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KEYCOP Nutrients and POC data (North Aegean)
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General | |
Data holding centre | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography |
Country | Greece |
Project | KEYCOP - Key Coastal Processes in the Mesotrophic Skagerrak and the Oligotrophic Northern Aegean. A Comparative Study.(KEYCOP) |
Time period | (a) September 1999 – (b) March 2000 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | North Aegean Sea |
Observations | |
Parameters | Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column; Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column |
Instruments | Discrete water samplers |
Description | |
Summary | The overall objective of the KEYCOP project is to understand and model the processes that determine the flux of carbon, nutrients and trace substances in the water column and sediment in different hydrographic regimes. The project is based round a series of hypotheses focusing on: i) The importance of turbulence in controlling small-scale plankton processes and interactions ii) The effect of stratification and nutrient pulsing on vertical particle flux and the microbial loop iii) The effect of mixing on plankton community structure and material fluxes iv) The interplay between plankton production, organic matter and trace metal speciation v) The importance of lateral processes in controlling sedimentation rates and water-sediment interactions. During 1999 and 2000, spring and summer field campaigns have been carried out in two contrasting semi-enclosed European seas, the Skagerrak and the Northern Aegean. These are complemented by one-dimensional modelling studies (General Ocean Turbulence Model, GOTM, coupled with European Regional Seas Ecosystem Model, ERSEM). |
Originators | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography |
Availability | |
Organisation | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography |
Availability | By negotiation |
Contact | Dr E. Krassakopoulou |
Address | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography |
Telephone | +30-22910-76452 |
Facsimile | +30-22910-76347 |
vlikou@hcmr.gr | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre |
Local identifier | 6011013 |
Global identifier | 6299 |
Last revised | 2015-08-27 |