In Situ Measurement of Dissolvable Mn in Bottom Seawater in Combination with a Deep-Sea Cable off Hatsushima Island, Western Sagami Bay, Japan

Author

Gamo, Toshitaka ; Okamura, Kei ; Mitsuzawa, Kyohiko ; Asakawa, Kenichi

Author_Institution

Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo

fYear

2007

fDate

17-20 April 2007

Firstpage

356

Lastpage

361

Abstract

We report the first success of a long-term (81 days) measurement using an in situ flow-through chemical analyzer, which was connected with a submarine cable for power supply and real-time data acquisition. The experiment was conducted at a plate boundary site in Sagami Bay, south of Japan, where a cable-connected submarine observatory (Hatsushima Underwater Observatory) has been available for geophysical and ecological monitoring studies. This study demonstrates a new possibility of application of submarine cables for advancing geochemical researches.

Keywords

data acquisition; geochemistry; manganese; seafloor phenomena; submarine cables; Hatsushima Island coast; Hatsushima Underwater Observatory; Japan; Sagami Bay; Western Sagami Bay; bottom seawater; cable-connected submarine observatory; deep-sea cable; dissolvable Mn; ecological monitoring studies; geochemical researches; geophysical monitoring studies; in situ flow-through chemical analyzer; in situ measurement; long-term measurement; plate boundary; power supply; real-time data acquisition; submarine cable; Cable TV; Chemical analysis; Chemical technology; Geophysical measurements; Marine technology; Observatories; Pumps; Sea measurements; Underwater cables; Valves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Underwater Technology and Workshop on Scientific Use of Submarine Cables and Related Technologies, 2007. Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1207-2

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1208-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/UT.2007.370812

Filename

4231142