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Automated continuous Ferrybox measurements, Western Mediterranean, from March 2016

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General  
Data holding centreInstitut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer
CountryTunisia  Tunisia
Time periodFrom March 2016
OngoingYes
Geographical area

Western Mediterranean

Observations 
Parameters

Turbulence in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column

Instruments

Continuous water samplers

Description 
Summary

This dataset consists of a continuous underway marine measurements collected in the western Mediterranean sea from March 2016 and it is undergoing onboard an vessel of opportunity (O/P CARTHAGE). Data was acquired for the first time in the transect between Tunis, Marseille and Genoa using a Ferrybox belonging to the National Institute of Marine Science and Technology (INSTM).

OriginatorsInstitut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer
Availability 
OrganisationInstitut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer
AvailabilityBy negotiation
ContactCherif SAMMARI
Address

Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer
Rue 2 mars 1934, 28
Salammbo

2025
Tunisia

Telephone+2 16 71 73 04 20
Facsimile+2 16 71 73 26 22
Emailcherif.sammari@instm.rnrt.tn
Administration 
Collating centreInstitut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer
Local identifierFB_G90_INSTM
Global identifier6640
Last revised2017-10-20