Use of a Ferry-Box system to look at shelf sea and ocean margin processes

The pocketFerryBox – A new portable device for water quality monitoring in oceans and rivers

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The pocketFerryBox – A new portable device for water quality monitoring in oceans and rivers

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Key controls on the seasonal and interannual variations of the carbonate system and air‐sea CO2 flux in the Northeast Atlantic (Bay of Biscay)

“…Here we focus on the Bay of Biscay defined as latitudes 45–46.5°N along the ferry's route (Figure ) where the riverine influence is relatively small. Starting in April 2002, high‐resolution observations of SST, salinity, DO (since February 2005), and Chl‐ a florescence have been made continuously by an onboard “Ferrybox” system with an intake depth of 5 m below the surface [ Hydes et al ., , ]. Discrete samples for DIC, total alkalinity (TA), nitrate plus nitrite (NO x ), silicate (DSi), phosphate (DIP), and coccolithophore abundance were collected monthly when possible from February 2005 onwards (nutrients from March 2003).…”

The role of hydrographic parameters, measured from a ship of opportunity, in bloom formation of Karenia mikimotoi in the English Channel

“…The extent of the bloom is mapped using satellite data whilst discrete samples, taken from a ferry platform, identified Karenia mikimotoi as the dominant species in the mid July bloom. We examine the spatial and temporal variability of chlorophyll-fluorescence in relation to hydrographic measurements made from Ship Of Opportunity (SOO) operation using a Ferry-box (Hydes et al, 2003;Bargaron et al, 2006;Kelly-Gerreyn et al, 2006;Hartman et al, 2013). A 'time series' extracted from the Ferrybox dataset in the English Channel (49.7°N, 3.4°W) provides temporal coverage at the peak of the Karenia mikimotoi bloom while spatial context is provided by satellite data.…”

“…The design and operation of the PoB Ferry-box system was detailed in Hydes et al, (2003) and in Kelly-Gerreyn et al, (2006). In brief the instrument was connected to the ship's cooling water supply which takes water from a depth of 5m and the flow rate through the system was 15 to 20 l min -1 .Chlorophyll-fluorescence (precision 0.01 ± 0.01 mg Chl m -3 ) was measured using a Turner C3 sensor.…”

The pocketFerryBox – A new portable device for water quality monitoring in oceans and rivers

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Key controls on the seasonal and interannual variations of the carbonate system and air‐sea CO2 flux in the Northeast Atlantic (Bay of Biscay)

“…Here we focus on the Bay of Biscay defined as latitudes 45–46.5°N along the ferry's route (Figure ) where the riverine influence is relatively small. Starting in April 2002, high‐resolution observations of SST, salinity, DO (since February 2005), and Chl‐ a florescence have been made continuously by an onboard “Ferrybox” system with an intake depth of 5 m below the surface [ Hydes et al ., , ]. Discrete samples for DIC, total alkalinity (TA), nitrate plus nitrite (NO x ), silicate (DSi), phosphate (DIP), and coccolithophore abundance were collected monthly when possible from February 2005 onwards (nutrients from March 2003).…”

The role of hydrographic parameters, measured from a ship of opportunity, in bloom formation of Karenia mikimotoi in the English Channel

“…The extent of the bloom is mapped using satellite data whilst discrete samples, taken from a ferry platform, identified Karenia mikimotoi as the dominant species in the mid July bloom. We examine the spatial and temporal variability of chlorophyll-fluorescence in relation to hydrographic measurements made from Ship Of Opportunity (SOO) operation using a Ferry-box (Hydes et al, 2003;Bargaron et al, 2006;Kelly-Gerreyn et al, 2006;Hartman et al, 2013). A 'time series' extracted from the Ferrybox dataset in the English Channel (49.7°N, 3.4°W) provides temporal coverage at the peak of the Karenia mikimotoi bloom while spatial context is provided by satellite data.…”

“…The design and operation of the PoB Ferry-box system was detailed in Hydes et al, (2003) and in Kelly-Gerreyn et al, (2006). In brief the instrument was connected to the ship's cooling water supply which takes water from a depth of 5m and the flow rate through the system was 15 to 20 l min -1 .Chlorophyll-fluorescence (precision 0.01 ± 0.01 mg Chl m -3 ) was measured using a Turner C3 sensor.…”

The pocketFerryBox – A new portable device for water quality monitoring in oceans and rivers

“……”

Key controls on the seasonal and interannual variations of the carbonate system and air‐sea CO2 flux in the Northeast Atlantic (Bay of Biscay)

“…Here we focus on the Bay of Biscay defined as latitudes 45–46.5°N along the ferry's route (Figure ) where the riverine influence is relatively small. Starting in April 2002, high‐resolution observations of SST, salinity, DO (since February 2005), and Chl‐ a florescence have been made continuously by an onboard “Ferrybox” system with an intake depth of 5 m below the surface [ Hydes et al ., , ]. Discrete samples for DIC, total alkalinity (TA), nitrate plus nitrite (NO x ), silicate (DSi), phosphate (DIP), and coccolithophore abundance were collected monthly when possible from February 2005 onwards (nutrients from March 2003).…”

The role of hydrographic parameters, measured from a ship of opportunity, in bloom formation of Karenia mikimotoi in the English Channel

“…The extent of the bloom is mapped using satellite data whilst discrete samples, taken from a ferry platform, identified Karenia mikimotoi as the dominant species in the mid July bloom. We examine the spatial and temporal variability of chlorophyll-fluorescence in relation to hydrographic measurements made from Ship Of Opportunity (SOO) operation using a Ferry-box (Hydes et al, 2003;Bargaron et al, 2006;Kelly-Gerreyn et al, 2006;Hartman et al, 2013). A 'time series' extracted from the Ferrybox dataset in the English Channel (49.7°N, 3.4°W) provides temporal coverage at the peak of the Karenia mikimotoi bloom while spatial context is provided by satellite data.…”

“…The design and operation of the PoB Ferry-box system was detailed in Hydes et al, (2003) and in Kelly-Gerreyn et al, (2006). In brief the instrument was connected to the ship's cooling water supply which takes water from a depth of 5m and the flow rate through the system was 15 to 20 l min -1 .Chlorophyll-fluorescence (precision 0.01 ± 0.01 mg Chl m -3 ) was measured using a Turner C3 sensor.…”