OMEX II-II 1997 - 2000 : Second Annual Science Report

OMEX II-II Second Annual Science Report

After two years of intensive field work, the Second Annual Science Report has been submitted to the EU-DG XII, along with the Executive Summaries and the 24-Month Management Reports for each Work Package.   The separate papers within this report are available in AdobeAcrobat format  (viewable with Acrobat Reader).  Please, do not hesitate to contact the lead author via her/his email address for further information.

 

Executive Summaries of Scientific Achievements


Work Package I:
Temporal evolution of surface production and fate of organic matter.
Paul Wassmann.
Norwegian College of Fishery Science - University of Troms - Norway

Work Package II:
Spatial and seasonal fluxes & biogeochemical processes in the water column
Elaine Fileman, on behalf of Peter Burkill
Plymouth Marine Laboratory - CCMS - United Kingdom

Work Package III:
Fluxes and processes in nepheloid layers and surface sediments.
Tjeerd C.E. van Weering
Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - The Netherlands

Work Package IV:
Integrated Margin-Exchange Product.
John M. Huthnance
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory - CCMS - UK

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Management Reports


Work Package I:
Temporal evolution of surface production and fate of organic matter.
Paul Wassmann.
Norwegian College of Fishery Science - University of Troms - Norway

Work Package II:
Spatial and seasonal fluxes & biogeochemical processes in the water column
Elaine Fileman, on behalf of Peter Burkill
Plymouth Marine Laboratory - CCMS - United Kingdom

Work Package III:
Fluxes and processes in nepheloid layers and surface sediments.
Tjeerd C.E. van Weering
Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - The Netherlands

Work Package IV:
Integrated Margin-Exchange Product.
John M. Huthnance
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory - CCMS - UK

Work Package V:
Project Management and Co-ordination
Roland Wollast and Lei Chou
Universit Libre de Bruxelles - Belgium

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Individual Scientific Reports of Partners


Transfer and fluxes of elements in relation with the carbon cycle in the Iberian upwelling margin.
Chou L., Dotansi K.T., Loijens M., Wollast R., Roevros N. and Dufour O.
Universit Libre de Bruxelles

Hydrography, current and turbulence moorings and SPM modelling.
Huthnance J. M., Amin M., Davies A.M., Hall P., Humphery J.D., Knight P.J and Xing J.
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory

Short-term dynamics of vertical flux of biogenic matter during upwelling and relaxation on and off the Iberian shelf, north-west Spain.
Wassmann P. and Wexels-Riser C.
Universitetet i Troms

The role of mesozooplankton in the flux of carbon at the NW Shelf of Spain.
Halvorsen E. and Tande K.S.
Universitetet i Troms

Pigment biomarkers and dissolved organic matter fluxes.
Gibb S.W., Miller A.E.J., Spyres G., Cummings D.G. and Mantoura R.F.C.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Part A: Phytoplankton pigment biogeochemistry across the Iberian shelf.
Gibb S.W., Cummings D.G. and Mantoura R.F.C.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Part B: Dissolved organic matter fluxes at the Iberian margin.
Miller A.E.J. and Spyres G.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Microzooplankton herbivory and community structure.
Fileman E.S. and Burkill P.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory

New and size fractionated primary production.
Joint I., Rees A. and Woodward M.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Remote sensing in OMEX II - II.
Miller P., Groom S., Smyth T. and Miguel-Lago M.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Recent sediment transport and accumulation on the western Iberian Margin.
van Weering T.C.E. and de Stigter H.C.
Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

Water mass analysis of the North-West Iberian ocean Margin.
van Aken H.M.
Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

Organic carbon mineralisation in Iberian margin sediments.
Helder W. and Epping E.H.G.
Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

Megabenthos, benthic respiration and phytopigments off NW Spain.
Lavaleye M.S.S., Duineveld G.C.A. and Berghuis E.M.
Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

Lagrangian observations, filament transport and budgets.
Torres R. and Barton E.D.
University of Wales - Bangor

Turbulent dissipation measurements.
Sherwin T. and Inall M. and Torres R.
University of Wales - Bangor

Hydrography and plankton distributions along the Iberian margin.
White M., Raine R. and McDermott G.
National University of Ireland - Galway

