Poseidon E1-M3A

Latitude and Longitude: 35.4N, 24.59E

Depth: 1440m

Oceanographic Region: Aegean/ Cretan Sea, Mediterranean

History of the Site:

Operated since January 2000 this is an extremely oligotrophic area where dense waters with intermediate and deep characteristics are formed.

Parameters measured:

Parameter	Depths measured (m)	Sensor(s) used

Temperature	20, 50, 75, 100 250, 400, 600, 1000	Seabird 16plus-IMP Seabird 37-IM
Salinity	20, 50, 75, 100 250, 400, 600, 1000	Seabird 16plus-IMP Seabird 37-IM
Chl-a	20, 50, 75, 100	WETLabs FLNTUS-RT
Nitrate		ECOLAB NO2-PO4
PAR	20, 50, 75, 100	Licor LI-193
Dissolved Carbon Dioxide	-
POC	-
Sea pressure
Dissolved Oxygen	20, 50, 75, 100	SBE43
Wave Height		Fugro OCEANOR Wavesense
Current Profile	5-50, 10 bins of 5m	Nortek Aquadopp 400kHz
Turbidity	20, 50, 75, 100	WETLabs FLNTUS-RT

Enhancement/Modifications planned within EuroSITES:

Continuation: Water column physics, nitrate, fluorescence. (Nittis et al. 2002).Water column physics, chlorophyll, nutrients, Oxygen
Enhancement:Carbon Dioxide

Contacts:

Principal Investigator: Dr. Kostas Nittis, HCMR, Athens, Greece
Data managers: Dionysis Ballas (chlorophyll + overall systems maintenance), George Petihakis (nutrients)

Links to related websites:

http://www.poseidon.ncmr.gr/M3A
http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/animate
http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/obe/PROJECTS/DEEPSEAS/

EuroSITES is a FP7 Collaborative Project coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
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