Dataset Information

Dataset Name: TARAL - Apr 2009
Start: 28/04/2009
Finish: 02/05/2009
Number of stations: 79
Platform: R/V Bilim-2 (Bilim - 89BL - before 2006)
Port of Departure: Tirtar
Port of Return: Tirtar

Cheif scientist: Prof. Zahit Uysal, IMS METU, Turkey
Investigators:
    Veli Caglar Yumruktepe, IMS METU, Turkey
    Ersin Tutsak, IMS METU, Turkey
    Dr. Yesim Ak Orek, IMS METU, Turkey
    Mehmet Demirel, IMS METU, Turkey
    Dr. Nebil Yucel, IMS METU, Turkey
    Tuba Terbiyik, Cukurova University, Turkey
    Emine Erdogan, IMS METU, Turkey
    Ayse Gazihan, IMS METU, Turkey

Objectives: Pollution monitoring MEDPOL 2009, TUBITAK-TARAL monitoring and modeling studies to collect data from the Gulf of Mersin Mersin Bay and Cilician Basin.
Associated project(s): TARAL, MEDPOL
Description: Pollution monitoring MEDPOL 2009, TUBITAK-TARAL monitoring and modeling studies to collect data from the Gulf of Mersin and Cilician Basin. Measurements of physical, chemical and biological parameters of the sea water, plankton and sediment samples collection.

Parameters list: Ichtyoplankton, Microbiology, Phytoplankton, Protozooplankton, 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, discrete water samplers, plankton nets, transmissometers, pH sensors, fluorometers, current profilers

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