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XBT data collected in the Southern Adriatic Sea during MATER Project

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General  
Data holding centreNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
CountryItaly  Italy
Time periodFrom December 1997 to March 1998
OngoingNo
Geographical area

Southern Adriatic Sea

Observations 
Parameters

Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column; Temperature of the water column

Instruments

Bathythermographs

Description 
Summary

XBT data were collected, toghether with CTD data, within the framework of multidisciplinary studies aimed at investigating the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the Adriatic/Ionian basin, paying particular attention to deep water formation processes occurring in the Southern Adriatic Sea. XBT data were visually inspected to eliminate spikes and then averaged over 1 dbar pressure intervals. At every XBT launching location the SST has been measured by an ordinary mercury-in-glass thermometer. Quality control has been implemented before the final data-archiving following the MATER Quality Control protocol (SISMER, 1997).

OriginatorsNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
Data web sitehttp://doga.ogs.trieste.it
Availability 
OrganisationNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
AvailabilityMoratorium
ContactMosetti Renzo (Department Director)
Address

National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c
Sgonico (Trieste)

34010
Italy

Administration 
Collating centreNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
Local identifierOGS-EDMED-56
Global identifier3929
Last revised2003-05-05