In continuation of the previous cruises (Sternfahrten) we covered a similar area with the RVs Ludwig Prandtl and Mya II. All instruments were set up in the MOSES laboratory container. Standard hydrographic parameters were determined with a pocket ferrybox running with ship's surface water supply. In addition, dissolved methane was determined continuously. We used a degassing unit which was using surface water from the ship's water supply. The gas mixture was subsequently analysed with a Greenhouse Gas Analyzer from LosGatos. Conversion to methane concentration was performed with water samples, from which the methane content was determined with gas chromatography. Atmospheric methane concentrations were obtained from the ICOS-station Helgoland. Wind speed was obtained from the ships meteorological systems. The diffusive flux was calculated as outlined in the additional meta data description.
The dataset contains temperature, salinity, oxygen saturation, chlorophyll a and turbidity data from the Helgoland MarGate underwater observatory from the year 2024 in a temporal resolution of 1 hour. The cabled observatory is located in 10m water depth and comprises single or multiple sensors for a specific parameter (see https://www.awi.de/en/science/biosciences/shelf-sea-system-ecology/main-research-focus/cosyna/underwater-node-helgoland.html). For a detailed description of the data see associated metadatafile metadata_heluwobs_2024_hydrography.pdf.
In January 2024 a river flood by the Elbe and Weser resulted in very high discharge of freshwater into the German Bight. To follow this river, plume the RV Mya II cruised from Sylt and between Helgoland, Cuxhaven, Büsum. All instruments were set up in the MOSES laboratory container. Standard hydrographic parameters were determined with a pocket ferrybox running with ship's surface water supply. In addition, dissolved methane was determined continuously. We used a degassing unit which was using surface water from the ship's water supply. The gas mixture was subsequently analysed with a Greenhouse Gas Analyzer from LosGatos. Conversion to methane concentration was performed with water samples, from which the methane content was determined with gas chromatography. Atmospheric methane concentrations were obtained from the ICOS-station Helgoland. Wind speed was obtained from the ships meteorological system. The diffusive flux was calculated as outlined in the additional meta data description.
The Sternfahrt-10 of the MOSES campaign, from 29th August until the 15th of September 2023, had two objectives. One was to follow the dispersion of pollutants, previously observed during the Elbe-Freshwater and Elbe-Tidal cruises, transported by the Elbe water into the North Sea. And second, on this occasion, the distribution of the Elbe water within the German Bight should be followed. To realize this, two drifter groups were deployed in the southern and, respectively, northern branch of the Elbe valley, which were continuously monitored by scientists at the Hereon institute. Further, the drifters were subsequently followed by three ships (RV Ludwig Prandtl, RV Littorina, RV Mya II), for in total three weeks, to measure hydrographic parameters multiple times along their journey. Additionally, to this stationary sampling, basic hydrographic parameters and dissolved methane were measured continuously along the tracks (content of the presented dataset). To ensure the comparability of the data from all three vessels a container was transferred from ship to ship. This "MOSES laboratory-container" was equipped with several sensors, amongst others a pocket FerryBox and a Greenhouse Gas Analyser (Los Gatos). The Ludwig Prandtl started the campaign on August 29th in Cuxhaven and deployed the drifters in the respective areas of the Elbe outflow section of the German Bight. Until the 1st of September the crew followed the drifters to sample this water body. Not all drifters could be reached every day, because it was too shallow, in this case the vessels occupied MOSES hydrographic stations from previous Sternfahrt cruises. On September 4th the vessel Littorina took over and started the second part of the campaign navigating from Cuxhaven to Heligoland covering as many drifter positions as possible. Until the 7th of September the crew sampled in the north eastern part of Heligoland up to Büsum. The handover of the container for the last episode of the cruise took place in Heligoland to the vessel Mya II. From there the crew navigated on September 12th towards west off the island Amrum. In the following days until September 14th, they sampled west off Heligoland to west off St. Peter-Ording. For more details about the exact tracks of the ships, have a look at the added map. More detailed information about the MOSES project and the Sternfahrten, see article cited in references.
The dataset is about temporal variability of dissolved methane along the freshwater-sea continuum in northern Germany. Sensors were installed at fixed stations at in total three sites at different water depths. This dataset is from the station in Heligoland (54.1833 N, 7.8667 E) at about 9-12m depth (depending on the tide). The data was obtained between 27 April and 28 October in high frequency measurements (1 min) with a methane sensor from Kongsberg (4H Jena model CONTROS HydroC CH4,). Methane concentrations were calculated according to manufacturer's instructions, based on temperature and salinity values from UW-node Heligoland (Fischer, Philipp; Happel, Lea; Brand, Markus; Eickelmann, Laura; Lienkämper, Miriam; Bussmann, Ingeborg; Anselm, Norbert; Brix, Holger (2022): Hydrographical time series data of Helgoland, Southern North Sea, 2021. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.950173). A gap in the salinity data was replaced with the median value of the observed time span (31.66). For the quality control of the data a local range of 0.1 – 1000 nmol/L was set, a technical range for the pump power 2 – 8. Watt, a spike and gradient value of 1. For a more detailed description see the article cited in References.
