Monitoring water quality off coast of Galicia, NW Spain
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Country | Spain  |
| Time period | From 1977 to 1981 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Waters around Galicia (NW Spain) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Sediment resuspension; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Zooplankton ash-free dry weight biomass per unit volume of the water column; Particulate metal concentrations in the water column; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Nutrient fluxes between the bed and the water column |
| Instruments | Salinity sensor; pH sensors; autoanalysers; atomic absorption spectrometers; spectrophotometers |
| Description | |
| Summary | Includes information obtained in the course of different cruises carried out in the waters of Galicia with the purpose of establishing the quality of the waters in that area. |
| Originators | IEO-CSIC, Vigo Oceanographic Centre |
| 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 | 8036159 |
| Global identifier | 2808 |
| Last revised | 2009-01-09 |
