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Walter, Maren; Mette, Jonathan; Sorge, Yves; Meyer, Volker (2026): Raw physical oceanography CTD data and positions from RV METEOR cruise M210 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.993453

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Published: 2026-04-09DOI registered: 2026-05-08

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Abstract:
This dataset contains raw CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth probe) data for stations conducted during the cruise M210 in 2025 in the Atlantic Ocean. The goal was to observe the extent of water masses emitted from the Rainbow hydrothermal field and other sites along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. For this purpose additional sensors were mounted to the CTD system: a Seapoint turbidity sensor, a custom-built Eh sensor (voltage channel 6) and for some stations an custom-built H2 sensor (voltage channel 7), the later two manufactured by the Max-Plank-Institute for Marine Microbiology Bremen. The two self-built sensors were untested and uncalibrated, therefore extreme caution should be used when interpreting their results. CTD stations were executed as normal vertical casts or as repeated up- and downcasts during slow ship travel creating a zig-zag-like pattern (tow-yo deployment). Additionally, data with the raw, unprocessed position data from a Posidonia acoustic underwater position tracker and the ships navigational system are supplied as well as scans of the handwritten deployment protocols. The acoustic tracker was mounted at the CTD rosette for most of the stations.
Keyword(s):
Atlantic Ocean; Capelinhos hydrothermal field; CTD; hydrothermal activity; Menez Gwen hydrothermal field; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Rainbow hydrothermal vent; Saldanha hydrothermal field
Additional metadata:
Walter, Maren: Additional position data from the acoustic underwater transponder and the ship's navigation system from RV METEOR cruise M210. transponder_navigation_data.tab
Documentation:
Walter, Maren: Scans of the handwritten protocols for sampling with the rosette water sampler from RV METEOR cruise M210. M210_sampling_protocols.pdf
Walter, Maren: Scans of the handwritten protocols for the CTD rosette deployments from RV METEOR cruise M210. M210_ctd_station_protocols.pdf
Walter, Maren: Scans of the handwritten protocols with additional information for tow-yo deployments from RV METEOR cruise M210. M210_towyo_protocols.pdf
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 390741603: EXC 2077: The Ocean Floor – Earth's Uncharted Interface
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 36.482670 * Median Longitude: -33.280654 * South-bound Latitude: 36.021583 * West-bound Longitude: -34.878817 * North-bound Latitude: 37.846200 * East-bound Longitude: -26.561367
Date/Time Start: 2025-04-30T14:31:22 * Date/Time End: 2025-05-21T07:08:43
Minimum Elevation: -3779.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -833.0 m
Event(s):
M210_1-1  * Latitude: 36.116450 * Longitude: -26.561367 * Date/Time: 2025-04-30T14:31:22 * Elevation: -3779.0 m * Campaign: M210 (DIV@MAR2) * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: CTD/Rosette (CTD-RO)
M210_3-1  * Latitude: 37.837017 * Longitude: -31.520133 * Date/Time: 2025-05-02T09:44:36 * Elevation: -1014.0 m * Campaign: M210 (DIV@MAR2) * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: CTD/Rosette (CTD-RO)
M210_4-1  * Latitude: 37.846200 * Longitude: -31.519650 * Date/Time: 2025-05-02T11:44:00 * Elevation: -868.0 m * Campaign: M210 (DIV@MAR2) * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: CTD/Rosette (CTD-RO)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEventWalter, Maren
Date/Time of eventDate/TimeWalter, Maren
Latitude of eventLatitudeWalter, Maren
Longitude of eventLongitudeWalter, Maren
Elevation of eventElevationmWalter, Maren
File contentContentWalter, Maren
Binary ObjectBinaryWalter, MarenCTD, Sea-Bird
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
240 data points

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M210_8-1 2025-05-03T21:09:2136.1257-33.3599-1817Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information008-01.XMLCON
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M210_10-1 2025-05-04T11:53:3936.5815-33.3740-3166Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information010-01.XMLCON
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M210_11-1 2025-05-04T18:08:5336.6319-33.4500-1803Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information011-01.XMLCON
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M210_12-1 2025-05-04T21:18:1036.5072-33.4002-2954Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information012-01.XMLCON
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M210_14-1 2025-05-05T19:13:5036.2302-33.9025-2298Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information014-01.XMLCON
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M210_15-1 2025-05-05T22:31:1936.2782-33.8407-2734Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information015-01.XMLCON
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M210_16-1 2025-05-06T01:55:2036.1770-33.6320-1721Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information016-01.XMLCON
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M210_17-1 2025-05-06T04:19:1636.2038-33.7668-2393Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information017-01.XMLCON
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M210_18-1 2025-05-06T08:44:3736.2825-34.1728-2246Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information018-01.XMLCON
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M210_19-1 2025-05-06T11:48:5836.2565-34.0375-2524Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information019-01.XMLCON
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M210_20-1 2025-05-06T15:05:4936.2094-33.9420-3311Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information020-01.XMLCON
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M210_22-1 2025-05-09T21:55:5236.4150-34.8788-2707Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information022-01.XMLCON
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M210_23-1 2025-05-10T02:30:5036.3109-34.4403-1994Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information023-01.XMLCON
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M210_25-1 2025-05-10T15:33:0736.2869-33.8501-2885Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information025-01.XMLCON
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M210_26-1 2025-05-10T22:29:1736.2439-33.8876-2222Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information026-01.XMLCON
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M210_29-1 2025-05-11T04:26:4736.2353-33.8958-2283Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information029-01.XMLCON
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M210_34-1 2025-05-14T06:12:5736.6078-33.4925-2165Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information034-01.XMLCON
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M210_35-1 2025-05-14T13:04:1136.5585-33.4838-2107Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information035-01.XMLCON
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M210_38-1 2025-05-15T19:42:0336.2562-34.0374-2364Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information038-01.XMLCON
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M210_40-1 2025-05-16T01:01:0136.2356-33.9289-2990Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information040-01.XMLCON
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M210_53-1 2025-05-20T22:41:0737.2895-32.2644-1685Sensor configuration including pre-cruise calibration information053-01.XMLCON
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