The 12th Sternfahrt of the ElbeXtreme and MOSES projects took place in 2024 from September 02 to 13, within the area of the German Bight (North Sea). Its objective was to get a more systematic grid of sampling data by spatially integrated onboard sensors. Therefore, the MOSES-laboratory container was installed again. Water samples were taken from the surface with a rosette or via Niskin bottles. The first part of the cruise was conducted by the research vessel (RV) Ludwig Prandtl, starting on the 2nd of September on Heligoland. From there, the crew navigated towards Cuxhaven covering some stations from previous MOSES cruises. For the next days, the ship followed a rectangular track, shifting northward each day, heading towards Heligoland again. Due to strong winds, the sampling stations were reduced to three on the last day. On Heligoland the RV Mya II took over the laboratory container and other sampling equipment for the second part of the cruise. Persistent strong winds delayed the start of the cruise until September 11. Since most of the planned stations were already covered from the RV Ludwig Prandtl, the crew decided to expand the sampling area using a more systematic zig-zag line. With the return of Mya II in the afternoon of the 13th September 2024, the campaign was successfully finished.
Greenpeace hat den Rhein mehrmals auf primäre Mikroplastikpartikel mit dem Schwerpunkt Microbeads untersucht und entsprechende Berichte zu den Ergebnissen veröffentlicht. Bei einer ersten Untersuchung im Jahr 2019 wurden 22 Proben zwischen Duisburg und Basel genommen und bis zu 7,2 Partikel pro Kubikmeter bei Köln-Stammheim gefunden. Ein Jahr später war Greenpeace für Untersuchungen wieder auf dem Rhein, dieses Mal zwischen Duisburg und Monheim. Während der Schiffstour wurden 44 Proben genommen, wobei die höchste Konzentration an Mikroplastikpartikeln bei 3,3 Partikeln pro Kubikmeter (Höhe Dormagen) lag. Eine Besonderheit stellten stündliche Probenahmen über 24-Stunden dar, die Greenpeace jeweils stromaufwärts und stromabwärts am Chempark Dormagen und am Chempark Krefeld-Uerdingen durchführte. Die Ergebnisse bestätigten, dass kontinuierlich Mikroplastikpartikel den Rhein stromabwärts gelangen. Die Mikroplastik-Konzentration war nachts niedriger als tagsüber. Darüber hinaus hat Greenpeace Mikroplastikpartikel in Sedimentproben vom Flussufer nachgewiesen. Greenpeace hat im Jahr 2021 weitere Untersuchungen durchgeführt. Die höchste Konzentration an Mikroplastikpartikeln lag bei 1,1 Partikeln pro Kubikmeter in einer Probe, die bei Dormagen entnommen wurde. Letztlich konnte Greenpeace in allen Wasserproben, die während der Schiffstouren genommen wurde, primäres Mikroplastik nachweisen. Die Greenpeace-Expert:innen Manfred Santen und Daniela von Schaper haben das Projekt im Jahr 2020 geleitet.
This dataset comprises measurements of microbial community respiration, derived from electron transport system (ETS) activity assays, in discrete water samples collected with Niskin bottles. ETS activity (mmol O2 m⁻³ d⁻¹) was determined enzymatically as a proxy for aerobic microbial and planktonic respiration, and respiratory oxygen consumption (RO2, mmol O2 m⁻³ d⁻¹) was subsequently calculated by applying respiration-to-ETS conversion factors of 0.75 for samples from the epipelagic zone and 0.086 for samples from the mesopelagic zone. Each of the 219 sampling stations was additionally assigned to an open-ocean biogeochemical province following the classification of Reygondeau et al. (2018). Samples were collected at depths ranging from 5 m to 4539 m water depth during thirteen research cruises carried out between November 2006 and April 2025: RODA-I (2006), RODA-II (2007), CAIBEX and CAIBOX (2009), HOTMIX and PUMP (2014), FLUXES I (2017), TRATLEQ1/M158 (2019), e-IMPACT1 and e-IMPACT2 (2022), APERO (2023), MICOLOR2 (2024) and OceanICU (2025). The combined geographical coverage extends across the eastern boundary upwelling system off northwest Africa (Canary Upwelling System, Cape Blanc, Canary Eddy Corridor), the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre, the equatorial Atlantic, and a transect across the eastern South Atlantic and equatorial Atlantic between Walvis Bay (Namibia) and the Canary Islands; the HOTMIX cruise additionally sampled the eastern Mediterranean Sea before transiting into the Atlantic.
