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Dataset Name: Ecta - 80a (1981 - 1984 year)
Start: 11/02/1981
Finish: 07/12/1984
Number of stations: 127
Research Vessel (Platform): a few ships
Organization: RMRI
Region:
    Latitude range: 44°10'00" - 44°10'00"
    Longitude range: 28°41'30" - 29°22'00"
Parameter list
    Biology: Mesozooplankton F2 ("fodder" ) biomass, Mesozooplankton F2 ("fodder" ) number, Mesozooplankton T2 (total, Juday net, w/o Aurelia and Mnemiopsis) biomass, Mesozooplankton T2 (total, Juday net, w/o Aurelia and Mnemiopsis) number, Noctiluca miliaris 2 (scintilans, Juday net) biomass, Noctiluca miliaris 2 (scintilans, Juday net) number, Pleurobrachia pileus 1 (biomass), Pleurobrachia pileus 1 (number), Total phytoplankton, wet biomass, Zoobentos 1 (0.05 m2 Van Veen grab)
    Chemistry: Ammonia, Dissolved Oxygen (Winkler), Nitrate, Nitrite, Phosphate, Silicic acid
    Physics: Density, Salinity, Secchi Disk visibility depth, Temperature

Description:
*Data files: ec-81xx.chm - ec-84xx.chm

*Format: Station data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship name: Marea, Steaua de Mare or Palamida (RMRI, Constantza, Romania),
Emil Racovita or Grigore Antipa (Military Navy, Constantza, Romania).

*Expedition: Seasonally cruises between 1981 and 1984, 1 transect
with 5 stations, east of Constantza, sampling at the standard depths.

*Parameters: Temperature (deg. C), salinity (ppt), density (Sig-t),
dissolved oxygen (uM), phosphates (uM), silicates (uM), nitrites (uM),
nitrates (uM), ammonium (uM).

*Instruments and methods: Nansen bottles with reversible thermometers,
dissolved oxygen by standard Winkler titration, salinity by Mohr-Knudsen
method, phosphates, silicates, nitrites, nitrates and ammonium by methods
given in " Methods of seawater analysis" by K.Grasshoff, M.Ehrhardt,
K.Kremling 1976,1983, using a spectrophotometer Beckman Model 25,36.

*Accuracy: 0.01 degC for temperature, 5uM for oxygen, 0.02ppt
for salinity, 0.01uM for phosphates and nitrites, 0.05uM for silicates,
nitrates and ammonium.

*Processing (if applied):

*Principal investigators: adriana Cociasu, Gheorghe Serpoianu,
Vasile Diaconu (RMRI, Constantza, Romania).

*Digitization: Single-key entry at the RMRI (Constantza, Romania)
in April 1996. Responsible - Luminita Buga.

*Remarks: Data are obtained by qualified staff and are reliable.
Time is Local Standard Time = GMT + 2

*Completed by: Adriana Cociasu (RMRI, Constantza, Romania).

*Date:23.06.1996.

*Source of data: Adriana Cociasu, Vasile Diaconu, Popa Lucia
(RMRI, Constantza, Romania).
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*Data files: EC-81xx - EC-89xx.

*Format: Station data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship name: Marea, Palamida, Emil Racovita, Grigore Antipa,
Steaua de Mare (RMRI, Military Navy,  Constantza, Romania).

*Expedition: Seasonaly cruises in 1981, 1982 and between 1984 and 1989
and only one cruise in May 1983, 1 transect with 5 stations,
east of Constantza, sampling at the standard depths.

*Parameters: Biomass(mg/m3) of the phytoplankton.
.

*Instruments and methods: Samples were collected with Nansen bottles,
sedimentary method (Morozova - Vodianitskaya 1948, Utermohl method variant);
microscope counting of algae species cells, from subsamples of the
0.5 -1.0 liter samples; biomass estimation trough multiplying numerical
density with species average weight.

*Accuracy:

*Processing (if applied):

*Principal investigators: Nicolae Bodeanu, Anca Roban
(RMRI, Constantza, Romania).

*Digitization: Single entry at the RMRI (Constantza, Romania)
in April 1996. Responsible - Georgeta Ruta.

*Remarks: Data are obtained by qualified stuff and are reliable.

*Completed by: Georgeta Ruta (RMRI, Constantza, Romania).

*Date: 20.09.1996

*Source of data: Nicolae Bodeanu (RMRI, Constantza, Romania).
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*Data files: ec-81xx.sec - ec-84xx.sec

*Format: Header data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship name: Marea, Steaua de Mare or Palamida (RMRI, Constantza, Romania),
Emil Racovita or Grigore Antipa (Military Navy, Constantza, Romania).

*Expedition: Seasonally cruises between 1981 and 1984, 1 transect
with 5 stations, east of Constantza, sampling at the standard depths.

*Parameters: Date (year, month, day), time (hour, minute), latitude
(degrees, minutes), longitude (degrees, minutes), water depth (m),
station name, Secchi depth (m), air temperature (deg. C).

*Instruments and methods: Secchi depth is measured using standard
disk (30 cm diameter, white), air temperature is measured using
mechanically ventilated psichrometer

*Accuracy: 0.1m for Secchi depth, 0.1 deg.C for air temperature.

*Processing (if applied):

*Principal investigators: Gheorghe Serpoianu, Adriana Cociasu,
(RMRI, Constanza, Romania).

*Digitization: Single entry at the RMRI (Constantza, Romania)
in April 1996. Responsible - Luminita Buga.

*Remarks: Data are obtained by qualified staff and are reliable.
Time is Local Standard Time = GMT + 2

*Completed by: Vasile Diaconu (RMRI, Constantza, Romania).

*Date:07.11.1996.

*Source of data: Vasile Diaconu, Ion Nae (RMRI, Constantza, Romania).
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*Data files: EC-82xx - EC-90xx.

*Format: Station data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship name: Marea, Palamida, Steaua de mare (RMRI, Constantza,
Romania), Emil Racovita, Gr. Antipa (Military Navy, Constantza).

*Expedition: Periodically (three-five times on year) cruises,
1 transect with 5 stations, east of Constantza.

*Parameters:Zoobenthos total biomasses (g/m2).

*Instruments and methods: Sampling on depths on bathymetric zones:10-20m,
20-30 m, 30-40m, 40-50m with Van Veen grab (1/20m2);samples treated on board
with  formaldehyde 4%. In laboratory each sample was sieved by 1mm,
0.25mm and 0.10mm mesh screen; animals were removed under a microscope
identified species and counted. The biomasses of the orgamisms smaller
than 2 mm were calculated using tables of weights and of those larger
2mm by weighting.

*Accuracy:

*Processing:

*Principal investigators: Victoria Tiganus,Camelia Dumitrache
  (RMRI, Constantza, Romania).

*Digitization: Single entry at the RMRI (Constantza, Romania),
in April 1996 and January 1997, Responsible - Camelia Dumitrache.

*Remarks: Data are obtained by qualified staff and are reliable.

*Completed by: Camelia Dumitrache (RMRI, Constantza, Romania).

*Date: January 1997.

*Source of data: Camelia Dumitrache (RMRI, Constantza, Romania).
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*Data files: EC-81xx - EC-90xx.

*Format: Station data file format of the NATO TU-BS project.

*Ship name: Marea, Palamida, Steaua de mare (RMRI, Constantza,
Romania), Emil Racovita, Gr. Antipa (Military Navy, Constantza).

*Expedition: Periodically (three-five times on year) cruises,
1 transect with 5 stations, east of Constantza.

*Parameters: Total biomass (mg/m3), total density (ind/m3),
fodder biomass(mg/m3), fodder density(ind/m3), Noctiluca biomass
(mg/m3), Noctiluca density(ind/m3), Pleurobrachia biomass
(mg/m3), Pleurobrachia density(ind/m3).

*Instruments and methods: Sampling at horizons (10-0, 25-10,
50-25 m) with Djedi net having 36 cm diameter and 200 microns
mesh size; samples treated on board with formaldehide 4%; in
laboratory each sample was quantitatively (numerically densities
and biomasses on species) and qualitatively analyzed using
plankton-microscope. Biomasses calculaed using the individual
wet-weights given by Petipa (1959).

