The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has as one of it's duties to improve knowledge on the physical- and chemical oceanography of Icelandic waters, particularly in relation with biological resources. Since 1950 there have been annual observations of temperature and salinity in spring at a number of fixed positions or stations on the Icelandic shelf in order to trace climatic variations. After 1970 the institute started to conduct measurements on these fixed stations four times a year, in February/March,May/June, August/September and October/November. At the same time as the observations of temperature and salinity take place various other monitoring are carried out. During the spring cruise measurements are done on nutrients, primary production of phytoplankton and abundance and species of zooplankton to name a few.
Highlighted Publications:
- M. Casanova-Masjoan, M.D. Pérez-Hernández, R.S. Pickart, H. Valdimarsson, S.R. Ólafsdóttir, A. Macrander, P. Vélez-Belchí, D. Grisolía-Santos, D. J. Torres, S. Jónsson, K. Våge, P. Lin, A. Hernández-Guerra. Alongstream, seasonal and interannual variability of the North Icelandic Irminger Current and East Icelandic Current around Iceland. Journal of Geophysical Research-Ocean. 125, e2020JC016283. doi:10.1029/2020JC016283
website: http://www.hafro.is/Sjora/
role: researcher
Highlighted Publications:
- M. Casanova-Masjoan, M.D. Pérez-Hernández, R.S. Pickart, H. Valdimarsson, S.R. Ólafsdóttir, A. Macrander, P. Vélez-Belchí, D. Grisolía-Santos, D. J. Torres, S. Jónsson, K. Våge, P. Lin, A. Hernández-Guerra. Alongstream, seasonal and interannual variability of the North Icelandic Irminger Current and East Icelandic Current around Iceland. Journal of Geophysical Research-Ocean. 125, e2020JC016283. doi:10.1029/2020JC016283
website: http://www.hafro.is/Sjora/
role: researcher