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General info 
Project titleOtranto Gap Experiment
Project acronymOGEX
Project referenceSACLANTCEN and Italian Navy project
Associated programmeMAST/MTP OTRANTO
Begin date1994-12-01
End date1995-12-31
Location 
Geographic coverageSouthern Adriatic Sae, Otranto Strait and Ionian Sea
Description 
AbstractThe scientific objectives of the Otranto Gap are to contribute to MAST/MTP OTRANTO with a set of oceanographic cruises, including hydrographic surveys, mooring deployment and drifters release. In fact, Otranto Gap focus is to improve knowledge of the oceanography, sea floor and acoustic characteristics of the Strait of Otranto.
Coordinator 
Coordinating organisationNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
Country of CoordinatorItaly
Contact namePierre-Marie Poulain
Contact organisationNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
Emailnodc-staff@ogs.trieste.it
Project partners 
Other partnersSACLANT Undersea Research Centre
Edmerp metadata 
Edmerp id11834
Collating centreNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
Latest update2012-01-17