• Date of Deployment: 2019-2020
• Location: Western Ligurian Sea (NW Mediterranean Sea)
• Type: Cabled observatory
• Distance from land: 42 km
• Maximal depth: 2475 m

• Dissolved O₂
• Temperature
• Conductivity
• Pressure
• Absolute pressure
• CSTAR transmissometer, beam attenuation, Particles proxy
• Acoustic Modem

Coordinates: 42° 48.3730’ N ; 006° 01.6098' E

Short description: ALBATROSS, the Autonomous Line with a Broad Acoustic Transmission for Research in Oceanography and Sea Sciences, is a standalone deep sea mooring dedicated to the long term monitoring of hydrological and biogeochemical properties. The data are transmitted in real time to the shore using the inductive cable along the mooring line and an acoustic link with the MII.

• CTD ODO, AQD (500m)
• CTD ODO (750m)
• CTD ODO, AQD (1000m)
• CTD (1250m)
• CTD ODO, AQD (1500m)
• CTD ODO, AQD (2000m)
• CTD, AQD (2200m)
• CTD ODO, AQD (2400m)

Coordinates:

Short description: The SJB, Secondary Jonction Box, is a sea floor extension to the cabled neutrino telescope MEUST. It is devoted to environmental science, in particular to the study of the meso and sub meso scale hydrological features and of the hydrological events happening at the basin scale. Previously connected to ANTARES, the SJB will be deployed in May 2020.

• Seismometer

Coordinates: 42° 48’ N ; 006° 05’ E, 24

• CTD, oxygen and fluorescence profiles, beam attenuation (down to 2460m)
• Sea water sampling: nutrients, O₂, AT-CT at 12 depths (5,50,100,200,300,500,750,1000,1500,1750,2000,2460)
• Under water vision profiler (UVP5) : particles and zooplankton profiles
• Zooplankton net (0-200m) : Zooplankton sampling

• Maintenance frequency: 12 months
• Duration of operations: 3 days
• Services available: Cruise preparation, lab compatibility tests, implementation on site, data transmission, archiving and dissemination.

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