The Sternfahrt-10 of the MOSES campaign, from 29th August until the 15th of September 2023, had two objectives. One was to follow the dispersion of pollutants transported by the Elbe water into the North Sea, previously observed during the Elbe-Freshwater and Elbe-Tidal cruises. And second the distribution of the Elbe water within the German Bight. Therefore, drifter groups were deployed to follow individual water parcels. Those drifters were followed subsequently by three ships (RV Ludwig Prandtl, RV Littorina, RV Mya II), to extend the time period of measurements. Along the tracks, water samples were taken close to the drifters, alternatively at stations from previous cruises, resulting in 12 to 24 sampling points per week. In terms to detect the concentration of a variety of nutrients and carbon compounds from the south-eastern North Sea up to the island Amrum. Additionally, basic hydrographic parameters and greenhouse gases were sampled continuously throughout the whole cruise. Those results are not part of the present dataset, but can be found here, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.971874. To ensure the comparability of the measured parameters a transportable container laboratory was passed from ship to ship always equipped with the same sensor systems. Just for specific water samples some special equipment was added. A map of the different tracks as well as information about the used sensors and data treatment, you can find in the additional material. For more detailed information about the MOSES Project and the cruise Sternfahrt-10, see the article cited in references.
The dataset is about temporal variability of dissolved methane along the freshwater-sea continuum in northern Germany. Sensors were installed at fixed stations at in total three sites at different water depths. This dataset is from the station in Geesthacht (53.4112 N, 10.4032 E) at about 2 meter depth. The data was obtained between 14 April and 29 September 2021) in high frequency measurements (1 min) with a methane sensor from Kongsberg (4H Jena model CONTROS HydroC CH4,). Methane concentrations were calculated according to manufacturer's instructions. Data on temperature were provided by from Vattenfall, Kernkraftwerk Krümel, a salinity of 0.01 was assumed. Special thanks to the colleagues from Vattenfall for the logistic and technical support. For the quality control of the data a local range of 0.1 – 5000 nmol/L was set, a technical range for the pump power 2 – 8. Watt, a spike and gradient value of 1. For a more detailed description see the article cited in References.
In winter 2023/24 a high precipitation rate in northern and eastern Germany increased the run-off volume of the Elbe and Weser rivers tremendously. The MOSES Sternfahrt-11 was conducted during and directly after the flood event, between 28th of December 2023 and 29th of January 2024 to identify its influence on the solution of different indication parameters. On January 10th and 11th in total seven samples within the port of Hamburg and the Elbe Estuary were taken from HPS ships and the Glückstadt ferry. The last two ships Mya II and Littorina covered the outflow of the Elbe into the German Bight. Both Ships had a transportable container laboratory (MOSES container) with a sensor system (see additional metadata) on board, measuring continuously different environmental data. Mya II started sampling on the 17th of January in Cuxhaven, cruising along the northern part of the German Bight towards Büsum. The second day the crew headed west towards Helgoland. The following crew on Littorina took over for the last two days, the 28th and 29th of January, covering the western part of the German Bight between Helgoland and Cuxhaven.
The main objective of this Sternfahrt-8, from 10th to 16th September 2021, was to assess the temporal variance of oceanographic real time data in the Elbe influence area of the German Bight (North Sea). Therefore, the participating Ships should repeat the same tracks for four days (see map). One ship (RV Uthörn) covered the western part between Cuxhaven and Heligoland, the second ship (RV Littorina) went to the northern part between Heligoland and Büsum and the third vessel (RV Ludwig Prandtl) should have covered the middle part of the study area, but due to vandalism damage it could not participate on the cruise. During the whole cruise chemical and physical data were recorded continuously along the tracks. Additionally, discrete water samples were taken on six stations along the way for further analysis in the laboratory. The latter data is not included in the present dataset, and can be accessed via https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.963455. For more information about the MOSES campaign and the "Sternfahrten" cruises see article cited in references.
The cruise Sternfahrt_8 was a continuation of the previous Sternfahrten (1-7). This time the aim was to assess not only the spatial variability but also the temporal variance of chemical, physical and greenhouse gases in the German Bight (North Sea). Therefore, three ships with different tracks repeated the same track with the same stations for four days (GPS-Positions see metadata). One Ship (Uthörn) covered the western part of our study area, the second ship (Littorina) covered the northern part (Büsum – Heligoland) and the third ship (Ludwig Prandtl) was supposed to take the middle part (Cuxhaven – Heligoland), but due to vandalism damage in the beginning of the cruise this ship was not able to participate in the cruise. Apart from continuously measurements six CTD stations were run each day delivering discrete water samples for DIC, TA, DOC, methane, nutrients and explosive metals. This dataset contains the results from the latter water samples. For more detailed information about the MOSEShx campaign and the cruise Sternfahrt_8 respectively see article cited in references.
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