Details

General info
Project title	Mediterranean Forecasting System - Volunteer Observing Ships
Project acronym	MFS - VOS
Project reference	Global Ocean Observing System - GOOS
Associated programme	Mediterranean Forecasting System
Begin date	1998-10-01
End date	2006-12-31
Location
Geographic coverage	Entire Mediterranean
Description
Abstract	MFS-VOS is one of the observational programme of the wider Mediterranean Forecasting System aiming at short term forecasting the Mediterranean Ecosystem up to the primary production. MFS-VOS provides temperature profiles with expandable probes along selected tracks. Data are trasmitted in near real time, the quality is controlled and make accessible though viewing and downloading services.
Coordinator
Coordinating organisation	ENEA Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino (La Spezia)
Country of Coordinator	Italy
Contact name	Manzella G. M.R.
Contact organisation	ENEA Centro Ricerche Casaccia (Roma)
Project partners
Other partners	Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Municipality of Landskrona National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
Edmerp metadata
Edmerp id	10717
Collating centre	National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
Latest update	2009-01-30