| General info | |
| Project title | A Second Generation Monitoring and Forecasting system for the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: POSEIDON-II |
| Project website | http://www.poseidon.hcmr.gr |
| Begin date | 2005-01-01 |
| End date | 2008-06-30 |
| Location | |
| Geographic coverage | Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean |
| Description | |
| Abstract | The overall aim of the project is to:<BR>Upgrade and extend the present operational monitoring and forecasting capacity of the POSEIDON system in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in order to support the requests of environmental information for integrated marine ecosystem management and maritime safety on a national and regional scale.<BR>Specific Objectives: (1) Upgrade the existing buoy system in order to improve their functionality, operational capabilities and observing capacity, including new biochemical and deep sea observations. (2) Enrich the network with additional buoys and extend towards the Ionian and Levantine Seas. (3) Improve the quality of in-situ observations by introducing new calibration, maintenance and Q.C. procedures. (4) Upgrade the existing forecasting system by improving the model’s resolution, introducing non-hydrostatic models and developing assimilation schemes. (5) Develop a pre-operational capacity for ecosystem forecasting. (6) Integrate relevant remote sensing products to improve the overall system’s forecasting skill. (7) Improve the present data and information management capabilities and extend to all available operational products (including ongoing operational projects: MFSTEP, FerryBox,…). (8) Harmonize and coordinate with European and international initiatives of Operational Oceanography.<BR> |
| Coordinator | |
| Coordinating organisation | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography
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| Country of Coordinator | Greece |
| Contact name | Dr G. Chronis |
| Contact organisation | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography
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| Phone | +30-22910-76452 |
| Fax | +30-22910-76347 |
| Email | vlikou@hcmr.gr |
| Project partners | |
| Other partners | University of Athens, Department of Applied Physics, Laboratory of Meteorology and Oceanography
University of the Aegean, Department of Environmental Studies, Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry
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| Edmerp metadata | |
| Edmerp id | 10430 |
| Collating centre | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre
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| Latest update | 2015-03-13 |
