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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 NameDateTimeLatitudeLongitudeSea
Depth
16219/05/198612:3744°35'06"37°41'06"640
162 (2)20/05/1986 44°35'00"37°40'36"250
162 (3)20/05/198611:1044°35'00"37°40'36"580
16323/05/198614:0742°37'24"28°22'42"137
16426/05/1986 42°24'24"27°52'00"36
164 (2)26/05/198609:0042°24'24"27°52'00"34
164 (3)26/05/198609:3042°24'24"27°52'00"36
16527/05/1986 42°24'36"27°45'00"39
165 (2)27/05/198609:0042°24'36"27°45'00"40
165 (3)27/05/198610:0042°24'36"27°45'00"38
16628/05/1986 42°28'48"27°38'12"26
166 (2)28/05/198610:4042°28'48"27°38'12"25
166 (3)28/05/198611:0042°28'48"27°38'12"26
16730/05/1986 42°24'24"28°00'00"49
167 (2)30/05/198611:0042°24'24"28°00'00"49
16831/05/1986 42°24'12"28°11'12"83
168 (2)31/05/198611:0042°24'12"28°11'12"75
168 (3)31/05/198611:0542°24'12"28°11'12"83
16902/06/1986 42°28'54"28°24'00"156
169 (2)02/06/198611:0042°28'54"28°24'00"150
17004/06/198609:0042°28'24"27°27'54"8
170 (2)04/06/198610:0042°28'24"27°27'54"8
17104/06/198610:0042°28'18"27°29'00"9
17404/06/198611:0042°28'30"27°30'18"14
17305/06/198611:0042°28'18"27°35'12"21
170-210/06/198617:3042°28'24"27°28'00"8
18111/06/198611:0042°42'24"29°34'12"2090
181 (2)13/06/1986 42°41'24"29°35'42"2070
181 (3)13/06/198609:0042°41'24"29°35'42"2090
18215/06/198611:0043°15'00"34°00'00"2200
182 (2)17/06/1986 43°15'42"33°58'36"2200
182 (3)17/06/198609:0043°15'42"33°58'36"2200
18420/06/198609:0042°35'48"28°33'18"160
184 (2)20/06/198609:2542°35'48"28°33'18"160
18521/06/1986 42°35'48"28°27'30"400
185 (2)21/06/198606:0042°35'48"28°27'30"185
18626/06/198610:3443°27'18"36°03'00"2175
186 (2)27/06/1986 43°26'48"35°58'12"2175
186 (3)27/06/198609:0043°26'48"35°58'12"2175
18729/06/198609:0044°36'12"37°38'36"250
187 (2)29/06/198610:1544°36'12"37°38'36"250
Stations Map
Note: yellow markers on map represent all selected stations, green markers - stations from current table.

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