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Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal. Testing manual.
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1991)This manual, commonly referred to as the "Green Book," is an update of Ecological Evaluation of Proposed Discharge of Dredged Material into Ocean Waters (EPA/USACE, 1977). The manual contains technical guidance for ... -
Handbook of Oceanographic Winch, Wire, and Cable Technology, 3rd edition.
(National Science Foundation and Office of Naval Research, Washington, DC, 2001)This third edition to the Handbook of Oceanographic Winch, Wire and Cable Technology has been prepared to provide a reference and guide for the operation, handling and care of winches, wires, cables and oceanographic ... -
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 ... -
Ocean Optics Protocols For Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 4. Volume VI: Special Topics in Ocean Optics Protocols and Appendices.
(Goddard Space Flight Space Center., Greenbelt, MD, 2003)Volume VI: This volume gathers chapters covering more specialized topics in the ocean optics protocols. Chapter 1 introduces these special topics in the context of the overall protocols. Chapter 2 is a reformatted, ... -
Ocean Optics Protocols For Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 4. Volume III: Radiometric Measurements and Data Analysis Protocols.
(Goddard Space Flight Space Center, Greenbelt, MD, 2003)Volume III: The chapters of this volume briefly review methods used in the field to make the in situ radiometric measurements for ocean color validation, together with methods of analyzing the data (Chapter 1), detailed ... -
Ocean Optics Protocols For Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 4. Volume IV: Inherent Optical Properties: Instruments, Characterizations, Field Measurements and Data Analysis Protocols. [and Erratum 1]
(Goddard Space Flight Space Center., Greenbelt, MD, 2003)Volume IV: This volume includes a chapter reviewing the scope of inherent optical properties (IOP) measurements (Chapter 1), followed by 4 chapters giving detailed calibration, measurement and analysis protocols for the ... -
Ocean Optics Protocols For Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 4. Volume 1. Introduction, Background and Conventions.
(Goddard Space Flight Space Center, Greenbelt, MD, 2003)Volume I: This volume covers perspectives on ocean color research and validation (Chapter 1), fundamental definitions, terminology, relationships and conventions used throughout the protocol document (Chapter 2), requirements ... -
Ocean Optics Protocols For Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 5. Volume V: Biogeochemical and Bio-Optical Measurements and Data Analysis Protocols.
(Goddard Space Flight Space Center., Greenbelt, MD, 2003)Volume V: The overview chapter (Chapter 1) briefly reviews biogeochemical and bio-optical measurements, and points to literature covering methods for measuring these variables; some of the material in this overview is drawn ... -
Ocean Optics Protocols For Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 4. Volume II: Instrument Specifications, Characterization and Calibration.
(Goddard Space Flight Space Center., Greenbelt, MD, 2003)Volume II: The chapters of this volume review instrument performance characteristics required for in situ observations to support validation (Chapter 1), detailed instrument specifications and underlying rationale ... -
Ocean Optics Protocols For Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 5. Volume VI: Special Topics in Ocean Optics Protocols, Part 2.
(Goddard Space Flight Space Center., Greenbelt, MD, 2004)Volume VI, Part 2 (Revision 5): This volume supplements the 5 chapters of Volume VI (Rev. 4), adding two new “Special Topics” chapters: · Chapter 6 briefly reviews recent progress in protocols for instrument self shading ... -
Ciguatera: a field reference guide.
(Secretariat of Pacific Community (SPC) / Institut Recherche pour le'Developpement (IRD), Noumea, New Caledonia, 2005)Ciguatera is a form of food poisoning caused by eating fish containing toxins called ciguatoxins which come from micro-algae living on coral reefs. Ciguatera is a significant public health issue in the Pacific and in all ... -
Salinity Data Management Best Practices Workshop Report, August 3-4, 2005.
(NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC, 2005)The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center hosted a workshop focused on data management for real-time in-situ salinity data in Charleston, South Carolina, during the first week of ... -
Measuring and analysing the directional spectra of ocean waves.
(Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2005)The importance of directional wave information has been recognised for a long time. However, for decades good measurements of directional spectra were limited almost exclusively to special research campaigns. ... -
Drifter deployment instructions: SVP and SVP-Barometer Drifters. [Version 8].
(Global Drifter Program, NOAA/AOML/PhOD, Miami, FLA, 2006)Drifter deployment instructions: SVP and SVP-Barometer Drifters. 1) Before deployment, remove ONLY the plastic shrink-wrap. 2) DO NOT REMOVE the paper tape securing the drogue and/or tether. Likewise, DO NOT REMOVE the ... -
SVP-B drifter built by METOCEAN: Use and deployment instructions. Version 2.
(Meteo-France, Centre de Meteorologie Marine, Brest, France, 2006)The SVP-B buoy is a lagrangian drifter based on the specifications of the Barometer Drifter Construction Manual issued by the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel. Built by METOCEAN Data Systems, it is designed for a minimum 12 ... -
Evaluation of a lifetime‐based optode to measure oxygen in aquatic systems.
(2006)In this article, we evaluate the performance of a commercially available lifetime‐based optode and compare it with data obtained by other methods. We performed a set of 10 different tests, including targeted laboratory ... -
Recommended Best Practices for Regional Fisheries Management Organizations: Report of an independent panel to develop a model for improved governance by Regional Fisheries Management Organizations.
(Chatham House, London, UK, 2007)One of the great innovations of the UN Fish Stocks Agreement of 1995 was to place regional fi sheries management organizations (RFMOs) at the heart of international fi sheries management. It was hoped that a multilateral ... -
Best Practices for High Seas Fisheries Management: Lessons Learned.
(Chatham House, London, UK, 2007)• Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM), used in concert with the Precautionary Approach (PA), shows promise for improving management of marine resources on the high seas. • An examination of the approaches, operational ... -
Intercomparison of biogeochemical sensors at ocean observatories.
(National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK, 2008)This report gives an overview of the current state of the art in biogeochemical sensing, reviews user experience of systems, summarises efforts to provide quality assessment and control, and makes recommendation ... -
Guide to best practices for generalising sensitive/primary species occurrence-data. Version 1.0.
(Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2008)The unprotected distribution of Sensitive Primary Species Occurrence Data (for example the exact localities of rare, endangered or commercially valuable taxa) has been a concern of the GBIF Secretariat since its beginning. ...
