EDMED Details

General

Dataset Name

OTRANTO: Sediment trap 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

2 moorings across the Strait of Otranto from Capo S. Maria di Leuca (Italy) to Fanos Island (Greece)

Geographic Box (south,north,west,east)

39, 18, 20, 41

Sea Area

Mediterranean Sea

Ionian Sea

Adriatic Sea

Observations

Parameters

Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column

Sedimentation flux quantification in the water column

Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column

Suspended particulate material grain size parameters

Concentration of organic matter in sediments

Instruments

sediment traps

particle sizers

elemental analysers

Description

Summary

The sediment trap samples were collected in the frame of a research program with the following objectives: - to improve knowledge of the vertical fluxes of particulate matter in the strait area and its variability on an annual cycle; - to estimate transfer processes along the water column; - to provide a consistent data set both for validation of models and assessment of complementary programs. The traps were moored on the western shelf area (about 100m) and on the slope (about 600m) toward the deep channel, and they were positioned in the bottom layer. The sampling interval was between 1 and 2 weeks. The data sets are stored as a series of analytical data for each sampling interval for both sites. The complete data set consists of 84 sampling intervals covering from February 1994 to May 1995.

Originator

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

References

"Boldrin, A., Rabitti, S., De Lazzari, A., Turchetto, M.M., Penzo, G., Craboledda, L., Stocco, G. (1994): Preliminary results on vertical fluxes of suspended matter in the shelf area of Otranto Strait, Extended Abstracts of the First Workshop of the Mediterranean Targeted Project, Barcelona, 21-23 November 1994, 251-252. " 1994-06-01, unknown, unknown

" Boldrin, A., De Lazzari, A., Rabitti, S., Turchetto, M.M. (1996): Vertical fluxes of particulate matter in the Otranto Strait Extended Abstracts of the Second Workshop of the Mediterranean Targeted Project, Heraklion, 1-3 February 1996, 185-188." 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

1087

Creation Date

2014-10-02

Revision Date

2013-07-25