Infrastructure
(short name)
MOW1 Benthic Lander
(MOW1 Benthic Lander)
Installation
(short name)
MOW1 Benthic Lander
Location
Coordinates/Routes
Bottom depth
Legal name of organisation
INSTITUT ROYAL DES SCIENCES NATURELLES DE BELGIQUE
Country
Belgium
Contact
1) Benthic lander
parameters measured are current velocity, S, T, SPM concentration, and Particle Size Distribution (PSD), fluorescence and turbulence.
2) RV Belgica with a AUMS(automatic underway measuring system) and hull mounted ADCP.
Website: https://odnature.naturalsciences.be/belgica
Modality of access under this proposal: MoA1/MoA2. UA:day Modality used to declare access
costs: TA-UC
Services currently offered: Over the past years, the data have been used by around 10 national and international users. The parameters for the water samples are included in the Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) and are made available through SeaDataNet.
Support offered under this proposal: Technical support include support for instrument deployment and
sampling at the three stations and underway using the research vessel, and support in laboratory for analysis.
