| General info | |
| Project title | A Supporting Programme for Capacity Building in the Black Sea Region Towards Operational Status of Oceanographic Service |
| Project acronym | ASCABOS |
| Project reference | 518063 |
| Associated programme | 6 FP |
| Project website | http://www.ascabos.io-bas.bg |
| Begin date | 2005-11-01 |
| End date | 2008-10-31 |
| Location | |
| Geographic coverage | Black Sea |
| Description | |
| Abstract | Communications, data and information exchange are the key elements of the operational ocean monitoring and forecasting networks, defined in the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). Development of observing and closely related operational forecasting system in the Black Sea region requires the exchange of significant data and information volumes. ASCABOS is designed to strengthen the communication system ensuring flexible and operative infrastructure for data and information exchange between partners and end users.
ASCABOS aims to increase public awareness and to stimulate and motivate the utilization of operational oceanographic information in management and decision-making practices. In the same time, high level of the operational services must be built and retained. ASCABOS will support achievement of these crucial objectives by initiating an educational and training programme designed for young scientists and wide spectrum of end users.
Considerable work has been performed on compiling meta-databases on the Black Sea environmental data, information and research within previous international initiatives and projects. To support and to strengthen the exchange between scientists, governmental managers and other users ASCABOS is planning to combine experiences and instruments in order to develop a Black Sea information system, containing all available metadata, validated and efficiently updated through the Internet.
ASCABOS plans to organize a cost-effective VOS pilot programme, applying modern technologies and developments for data collection, transmission, storage, use and dissemination. The VOS programme will respond to the GOOS demand for long-term monitoring of the marine ecosystems. |
| Coordinator | |
| Coordinating organisation | Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre , Institute of Oceanology
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| Country of Coordinator | Bulgaria |
| Contact name | Dr. Atanas Palazov |
| Title | Manager |
| Contact organisation | Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre , Institute of Oceanology
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| Phone | +359 52 370 486 |
| Fax | +359 52 370 483 |
| Email | palazov@io-bas.bg |
| Project partners | |
| Other partners | Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre , Institute of Oceanology
Centre of Monitoring of Environmental Pollution of the Department of Hydrometeorology of Georgia
Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, Roshydromet
Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
Iv.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Centre of Relations with UNESCO Oceanological Research Centre and GeoDNA (UNESCO)
Marine Hydrophysical Institute
Marine Information Service
National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa"
National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, RAS
Sinop University, Fisheries Faculty
State Oceanographic Institute
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Marine Branch
UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Project Office for IODE
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| Edmerp metadata | |
| Edmerp id | 10163 |
| Collating centre | Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre , Institute of Oceanology
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| Latest update | 2008-11-28 |
