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MATERIALS AND METHODS

The research cruise was carried out with the 61 meter R/V Urania owned and operated by SO.PRO.MAR. and on long-term lease to CNR. Ship is normally used for geological, geophysical and oceanographical work in the Mediterranean Sea and adjoining waters, including but not limited to, the Atlantic Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Black Sea.

**Figure 10:** R/V *Urania* .
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**Figure 11:** CruiseENVADRI2011: The Paloma, Acqua Alta, E1 and S1 platforms.
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R/V Urania is equipped with DGPS positioning system (satellite link by FUGRO), single-beam and multibeam bathymetry and integrated geophysical and oceanographical data acquisition systems, including CTD, ADCP, CHIRP SBP and other Sonar Equipment, other than water and sediment sampling. Additional equipment can be accommodated on the keel or towed, e.g. Side Scan Sonars.

Subsections

Navigation, Chirp SBP, Swath Bathymetry, Single Channel Reflection Seismic
CTD, water sampling
Plankton Sampling and Analysis
Copepod ecophysiology experiments
Nutrient and Particulate Matter Analysis
Optical properties measurements
Bottom Sampling
Models
Miscellaneous and Mapping

2011-05-28