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General info 
Project titleBuoy for the acquisition of long-term iptical time series
Project acronymBOUSSOLE
Project websitehttp://www.obs-vlfr.fr/Boussole
Begin date2001-01-01
End dateTo present
Description 
AbstractThe purpose of the BOUSSOLE project is to establish a time series of optical properties in oceanic waters, in support to bio-optics research, to calibration of ocean color satellite observations, and to validation of the products derived from these observations. Website: http://www.obs-vlfr.fr/Boussole
Coordinator 
Coordinating organisationLaboratory of Oceanography of Villefranche
Country of CoordinatorFrance
Contact nameANTOINE David
Contact organisationLaboratory of Oceanography of Villefranche
Phone+33 4 93 76 37 23
Emaildavid.antoine@obs-vlfr.fr
Project partners 
Other partnersCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales, Toulouse Spatial Center
CNRS, Insu Technical Division (Plouzané)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center
Edmerp metadata 
Edmerp id10571
Collating centreIfremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
Latest update2009-01-30