9 onshore monitored monthly 8 offshore monitored seasonally (2x/year – Spring & Autumn) EMODnet Chemistry 17 Stations
CDI (as of 2013) CDI’s submitted To be submitted Collecting water samples EMODnet Chemistry Current Status Parameters in seawater Group Fertilizers Silicates Chlorophyll
Pigments: Filter ml seawater with GF Watmann filter 47mm (sent to Ugent-PAE for analyses) Nutrients: Filter about 500ml seawater with 0.2 um cellulose-acetate filter for residual water for nutrient analysis (sent to Southampton, National Oceanography Centre) SPM: One liter unfiltered seawater collected. EMODnet Chemistry Current Status
CDI (as of 2013) CDI’s submitted To be submitted Collecting water samples EMODnet Chemistry Next steps Parameters in seawater Group Fertilizers Silicates Chlorophyll Partial pressure dissolved gases Acidity
Additional parameters measured since 2012 Additional pigment data? Useful? Data archeology project – Heavy metals – Additional fertilizers EMODnet Chemistry Future steps
EMODnet Chemistry Difficulties -No Guidelines for choosing parameters? -Different users may choose Different parameters