EDMERP Details
General
- Project Title
- Otranto Gap Experiment
- Project Acronym
- OGEX
- Project Reference
- SACLANTCEN and Italian Navy project
- Associated programme
- MAST/MTP OTRANTO
- Start Date
- 1994-12-01
- End Date
- 1995-12-31
Geographic Area
- Geocoverage
- Southern Adriatic Sae, Otranto Strait and Ionian Sea
- Sea Area
- Mediterranean Sea
Observations
- Data Theme
- Physical oceanography
- Environment
- Chemical oceanography
Description
- Abstract
- The 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.
- Project website
Originators
- Coordinator
- OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography
- Contact name
- Pierre-Marie Poulain
- Fax
- nodc-staff@ogs.trieste.it
- Other Partners
- OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography
- SACLANT Undersea Research Centre (SACLANTCEN)
Administration
- Local identifier
- 1362
- Creation Date
- 2014-10-06
- Revision Date
- 2014-10-06