Obiettivo PROTOOL stands for PROductivity TOOLs: Automated Tools to Measure Primary Productivity in European Seas. The project will develop and adapt sensor technologies to measure primary production of phytoplankton with automated optical techniques, so that they can be placed on ships of opportunity (SOOP, ferries, container ships). The complete PROTOOL Measuring Device will consist of (1) a fluorometer measuring the rate of photosynthesis (using the variable fluorescence approach), (2) an algal absorption meter and (3) a hyperspectral reflectance unit. It will measure key water quality parameters like chlorophyll a, suspended matter concentrations and the light attenuation coefficient. The design will be modular so that each unit can also be used separately. The different versions of the sensors and protocol modules will be tested in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the English-Channel and the Gulf of Biscay, as well as in a number of Dutch estuaries. In the first 3 cases, the PROTOOL equipments will be placed next to a ferrybox on ships of opportunity. These field tests will provide the conversion factors required to calibrate the PROTOOL fluorometer. These campaigns will also produce maps of primary production with high temporal and spatial resolutions. The PROTOOL Measuring Device is unique because it is the first sensor technology that can measure autonomously biological process RATES and not only biological quantities (like chlorophyll concentration). It will provide detailed information on primary productivity which is a fundamental parameter in the carrying capacity of any ecosystem. With its technological development, PROTOOL will contribute to a much better assessment of changing marine ecosystems. PROTOOL partners will further promote the inclusion of primary production within the list of important biological properties to be considered for ecological status assessment in the future in the context of the Water Framework (WFD) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directives. Campo scientifico natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologysocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivityengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbotany Parole chiave automated technology for marine environment phytoplankton primary production ships of opportunity Programma(i) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Argomento(i) ENV.2008.3.1.6.1. - Development of automated sensing technologies for estuaries, coastal areas and seas Invito a presentare proposte FP7-ENV-2008-1 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinatore STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR ZEEONDERZOEK (NIOZ) Contributo UE € 218 247,34 Indirizzo Landsdiep 4 1797 SZ DEN HOORN TEXEL Paesi Bassi Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Research Organisations Contatto amministrativo Theo Davidse (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (9) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS Finlandia Contributo UE € 261 892,66 Indirizzo LATOKARTANONKAARI 11 00790 Helsinki Mostra sulla mappa Regione Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Tipo di attività Research Organisations Contatto amministrativo Aila Riihentaus (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM HEREON GMBH Germania Contributo UE € 386 250,00 Indirizzo MAX PLANCK STRASSE 1 21502 Geesthacht Mostra sulla mappa Regione Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Herzogtum Lauenburg Tipo di attività Research Organisations Contatto amministrativo Sabine Roeskam (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX Regno Unito Contributo UE € 238 864,00 Indirizzo WIVENHOE PARK CO4 3SQ Colchester Mostra sulla mappa Regione East of England Essex Essex Haven Gateway Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo David Suggett (Dr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato MIKROBIOLOGICKY USTAV AV CR V.V.I Cechia Contributo UE € 167 504,00 Indirizzo VIDENSKA 1083 142 00 Praha 4 Mostra sulla mappa Regione Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Tipo di attività Research Organisations Contatto amministrativo Ondrej Schröffel (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS Regno Unito Contributo UE € 323 369,00 Indirizzo SEACOLE BUILDING, 2 MARSHAM STREET SW1P 4DF LONDON Mostra sulla mappa Regione London Inner London — West Westminster Tipo di attività Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Susan Bramford (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL Regno Unito Contributo UE € 523 000,00 Indirizzo Polaris House, North Star Avenue SN2 1EU SWINDON WILTSHIRE Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Denise Martin (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato PSI (PHOTON SYSTEMS INSTRUMENTS), SPOL. SRO Cechia Contributo UE € 252 402,00 Indirizzo DRASOV 470 664 24 Drasov Mostra sulla mappa Regione Česko Jihovýchod Jihomoravský kraj Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Martin Trtilek (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato TRIOS MESS- UND DATENTECHNIK GMBH Germania Contributo UE € 176 000,00 Indirizzo BUERGERMEISTER BROETJE STRASSE 25 26180 RASTEDE Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Rüdiger Heuermann (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN - KNAW Paesi Bassi Contributo UE € 437 814,00 Indirizzo KLOVENIERSBURGWAL 29 HET TRIPPENHUIS 1011 JV AMSTERDAM Mostra sulla mappa Regione West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Tipo di attività Research Organisations Contatto amministrativo Theo Davidse (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato