Seasonal Cruise Q3: Cruise Report

• Published in: The Nansen Legacy Report Series
• Main Authors: Reigstad, Marit, Gabrielsen, Tove, Amargant, Marti, Amundsen, Rita, Bluhm, Bodil, Bodur, Yasemin, Bremnes, Jan, Brun, Nadja, Dalpadao, Padmini, Dmoc, Kasia, Edvardsen, Bente, Garnett, Jack, Gawinski, Christine, Giebichenstein, Julia, Haarr, Ane, Hoff, Siv, Jorda, Eric, Karlsson, Konrad, Kohler, Stephen, Leithe, Jon, Marquardt, Miriam, Morel, Christian, Müller, Oliver, Liholt, Håvard N., Nordstrand, Jan Vidar, Nowicki, Robynne, Olsen, Lasse, Ortiz, Griselda Anglada, Pedersen, Ronald, Sanchez, Nicolas, Saubrekka, Karoline, Sen, Arunima, Stige, Leif Christian, Stippkugel, Angela, Vader, Anna, Wold, Anette, Yadetie, Fekadu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Barents Sea; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nansenlegacy/article/view/6407; https://doi.org/10.7557/nlrs.6407

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.