*Accuracy:

*Processing:

*Principal investigators: Adriana Petranu, Maria Moldoveanu,
Elena Ialina (RMRI, Constantza, Romania).

*Digitization: Single entry at the RMRI (Constantza, Romania),
in April and September 1996, Responsible - Maria Moldoveanu.

*Remarks: Data are obtained by qualified staff and are reliable.

*Completed by: Adriana Petranu, Maria Moldoveanu (RMRI, Constantza,
Romania).

*Date: September 1996.

*Source of data: Adriana Petranu, Maria Moldoveanu (RMRI,
Constantza, Romania).

Stations List

Station NameDateTimeLatitudeLongitudeSea
Depth
EC1 (5)13/08/198209:3044°10'00"28°41'30"16
8208EC213/08/198210:3544°10'00"28°47'00"28
EC2 (5)13/08/198210:3544°10'00"28°47'00"28
8208EC313/08/198211:3044°10'00"28°54'00"36
EC3 (6)13/08/198211:3044°10'00"28°54'00"36
8208EC413/08/198213:0044°10'00"29°08'00"48
EC4 (6)13/08/198213:0044°10'00"29°08'00"48
8208EC513/08/198215:0044°10'00"29°22'00"52
EC5 (6)13/08/198215:0044°10'00"29°22'00"52
8211EC323/11/198209:4544°10'00"28°54'00"39
8211EC423/11/198211:3044°10'00"29°08'00"47
8211EC523/11/198213:1544°10'00"29°22'00"53
8302EC309/02/198314:3544°10'00"28°54'00"37
EC3 (7)09/02/198314:3544°10'00"28°54'00"37
8302EC409/02/198316:2544°10'00"29°08'00"47
EC4 (7)09/02/198316:2544°10'00"29°08'00"47
8302EC509/02/198318:2544°10'00"29°22'00"52
EC5 (7)09/02/198318:2544°10'00"29°22'00"52
8305EC125/05/198309:2044°10'00"28°41'30"15
EC1 (6)25/05/198309:2044°10'00"28°41'30"15
8305EC225/05/198310:2044°10'00"28°47'00"27
EC2 (6)25/05/198310:2044°10'00"28°47'00"27
8305EC325/05/198311:2544°10'00"28°54'00"37
EC3 (8)25/05/198311:2544°10'00"28°54'00"37
8305EC425/05/198313:0044°10'00"29°08'00"47
EC4 (8)25/05/198313:0044°10'00"29°08'00"47
8305EC525/05/198314:1544°10'00"29°22'00"52
EC5 (8)25/05/198314:1544°10'00"29°22'00"52
8308EC316/08/198312:3044°10'00"28°54'00"37
EC3 (9)16/08/198312:3044°10'00"28°54'00"37
8308EC416/08/198314:5044°10'00"29°08'00"48
EC4 (9)16/08/198314:5044°10'00"29°08'00"48
8308EC516/08/198316:5544°10'00"29°22'00"53
EC5 (9)16/08/198316:5544°10'00"29°22'00"53
8311EC110/11/198308:3544°10'00"28°41'30"17
8311EC210/11/198309:2544°10'00"28°47'00"28
8311EC310/11/198310:2544°10'00"28°54'00"36
8311EC410/11/198312:0044°10'00"29°08'00"45
8311EC510/11/198313:4544°10'00"29°22'00"51
8403EC116/03/198408:2544°10'00"28°41'30"17
EC1 (7)16/03/198408:2544°10'00"28°41'30"17
8403EC216/03/198409:2544°10'00"28°47'00"28
EC2 (7)16/03/198409:2544°10'00"28°47'00"28
8403EC316/03/198410:2044°10'00"28°54'00"36
EC3 (10)16/03/198410:2044°10'00"28°54'00"36
8403EC416/03/198412:2544°10'00"29°08'00"46
EC4 (10)16/03/198412:2544°10'00"29°08'00"46
8403EC516/03/198414:2044°10'00"29°22'00"53
EC5 (10)16/03/198414:2044°10'00"29°22'00"53
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Stations Map
Note: yellow markers on map represent all selected stations, green markers - stations from current table.

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