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Ocean Systems Test and Evaluation Program (OSTEP) Development Plan.
(NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2001)The burden on the Nation’s coastal ocean and waterways continues to grow at an accelerating rate, while insufficient resources are available to adequately monitor even the most basic parameters. Advances in technology ... -
Towing Basin Speed Verification of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling Instruments.
(NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2001)With new development in technologies, proliferation of manufacturers, and expanded applications of acoustic Doppler current profiling instruments, the need for proper sensor test procedures becomes increasingly important. ... -
Biological effects of contaminants: Corophium sp. sediment bioassay and toxicity test.
(International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Copenhagen, Denmark, 2001)The method described here is a whole-sediment reworker bioassay using burrowing amphipods. This method description covers the use of Corophium spp., as this is the genus most commonly used in Europe, but the procedure can ... -
Biological effects of contaminants: Sediment bioassay using the polychaete Arenicola marina.
(International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Copenhagen, Denmark, 2001)The method described here is a whole-sediment reworker bioassay using the polychaete Arenicola marina, a direct deposit feeder that is widely distributed in European coastal waters and on the east coast of North America. ... -
Guidelines for the Education and Training of Personnel in Meteorology and Operational Hydrology - Vol. 1 Meteorology
(National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), 2001)This guide provides an international framework for a common understanding of the basic qualifications required of individuals performing identified operational and related functions. It should also assist National ... -
Guide to marine meteorological services, 3rd edition.[ SUPERSEDED]
(World Meteorological Organization, 2001)The realization that specialized meteorological information and services are required to meet the often complex requirements of diverse marine user groups, prompted the ... -
Guide to Best Practice in Seascape Assessment.
(Marine Institute, Dublin, Ireland, 2001)Seascape is a crucial element in any maritime nation’s sense of identity and culture. It has played an important part in the history and development of Ireland and Wales. The coast and the sea is a primary holiday and ... -
Potentially harmful microalgae of the western Indian Ocean: a guide based on a preliminary survey.
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Steps and tools towards integrated coastal area management : methodological guide, Volume II.
(UNESCO-IOC for IODE, Paris, France, 2001)It is a necessity, not a truism, to say that coastal areas are the places where demographic, economic and environmental pressures reach their maximum. The space is already subject to conflicts of use between different ... -
Best guide and principles manual for the Ships of Opportunity Program (SOOP) and expendable bathythermograph (XBT) operations.
(World Meteorological Organization, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of Unesco, 2001)This guide provides the best guide practices for the Ship of Opportunity Program for operating Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) practices. -
Chlorophyll a: Determination by spectroscopic methods.
(International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Copenhagen, Denmark, 2001)Chlorophyll a is the principal pigment in plants. As a biomass indicator of aquatic microalgae which support food webs in the sea, it is probably the most frequently measured biochemical parameter in oceanography. This ... -
Chemical reference materials: setting the standards for ocean science [by the Committee on Reference Materials for Ocean Science, Ocean Studies Board Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council]
(National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2002)Chemical Reference Materials: Setting the Standards for Ocean Science is part of an evolving body of work being conducted by scientists and research sponsors interested in ensuring the quality control of oceanographic ... -
Biological effects of contaminants: Radioimmunoassay (RIA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) techniques for the measurement of marine fish vitellogenins.
(International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Copenhagen, Denmark, 2002)This document describes immunochemical methods to quantify the egg-yolk precursor protein vitellogenin in fish plasma. Vitellogenin is normally produced by the liver of mature female fish in response to 17β-oestradiol (E2) ... -
Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) Climate Subset Project (VOSCLIM) - Project Document, Revision 2.
(WMO & IOC, Ship Observations Team, Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Climate Project, 2002)This project document lists the primary objective is to provide a high-quality subset of marine meteorological data, with extensive associated metadata, to be available in both real time and delayed mode. Eventually, it ... -
Black Sea data management guide.
(UNESCO-IOC for IODE, Paris, France, 2002)The material on the "Black Sea Data Management Guide" are prepared in accordance with the working plans of the IOC Committee on International Data and Information Exchange (IODE) and its regional component in the Black Sea ... -
Effects of age, size and condition of elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) on their intravenous anaesthesia with tiletamine and zolazepam.
(2002)Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) were caught as part of a long-term demographic study on Macquarie Island. Over 18 months, 1033 seals were caught by hand and anaesthetised intravenously with a 1:1 mixture of ... -
Manual on sea level measurement and interpretation. Volume III - Reappraisals and Recommendations as of the year 2000.
(UNESCO-IOC for IODE, Paris, France, 2002)This manual is concerned primarily with techniques for the measurement of what are called relative sea level changes which means changes relative to the level of the land upon which the measuring instrument (the tide gauge) ... -
ISO 16264:2002. Water quality — Determination of soluble silicates by flow analysis (FIA and CFA) and photometric detection. Edition 1. [Reviewed 2019].
(International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Geneva, Switzerland, 2002)Further investigation will be necessary to determine whether and to what extent particular problems will require the specification of additional minor conditions. It is absolutely essential that tests conducted according ... -
Information Systems Branch PORTS Uniform Flat File Format (PUFFF). Revision 4.
(NOAA, NOS Office of Coast Survey, Silver Spring, MD, 2003)Users of the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) have requested access to PORTS information in a form that can be used as input to their own real-time applications. Until now, only a subset of data was displayed ... -
NOS Procedures for Developing and Implementing Operational Nowcast and Forecast Hydrodynamic Model Systems.
(NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2003)This document details the procedures for developing and implementing O perational Nowcast and F orecast Hydrodynamic Model S ystems (hereafter OFS) by NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS). These systems ...