Dissolved methane on transects between Helgoland and Cuxhaven, in 2018

On three transects, in October, November and December 2018 with RV Uthörn dissolved methane was determined continuously . We used a degassing unit which was using surface water from the ship's water supply in an overflowing bucket. The gas mixture was subsequently analyzed with a Greenhouse Gas Analyzer from LosGatos. Conversion to methane concentration was performed with water samples, from which the methane content was determined with gas chromatography. Atmospheric methane was measured in certain intervals, by disconnecting the degasser, and connecting the Greenhouse Gas Analyzer with a tubing attached at about 6 m above the water surface at the ships upper deck. For basic hydrographic parameters were determined with a CTD (SSDA Sea and Sun Technology, Trappenkamp, Germany ) was placed in the same bucket as described above.