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Dataset Name: "Vityaz", cruise 64
Start: 25/09/1978
Finish: 26/10/1978
Number of stations: 39
Research Vessel (Platform): Vityaz
Organization: SIO RAS
Region:
    Latitude range: 41°54'42" - 44°34'06"
    Longitude range: 31°25'06" - 40°24'30"
Parameter list
    Biology: Bacterial Production in water column, Chlorophyll-a (Spectrophotometric method), Diatoms, wet biomass, Dinoflagellates, wet biomass, Others groups of phytoplankton, wet biomass, Phytoplankton total, wet biomass, Primary Production in water column, Total mesozooplankton carbon biomass (150 litre big bottle)
    Physics: Density, Temperature

Description:
*Data file(s): vit64chl.dat.

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

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

*Expedition: cruise number 64, September, October 1978.

*Parameters: Depth, temperature, density, 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): vit64phy.dat

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

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

*Expedition: Cruise number 64.

*Parameters:  Col - Depth of sampling, m
DIAT   -  Biomass of diatomea under water column, mg/m2
PER    -  Biomass of peridinea under water column, mg/m2
Other  -  Biomass of all other algae under water column, mg/m2
TOTAL   - Total phytoplankton biomass under water column, mg/m2

*Instruments and methods: Sampler, filtration over Nuklepore filter,
Light microscopy, count in chambers.

*Accuracy:

*Processing (if applied):

*Principal investigator(s):  Irina Suchanova (SIO, Moscow)

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

*Remarks: Data were published in book "Pelagial ecosystems of the
Black Sea" Moscow,NAUKA, 1980, 249 p. (P. 81).

*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): VIT64prp.dat

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

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

*Expedition: Cruise number 64, September-October 1978

*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): VIT64_06.HEA

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

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

*Expedition: Cruise number 64.

*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
789425/09/197813:3044°25'36"37°51'48" 
7894-225/09/197813:3044°25'36"37°51'48" 
7894 (2)26/09/197809:0044°25'36"37°51'48"1000
7894 (3)26/09/197809:3044°25'36"37°51'48" 
7894-2 (2)28/09/197801:0044°25'00"37°44'54"1000
7894-2 (3)28/09/197801:3044°25'36"37°51'48" 
789628/09/197817:2344°34'06"37°57'48" 
7896 (2)29/09/197808:5544°34'06"37°57'48" 
7896 (3)29/09/197809:0044°34'06"37°57'48"40
789729/09/197821:1544°05'48"37°27'54" 
7897-229/09/197821:1544°05'48"37°27'54" 
7897 (2)04/10/197800:0044°05'48"37°27'54"2000
7897 (3)04/10/197800:2044°05'48"37°27'54" 
7897 (4)04/10/197801:0044°05'48"37°27'54"2000
7897-2 (2)05/10/197809:0044°05'48"37°27'54" 
7897-2 (3)05/10/197810:0044°09'12"37°21'36"2000
789807/10/197807:5543°32'48"36°49'00" 
7898 (2)07/10/197809:0043°32'48"36°49'00"2100
7898 (3)07/10/197809:1043°32'48"36°49'00" 
7898-208/10/197821:0043°30'36"36°56'30"2100
7898-2 (2)08/10/197821:3043°31'00"36°56'00"2000
7898-2 (3)08/10/197822:1043°32'48"36°49'00" 
789910/10/197817:3043°11'30"36°15'12" 
7899 (2)10/10/197822:0043°11'30"36°15'12"2150
7899 (3)10/10/197822:1043°11'30"36°15'12" 
7899-212/10/197807:0043°11'30"36°15'12" 
7899-2 (2)12/10/197809:0042°54'00"36°14'30"2150
7899-313/10/197805:1642°54'00"36°14'30"2150
790014/10/197821:0041°54'42"40°24'30" 
7900 (2)14/10/197821:1541°54'42"40°24'30"1700
7900 (3)14/10/197822:1541°54'42"40°24'30" 
7900-216/10/197809:0041°58'12"40°20'48"1700
7900-2 (2)16/10/197809:5541°54'42"40°24'30" 
790323/10/197814:4943°17'06"31°25'06" 
7903 (2)23/10/197822:0043°17'06"31°25'06" 
7903-225/10/197809:0043°17'06"31°25'06"1900
7903-2 (2)25/10/197809:1543°17'06"31°25'06" 
790426/10/197821:5043°00'00"34°00'00" 
7904 (2)26/10/197822:0043°00'00"34°00'00"2200
Stations Map
Note: yellow markers on map represent all selected stations, green markers - stations from current table.

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