Oceans and seas:Baltic Sea Fluorescence Experiment (BASFE)
Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: December 7, 2011, 1:25 pm
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The Baltic Sea Fluorescence Experiment (BASFE) was conducted between March 1 and 10, 1994 aboard the German research vessel Alexander von Humboldt as a collaborative project between the water research agency Instituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (IRSA) in Italy and the Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW) in Germany.
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Water was collected along several transects in the Baltic Sea and at anchor stations over the diel cycle from four or five depths using a rosette. A pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometer was used on sample concentrated by gentle filtration to measure phytoplankton photosynthesis.
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Baltic Sea Fluorescence Experiment (BASFE)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date December 7, 2011; Retrieved May 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Baltic_Sea_Fluorescence_Experiment_(BASFE)?topic=49523>
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The Baltic Sea Fluorescence Experiment (BASFE) was conducted between March 1 and 10, 1994 aboard the German research vessel Alexander von Humboldt as a collaborative project between the water research agency Instituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (IRSA) in Italy and the Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW) in Germany.
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Water was collected along several transects in the Baltic Sea and at anchor stations over the diel cycle from four or five depths using a rosette. A pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometer was used on sample concentrated by gentle filtration to measure phytoplankton photosynthesis.
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