EDMED Details

General

Dataset Name

Dataset of the National Tide Gauge Network of RMN – Rete Mareografica Nazionale, Italy (since 1973)

Data Holding Centre

ISPRA-Institute for Environmental Protection and Research

Time Period

From 1973 (ongoing)

Start Date

1973-01-01

End Date

Project

Geographic Area

Geocoverage

The National Tidegauge Network is composed of 33 measuring stations uniformly distributed throughout the national territory and mainly located within the port facilities.

Geographic Box (south,north,west,east)

36, 8, 19, 46

Sea Area

Mediterranean Sea

Ligurian Sea

Tyrrhenian Sea

Ionian Sea

Adriatic Sea

Observations

Parameters

Sea level

Air pressure

Wind strength and direction

Air temperature

Atmospheric humidity

Instruments

meteorological packages

water temperature sensor

sea level recorders

Description

Summary

RMN - Rete Mareografica Nazionale - The Italian National Tide Gauge Network is managed by the National Maritime Service (Servizio Mareografico Nazionale) of the Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA). It replaces the pre-existing sea-level monitoring network operated by the Ministry of Public Works. For all the stations, the hydrometric level is monitored with a new microwave level sensor (radar) with millimetre accuracy. Each level sensor is referenced by connecting to the nearest landmark IGM. All stations are equipped with a wind sensor (speed and direction of the wind at 10 metres), with a barometric sensor, an air temperature sensor, and a water temperature sensor, in addition to a relative humidity sensor. Furthermore, 10 stations are equipped with a multiparameter probe for the assessment of water quality. The measured parameters are: water temperature, pH, conductivity and redox. All stations are equipped with a local system for managing and storing data and a transmission device (UMTS) in real time to the central office of the SMN in Rome. In addition, 9 strategic stations for the measurement of particular phenomena (anomalous waves) are equipped with a second data transmission system, via satellite with IRIDIUM technology, ensuring connection even in the event of a black-out of the UMTS system.

Originator

ISPRA-Institute for Environmental Protection and Research

References

Availability

Availability

unrestricted

Organization

ISPRA-Institute for Environmental Protection and Research

Contact

Bencivenga Mauro

Address

ISPRA-Institute for Environmental Protection and Research

Rome

00144

Italy

mauro.bencivenga@isprambiente.it

http://www.isprambiente.gov.it/site/en-GB/default.html

Administration

Local identifier

1464

Creation Date

2014-10-02

Revision Date

2015-01-27