Infrastructure
(short name)
NorFerry/NorSOOP Installations:
(TF, FA, NO)
Installation
(short name)
NorFerry/NorSOOP Installations:
(TF, FA, NO)
Location
Location: 1 - S Baltic Sea and North Sea, 2: Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea , 3: North Sea, Norwegian Sea, North Atlantic
Coordinates/Routes
59.61589°N – 10.651023°E
Bottom depth
Legal name of organisation
NORSK INSTITUTT FOR VANNFORSKNING
Country
Norway
Contact
andrew.king@niva.no www.niva.no/norsoop https://www.niva.no/en/water-data-on-the-web/ferrybox-ships-of-opportunity
The NorFerry infrastructure began in 2001 and covers a network of five Ferrybox systems in the Baltic, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Norwegian Sea, and Arctic areas. The installations offered as TNA are passenger vessels and fixed station (NRS) with FerryBox systems that include a core sensor package with thermosalinograph, inlet temperature sensor, oxygen, chl-a fluorescence, turbidity and system for water sampling; with additional sensors for PAH, pycocyanin, cDOM, pCO2, pH, and microplastics sampling units on some installations. Both FA and TF have radiometers for marine reflectance of the sea surface. The infrastructure is used for physical oceanography, pelagic biodiversity, chemical (contaminants), and biogeochemical (marine acidification) studies.
Thermosalinograph, inlet T sensor, O2,
chl-a fluorescence, turbidity and system for water sampling, sensors for PAH, phycocyanin, cDOM, pCO2, pH, and
microplastics sampling units, radiometers for marine reflectance of the sea surface.
Modality of access under this
proposal: MoA1/MoA2. UA:day Modality used to declare access costs: TA-CB Support offered under this proposal:
Services currently offered:All
installations are available to do research on eutrophication, biodiversity, chemistry, and biogeochemistry. NorFerry has
supported research activities of between 3-6 international users using the facility per year.
Dedicated NIVA personnel are available in Oslo and Bergen to assist with the installations. A typical access duration can
be from a few days on the short 2 days trip between Oslo and Kiel (FA) or ~1 week for TF, NO, and NRS installations.
Preparations of tests and sensors are possible in advances at NIVA premises, NRS, or onboard ships since workshops
can be made available. NIVA chemical and biological laboratories are available for calibration purposes.
The visiting researcher will be in direct contact with NIVA researchers and with supporting technical staff. Preparations of tests and sensors are possible in advances at NIVA premises, NRS, or onboard ships since workshops can be made available. NIVA chemical and biological laboratories are also available for calibration purposes
