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pCO2 is the partial pressure of CO2 in a liquid or gas. In oceanography, it is used to investigate carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolved in the surface layers of the ocean in order to better understand changes in ocean carbon chemistry and ocean acidification due to enhanced...
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CV16034 GATEWAYS III Survey | Internal structure of the ridges of the Porcupine SaddleTimpeallachtThis survey, led by Maynooth University in associated with the Geological Survey Ireland, was an investigation of submerged ridges off the west coast of Ireland. Linked previously with ice movement, these ridges can help reveal information on the dynamics of the British...
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CV16031 World War I shipwrecks in the Irish Sea: commemoration, visualization - part II SurveyTimpeallachtMultibeam and pinger survey of shipwrecks in the North Atlantic Ocean. The overall scientific goal of this application is to acquire very high-resolution data over World War I (WWI) wrecks in the Irish Sea which will be used for archaeological, biological and physical...
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Geophysics Rockall survey in the North Atlantic Ocean. - to monitor part of the Irish shelf area from local earthquakes (it is Ireland's most seismically active region but has never been locally monitored so we do not have a well constrained understanding of seismic...
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SMART AFGDP Fisheries & Aquaculture 2016 survey undertaken in Cork Harbour. The aim of the AFGDP programme is to provide skills training to postgraduate students, research and field staff and is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). AFGDP...
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CV16001 Rockall OBS (Broad Band Ocean Bottom Seismographs) Network Deployment SurveyTimpeallachtThis survey, led by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), took place in January 2016 on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Voyager off the North West coast of Ireland. The aim of the survey was to deploy 10 Broad Band Ocean Bottom Seismographs (OBSs)...
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TimpeallachtThe INtegrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Development of Ireland’s MArine Resource (INFOMAR) programme is a joint venture between the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and the Marine Institute (MI). The programme is a successor to the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and...
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CV17022 Biological Distribution of Azadinium in IRish Waters 2017 (AZBO '17) SurveyTimpeallachtAzaspiracid was first observed in 1995 as a new shellfish poisoning syndrome. In the following years it became evident that the species diversity and toxin production in this and related genera is very high and they are not only restricted to the North East Atlantic, but have...
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Heavy mineral sands are common on the beaches of the Belmullet Peninsula and Achill Island as well as southern outer Clew Bay. The combination of metamorphic and igneous terrain adjacent to high energy coastlines offers a clear scenario for heavy mineral sand development in...
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TimpeallachtThe INtegrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Development of Ireland’s MArine Resource (INFOMAR) programme is a joint venture between the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and the Marine Institute (MI). The programme is a successor to the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and...
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TimpeallachtThe European Commission Habitats Directive (92"43"EEC) required Member States to implement a range of measures including the monitoring of habitats for the protection of species listed in the Annexes of the Directive. One such habitat type listed in Annex l of this...
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CE0903 Marine Institute Celtic Explorer Oceanographic Survey North East Atlantic Ocean 2009TimpeallachtIn order to begin to collect key oceanographic data two dedicated research cruises are conducted annually in the Irish region. The foundation of these cruises is the acquisition of oceanographic data such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence and ocean...
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TimpeallachtThis planned biodiscovery and deep-ocean ecosystems cruise cancelled due to vessel issues. This is a multidisciplinary deep-sea research cruise, combining two components: biodiscovery, and ecosystem functioning and nutrient recycling. Both components are inter-institutional...
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TimpeallachtNight time activity will mainly consist of the following: Deployments of a video-guided Pump-CTD connected to Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry. Hydroacoustic detection of gas bubbles using single"split beam echo sounders. The following activity will largely be...
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This survey took place in February 2013, led by University College Cork, on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Explorer. This was a first part of a two part survey to define offshore stratigraphies, collect cores for palaeoenvironmental and geotechnical studies and...
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CTD and plankton net sampling oceanographic survey This cruise seeks to provide Irish data to the ICES Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography (WGOH). The WGOH produces the annual ICES Report on Ocean Climate (IROC) which summarises oceanic variability from year to year in the...
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CE12001 Celtic Explorer Oceanography Survey (Ocean Climate) North East Atlantic Ocean 2012TimpeallachtThis ten day survey took place in January 2012 on board the RV Celtic Explorer, led by the Marine Institute. This cruise was designed to contribute Ireland's data to the ICES working group on oceanic hydrography (WGOH). WGOH produce the ICES Report on Ocean Climate...
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CE12003 Celtic Explorer Cetaceans on the Frontier III Cruise North East Atlantic Ocean 2012TimpeallachtThis multidisciplinary survey was conducted by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Explorer, as part of the programme Cetaceans on the Frontier. ‘Cetaceans on the Frontier’ has become an annual research cruise, lead...
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CE11001 Celtic Explorer Ocean Climate Oceanography, Biogeochemistry and Geology Survey North East...TimpeallachtThe 2011 Annual Marine Institute oceanographic survey in the North Atlantic Ocean took place in January 2011 on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Explorer in the North East Atlantic Ocean. The aim of the cruise was to collect CTD profile data along the standard...
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An acoustic survey targeting blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning and post spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic in March"April 2010. Spawning takes place from January through to April along the shelf edge from the southern Porcupine Bank area...