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TENATSO - Tropical Eastern North Atlantic Time Series Observatory
| Latitude and Longitude: 17.4N, -24.5W |
| Depth: 3600m |
| Oceanographic Region: Tropical Eastern North Atlantic |
News: A sub-surface mooring has been in place since 2006. The site is visited regularly by research ships to take extra samples and download data. |
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Parameters measured:
The sub-surface mooring does not have near real-time capability but data are stored in the sensors and downloaded on maintenance cruises.
| Parameter |
Depths measured (m) |
Sensor |
Frequency |
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| Temperature |
21, 30, 40, 54, 69, 89, 182, 299, 399, 598 (RCM), 600, 850, 1075, 1330 (RCM), 1500, 1751, 1752 (MTD), 2000, 2001 (MTD), 2700, 2701 (MTD), 3485, 3486 (MTD), |
SBE37, MTD: IFM-LOGGER, RCM: Aanderaa T-sensor,on RCM-8 |
20min, 2hours (RCM) |
| Salinity |
21, 30, 40, 54, 69, 89, 182, 299, 399, 600, 850, 1075, 1500, 1751, 2000, 2700, 3485 |
SBE37 |
20min |
| Chl-a |
- |
- |
- |
| Nitrate |
- |
- |
- |
| PAR |
- |
- |
- |
| Dissolved Carbon Dioxide(IR absorbance after equilibration) |
181 |
SAMI |
? |
| POC (particle flux) |
1300, 3449 |
Marum sediment trap |
1.5 months |
| Sea pressure |
- |
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| Dissolved Oxygen |
52, 182 |
Optode 3830 |
20 min |
| Wave Height |
- |
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| Current Profile |
119 (ADCP), 598 (RCM), 1330 (RCM), 3481 |
ADCP: Teledyne RDI 150 kHz ADCP; RCM: Aanderaa RCM-8 |
1.5 hours |
| Seafloor |
3603 |
Pressure Inverted Echosounder (PIES) |
30 min |
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Enhancement/Modifications planned within EuroSITES:
Continuation: Physics and Biogeochemistry
Enhancement: Pressure inverted Echosounder (PIES) added in 2008
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Contacts:
Principal Investigator: Mr. Carlos Santos, Mr. Oscar Melicio INDP, Cape Verde
Dr. Doug Wallace IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany
Data: Bjoern Fiedler (ship samples), Johannes Karstensen (physics), Arne Koertzinger (biogeochemistry), Gerhard Fischer (particle flux)
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Links to related websites:
http://tenatso.ifm-geomar.de
Research cruise schedule
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