% (calculated
from 10-15 repeatings)
*Processing (if applied):  
*Principal investigator(s): Vladimir I.Vedernikov (SIO - Laboratory of functioning of marine
ecosystems, Russia).
*Digitization: single entry at the  METU-IMS (Erdemli, Turkey).
*Remarks: Data are obtained by qualified stuff and are reliable.
*Completed by: Vladimir I.Vedernikov (SIO - Laboratory of functioning of marine
ecosystems, Russia).
*Date: 17.12.1996.
*Source of data: SIO - Laboratory of functioning of marine ecosystems, Russia.
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*Data file(s): RIF8prp.dat
*Format: Header data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.
*Ship (station) name: Rift (SIO, USSR).
*Expedition: Cruise numbers 8, May-June 1986
*Parameters: PRPS (mgC/m3/day) - Primary production at surface,
     PRPI (mgC/m2/day) - Primary production in water column,
    
*Instruments and methods:  C_14 method (in situ method).
*Accuracy: 20%
*Processing (if applied):
*Principal investigator(s):  Vladimir I. Vedernikov (SIO, Moscow)
*Digitization: Single-key entry at METU IMS
in March, 1997.
Responsible - Vladimir I.Vedernikov
*Remarks:
*Completed by: Vladimir I.Vedernikov, SIO, Moscow, Russia.
*Date: 28.03.1997.
*Source of data: SIO RAS.
Stations List
Station Name | Date | Time | Latitude | Longitude | Sea Depth |
162 | 19/05/1986 | 12:37 | 44°35'06" | 37°41'06" | 640 |
162 (2) | 20/05/1986 |   | 44°35'00" | 37°40'36" | 250 |
162 (3) | 20/05/1986 | 11:10 | 44°35'00" | 37°40'36" | 580 |
163 | 23/05/1986 | 14:07 | 42°37'24" | 28°22'42" | 137 |
164 | 26/05/1986 |   | 42°24'24" | 27°52'00" | 36 |
164 (2) | 26/05/1986 | 09:00 | 42°24'24" | 27°52'00" | 34 |
164 (3) | 26/05/1986 | 09:30 | 42°24'24" | 27°52'00" | 36 |
165 | 27/05/1986 |   | 42°24'36" | 27°45'00" | 39 |
165 (2) | 27/05/1986 | 09:00 | 42°24'36" | 27°45'00" | 40 |
165 (3) | 27/05/1986 | 10:00 | 42°24'36" | 27°45'00" | 38 |
166 | 28/05/1986 |   | 42°28'48" | 27°38'12" | 26 |
166 (2) | 28/05/1986 | 10:40 | 42°28'48" | 27°38'12" | 25 |
166 (3) | 28/05/1986 | 11:00 | 42°28'48" | 27°38'12" | 26 |
167 | 30/05/1986 |   | 42°24'24" | 28°00'00" | 49 |
167 (2) | 30/05/1986 | 11:00 | 42°24'24" | 28°00'00" | 49 |
168 | 31/05/1986 |   | 42°24'12" | 28°11'12" | 83 |
168 (2) | 31/05/1986 | 11:00 | 42°24'12" | 28°11'12" | 75 |
168 (3) | 31/05/1986 | 11:05 | 42°24'12" | 28°11'12" | 83 |
169 | 02/06/1986 |   | 42°28'54" | 28°24'00" | 156 |
169 (2) | 02/06/1986 | 11:00 | 42°28'54" | 28°24'00" | 150 |
170 | 04/06/1986 | 09:00 | 42°28'24" | 27°27'54" | 8 |
170 (2) | 04/06/1986 | 10:00 | 42°28'24" | 27°27'54" | 8 |
171 | 04/06/1986 | 10:00 | 42°28'18" | 27°29'00" | 9 |
174 | 04/06/1986 | 11:00 | 42°28'30" | 27°30'18" | 14 |
173 | 05/06/1986 | 11:00 | 42°28'18" | 27°35'12" | 21 |
170-2 | 10/06/1986 | 17:30 | 42°28'24" | 27°28'00" | 8 |
181 | 11/06/1986 | 11:00 | 42°42'24" | 29°34'12" | 2090 |
181 (2) | 13/06/1986 |   | 42°41'24" | 29°35'42" | 2070 |
181 (3) | 13/06/1986 | 09:00 | 42°41'24" | 29°35'42" | 2090 |
182 | 15/06/1986 | 11:00 | 43°15'00" | 34°00'00" | 2200 |
182 (2) | 17/06/1986 |   | 43°15'42" | 33°58'36" | 2200 |
182 (3) | 17/06/1986 | 09:00 | 43°15'42" | 33°58'36" | 2200 |
184 | 20/06/1986 | 09:00 | 42°35'48" | 28°33'18" | 160 |
184 (2) | 20/06/1986 | 09:25 | 42°35'48" | 28°33'18" | 160 |
185 | 21/06/1986 |   | 42°35'48" | 28°27'30" | 400 |
185 (2) | 21/06/1986 | 06:00 | 42°35'48" | 28°27'30" | 185 |
186 | 26/06/1986 | 10:34 | 43°27'18" | 36°03'00" | 2175 |
186 (2) | 27/06/1986 |   | 43°26'48" | 35°58'12" | 2175 |
186 (3) | 27/06/1986 | 09:00 | 43°26'48" | 35°58'12" | 2175 |
187 | 29/06/1986 | 09:00 | 44°36'12" | 37°38'36" | 250 |
187 (2) | 29/06/1986 | 10:15 | 44°36'12" | 37°38'36" | 250 |
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Note: yellow markers on map represent all selected stations, green markers - stations from current table.
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