CONTINUOUS AND AUTOMATIC OCEAN OBSERVATIONS ALONG TRANSECTS
USING SHIPS OF OPPORTUNITY (FERRYBOX)
Ships of Opportunity
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Currently in operation:
M/S Kong Harald (Hurtigruten):
Bergen - Kirkenes (Norway)
M/S Vesterålen (Hurtigruten):
Bergen - Kirkenes (Norway)
M/S Color Fantasy (Color Line):
Oslo (Norway) - Kiel (Germany)
M/S Norbjørn (Bring AS/Marine Supply):
Tromsø (Norway) - Svalbard
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M/S Norröna (Smyril Lines):
Hirtshals (Denmark) - Tórshavn (Faroe Islands)
- Seyðisfjørður (Iceland)
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To be upgraded during the project
New regions that will be added during the project:
Lofoten Islands,
Norwegian Sea
Arctic Ocean
SENSORS AND PARAMETERS
"Core" parameters:
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Temperature
Salinity
Dissolved oxygen
Chl-a fluorescence
Turbidity
Advanced parameters:
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CDOM fluorescence
pCO2
pH
PAH fluorescence
Upwelling and downwelling radiance
Downwelling irradiance
short- and long-wave radiation,
Air temperature
Humidity
Atmospheric pressure
Wind speed and direction
Sensors to be added during the project:
Phytoplankton pigment absorption sensor (integrating sphere),
Dissolved nutrient analyzes (NH4, PO4, NO3, SiO2)
Additional carbonate system sensors, greenhouse gas sensors (CH4, CO2),
Pocket FerryBox for ad hoc deployments,
Flow cytometry and imaging camera
Fast repetition rate and pulse-amplitude fluorometers (FRRF/PAM)