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EDMERP Details

General

Project Title
Hydrodynamics and Geochemical Fluxes in the Strait of Otranto
Project Acronym
OTRANTO
Project Reference
MAS2-CT93-0068
Associated programme
MAST/MTP
Start Date
1993-07-01
End Date
1996-06-30

Geographic Area

Geocoverage
Otranto Strait (38-42N, 17-20E)
Sea Area
Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Adriatic Sea

Observations

Data Theme
Chemical oceanography
Physical oceanography

Description

Abstract
The scientific objectives are to improve knowledge of the hydrodynamics of the Strait of Otranto at synoptic, seasonal and interannual time scales, to evaluate the water and particle fluxes between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, to increase the understanding of the influence of the Otranto Strait upon the adjacent water bodies, and to provide a consistent data set both for validation of the models and for the assessment of complementary programmes. A long-term (15 months) monitoring program of marine currents (with current recorders) and sediment fluxes (with sediment traps) in the Otranto Strait was performed. Six seasonal hydrological surveys in the Otranto Strait area, including one general survey covering the southern Adriatic and northern Ionian Seas, complemented the above observation. The synoptic shipboard measurements included CTD casts, as well as water sampling for the determination of nutrients and dissolved/particulate elements.
Project website
http://doga.ogs.trieste.it/medar

Originators

Coordinator
OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography
Contact name
Mosetti R.
Fax
+39 040 2140266
E-mail
rmosetti@ogs.trieste.it
Other Partners
OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre (HCMR/HNODC)
University of Athens, Department of Applied Physics, Laboratory of Meteorology and Oceanography (LMO/UATH)
CNR, Istituto di Scienze Marine (Sezione di Venezia - ex IBM)
CNR, Istituto di Scienze Marine (Sezione di Trieste)

Administration

Local identifier
847
Creation Date
2014-10-06
Revision Date
2014-10-06