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Monitoring in the Mediterranean Sea

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General  
Data holding centreInstitute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
CountryTurkey  Turkey
Time period31/10/1985 - present
OngoingYes
Geographical area

Mediterranean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean

Observations 
Parameters

Bacteria environmental parameters; Carbon concentrations in suspended particulate material; Air temperature; Cloud cover height and extent; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Other physical and chemical properties of suspended particulate material; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Wind strength and direction; Raw fluorometer output; Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column; Particulate metal concentrations in the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Redox potential in sediment; Secchi disk depth; Density of the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Temperature of the water column; Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column; Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column; Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies; Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column; Acoustic backscatter in the water column; Wave height estimates; Concentration of organic matter in water bodies; Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column; Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column; Particulate trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies; Transmittance and attenuance of the water column; Atmospheric visibility and transparency; Nitrogen concentrations in suspended particulate material; Bathymetry and Elevation

Instruments

CTD; plankton nets; discrete water samplers; pH sensors; elemental analysers; titrators; spectrophotometers; transmissometers; active fluorometers

Description 
Summary

Number of stations: 3533

OriginatorsInstitute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
Availability 
OrganisationInstitute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
AvailabilityOrganisation
ContactProf.Dr. Ferit Bingel (Director)
Address

Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
P.O.Box 28
Erdemli
Mersin
33731
Turkey

Telephone+90 324 5212406
Facsimile+90 (324) 5212327
Emailbingel@ims.metu.edu.tr
Administration 
Collating centreInstitute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
Local identifier40001001
Global identifier1545
Last revised2009-03-04