Objective The main objectives of OMEX II-II are the construction and understanding of the carbon cycle and its associated elements along the Iberian coast. This area is dominated by wind driven upwelling events during the summer and by ria inputs and downwelling during the winter. Coastal upwelling areas are among the most productive biological systems in the ocean and therefore of particular economical interest. They are also characterized by large fluxes of organic carbon, nutrients and other trace elements which may be exported to the open ocean or rapidly deposited and buried at geological time scales. They are thus playing an essential role in the marine biogeochemical cycle of many elements. The study of the physical processes should provide knowledge of the local factors (wind and topography) affecting horizontal and vertical transport in relation to the general circulation. Special attention will be devoted to the role of filaments and eddies in the exchange of material between the coastal zone and the open ocean. Short time scale measurements of flows of carbon and nutrients through the food web will be performed during upwelling events and occasionally in the winter during periods of downwelling. On the other hand, spatial and seasonal variations of the inventories and fluxes of the carbon and associated elements will be investigated to obtain mass balances and to develop models of dynamic processes occurring in the water column. Since a large part of the primary production in the coastal upwelling zones is rapidly deposited, a special attention will be paid to the understanding, quantification and modelling of the benthic processes related to biological activity and early diagenesis. A better knowledge of the carbon fluxes and budgets will improve our evaluation of the role of upwelling in organic carbon production and fate in the marine system. This study may refine our understanding of the effect of coastal upwelling on the global climate control and vice versa of potential effects of global warming on the upwelling processes. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetary geology Programme(s) FP4-MAST 3 - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of marine science and technology, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 010304 - The North-eastern Atlantic continental margin Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Université Libre de Bruxelles Address Boulevard du triomphe 1050 Bruxelles Belgium See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (26) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenue de la terrasse, bftiment 12 91198 Gif sur yvette See on map CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address 6,eduardo cabello 6 36208 Vigo See on map Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 20,düsternbrooker weg 24105 Kiel See on map Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 1-3,wischhofstraße 24148 Kiel See on map Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientòficas Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Muelle de animas (apto.130) 15080 La coruña See on map FOUNDATION FOR TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AT THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address O.s. bragstads plass 2d 7465 Trondheim See on map INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACAO DAS PESCAS E DO MAR Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenida de brasilia 1449-006 Lisboa See on map INSTITUTO HIDROGRAFICO Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address 49,rua das trinas 49 1249 Lisboa See on map Instituto Superior Técnico Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address 1,avenida rovisco pais 1 1096 Lisbon See on map NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Empress dock SO14 3ZH Southampton See on map NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Bidston observatory L43 7RA Birkenhead See on map NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Bidston observatory, bidston hill CH43 7RA Prenton See on map NERC Centre of Coastal and Marine Sciences United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Prospect place west hoe PL1 3DH Plymouth See on map NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Landsdiep 4 1790 AB Den burg See on map RISOE NATIONAL LABORATORY Denmark EU contribution € 0,00 Address 399,frederiksborgvej 399 4000 Roskilde See on map ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 7,korringaweg 7 4400 AC Yerseke See on map SIR ALISTER HARDY FOUNDATION FOR OCEAN SCIENCE United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Citadel hill, the laboratory PL1 2PB Plymouth See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address S/n,catedratico rodrigo uria s/n 33071 Oviedo See on map UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address 322,campus de gambelas 8000 Faro See on map UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX I France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenue des facultés 33405 Talence See on map UNIVERSITY OF TROMSOE Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address 201 b,breivika 9037 Tromsoe See on map UNIVERSITY OF VIGO Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Campus lagoas-marcosende 36200 Vigo See on map University Wales - Bangor United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address LL59 5EY Menai bridge See on map University of Cambridge United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Downing street CB2 3EQ Cambridge See on map Université de Liège Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address Sart tilman 4000 Sart-tilman - liège See on map Vrije Universiteit Brussel Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address 2,pleinlaan 2 1050 Bruxelles See on map