This dataset was collected during the cruise MSM129/1 with RV MARIA S. MERIAN from Warnemünde, Germany to St. John's, Canada. It contains suspended particulate matter, particulate organic matter and particulate inorganic matter measurements [mg/l] from water samples collected from the seawater supply (Reinseewassersystem, RSWS) to calibrate the turbidity data of the RSWS system. The outflow of a PocketFerrybox that was connected to the seawater supply in the hangar was used for sampling. It takes a substantial amount of time for the water to reach the hanger from the intake point. The time delay between the sensor readings of the RSWS and the PocketFerrybox was determined and the timestamps of the water sampling were adjusted accordingly. Given latitute and longitude refer to this corrected timestamp. The original time of water sampling in the hangar is given as an additional column with the comment time of sampling. To obtain suspended particulate matter concentrations, water samples were filtered onboard through 0.7 μm pore size, glass fiber filters (Whatmann GF/F, 47 mm) under low vacuum. Filters were frozen immediately at -80 °C until gravimetric analysis in the laboratory at ICBM, Wilhelmshaven according to IOCCG recommendations.
The dataset contains dissolved nutrient concentrations from water samples collected during a 16-day in-situ incubation experiment in the Baltic Sea (2025-07-12 to 2025-07-29). Samples were collected using an automated glass-syringe sampler deployed within two benthic chambers of a Biogeochemical Observatory (BIGO, Sommer et al., 2009) at 54° 34.432' N, 10° 10.776' E, at 22 m water depth. In one chamber, 29 g of fine calcite powder were added to the bottom water as part of an enhanced benthic calcite weathering experiment. Seven samples per chamber and from the ambient bottom water were analyzed to assess potential nutrient fluxes associated with the calcite addition and benthic biogeochemical processes.
The autonomous surface vehicle HALOBATES measured Essential Climate Variables (ECV), such as sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity (SSS), during the RV Heincke cruise HE614 in the German Bight. HALOBATES captured the SST and SSS at seven depths with a high vertical resolution of about 10 cm, from the near-surface layer (NSL) (between 30 and 100 cm) and the sea surface microlayer (SML) (upper millimeter). Conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) sensors measured temperature and conductivity (for salinity calculation) via a flow-through system on HALOBATES. Additional temperature sensors were mounted underneath the catamaran to measure in-situ temperature in situ at six depths in the NSL. Salinity was corrected with discrete water samples to remove biases between the sensors. Two data loggers with several meteorological stations on the catamaran captured important weather variables during operation time. The surfactant concentration was measured from discrete samples of SML and 100 cm depth. HALOBATES was operated between 01 March 2023 and 22 March 2023.
The autonomous surface vehicle HALOBATES collected key climate variables, including sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity (SSS), during the RV Heincke cruise HE626 in the German Bight. HALOBATES recorded SST and SSS at seven different depths with a high vertical resolution of approximately 10 cm, ranging from the near-surface layer (NSL) (between 30 and 100 cm) to the sea-surface microlayer (SML) (uppermost millimeter). Temperature and conductivity (used for salinity calculation) were measured using conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) sensors connected to a flow-through system on HALOBATES. Additional temperature sensors were placed beneath the catamaran to capture in-situ temperature at six depths within the NSL. Salinity measurements were adjusted using discrete water samples to correct for any sensor biases. During the operation, two data loggers equipped with meteorological stations on the catamaran monitored essential weather conditions. HALOBATES was in operation from July 21, 2023, to August 8, 2023.
