North of Irelands sea-loughs and open coast

Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Secchi disk depth; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Temperature of the water column; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies

CTD; discrete water samplers

NIJAMP is a monitoring programme funded by The Environment and Heritage Service (EHS), The Loughs Agency and The Department of Agrisculture and Rural Development (DARD). It maintains a network of 10 moorings around the coast of north Ireland located in impounded estuaries, sea-loughs and coastal seas. All moorings measure temperature, salinity, flouresence. Some moorings also measure turbidity and DO. Instruments in the western Irish Sea and Belfast Lough also measure nutrients on a periodic basis. Instruments are serviced approximately every 6 weeks and additional spatial surveys completed during servicing.

Queens University Belfast, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science
Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science Centre, Newforge Lane
Belfast

BT9 5PX
United Kingdom