Nutrients data at the islands of the Scotia Arc and the Bransfield Straits, Antarctica
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Country | Spain  |
| Time period | From November 1986 to February 1987 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Antarctic - South Atlantic, in particular Arc of Scotia (Shag Rocks, Georgia del Sur, Sandwich Is., Orcadas del Sur, Straits of Bransfield) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column |
| Instruments | Autoanalysers |
| Description | |
| Summary | In the course of the 'Antartida 8611' oceanographic expedition, 50 deep hydrographic stations were carried out in order to study the distribution of micronutrients down to a maximum depth of 500 metres. The work area was located around the islands which form the 'Arc of Scotia' and the Straits of Bransfield. The distribution of micronutrients in the lagoon of Isla Decepcion was also studied. |
| Originators | IEO-CSIC, Oceanographic Centre of Canary Island |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Alvaro Fernandez (Director) |
| Address | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Telephone | +34 91 5974443 |
| Facsimile | +34 915 974770 |
| director@md.ieo.es | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 8036037 |
| Global identifier | 2686 |
| Last revised | 2009-01-12 |
