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Dataset Name: "Vityaz", cruise 15
Start: 04/03/1988
Finish: 25/04/1988
Number of stations: 84
Research Vessel (Platform): Vityaz
Organization: SIO RAS
Region:
    Latitude range: 41°52'00" - 45°46'36"
    Longitude range: 28°59'06" - 40°50'00"
Parameter list
    Biology: Bacterial Production in water column, Chlorophyll-a (Spectrophotometric method), Microphytoplankton (>15 microns cell length), wet biomass, Nanophytoplankton (2-15 microns cell length), wet biomass, Picophytoplankton (< 2 microns cell length), wet biomass, Primary Production in water column, Total mesozooplankton biomass (150 litre big bottle), Total mesozooplankton biomass (BR 113/140 net), Total mesozooplankton carbon biomass (150 litre big bottle), Total phytoplankton, wet biomass
    Chemistry: Ammonia, Dissolved Oxygen (Winkler), Hydrogen sulfide (iodine back titration), Nitrate, Nitrite, Phosphate, Sulfite, Thiosulfate, Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus, Urea
    Physics: Density, Salinity, Temperature

Description:
*Data file(s): VIT15.STN

*Format: Station data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship (station) name: "Vityaz" (SIO, USSR).

*Expedition: Cruise number 15.

*Parameters: Depth(m).
T(deg.C) - Temperature.
S(ppt) - Salinity.
O2(ml/l) - Oxygen concentration.
pH.
Alk(mg-eqv/l) - Alkalinity.
PO4(um/l) - Phosphate.
Ptot(um/l) - Phosphorus total.
Si(um/l) - Silicate.
NO3(um/l) - Nitrate.
NO2(um/l) - Nitrite.
NH4(um/l) - Ammonia.
Ntot(um/l) - Nitrogen total.
Urea(uM/l).
H2S(ml/l) - Hydrog. sulphide.
S2O3(mg/l).
SO3(mg/l).

*Instruments and methods: Data samples collected by plastic Niskin bottles.

*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): vit15phy.dat

*Format: station data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship (station) name: VITYAZ (SIO, USSR).

*Expedition: Cruise number 15

*Parameters:
B_MICRO - Microphytoplankton (over 15 microns cell lenght) biomass, mg/m3
B_NANO  - Nanophytoplankton (2 - 15 microns cell lenght) biomass, mg/m3
B_PICO  - Picophytoplankton (under 2 microns cell lenght) biomass, mg/m3
B_TOTAL - Total phytoplankton biomass, mg/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): Irina Suchanova, Alexander Mikaelyan (SIO,
Moscow), Ludmila Geurgieva (IBSS, Sevastopol)

*Digitization: Single-key entry at the SIO (Moscow, Russia) in April,
1996. Responsible - Alexander Mikaelyan

*Remarks: Data were published partly

*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): vit15chl.dat.

*Format: station data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship (station) name: R/V Vityaz (SIO, Russia).

*Expedition: cruise number 15, March, April 1988.

*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): VIT15prp.dat

*Format: Header data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship (station) name: "Vityaz" (SIO, USSR).

*Expedition: Cruise number 15, March - April 1988

*Parameters: PRPI (mgC/m2/day) - Primary production in water column.
             BPI (mgC/m2/day) - Bacterial production in water column.
            
*Instruments and methods:  C_14 in situ method.

*Accuracy: 20 %,

*Processing (if applied):

*Principal investigator(s):  Vladimir I.Vedernikov, Yuriy I.Sorokin
                             (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: P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology,
                 Russian Academy of Sciences.
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*Data file(s): V15BB_T.STN

*Format: Station data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship (station) name: "Vityaz" (SIO, USSR).

*Expedition: Cruise number 15.

*Parameters:    Depth(m) - sampling depth.
                BB_TB - total wet biomass of mesozooplankton (mg_wet_weight/m3).

*Instruments and methods: Samples collected by big water bottle (150-l).

*Accuracy:

*Processing (if applied):

*Principal investigator(s):  Elvira A. Shushkina (SIO, Moscow)

*Digitization: Single-key entry at the SIO (Moscow, Russia)
in August, 1996.
Responsible - Nikolay P. Nezlin.

*Remarks:

*Completed by: Nikolay P. Nezlin, SIO, Moscow, Russia.

*Date: 27.02.1997.

*Source of data: SIO (Moscow, Russia), Laboratory of Functioning of Pelagic
Ecosystems.
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*Data file(s): V15BR.STN

*Format: Station data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship (station) name: "Vityaz" (SIO, USSR).

*Expedition: Cruise number 15.

*Parameters:    Upper_depth(m) - upper limit of sampling depth.
                Lower_depth(m) - lower limit of sampling depth.
                BR_TB - total wet biomass of mesozooplankton (mg_wet_weight/m3).

