*DATASET-NAME : Primary Production measurements in the water column in the Southern Adriatic Sea, Otranto Strait and Ionian Sea.
*TIME-PERIOD : 1997 to present
*GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE : Southern Adriatic Sea, Otranto Strait and Northern Ionian Sea
*PROJECT : MASTIII/MTPII/MATER, MAss Transfer and Ecosystem Response
*PARAMETERS : Total Primary Production measurements at different depths on the water column fixed on the basis of the profile of PAR and Chl. a.
*METHODS :
Photosyntetically active radiation (PAR, 400-700 nm) was measured in µEisteins
as quantum energy units ( µE m-2 s-1) between dawn and dusk (hourly incident
and total daily irradiation) using a LI-COR air quantum sensor (model Li-190
SA ) connected to a LI-1000 data logger (MAI 1,2,5,6,8). Before water sampling,
vertical profiles of underwater irradiance were measured with a spherical
quantum sensor (model LI-192 SA) (MAI 1,2) with PNF 300 (MAI 5,6), to identify
the depth of the photic layer.
Total primary production (14C tecnique), was measured according to the method
described by Steeman and Nielsen (1952).
On the basis of PAR and fluorescence profiles in the water column, water samples
were collected by CTD-rosette at six depths, from the surface to the 0.1% light
transmission depth.
Samples of the autotrophic community were introduced into three (two light and
one dark) 125 ml policarbonate bottles, inoculated with radioactive bicarbonate
solution (3 µCi activity). The specific activity of radiolabelled bicarbonate
was measured by counting the total activity in an aliquot of stock solution
stabilized with NaOH, to prevent CO2 losses.
Samples were in-situ incubated for 4 h around midday, then filtered through
Millipore HA filters (0.45 µm pore size, 47 mm diameter) and the filters were
rinsed with filtered seawater from the sampling site. After 12 hrs to remove
inorganic 14C, filters were acidified with 500 µl 1M HCl in glass scintillation
vials, dissolved in 10 mls of scintillation cocktail (Packard Filter Count)
and stored in darkness. 14C analyses will be done using a liquid scintillation
counter (Quantulus, LKB-Wallac).
*REFERENCE :
*CENTRE :
OSSERVATORIO GEOFISICO SPERIMENTALE
Department of Oceanology
PO BOX 2011
IT-34016 TRIESTE
Italy
tel : +39 40 21401
*STORAGE-MEDIUM : Hard disk.
*AVAILABILITY : OGS, Osservatorio Geofisico Sperimentale, charged as Regional Data Center for the Adriatic/Ionian Basin. Data availability is submitted to the originator permission
*COMPLETED-BY : Malaguti Antonella, ENEA AMB CAT FRAL -(Italy)
*ENTRY-DATE : 1999-10-05
Available Data Set(s) | Processing Level |
MAI1 MAR 97 - Primary Production data | IN VALIDATION |
MAI2 AUG 97 - Primary Production data | IN VALIDATION |
MAI5 MAR 98 - Primary Production data | IN VALIDATION |
MAI6 AUG 98 - Primary Production data | IN VALIDATION |
MAI8 FEB 99 - Primary Production data | IN VALIDATION |