ESONET: toward an European network of excellence on subsea observatories

Author

Person, R. ; Marvaldi, J. ; Priede, I.G. ; Mienert, J. ; Van Weering, T.C.E. ; Pfannkuche, O. ; O´Neill, N. ; Tselepides, A. ; Thomsen, L. ; Favali, P. ; Gasparoni, F. ; Zitellini, N. ; Millot, C. ; Gerber, H.W. ; de Miranda, J.M.A.

Author_Institution

Ifremer, Plouzane, France

Volume

2

fYear

2005

fDate

20-23 June 2005

Firstpage

1411

Abstract

ESONET proposes a network of sea floor observatories around the European Ocean Margin from the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea for strategic long term monitoring as part of a GMES with capability in geophysics, geotechnics, chemistry, biochemistry, oceanography, biology and fisheries. Long-term data collection and alarm capability in the event of hazards (e.g. earthquakes) will be considered. ESONET will be developed from networks in key areas where there is industrial sea floor infrastructure, scientific/conservation significance (e.g. coral mounds) or sites suitable for technology trials (e.g. deep water close to land).

Keywords

oceanographic equipment; oceanographic regions; Arctic Ocean; Black Sea; ESONET; European Ocean Margin; European network; GMES; alarm capability; biochemistry; biology; chemistry; earthquakes; fisheries; geophysics; geotechnics; industrial sea floor infrastructure; oceanography; sea floor observatories; Aquaculture; Arctic; Biochemistry; Chemistry; Geophysics; Hazards; Monitoring; Observatories; Oceans; Sea floor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Oceans 2005 - Europe

Conference_Location

Brest, France

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9103-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANSE.2005.1513269

Filename

1513269