Working Group 1 - Cruise Planning

This WG will ensure that maximum use is made of nationally funded ship-.  The group will meet approximately one year before each cruise. Membership of this group will change according to the needs of particular cruises; some permanent members staying on the WG to ensure transfer of knowledge from one cruise to the next. Rotating members will be those with relevant interests to the cruise in question, such as regional expertise, knowledge of key processes, or complementary analytical expertise. The WG will ensure that a full range of TEI measurements are made during each cruise, and that all opportunities for complementary research are explored. 

Chairman of WG1:  Martin Frank (DE)

Membership of WG1:  Membership will is constituted for each meeting to maximize the benefit to the particular cruise being discussed.  At present it includes Don Porcelli, Christa Pohl, Johan Ingri, and Michael Staubwasser.

News

The sixth Working Group 1 meeting was held on 15th and 16th September 2011 at IOPAS, Sopot, Poland, to make final plans for the Baltic GEOTRACES cruise in November.

The seventh Working Group 1 meeting was held on 5th October in Toulouse, France, to continue planning for GEOTRACES activities in the Mediterranean Sea.