Development and Metrological Improvements of Marine Chemical Sensors
ACRONYM
OCEANSensor
Title
Development and Metrological Improvements of Marine Chemical Sensors
General information
The aim is to develop a suite of in situ marine biogeochemical sensors for remote observations in coastal and oceanic waters by combining new sensor technologies with commercially available sensors. The package will comprise of sensors for pH, pCO2 and O2 (fluorescent optodes), nitrate (UV hyperspectral), phosphate and silicate (electrochemical), and phosphate (microfluidic technology). Improvement of measurement metrology is an important component of the project. Further, the partners are planning to develop a novel benthic flux quantification system to be deployed for example for carbon capture and storage CO2 leakage monitoring. In addition, sensors for water quality and biogeochemical observations on platforms including moorings, ARGO floats, surface roaming vehicles and an easily accessible cabled observatory will be demonstrated.
OCEANSensor is funded by the MarTERA partners German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), French National Research Agency (ANR) and Research Council of Norway (RCN) and co-funded by the European Union.
Start
June, 2018
End
May, 2021
Funding (total)
1900000
Funding (GEOMAR)
549000
Funding body / Programme
-
Other
/ BMWi, MarTERA
Coordination
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel (GEOMAR), Germany
Contact
Partners
Trios Mess- und Datentechnik GmbH (SME), Germany
LEGOS Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales, France
NKE Instrumentation (SME), France
Aanderaa Data Instrumentation AS (SME), Norway
LEGOS Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales, France
NKE Instrumentation (SME), France
Aanderaa Data Instrumentation AS (SME), Norway
