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MFS MEDITERRANEAN IN SITU OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA

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General  
Data holding centreIfremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
CountryFrance  France
Time period1999 -2001
OngoingNo
Geographical area

Mediterranean Sea

Observations 
Parameters

Air pressure; Atmospheric humidity; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Bathymetry and Elevation; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column; Raw temperature and/or salinity instrument output; Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column; Wind strength and direction

Instruments

Bathythermographs; atmospheric radiometers; CTD; thermistor chains

Description 
Summary

Physical, bio-chemical and atmospheric data collected during the Mediterranean Forecasting Pilot Project MFSPP.

OriginatorsCNR, Institute of Marine Sciences S.S. of Lerici (SP)
ENEA Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino (La Spezia)
Ifremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sede di Bologna
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
References

Manzella, Gasparini, Millot (1999) Guidelines for QA of fieldwork Volunteer Observing Ship-VOS MFSPP - User guide No1 MFSPP-VODOC1, MAS3 CT98 0171 (DGXII-EHKN), 1999

Data web sitehttp://www.ifremer.fr/sismer/program/mfspp/index.htm
Availability 
OrganisationIfremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
AvailabilityUnrestricted
ContactPETIT DE LA VILLEON Loïc
Address

Ifremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
IFREMER Centre de Bretagne ZI Pointe du diable CS 10070
PLOUZANE

29280
France

Telephone+33 (0)2 98 22 49 13
Facsimile+33 (0)2 98.22.46.44
Emailloic.petit.de.la.villeon@ifremer.fr
Administration 
Collating centreIfremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
Local identifierHMFSPP
Global identifier4683
Last revised2011-01-24