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Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research - Acadia University The Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research was established in September 1985 with a grant from the Centres of Specialization Fund, administered by the Secretary of the State of Canada. Space and additional funds were provided by Acadia University. The primary objective of the Centre is to focus research attention on the estuaries and nearshore coastal waters of Eastern Canada, with emphasis on the estuarine systems of the Bay of Fundy and the hydrographically-related Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank. The Centre includes a large, modern laboratory; a small library containing journals in microformat and standard texts dealing with estuarine and coastal waters; a seminar/conference room; a computer terminal room with PCV micro-computers and direct on-line E-mail connections; and research offices. The Centre owns various types of equipment, including several small outboard-powered inflatable boats for nearshore operation, standard oceanographic water samplers, current meters, submarine photometer, CTD's and direct-reading temperature/salinity meters, grabs, plankton and drift nets, dredges and trawls. In support of research on the dynamic properties of fine estuarine sediments, ACER has developed field instruments in cooperation with sedimentologists at the Atlantic Geoscience Centre, Bedford Institute of Oceanography. The principal instrument is "Sea Carousel", a 2m diameter flume designed for field use to investigate the erodibility and strength of sediments in situ. A laboratory version (called "Lab Carousel") with the same dimensions as "Sea Carousel" has been installed at ACER for studies of remoulded sediments to compare with field measurements, and to investigate the biophysical controls on sediment properties. For more information, visit the website at: http://ace.acadiau.ca/science/cer/Content.htm |
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