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With the RV SONNE to the South China Sea: Research in a natural laboratory under climatic and anthropogenic stress
Press release at the expedition start, July 31, 2019:
How stressed are coastal seas by humans and climate? Expedition with research vessel SONNE to the South China Sea
2.9.2019 - Views from our Chinese colleagues
![Multi closing net comes back aboard](assets/images/d/01_PRI2402w-44c0f50c.jpg)
Sailing together with colleagues from other cultures always leads to learning from and about each other.
26.8.2019 - Plankton collectors
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Plankton is the basis of the marine foodweb. That makes it also interesting for us to take a look at it.
22.8.2019 – Life on board is not only about science
![Somebody's in there, right? A hammock power nap is just sooo good in warm weather…](assets/images/5/Startbild_PRI2046_hammock-4a8642c8.jpg)
So far we have only reported about the work on board. It’s why we are on this ship and it certainly keeps us busy. But there is also life besides work – an important “glue factor” for our ship community.
14.8.2019 – “Eyes and ears” on site: The mooring goes into the water
![The mooring goes into the water](assets/images/f/Startbild_PRI1877_floats_and_ADCP-ae934e4c.jpg)
In the morning, the tension of everyone involved in the mooring work was tangible. No wonder, because such a mooring is about 1.5 kilometres long and it takes several hours until everything is in place.
9.8.2019 – Great dirt work: Processing sediment samples
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How are sediment samples processed so that they are not just dirt from the bottom of the sea, but a valuable glimpse into the past of the respective sea area?
7.8.2019 – Science has started
3.8.-4.8.2019 – First weekend
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It’s our first weekend on board and as we are still in transit to our working area, science quite hasn’t started. But we weren’t completely idle.
29.7.-1.8.2019 – Singapore, here we are!
Expedition: | SO269 |
Project: | MEGAPOL |
Start: | 31.07.2019 - Singapur |
Destination: | 03.09.2019 - Hong Kong |