Name
COMBINE1-cruise
Description
The COMBINE 1 2nd leg of winter cruise is based on the HELCOM monitoring programme. The objectives are: 1)
Sampling and analysis on hydrography and water chemistry 2) Sampling of oil, toxic and medical substances 3) Maintenance, installation and recovery of automated instruments (wave buoys and hydrophones) in the Northern Baltic Proper, the Bay of Bothnia and in the Archipelago Sea. 4) Additional Sampling on zooplankton 5) Sampling and data collection on ice related to studies on greenhouse gases in the ice 6) Studies and data collection of ice characteristics with electromagnetic equipment, and radar and satellite data.
Additionally:
Large-volume water sampling
Cruise leader
Maiju Lehtiniemiä (leg 1) and Pekka kotilainen (leg 2)
Responsible organisation and cooperation
SYKE and FMI
Cruise plan
COMBINE1_Leg1_2025
Cruise report