CE0903 Oceanographic Survey

In order to begin to collect key oceanographic data two dedicated research cruises are conducted annually in the Irish region. The foundation of these cruises is the acquisition of oceanographic data such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence and ocean currents. A cross service group function was introduced by acquiring phytoplankton, zooplankton, and fish larva samples and gathering bathymetric data (including ground truthing samples) for the INFOMAR project. This inter-institutional and multi-disciplinary survey, led by the Marine Institute and National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), was conducted in February 2009 on board the R.V. Celtic Explorer. The main purpose of the cruise was to examine Hydrographic conditions in Rockall Trough. A total of 43 stations were surveyed for a variety of parameters including CTDs, grab samples and cores, nutrients, salinity and phytoplankton. Four ARGO floats were also deployed.为收集关键海洋学数据，研究团队每年在爱尔兰海域开展两次专属科考航次。此类航次的核心工作为获取多类海洋学数据，包括海水温度、盐度、溶解氧、荧光值及海流参数。为配合INFOMAR项目，本次航次还增设了跨职能工作组任务，负责采集浮游植物、浮游动物与鱼类幼体样本，并收集水深测量数据（含实地验证样本）。 此次由爱尔兰海洋研究所（Marine Institute）与爱尔兰国立高威大学（National University of Ireland, Galway，NUIG）牵头的跨机构多学科调查，于2009年2月搭乘“凯尔特探险家号”（R.V. Celtic Explorer）科考船执行。本次航次的核心目标为调研罗卡尔海槽（Rockall Trough）的水文状况。调查共布设43个站位，采集了涵盖CTD（温盐深剖面仪）数据、抓斗采样、岩芯样品、营养盐、盐度及浮游植物在内的多类参数样本，同时部署了4个ARGO浮标。