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EDMERP Details

General

Project Title
National Research Program for the Adriatic Sea
Project Acronym
PRISMA 1
Project Reference
Programma di RIcerca e Sperimentazione del Mare Adriatico
Associated programme
MURST, Ministry of the University and Scientific Research and Technology
Start Date
1994-01-01
End Date
1996-06-30

Geographic Area

Geocoverage
Adriatic Sea (40-46N, 12-20E)
Sea Area
Mediterranean Sea
Adriatic Sea

Observations

Data Theme
Chemical oceanography
Physical oceanography

Description

Abstract
PRISMA is an interdisciplinary project, founded by the Italian Ministry of the University and Scientific Research and Technology to get a deeper knowledge on environmental problems affecting the Adriatic Sea. Four seasonal cruises were carried out in the Adriatic during 1995 and 1996 to study the longitudinal transport along four main transects (in the Northern Adriatic, in the Central Adriatic, in the Southern Adriatic and in the Otranto Strait) as well as sediment-water interactions and biogeochemical cycles. Ship mounted ADCP complemented the above observation. The synoptic shipboard measurements included CTD casts, as well as water sampling for the determination of nutrients and of dissolved and particulate elements. An ecological model has been developed to describe organic C and nutrients cycling, as affected by the Po river input.
Project website
http://doga.ogs.trieste.it/medar

Originators

Coordinator
CNR, Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque
Contact name
DirectorPagnotta R.
Fax
+39-06-8417861
E-mail
direzione@irsa.rm.cnr.it
Other Partners
CNR, Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque
OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples
Universita' di Venezia, Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Sezione Geo-Mineralogica
University of Trieste, Department of Biology
CNR, Istituto di Scienze Marine (Sezione di Venezia - ex IBM)
CNR, Istituto per lo Studio della Dinamica delle Grandi Masse
Institute of Marine Science (ISMAR) - Bologna
Institute of Marine Science (ISMAR) - Ancona
ARPA Emilia-Romagna - Struttura Oceanografica Daphne
CNR, Istituto di Scienze Marine (Sezione di Trieste)
CNR, Istituto di Scienze Marine (Sezione di Lesina)
Universita' 'La Sapienza' di Roma - Dipartimento di Fisica

Administration

Local identifier
848
Creation Date
2014-10-06
Revision Date
2014-10-06