Technical Visit - Thursday, October 12, 2017
Visit the R/V Vettoria oceanographic boat of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
of Naples used for scientific research in coastal oceanography.
It will be possible to see the onboard equipment used by researchers to study
the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the sea.
The Research Vessel Vettoria is esquipped with:
• GPS
• Radar
• Echo sounder
• VHF
• Multiparametric Probe SBE 911Plus
• Hydraulic portal for oceanographic instruments and sampling of planktonic and benthic communities
• Hydraulic winch with double drum
• Cable (1500 m) for multiparameter probes and samplers
• Automatic sampler Carousell SBE with 12 bottles of 10 liters
• Steel cord (600 m, 5 mm diameter)
• Wet laboratory for filtration and first processing of samples for chemical and biological analysis
