Mersea Marine Core Services: towards an integrated environmental monitoring system ...

• Main Authors: Desaubies, Y., consortium, the Mersea
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: ASC 2006 - Theme session E 2024
• Subjects: Technologies and data; Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics; North East Atlantic; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25258633.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Mersea_Marine_Core_Services_towards_an_integrated_environmental_monitoring_system/25258633/1

No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The MERSEA project is funded by the European Com-mission to develop ocean and marine applications for GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security). The MERSEA system is based on the assimilation of remote sensing (altimetry, sea surface temperature, sea ice, ocean colour) and in situ obser-vations (ARGO and XBT profiles) into high resolution ocean models. The system will contribute to the development of int e-grated core ocean services in Europe. Its design includes a global, as well as four regional components (Nordic, Baltic / North sea, North East Atlantic, and Mediterranean seas) which provide ocean analyses and forecasts in real time through data assimila-tion. The essential climate variables are temperature, salinity, sea level, sea ice and velocity fields, but research efforts are under-way to include bio-geochemical and ecosystem variables. The input data and forcing fields are provided by dedicated Centres. The whole system ...