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Hydrological Oceanographic Data in the Coastal Atlantic Moroccan Waters, January to February 2002
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | National Institute of Fisheries Research |
Country | Morocco |
Project | National programm to follow the upwelling ecosystem |
Time period | 18/01/2002 to 04/02/2002 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | 21 N - 32 30 N |
Observations | |
Parameters | Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Zooplankton wet weight biomass; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies |
Instruments | Fluorometers; CTD; plankton nets; centrifuges; sieves and filters; spectrophotometers |
Description | |
Summary | The main objective of this investigation is to assess the status of the pelagic ecosystem and biological resources of the Moroccan coastal Atlantic waters, through the following points: - Water dynamics and upwelling intensity. - Chlorophyll 'a' analysis. - Zooplankton, Phytoplankton and Ichtyoplankton distribution. This cruise was held between 18.01.2002 and 04.02.2002, which covers the winter season, onboard of the Moroccan research vessel 'Al Amir Moulay Abdellah'. 67 hydrographic stations were sampled, distributed among 19 transects (perpendicular to the coast). The transects are spaced by 30 miles. Water samples were collected from different levels (0m to 500m), depending on the maximum station depth. |
Originators | National Institute of Fisheries Research |
Data web site | www:inrh.org.ma |
Availability | |
Organisation | National Institute of Fisheries Research |
Availability | No access; by negotiation |
Contact | Abdellatif Orbi (Head of Department) |
Address | National Institute of Fisheries Research |
Telephone | 212 22 29 85 34 |
Facsimile | 212 22 26 69 67 |
orbi@inrh.org.ma | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | National Institute of Fisheries Research |
Local identifier | 42001013 |
Global identifier | 1490 |
Last revised | 2009-01-06 |