Legacy pollutants (e.g. Cu) are well studied and known to deposit in regions of sedimentation along rivers like the Elbe River located in northern Germany. However, in order to help authorities to maintain rivers as important economic transport routes numerical models are used to forecast possible pollution transportation after dredging or sediment relocation. To improve the precision of such models, valid data related to the pollution partitioning behavior and constant model validation is needed. Sediment, water and suspended particulate matter (SPM) were sampled during a sampling campaign in April 2023 and analyzed within the context of the cooperation project CTM-Elbe of BAW and Hereon. The sediment samples were taken by a box corer, homogenized, freeze-dried and wet-sieved to gain the <63 µm grain size fraction. The <63 µm grain size fraction was acid digested and measured by ICP-MS/MS for their (trace) metal mass fractions. The high-volume water samples were centrifuged with a continuous flow centrifuge (CFC) to separate the SPM from the water phase before the SPM samples were freeze-dried. The obtained SPM samples were treated analogously to the sieved sediment samples. The water samples were taken in metal-free GO-FLO sampling bottles and filtered over <0.45 µm polycarbonate filters in the laboratory before acidification with nitric acid. The filtrates were then measured for their (trace) metal concentrations with ICP-MS/MS coupled online to a seaFAST preconcentration and matrix removal system. This data set provides the Cu mass fractions in the fine grain sediment fraction of the SPM together with dissolved (<0.45 µm) Cu concentrations in the water.
The dataset contains total alkalinity measurements from water samples collected during a 16-day in-situ incubation experiment in the Baltic Sea (2025-07-12 to 2025-07-29). Samples were collected using an automated glass-syringe sampler deployed within two benthic chambers of a Biogeochemical Observatory (BIGO, Sommer et al., 2009) at 54° 34.432' N, 10° 10.776' E, at 22 m water depth. In one chamber, 29 g of fine calcite powder were added to the bottom water. Seven samples per chamber and from the ambient bottom water were taken to monitor alkalinity changes resulting from calcite dissolution, providing a direct measure of the ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE)
We studied dissolved organic matter (DOM) dynamics in the sea surface microlayer (SML) during a mesocosm study at the Sea sURface Facility (SURF) of the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) in Wilhelmshaven, Germany (53.5148 °N, 8.1463 °E). The study was conducted from 18 May to 16 June 2023 as part of the multidisciplinary BASS research unit (Biogeochemical processes and Air-sea exchange in the Sea-Surface microlayer). SURF was filled with pretreated natural seawater from the nearby Jade Bay (53° 28' 42'' N, 8° 12' 15'' E) to replicate natural conditions. We selected this approach to examine the regrowth of surviving phytoplankton cells after the initial water treatments, simulating a native microbial community starting with almost no bioproduction or pre-existing bioproduction products. To induce and maintain the phytoplankton bloom, inorganic nitrogen, phosphorus, and silicate were added on May 26, May 31, and June 01, 2023. By that, we induced an algal bloom of Emiliania huxleyi and Cylindrotheca closterium. Water samples were collected using a glass plate for the SML and a tube at 40 cm depth for the underlying water (ULW). This dataset contains DOM molecular data from ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry (Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer, FT-ICR-MS), molecular indices calculated from FT-ICR-MS data (Ibio, Iphoto, IDEG) and environmental data, including dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON). Furthermore, it contains attenuated total reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) data from representative samples for each bloom phase. By combining molecular analyses with nutrient and bloom-phase data, we highlight the in situ production of carbohydrate-like and laminarin-derived DOM as a significant contributor to SML composition. General metadata from the multidisciplinary mesocosm study, including temperature, salinity and chlorophyll a, are provided in Bibi et al. on PANGAEA at the following link: doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.984101.
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