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MEDOCC 06: Chemical data acquired during the MEDOCC cruise in June 2006
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | ENEA Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino (La Spezia) |
Country | Italy |
Time period | From 07 June 2006 to 18 June 2006 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | The geographic boundaries of the survey are 37.00 °N - 43.75 °N latitude and 1.93 °E - 18.33 °E longitude. |
Observations | |
Parameters | Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column |
Instruments | Discrete water samplers |
Description | |
Summary | The general scientific objectives of the MEDOCC cruise were to achieve the following objectives: 1. Water mass properties and circulation features. (a) to define the principal circulation paths and the physical-chemical-biological properties (temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients, dissolved organic carbon, colored dissolved organic matter, etc) of the superficial, intermediate and deep water masses in the central part of the Western Mediterranean Sea, through measurements along key sections located in the interior and at the boundaries of the basin; (b) to select some transects with the purpose of performing long term surveys. 2. Carbon cycle. (a) to estimate the particulate carbon export from the photic zone in some significant stations and the relationship to hydrology and biological parameters; (b) to investigate the linkage between the quantities and qualities of DOC and CDOM (e.g. specific absorbance, spectral slope and specific spectral slope) and to study the interactions of these parameters with the spectral irradiance in the water column; (c) to study the optic characteristics of the water column in the visible and UV solar bands, to measure UV-B, UV-A and PAR radiation on the water surface, to evaluate reflectance on the water surface; (d) to quantify and classify phytoplanktonic populations; (e) to measure the sedimentation rate in three key areas; 3. Cetacean Research - to study cetacean communities and to map the distribution of mesopelagic fauna related both to the presence of cetaceans and to hydrology in the Ligurian–Provencal Basin; 4. Methodological development. (a) to use conventional techniques to calibrate acoustic backscatter data obtained using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers, to derive estimates of suspended solids concentration on the column water; (b) to compare different chlorophyll quantification methods and to calibrate the fluorimeter coupled with the CTD-probe with different photochemical techniques. This dataset was acquired during the cruises MEDOCC06 in June 2006 using discrete water samplers. The chemical parameters analyzed were nitrate and nitrite concentration, phosphate and silicate. |
Originators | ENEA Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino (La Spezia) |
Availability | |
Organisation | ENEA Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino (La Spezia) |
Availability | By negotiation |
Contact | Cerrati Gabriella |
Address | ENEA Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino (La Spezia) |
Telephone | +39 0187 978258 |
Facsimile | +39 0187 978213 |
Administration | |
Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
Local identifier | 2020 |
Global identifier | 6858 |
Last revised | 2018-08-21 |