Hydrographic stations (nutrients) in the Strait of Magellan (1991)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Trieste, Department of Biology |
| Country | Italy  |
| Time period | From 22 March to 09 April 1991 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | 21 stations covering the Pacific edge area of Tierra del Fuego, the Pacific entrance to the Strait of Magellan, the Punta Arenas basin, up to the Atlantic Ocean |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Temperature of the water column; Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies |
| Instruments | Unknown |
| Description | |
| Summary | The hydrochemical properties in the Strait of Magellan were analyzed in the framework of a monitoring program scheduled with an interdisciplinary approach to study the sedimentology of the basin. In particular the hydrological stations were so distributed: 2 stations in the Pacific Ocean; 2 stations within the Canal Beagle; 1 station Brazo del Noroeste; 1 station Canal Ballenero; 1 station Canal Cockburn; 1 station Canal Magdalena; 9 stations in the Punta Arenas basin; 4 stations in Atlantic Ocean entrance. |
| Originators | University of Trieste, Department of Biology |
| Data web site | http://www.univ.trieste.it/~biologia/ |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Trieste, Department of Biology |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Fonda Umani Serena |
| Address | University of Trieste, Department of Biology |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
| Local identifier | OGS-EDMED-113 |
| Global identifier | 3870 |
| Last revised | 1993-05-26 |
