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Current meter data collected in the Sicily, Sardinia and Tunisia Region during MATER Project

Data set information

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General  
Data holding centreCNR, Institute of Marine Sciences S.S. of Lerici (SP)
CountryItaly  Italy
Time periodFrom June 1996 to October 1998
OngoingNo
Geographical area

Sicily, Sardinia and Tunisia Region

Observations 
Parameters

Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Temperature of the water column; Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies

Instruments

Current meters

Description 
Summary

Current meter data were collected, toghether with CTD data, within the framework of multidisciplinary studies focused on the evaluation of the water fluxes and dynamics through the Sicily, Sardinia and Tunisia Region. Current meter data were visually inspected to eliminate spikes and averaged over one hour time intervals. Quality control has been implemented for header information before the final data-archiving following the MATER Quality Control protocol (SISMER, 1997).

OriginatorsCNR, Institute of Marine Sciences S.S. of Lerici (SP)
Availability 
OrganisationCNR, Institute of Marine Sciences S.S. of Lerici (SP)
AvailabilityMoratorium
ContactAstraldi Mario
Address

CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences S.S. of Lerici (SP)
Forte Santa Teresa Pozzuolo di Lerici
Lerici (SP)

19032
Italy

Administration 
Collating centreNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
Local identifierOGS-EDMED-142
Global identifier3836
Last revised2003-09-17