Classification of Marine Research Infrastructures and sources of information
| Research Infrastructure |
Information Source or Web-site |
|
1 |
Research Vessels |
|
| |
- EurOCEAN RV database
|
EurOcean
|
| |
- International vessel tracking system
|
Aislive |
|
2 |
Large Scale Mobile Instruments |
|
|
3 |
Underwater Vehicles |
|
| |
- EurOCEAN ROV-AUV database
|
EurOcean |
|
4 |
Sub-sea Observation Systems |
|
| |
- European Sea Floor Observatory Network
|
Esonet |
|
5 |
Aerial Reconnaissance |
|
| |
- Satellite systems
|
CEOS/WMO |
| |
- European Fleet for Airborne Research
|
Eufar |
|
6 |
Monitoring and Observing Networks |
|
| |
- European Directory of Ocean Observing Systems
|
Edios
|
| |
- Mediterranean Directory for Operational Oceanography
|
MeDir-OP |
| |
- GOOS regional Alliances Network Developement
|
GRAND |
| |
- Monitoring Network System for Systematic Sea Level Measurement in the Mediterranean and Black Sea
|
MedGLOSS |
| |
- Mediterranean Forecasting System Towards Environmental Protection
|
MFSTEP |
|
7 |
Testing and Experimental Facilities |
|
| |
- Maritime engineering and technology facilities
|
Hydralab |
| |
- Marine Biodiversity Reference Sites
|
Biomare |
| |
- Inventory of existing aquaculture sea water based research facilities (DesignACT EU project)
|
Inventory |
|
8 |
Marine Laboratories and Institutes |
|
| |
- European Directory of Marine Research Organisations
|
Sea-search |
| |
- European Marine Research Stations Network
|
Marsnetwork |
| |
- CIESM Guide to Mediterranean Marine Research Institutes
|
CIESM
|
|
9 |
Archiving & Data Processing Facilities |
|
| |
- Pan-European Infrastructure for Ocean and Marine Data Management
|
Seadatanet
Sea-search |
| |
- Seabed samples from European oceans and basins
|
Eu-seased |
| |
- Biological Collections
|
Marbef |
| |
- Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA)
|
Pangaea |
| |
- European aquatic sciences libraries and information centres
|
Euraslic |
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