Abstract
The Nansen Legacy Q3 cruise, 5-27 August 2019, initiated the seasonal investigations of the Nansen Legacy transect. The transect represent an environmental gradient going through the northern Barents Sea, and included 7 process stations (P1-P7) lasting 6-53 hrs. CTD stations were taken to increase the hydrographic resolution on the transect. The program included measurements and sampling from the atmosphere, sea ice, ocean and sea floor. Data collected ranged from physical observations, chemical, biological and geological data collection, and the aim was to link observations and measurements to improve our understanding of the systems involving both climate, human impacts and the ecosystems. Deployment of moorings and gliders extended the observational capacity in time and space, outside the cruise period.
Highlights
Scientific goals and achievementsThe RV Kronprins Haakon cruise Nansen Legacy seasonal Q3 (Q3= 3rd quarter of the year), initiated the seasonal investigation of the northern Barents Sea and adjacent Arctic Basin
The purpose of this task is to understand the impact of ocean acidification on the biogeochemistry of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and trace elements in the water column of the Northern Barents Sea
The present study aims at identifying and comparing bioaccumulation and biomagnification processes of legacy and emerging contaminants related to energy use and availability between an Atlantic-influenced and an Arctic marine pelagic food web in the Barents Sea throughout the year
Summary
The Nansen Legacy Q3 cruise, 5-27 August 2019, initiated the seasonal investigations of the Nansen Legacy transect. The transect represent an environmental gradient going through the northern Barents Sea, and included 7 process stations (P1-P7) lasting [6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53] hrs. The work started at 76°N at the open Atlantic Water dominated station P1, was sea ice covered from station P4 at 79°N, and included deep water stations at 82°N at P7 in the Nansen Basin. Deployment of moorings and gliders extended the observational capacity in time and space, outside the cruise period
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