EDMERP Details

General

Project Title

Preparatory action for European Marine Observation and Data Network - Lot 3 - Chemistry

Project Acronym

EMODNet Chemistry

Project Reference

MARE/2008/03 - Lot 3 (S12.531432)

Associated programme

MARE/2008/03 - Lot 3 (S12.531432)

Start Date

2009-06-01

End Date

2012-05-31

Geographic Area

Geocoverage

Greater North Sea

Sea Area

Black Sea

English Channel

Mediterranean Sea

North Sea

Observations

Data Theme

Administration and dimensions

Chemical oceanography

Cross-discipline

Environment

Description

Abstract

Administration and dimensions,Chemical oceanography,Cross-discipline,Environment Abstract EMODNET is a pilot component for a final operational European Marine Observation and Data Network, launched by the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE). EMODNET aims to assemble fragmented and inaccessible marine data into interoperable, continuous and publicly available data streams for complete maritime basins. The specific objectives of the pilot action are to: collate existing data from public and private organisations and process them into interoperable formats; assessing their accuracy and precision; develop, test, operate and maintain a portal allowing public access and viewing of these data and products; monitor and report on the effectiveness of the system in meeting the users needs; analyse the necessary requirements to maintain the components built up in each lot as a sustainable infrastructure. EMODNET Chemistry is focused on the groups of chemicals required for monitoring the Marine Strategy Directive: synthetic compounds (i.e. pesticides, antifoulants, pharmaceuticals), heavy metals, radionuclides, fertilisers and other nitrogen- and phosphorus-rich substances, organic matter (e.g. from sewers or mariculture), hydrocarbons including oil pollution. It concerns the Greater North Sea, including the Kattegat, and the English Channel, the Black Sea and five spots in the Mediterranean (Balearic Sea, Gulf of Lion, North Adriatic Sea, Gulf of Athens and NE Levantine basin). EMODNET Chemistry is based on SeaDataNet network of NODC’s, which oversee data collection for the requested geographic areas, will run and further develop SeaDataNet infrastructure, which provides a unified and transparent overview of metadata and a controlled access to large data collection, in combination with other multidisciplinary data sets. Specific expertise will coordinate data analyses and validation, and the creation of data products.

Project website

http://www.emodnet-chemistry.eu/

Originators

Coordinator

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Contact name

Giorgetti A.

Fax

040/214266

E-mail

agiorgetti@ogs.trieste.it

Other Partners

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI), Wadden Sea Station Sylt

All-Russia Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Centre (RIHMI-WDC) National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC)

British Oceanographic Data Centre

Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre(BGODC), Institute of Oceanology

Collecte Localisation Satellites SA – CLS

Cyprus Oceanography Data Center / Cyodc

Flanders Marine Institute

German Oceanographic Datacentre (NODC)

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography (HCMR/IO)

IFREMER

Institute of Marine Research - Norwegian Marine Data Centre (NMD)

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

Iv.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Centre of Relations with UNESCO Oceanological Research Centre and GeoDNA (UNESCO)

Marine Hydrophysical Institute

Marine Information Service

Marine Institute

Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde

National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa"

NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, RAS

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Geological Survey of Belgium

IEO/Spanish Oceanographic Institute

Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

University of Liege, GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research

Administration

Local identifier

942

Creation Date

2014-10-06

Revision Date

2014-10-06