FP7 - FixO3 project
Programme: FP 7
Project Title: Fixed Point Open Ocean Observatories Network
Acronym: FixO3
Duration: 2013-2017
Total Budget : € 7.000.000
Web site: http://www.fixo3.eu/
Summary:
The Fixed point Open Ocean Observatory network (FixO3) seeks to integrate European open ocean fixed point observatories and to improve access to these key installations for the broader community. These will provide multidisciplinary observations in all parts of the
oceans from the air-sea interface to the deep seafloor.
Coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre, UK, FixO3 will build on the significant advances achieved through the FP7 programmes EuroSITES, ESONET andCARBOOCEAN.
Started on 1st September 2013 with a budget of 7 Million Euros over 4 years the Network includes 29 partners drawn from academia, research institutions and small and medium enterprises (SME). In addition 12 international experts from a wide range of disciplines comprise an Advisory Board.
Contact person in ISMAR: stefania.sparnocchia@ts.ismar.cnr.it
Partnership:
- NERC - Natural Environment Research Council, UK
- OGS - Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Italy
- HCMR - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece
- UniHB MARUM - University of Bremen, Germany
- UiB - Universitetet I Bergen, Norway
- UiT - Universitetet I Tromsø, Norway
- PLOCAN - Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias, Spain
- AWI - Alfred Wegener Institut für Polarund Meeresforschung, Germany
- UNEXE - University of East Anglia, UK
- SLR - SLR Consulting, Ireland
- IFREMER - Institut français de recherché pour l’exploitation de la mer, France
- BLIT - Blue Lobster IT ltd., UK
- INGV - Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy
- MI - Marine Institute, Ireland
- UNIABDN - The University Court of The University of Aberdeen, UK
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
- GEOMAR - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
- ULPGC - Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
- USTAN - University of St Andrews, UK
- IEO - Spanish Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia, Spain
- NKEI - NKE Instrumentation, France
- INDP - Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento das Pescas, Cape Verde
- UPC -Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
- TEXCEL - Texcel Technology Plc, UK
- UGOT - University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- 52° North, Germany
- CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
- NIOZ - Stichting Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Voor Zeeonderzoek, Netherlands
- IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal