Institute of

SF Sea Fisheries

Project

Oceanographic baseline monitoring: collection and provision of hydrographic data from the North Atlantic

Lead Institute SF Institute of Sea Fisheries

The hydrographic conditions in the oceans, which signifcantly influence different fish habitats, vary over wide ranges of spatial and temporal scales based on a number of different physical processes. The Thünen Institute for Sea Fisheries conducts long-term observation programmes to regularly record and monitor the hydrographic parameters and make them available for further analyses.

Background and Objective

This project aims to collect physical parameters such as temperature, salinity and density, in different areas of the North Atlantic in order to monitor the hydrography and to provide data for further investigations after their processing, calibration and quality control inspections. While we use these data for our own research studies, one of the main goals is to provide national and international databases with them, where they serve as the basis for various climate studies and for validation of different (predictive) models. In addition, the derived data sets will be prepared for the Thünen geodata infrastructure to ensure an effective and sustainable data management.

Target Group

Stakeholders, Scientific community

Approach

Profiling probes i.e. so-called CTD sensors (for conductivity, temperature, depth) are regularly in use on board all three sea-going research vessels of the Thünen Institute, to monitor various parameters. To guarantee the high quality of the measurements and the data output, the sensors are regularly serviced. After each survey, back in the laboratories, the raw data collected at sea are first checked for consistency, and then processed and calibrated according to international standards. The final are then made available for further analyses via national and international databases. If the spatial and/or temporal data coverage is insufficient for certain sea areas, large-scale satellite images are used that depict the surface temperature or other parameters. The satellite data are provided by external service providers such as the Marine Copernicus Service.

Our Research Questions

How has the hydrography of the North Atlantic - especially in the North Sea and off Greenland - changed in recent decades?

How can our existing hydrographic data set be usefully supplemented with further data from other sources (e.g., remote sensing, underway measurements)?

How can we improve the oceanographic measurement methods and the quality of the derived data?

Preliminary Results

Monitoring of the hydrography in the North Sea and in other areas of the North Atlantic
Provision of physical and oceanographic data for further analysis and validation of model results
Publication of peer-reviewed articles, annual reports and working group documents for ICES and NAFO

Links and Downloads

https://ocean.ices.dk/core/iroc

Thünen-Contact

Dr. Boris Cisewski

Telephone

+49 471 94460 454

boris.cisewski@thuenen.de

SF Institute of Sea Fisheries

Involved Thünen-Partners

Duration

1.2001 - 12.2027

More Information

Project status: ongoing

Files

Publications

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Cisewski B, Mortensen J (2023) 4.1 West Greenland. ICES Coop Res Rep 358:39-41, DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.24755574
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn067424.pdf
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Yashayaev I, Cisewski B (2023) 5.2.5 Labrador Basin. ICES Coop Res Rep 358: 107, DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.24755574
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn067425.pdf
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Gonzalez-Pola C, Larsen KMH, Fratantoni P, Beszczynska-Möller A, Albretsen J, von Appen W-J, Berx B, Chafik L, Cisewski B, Cusack C, Cyr F, Daly E, Danielsen M, Desbruyeres D, Dummermuth A, Dye S, Fontana A, Fratantoni P, Galbraith P, Hatun H, Hebert D, et al (2022) ICES report on ocean climate 2020. Copenhagen: ICES, ii, 119 p, ICES Coop Res Rep 356, DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.19248602
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn065569.pdf
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Cisewski B (2021) Scientific Council Meeting - June 2021 : Hydrographic conditions off West Greenland in 2020. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, 11 p, NAFO Sci Council Res Doc 21/006
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Fratantoni P, González-Pola C, Aierbe Sarasola E, Albretsen J, Alenius P, Berx B, Beszczynska-Möller A, Chafik L, Christensen A, Cisewski B, Cunningham S, Cusack C, Cyr F, Danielsen M, de Jong F, Desbruyeres D, Dye SR, Fernandez Grana R, Fontana A, Galbraith P, et al (2021) Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography (WGOH; outputs from 2020 meeting). Copenhagen: ICES, 12 p, ICES Sci Rep 3(91), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.8562
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn064058.pdf
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Cisewski B (2020) Hydrographic conditions off West Greenland in 2019. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, 14 p, NAFO Sci Council Res Doc 20/018
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González-Pola C, Larsen KMH, Fratantoni P, Beszczynska-Möller A, Albretsen J, von Appen W-J, Berx B, Chafik L, Cisewski B, Cusack C, Cyr F, Danielsen M, Desbruyères D, Dye SR, Fontán A, Galbraith P, Hatun H, Hebert D, Hindson J, Holliday NP, et al (2020) ICES Report on Ocean Climate 2019. Copenhagen: ICES, 136 p, ICES Coop Res Rep 350, DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.7537
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González-Pola C, Fratantoni P, Larsen KMH, Holliday NP, Dye SR, Mork KA, Beszczynska-Möller A, Valdimarsson H, Trofimov A, Parner H, Klein H, Cisewski B, Fontán A, Lyons K, Kolodziejczyk N, Grana R, Linders J, Wodzinowski T, Goszczko I, Cusack C (2019) The ICES Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography: A bridge from in-situ sampling to the remote autonomous observation era. Front Mar Sci 6:103, DOI:10.3389/fmars.2019.00103
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn060923.pdf
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Cisewski B (2018) Atmospheric conditions over West Greenland in 2017. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, 11 p, NAFO Sci Council Res Doc 18/006
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Cisewski B (2018) Regional report on West Greenland 2017. ICES WGOH Rep 2018:19-31
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Driemel A, Fahrbach E, Rohardt G, Beszczynska-Möller A, Boetius A, Budéus G, Cisewski B, Engbrodt R, Gauger S, Geibert W, Stein M, et al (2017) From pole to pole: 33 years of physical oceanography onboard R/V Polarstern. Earth Syst Sci Data 9:211-220, DOI:10.5194/essd-9-211-2017
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn058415.pdf
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Cisewski B (2017) Hydrographic conditions off West Greenland in 2016. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, 19 p
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Cisewski B (2017) Regional report on West Greenland 2016 (Area 1). ICES WGOH Rep 2027:1-18
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Cisewski B (2016) Hydrographic conditions off West Greenland in 2015. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, 20 p
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Cisewski B (2015) Hydrographic conditions off West Greenland in 2014. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, 20 p
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Cisewski B (2014) Hydrographic conditions off West Greenland in 2013. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, NAFO Sci Council Res Doc 14
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Cisewski B, Akimova A, Núñez-Riboni I (2013) Hydrographic conditions off West Greenland in 2012. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, 16 p, NAFO Sci Council Res Doc 13
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Kempf A, Stelzenmüller V, Akimova A, Floeter J (2013) Spatial assessment of predator–prey relationships in the North Sea: the influence of abiotic habitat properties on the spatial overlap between 0-group cod and grey gurnard. Fisheries Oceanogr 22(3):174-192, DOI:10.1111/fog.12013
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Akimova A, Cisewski B (2012) Hydrographic conditions off West Greenland in 2011. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, 16 p, NAFO Sci Council Res Doc 12/0812
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Akimova A (2011) Hydrographic conditions off West Greenland in 2010 in context of interannual and long-term variability. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, NAFO Sci Council Res Doc 11/30
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Stein M (2010) The oceanographic work of the Institute of Sea Fisheries in Greenland Waters, 1952-2008. J Appl Ichthyol 26:19-31, DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0426.2010.01443.x

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