Dataset Information

Dataset Name: TARAL-MEDPOL - Mar 2009
Start: 11/03/2009
Finish: 13/03/2009
Number of stations: 52
Platform: R/V Bilim-2 (Bilim - 89BL - before 2006)
Port of Departure: Tirtar
Port of Return: Tirtar

Cheif scientist: Dr. Hasan Orek, IMS METU, Turkey
Investigators:
    Ersin Tutsak, IMS METU, Turkey
    Dr. Nebil Yucel, IMS METU, Turkey
    Dr. Yesim Ak Orek, IMS METU, Turkey
    Mehmet Demirel, IMS METU, Turkey
    Emine Erdogan, IMS METU, Turkey

Objectives: Pollution monitoring in framework of MED-POL Programme. Monitoring and modeling of Gulf of Mersin and the Northeastern Mediterranean in framework of TUBITAK TARAL project.
Associated project(s): TARAL, MEDPOL
Description: Physical, chemical and biological parameters measurements in framework of TUBITAK TARAL project. Collection of sea water and atmospheric samples for assessment of pollution.

Parameters list: Ichtyoplankton, Microbiology, Microzooplankton Abundance, Phytoplankton, PPr, PPr+CR, Zooplankton, BOD5, Cr+6, DOW, NH4, NO2-N, NO3-N+NO2-N, pH, PO4, POC, PON, Si, Total Chl-a, TP, TSS, SD, Density, Salinity, Sea currents (ADCP), Temperature, ITS-90

Instrument types (L05 code): CTD profilers, plankton nets, discrete water samplers, high performance liquid chromatographs, transmissometers, current profilers, fluorometers

Data availability (SDN code): RS

Provider: Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
Address: P.O.Box 28
Post Code: 33731
City: Erdemli, Icel
Country: Turkey
Tel.: +90-3245212150
Fax: +90-3245212327
E-mail: admin@ims.metu.edu.tr
Contact person: Ahmet E. Kideys
Contact e-mail: kideys@ims.metu.edu.tr

Last update: 02/08/2012