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MULTICOLOR-1: The multicoloured North Sea: chlorophyll a, pheophytin a and suspended solids concentations (1997-1998)
Contact: Beheerseenheid Mathematisch Model Noordzee en Schelde-estuarium (IRScNB/KBIN-BMM)

Description
The main goals of the project are to take advantage of the information available from ocean colour remote sensing satellites, to calibrate them in function of the specificities of the belgian coastal waters, to use them in conjunction with biological models, and so to bring in elements of scientific answers to the debate held between riparian North Sea states about eutrophication problems, their geographical extension and the actions that have to be taken. more

Database on chlorophyll-a, phaeophytin-a and suspended solids concentrations. Secchi depth was noted for each sample.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Pigments (e.g. chlorophyll)
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Belgian coastal waters, Eutrophication, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS)

Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
1997 - 1998

Parameters
Chlorophyll a
Phaeophytin a
Secchi depth

Contributors
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen; Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu; Beheerseenheid Mathematisch Model Noordzee en Schelde-estuarium (BMM)data owner
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen; Departement Beheer van het Mariene Ecosysteem; Beheerseenheid Mathematisch Model Noordzee en Schelde-estuarium; Belgisch Marien Data Centrum (BMDC)data manager

Related datasets
(Partly) included in:
Marine phytoplankton community composition data from the Belgian part of the North Sea, 1968-2010

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2018-06-08
Information last updated: 2018-06-11
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