Dynamics of the northern Portuguese shelf and related sediment transport processes.
Vitorino J.P.N. and Coelho E.F.
Instituto Hidrogrfico

Particulate fluxes and sediment dynamics on the Northwest Iberian margin.
Rodrigues A. and Oliveira A.
Instituto Hidrogrfico

Modelling air-sea exchange of carbon dioxide.
Larsen S. E., Jrgensen H.E. and Kjeld J. F.
Ris National Laboratory

Modelling the circulation off Iberian peninsula.
Neves R., Coelho H., dos Santos A., Martins H. and Leito P.
Instituto Superior Tcnico

Plankton distributions and mesozooplankton carnivory at the Iberian margin.
Batten S.D.
SAHFOS

Nutrients, organic matter, phytoplankton biomass and primary production.
Alvarez-Salgado X.A., Doval M.D., Tilstone G.H., Figueiras F.G. and Lorenzo L.M.
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas

Part A: Nutrients and organic matter distributions in the NW Iberian margin.
Alvarez-Salgado X.A. and Doval M.D.
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas

Part B: Phytoplankton biomass, photosynthesis and primary production along the NW Iberian peninsula.
Tilstone G.H., Figueiras F.G. and Lorenzo L.M.
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas

Bacterioplankton processes off the Galician shelf.
Barbosa A. and Galvo H.M.
Universidade do Algarve

Sedimentological and geochemical characterisation of Galicia-Minho shelf.
Arajo F., Barbosa T, Boskil T., Carapito C. and Dias A.
Universidade do Algarve

Ecological modelling.
Soetaert K., Herman P.M.J. and Middelburg J.J.
NIOO

Benthic community structure in relation to sediment composition at the Iberian Margin.
Flach E., Heip C. Muthumbi A. and Sandee A.
NIOO

Mesozooplankton abundance, biomass and processing.
Lampitt R., Guyard P. and Hirst A.
Southampton Oceanography Centre

Particle flux at the Iberian Margin.
Antia A.N. and Peinert R.
Institut fr Meereskunde

3-D nested model for the Galician Shelf: Ecological response and interannual variation in the carbon export.
Slagstad D.
SINTEF

Biomass, grazing and regeneration of nutrients mesozooplankton in the Iberian upwelling region.
Anadn R., Acua J. L., Alvarez F., Isla A. and Lpez-Urrutia A.
Universidad de Oviedo

Size-fractionated planktonic nitrogen regeneration in the Iberian upwelling region.
Bode A., Varela M. and Gonzlez N.
Instituto Espaol de Oceanografa

Phytoplankton size-structure in relation to carbon and oxygen fluxes through microplankton in the NW Iberian upwelling region.
Fernndez E., Teira E., Serret P. and Panete C..
Universidad de Vigo

Distribution of the partial pressure of CO2 and related parameters off the Galician coast.
Frankignoulle M. and Borges A.
Universit de Lige

Kinetic characteristics of the N-uptake regime at the Iberian Margin during upwelling situations.
Brion N., Elskens M. and Goeyens L.
Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Stable carbon isotopes of DIC and dissolved methane concentrations on the Western Iberian Margin.
Rehder G. and Keir R.
GEOMAR

BBL characteristics at the Iberian sea transect.
Thomsen L. (with contribution from Witzel K.-P. and Ritzrau W.)
GEOMAR

First results on the fine-grained deposits of the Galician margin through grain size analyses, radiographic and radionuclides profiles.
Jouanneau J.M. and Weber O.
Universit Bordeaux I / CNRS

Sedimentation processes and history under the northern Iberian upwelling system.
Hall I.R., McCave I.N. and Bao R.
University of Cambridge

Constraints on the flux variabilities to the oceanic sediment using radioactive tracers.
Reyss J.L., Schmidt S., Cortijo E. and Baisne D.
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement

Part A: Fluxes and residence times of particles in the water column, derived from radionuclides measurements.
Schmidt S. and Reyss J.L.
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement

Part B: Sediment reworking rates and long-term sedimentation: a multi-tracer approach.
Reyss J.L., Schmidt S., Cortijo E. and Baisne D.
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement

The effect of bioturbation on the retention of phosphorus in Iberian continental sediments (offshore Porto).
Vale C., Madureira M.J., Drago T., Fonseca N and Falco M.
IPIMAR

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