*Instruments and methods: Samples collected by plankton net BR (113/140).

*Accuracy:

*Processing (if applied):

*Principal investigator(s):  Elvira A. Shushkina (SIO, Moscow)

*Digitization: Single-key entry at the SIO (Moscow, Russia)
in August, 1996.
Responsible - Nikolay P. Nezlin.

*Remarks:

*Completed by: Nikolay P. Nezlin, SIO, Moscow, Russia.

*Date: 27.02.1997.

*Source of data: SIO (Moscow, Russia), Laboratory of Functioning of Pelagic
Ecosystems.
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*Data file(s): VIT15_05.HEA

*Format: Header data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship (station) name: "Vityaz" (SIO, USSR).

*Expedition: Cruise number 15.

*Parameters: BB_TC - total carbon biomass of mesozooplankton (mg_C/m2).

*Instruments and methods:  Samples collected by big water bottle (150-l).

*Accuracy:

*Processing (if applied):

*Principal investigator(s):  Elvira A. Shushkina (SIO, Moscow)

*Digitization: Single-key entry at the SIO (Moscow, Russia)
in April, 1996.
Responsible - Nikolay P. Nezlin.

*Remarks:

*Completed by: Nikolay P. Nezlin, SIO, Moscow, Russia.

*Date: 21.04.1996.

*Source of data: SIO (Moscow, Russia), Laboratory of Functioning of Pelagic
Ecosystems.

Stations List

Station NameDateTimeLatitudeLongitudeSea
Depth
208604/03/198809:0543°30'42"32°41'30" 
2086-204/03/198809:0543°30'42"32°41'30"2100
2086 (2)04/03/198811:0043°30'42"32°41'30"2100
2086 (3)05/03/198800:3043°26'30"32°52'12"1900
208705/03/198806:0043°30'00"32°00'00"1900
2086c05/03/198809:4543°31'36"32°41'54"2100
2086-2 (2)05/03/198811:0043°32'24"32°42'12"2100
209006/03/198800:3043°30'00"33°21'00"2180
209106/03/198803:4543°31'00"34°00'00"2190
210207/03/198810:1044°00'00"35°55'00" 
2102-207/03/198810:1044°00'00"35°55'00"2080
2102n07/03/198810:1044°00'00"35°55'00"2080
2102b07/03/198810:1544°00'00"35°55'00"2080
2102 (2)07/03/198811:0044°00'00"35°55'00"2080
2102 (3)07/03/198812:1544°00'00"35°55'00"2080
2102-2 (2)08/03/198811:0043°55'30"36°04'06"2170
211412/03/198807:4743°21'00"32°32'00" 
2114n12/03/198807:4743°21'00"32°32'00"2070
2114 (2)12/03/198808:3043°21'00"32°32'00"2070
2114b12/03/198809:0043°21'00"32°32'00"2070
2114 (3)12/03/198809:3043°21'00"32°32'00"2070
211615/03/198810:3042°20'18"28°59'06"1500
2116 (2)15/03/198810:5842°20'18"28°59'06"1500
2116 (3)15/03/198811:0042°20'18"28°59'06"1500
211716/03/198807:3743°52'48"31°20'24" 
2117 (2)16/03/198808:0543°54'12"31°21'54"1296
2117b16/03/198809:0043°54'12"31°21'54"1296
2117 (3)16/03/198809:3043°52'48"31°20'24"1300
212619/03/198811:0045°08'48"30°15'24"35
2126 (2)19/03/198811:3045°08'48"30°15'18"35
2126 (3)19/03/198812:0045°08'48"30°15'18" 
2126 (4)19/03/198813:2145°08'48"30°15'18"35
2126b19/03/198814:3045°08'48"30°15'18"35
213020/03/198809:2045°46'36"31°11'24" 
2130 (2)20/03/198809:3045°46'36"31°11'24"35
2130b20/03/198810:3045°46'36"31°11'24"35
2130 (3)20/03/198811:0045°45'54"31°12'06"35
2130 (4)20/03/198812:0045°46'36"31°11'24"35
213121/03/1988 45°37'06"32°22'24"35
2131 (2)21/03/198806:3045°37'06"32°22'24"35
2131 (3)21/03/198806:3145°37'06"32°22'24"35
2131b21/03/198806:4545°37'06"32°22'24"35
213222/03/198809:1343°52'12"35°56'12" 
2132n22/03/198809:1343°52'12"35°56'12"2050
2132 (2)22/03/198809:4043°52'12"35°56'12"2050
2132 (3)22/03/198810:0043°52'12"35°56'12"2050
2132b22/03/198810:0743°52'12"35°56'12"2050
2132-224/03/198810:0043°52'12"35°56'12"2050
213725/03/198808:3043°30'42"32°41'30" 
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Stations Map
Note: yellow markers on map represent all selected stations, green markers - stations from current table.

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