*DATASET-NAME: Dissolved oxygen and nutrients data from bottle samples collected within SINAPSI scientific cruises.

*TIME-PERIOD: 1997, November, 20 to present

*GEOGRAPHIC-COVERAGE: Southern Adriatic and Northern Ionian Sea (data set limits: South: 34°N; North: 43°N; West: 15°E; East: 23°E)

*PROJECT: SINAPSI (Seasonal, Interannual and decAdal variability of the atmosPhere, oceanS and related marIne ecosystems) Project in the Mediterranean Sea.

*PARAMETERS: Dissolved oxygen and nutrients (nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, silicate), total dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus (TDN and TDP).

*INSTRUMENTS: Rosette multisampler (PVC), Niskin bottles, Technicon autoanalyzer, automatic burette Metrohm.

*SUMMARY: The chemical data were collected in the frame of SINAPSI research program, aimed to monitoring the regional transient climatic event in the Ionian Sea waters.

*REFERENCE:

*DATA-WEBSITE: http://sinapsi.cineca.it

*ORIGINATOR: Dr. G. Civitarese

*CENTRE: Istituto Sperimentale Talassografico di Trieste (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche)

*STORAGE-MEDIUM: Disc storage

*AVAILABILITY: For bona fide academic research, the data set is available on request to OGS

*SUPPLY-DETAILS: Files in Excel format

*CONTACT: Dr. G. Civitarese (g.civitarese@itt.ts.cnr.it)

*COMPLETED-BY: G. Civitarese (g.civitarese@itt.ts.cnr.it)

*CURRENCY-DATE: 2002-02-12

*REVISION-DATE: 2002-02-12