EDMED Details

General

Dataset Name

OTRANTO: Particulate matter measurements in the Strait of Otranto (1994-95)

Data Holding Centre

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Time Period

from February 1994 to May 1995

Start Date

1994-01-01

End Date

1995-12-31

Project

Hydrodynamics and Geochemical Fluxes in the Strait of Otranto

Geographic Area

Geocoverage

a grid of stations covering the strait area, ranging from 39deg 30'N to 41deg N

Geographic Box (south,north,west,east)

39, 18, 20, 41

Sea Area

Mediterranean Sea

Ionian Sea

Adriatic Sea

Observations

Parameters

Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column

Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column

Transmittance and attenuance of the water column

Raw fluorometer output

Suspended particulate material grain size parameters

Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column

Instruments

fluorometers

particulates samplers

particle sizers

elemental analysers

Description

Summary

The samples were collected in the frame of a research program with the following objectives: - to improve knowledge of the particulate matter dynamics in the strait area and its variability at seasonal time scale; - to describe in a qualitative and quantitative way the particulate matter in relation to the hydrodynamics of the strait; - to estimate fluxes of particulate matter and associated elements through the strait; - to provide a consistent data set both for validation of models and assessment of complementary programs. The high resolution data of each station were averaged over 1 dbar pressure interval for transmittance and in-situ fluorescence. The samples for analyses were collected from 6 to 12 selected depths in each station. The stations were occupied during 6 cruises: February-March, May, August, November 1994, February and May 1995. The data set comprises about 250 vertical profiles of trasmittance and in-situ fluorescence. The samples analyzed were about 500. The data are stored as depth series per cruise and per station.

Originator

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

References

"Rabitti, S., Boldrin, A., De Lazzari, A., Turchetto, M.M. (1994): Suspended Matter distribution and dynamics in the Otranto Strait (February - May 1994). Extended Abstracts of the First Workshop of the Mediterranean Targeted Project, Barcelona, 21-23 November 1994, 139-143. " 1994-06-01, unknown, unknown

" Civitarese, G., Bregant, D., Luchetta, A., Rabitti, S., De Lazzari, A., Boldrin, A., Manca, B., Scarazzato, P., Souvermezoglou, E. and Krassakopoulou, E. (1996): Biogeochemical exchanges in the Strait of Otranto. Extended Abstracts of the Second Workshop of the Mediterranean Targeted Project, Heraklion, 1-3 February 1996, 189-190." 1996-06-01, unknown, unknown

Availability

Availability

by negotiation

Organization

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Contact

Mosetti R.

Address

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Sgonico (Trieste)

34010

Italy

rmosetti@ogs.trieste.it

http://www.ogs.trieste.it/

Administration

Local identifier

1088

Creation Date

2014-10-02

Revision Date

2013-07-25