| Abstract | The goal of the MOCCA project is to progress towards the Euro-Argo objectives in monitoring the oceans and the European effort under the international Argo programme through procuring and deploying 150 Argo floats, as well as the data collection, analysis, management, processing and dissemination in the years up to 2020 over the operating lifetime of the floats.
These data will be made freely available as a European contribution to the international Argo programme. The Euro-Argo ERIC will organize interfaces with operational users and, in particular, with the Copernicus Marine Service and with the ocean and climate change research communities. This will ensure that this action will contribute to an improved monitoring, understanding and prediction of the oceans and climate change , as well as improved ocean services for the development of the blue economy in Europe.
ORGANIZATION
The MOCCA project started end June 2015 and will end June 2020 (60 months). It is structured along 4 Workpackages :
WP1 covers the management of the project
WP2 covers float procurement activities
WP3 covers float deployment activities
WP4 covers float data processing
The Euro-Argo ERIC organizes the splitting of activities between the ERIC and its members. The ERIC itself procures all of the floats as part of the EASME grant. The co-funding (20%) for floats has been organized through the transfer of funds from several ERIC members/observers towards the ERIC. The ERIC with a support from its members organizes the deployment of floats and at sea monitoring. IFREMER, NERC- BODC, OGS, BSH and MET-OFFICE (based on agreed responsibilities as described in the scientific and technical annex of the Euro-Argo ERIC) are in charge of the data processing of floats and are identified as partners in the MOCCA project. Finally the Euro-Argo ERIC with the Management Board analyse the float procurement, deployment, monitoring at sea, processing and dissemination and will provide recommendations for managing the European contribution to the Argo international programme. |
