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BFU Cruise 2003In July and August 2003 the Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU) organized and carried out the research cruise of the Baltic Floating University (BFU). It consisted of two stages — 1) onboard the research vessel and 2) onboard the sailing catamaran.1) The cruise was held on July, 30 — August, 16 within the framework of BFU international project and Federal Target Programme «Investigations of the nature of the World Ocean». Apart from professors, teachers and students from RSHU and specialists from scientific-research institutes of St.-Petersburg, the students from Spain, Portugal, Poland, United Kingdom and Sweden took part in this expedition. Marine expedition has been held onboard the Russian hydrographic vessel «Sibiryakov», investigating four areas: Gulf of Finland, Baltic Proper (HELCOM stations) and Gotland deep. Under supervision of the specialists students have taken direct part in taking the samples, have worked in onboard laboratories, getting the experience and practical skills in methods and technique of the marine research, they also have taken part in processing and preliminary analysis of the data. The Mid-cruise seminar took place on August, 12 onboard research vessel «Sibiryakov» during the stay in Stockholm. On the basis of the material collected during the cruise students have made several reports. The invited guests were director of the Baltic University program Lars Ryden (from Uppsala University); Leif Litsgard, Chairman of EUrora — the environmentally orientated secondary school in Sweden and Dr.Savchuk from Stockholm University. 2) The two cruises of the sailing catamaran CENTAURUS-II has been conducted within the framework of IOC/UNESCO «Baltic Floating University» Facility being performed by the RSHU. The main task of the first cruise was to study the effects produced by an intensive inflow of saline waters from Kattegat into the Baltic, which occurred between January 16—26, 2003. Also the catamaran for the second time was invited to take part in one of the largest North Europe summer arrangement — Kieler Woche (Kiel Week) — on June 23—30. Another cruise of the sailing catamaran «Centaurus-II» was held on July 19-August, 05, 2003, when the coastal zone of the Gulf of Finland has been investigated. The main objective of the cruise was the complex study of the state of the marine ecosystem on the basis of hydrophysical, hydrochemical, hydrobiological characteristics, including the data on sediments state and the level of their pollution and also the level of pollution of the water environment. 10 students from RSHU and 8 students from University of Cadiz (Spain), Plymouth (UK), Stockholm and Uppsala (Sweden), Szczecin, Lublin and Lodz (Poland) took part in this cruise.  Cruise detailsOther Cruises
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