Building FerryBox expertise on board Svea and Skagerak
In early November, SWERVE held a two-day workshop in Gothenburg focusing on FerryBox, an automated measurement system installed on research vessels to continuously monitor the properties of surface water while underway.
The workshop targeted marine technicians with the aim of strengthening their skills in operation, maintenance and further development of the system.
The first day focused on theory, knowledge exchange and best-practice discussions together with experts from Voice of the Ocean (VOTO) and SMHI. On the second day, participants applied what they had learned during hands-on sessions on board the research vessels Svea and Skagerak.
The FerryBox system on board Svea measures parameters such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and carbon dioxide levels while the vessel is underway. These high-resolution data are used, among other things, to detect algal blooms and monitor ocean acidification.
The workshop is part of SWERVE’s training series for marine technicians, aimed at strengthening competence in the advanced instrumentation used in modern marine research and environmental monitoring. SWERVE (Swedish Research Vessel Infrastructure for Marine Research) is a national research infrastructure funded by the Swedish Research Council.
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