EDMED Details

General

Dataset Name

CTDO and nutrient data in Tyrrhenian Sea during project TEMPO (1989-92)

Data Holding Centre

CNR, Institute of Marine Science U.O.S. of Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP)

Time Period

from 1989 to 1992

Start Date

1989-01-01

End Date

1992-12-31

Project

Geographic Area

Geocoverage

Tyrrhenian Sea and Sardinia Channel

Geographic Box (south,north,west,east)

37, 7, 16, 43

Sea Area

Mediterranean Sea

Tyrrhenian Sea

Observations

Parameters

Ammonium concentration parameters in the water column

Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column

Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column

Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column

Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column

Salinity of the water column

Silicate concentration parameters in the water column

Temperature of the water column

Instruments

discrete water samplers

CTD

titrators

autoanalysers

Description

Summary

Upper Ocean Structure and Circulation and its Response to Atmospheric Forcing; Tyrrhenian Eddy Multi-Platform Observations (TEMPO) experiment, MAST-0041-C - The aim of the Tyrrhenian Eddy Multi-Platform Observations experiment (TEMPO) was a detailed study of the circulation in the Tyrrhenian Sea with a multi-disciplinary approach combining in-situ measurements and remote sensing observations. The experiment involved researchers from Germany, United Kingdom, and Italy. It ran from 1989 to 1992. Vertical profiles of Temperature and Conductivity were collected in 67 stations during TEMPO 1 (from 26 September to 7 October 1989), in 43 stations during TEMPO 2 (from 16 to 22 February 1990), in 58 stations during TEMPO 3 (from 22 October to 11 November 1991) and 41 stations during TEMPO 4 (from 16 April to 5 May 1992). Geographical areas covered by the measurements were the Central and North Tyrrhenian during TEMPO 1 and TEMPO 2 experiments, and the Central and South Tyrrhenian Sea and Sardinia Channel during TEMPO 3 and TEMPO 4 experiments. Water samples were collected with a ME rosette at standard depths (namely: 0, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000 meters) at some of the CTD stations and analyzed for dissolved oxygen and nutrients. Oxygen was obtained on board by the Winkler method while the samples for nutrient analysis were stored at -20 degrees Celsius and transported to the laboratory where the principal nutrients were determined by a Technicon Auto-Analyzer II using standard methods. The data contain all the useful information for space and time location, and information on meteorological parameters during the collection.

Originator

CNR, Institute of Marine Science U.O.S. of Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP)

References

"Technical Report n. 1, January 1991. " 1991-06-01, unknown, unknown

" V. Artale et al., L'esperimento TEMPO: variabilita' stagionale del vortice ciclonico nel M. Tirreno Settentrionale. In: Calibrazione e validazione dei modelli numerici con i risultati sperimentali in Oceanografia fisica; supplemento agli 'Annali', Facolta' di Scienze Nautiche, Vol. LIX, 1992." 1992-06-01, unknown, unknown

Availability

Availability

unknown

Organization

CNR, Institute of Marine Science U.O.S. of Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP)

Contact

Astraldi Mario

Address

CNR, Institute of Marine Science U.O.S. of Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP)

Lerici (SP)

19032

Italy

astraldi@iof.cnr.it

http://www.ismar.cnr.it

Administration

Local identifier

1300

Creation Date

2014-10-02

Revision Date

2013-07-25