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November + December 2022 - Research cruise through North and Baltic Sea

Vessel in port

Research vessel Heincke [Photo: Ann-Cathrin Rohrweber / Hereon].

From 07 November to 02 December 2022, the research cruise with the research vessel Heincke through the North Sea and Baltic Sea took place. The aim of the cruise is to investigate pelagic and benthic processes that control the coastal carbon sink. In addition, the understanding of the carbon cycle is to be improved, especially with the collection of wintertime data. Thus, this research cruise complements the North Sea cruise conducted in June 2021.

Due to bad weather conditions, the cruise could not be carried out as planned.

  • Vessel in port
    Research vessel Heincke in Warnemünde port [Photo: Chantal Mears / Hereon].
  • View from the vessel on the sea
    On the way to the next station [Photo: Chantal Mears / Hereon].
  • Scientist is filling water into a bottle
    Working on the small CTD [Photo: Ann-Cathrin Rohrweber / Hereon].
  • Scientific equipment on the deck of the vessel
    Work continues with larger CTD on its way through the Kattegat: larger volumes of water samples can now be taken [Photo: Dariya Baiko / Uni Oldenburg].
  • Scientists take water from the equipment
    Scientists take water samples from the CTD [Photo: Ann-Cathrin Rohrweber / Hereon].
  • Scientists on the deck of the research vessel
    Preparation of the MUC or sediment corer. Hereby, both the sediment and the pore waters can be examined [Photo: Dariya Baiko / Uni Oldenburg].
  • Scientist works on samples at the desk
    Samples are processed and pore water is taken [Photo: Ann-Cathrin Rohrweber / Hereon].
  • Ship deck and high waves at sea
    View of the deck and the rough sea [Photo: Ann-Cathrin Rohrweber / Hereon].
  • Dark clouds over the sea
    A storm is coming [Photo: Chantal Mears / Hereon].
  • Sunset with sea
    Calm after the storm and weathering in Warnemünde [Photo: Ann-Cathrin Rohrweber / Hereon].