Diapositiva 1

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EMSO European Multidisciplinary Seafloor
Observatory
http//www. emso-eu.org/
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EMSO, a Research Infrastructure of the ESFRI
Roadmap, is the European network of fixed
seafloor and water column observatories
constituting a distributed infrastructure for
long-term (mainly) real-time monitoring of
environmental processes
In the EC-FP7 EMSO Preparatory Phase (12
countries) started in April 2008 for 4 years with
the aim to design and create the legal entity in
charge of the infrastructure
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EMSO is

• A European distributed marine Research
  Infrastructure permanent, large-scale, deep-sea
  laboratory to address the key issues
• Marine Ecosystems
• Climate Change
• Geo-Hazards

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Features and types of Fixed Observatories Unmann
ed, multi-sensor platforms to make measurements
from above the air-sea interface to below the
seafloor, and with different configurations
related to the communications
1) Stand-alone and delayed mode observatories
2) Mooring and seafloor observatories with
acoustic or cabled capabilities
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Mooring with satellite communications
Cabled configuration
NRC, 2003
Source Implementation Strategies for ESONET and
EMSO Appendix A, 2009
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• multiparametric long-term (years) time-series
• seabed and water column measurements
• common set of sensors for basic measurements and
  further sensors for specific purposes

Observatory Measurements
Nutrient analyzers pH, Eh and alkalinity
hydrocarbon fluorescence In situ Mass
spectrometer Particle flux trap Image based
particle flux Pigment fluorescence Deep
biosphere sensors Time-Lapse Cameras
Holographic imaging Video Passive
acoustics Active acoustics Zooplankton
sampling In situ sample processors with
molecular/ genetic probes In situ
respiration

• Seismic ground motion
• Gravity
• Magnetism
• Geodesy and seafloor deformation
• Fluid related processes monitoring
• Chemical and Aqueous Transport (CAT)
• Pore pressure
• Gas hydrate monitoring
• Dissolved Fe, Mn and sulfide species
• Acoustic tomography
• CTD equipment for hydrothermal vents
• Methane
• Carbon dioxide
• Heat Flow

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Unravelling the complexity interactions between
atmosphere, ocean, earth processes
Ruhl et al., 2010 (submitted)
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EMSO Mission is to address the following needs

• Sustained observations are essential at a
  sufficiently high frequency to explore the time
  changing properties of the oceanic environment
• Investigation of the complex interrelations
  between processes and properties from the top of
  the ocean to the seabed beneath
• - Short-time scales (minutes,
  hours to days)
• - Longer-time scales (annual
  to decadal)

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Open Access Modality

• The EMSO real time or near-real time data will
  be available through internet to scientists and
  they will run their experiments remotely
• Open Access (data, facilities and personnel)
  does not mean unrestricted and unlimited access
• Access rules will be defined and will depend on
• Country involvement in the RI
• Profile of the user (scientist, industry or
  others)

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e-Infrastructures for data management,
communication and decision making

• Real-time and near-real-time data require
  appropriate storage, data quality assessment and
  processing/modelling addressable through
  e-infrastructures
• Web-based platform for data and instrumentation
  remote access

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History of European Observatory Initiatives

• Feasibility studies ABEL, DECIBEL (FP3,
  1990-1993)
• GEOSTAR 1 2 (FP4, 1995-2001)
• NEMO-SN1 (Italian funds FP6, 2000-ongoing)
• ASSEM (FP5, 2002-2004)
• ESONET CA (FP5, 2002-2004)
• ORION-GEOSTAR-3 (FP5, 2002-2005)
• ESONIM (FP6, 2004-2007)
• EXOCET/D (FP6, 2004-2007)
• NEAREST (FP6, 2006-2010)
• ESONET NoE (FP6, 2007-2011)
• EUROSITES (FP7, 2008-2010)
• HYPOX (FP7, 2009-2011)
• EMSO Preparatory Phase (FP7, 2008-2012)

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GEOSTAR-class SEAFLOOR OBSERVATORIES
Platform Overall dimensions (m) (L x W x H) Weight (kN) (in air) Weight (kN) (in water) Depth rated (m)
GEOSTAR 3.50 x 3.50 x 3.30 25.4 14.2 4000
SN1 2.90 x 2.90 x 2.90 14.0 8.5 4000
SN3 2.90 x 2.90 x 2.90 14.0 8.5 4000
SN4 2.00 x 2.00 x 2.00 6.6 3.4 1000
GMM 1.50 x 1.50 x 1.50 1.5 0.7 1000
MABEL (SN2) 2.90 x 2.90 x 2.90 14.0 8.5 4000
Favali et al., 2006b Favali Beranzoli, 2006
2009b
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The EMSO nodes are located in the ESONET key sites
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Marmara Sea
Partners Turkey, Italy, France
EC-ESONET-MARMARA-DM (exp. Sept09-ongoing)
eastern part of the sea at the westernmost end of
the fault rupture caused by the 1999 Izmit
earthquake.
SN4 location
Main goals Relationship between Seismicity Gas
seepage
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Iberian Margin Acoustically linked observatory
Partners Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany,
France, Morocco
EC-NEAREST (exp. Aug.07-Aug.08) EC-ESONET-LIDO-D
M (exp. Nov09-ongoing)
Main goals Geo-Hazards Bio-acoustics
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• Western Ionian Sea
• The 1st cabled prototype node (from 2005)

Main goals Geo-Hazards Bio-acoustics, Test
site for Neutrino Telescope
Partners Italy, Portugal, Spain, Germany, France
East Sicily (Western Ionian Sea)
Synergy between the 2 ESFRI infrastructures
KM3NeT and EMSO
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Status of the nodes
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EMSO-Preparatory Phase Partnership
INGV - Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Italy) Co-ordinator ITU - Istanbul Teknik Universitesi (Turkey)
IFREMER - Institut Français de Recherche pour lexploitation de la MER (France) UiT - University of Tromsø (Norway)
NOCS - National Oceanography Centre Southampton (United Kingdom) HCMR - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Greece)
KDM - Konsortium Deutsche Meeresforschung e.V. (Germany) IMI - Irish Marine Institute (Ireland)
NIOZ - Stichting Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Zeeonderzoek (The Netherlands) UGOT - Goteborgs Universitet (Sweden)
UTM-CSIC - Unidad de Tecnologia Marina - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (Spain) FFCUL - Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
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Governance StructureERIC Statute in preparation

• GOVERNING BODIES
• Assembly of Members - AoM
• Director General - DG
• Finance Committee - FC
• Scientific Advisory Committee - SAC
• ORGANISATION
• Executive Board - EB
• Network Control Department - NCD
• Regional Departments - RDs

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Key elements

• EMSO will have
• Central
• co-ordination
• Regional
• Departments

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Design of a funding plan
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EMSO Implementation Plan
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EMSO and the Society
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Benefits for the Scientific Community

• EMSO brings about a breakthrough on
• Geo-hazard warning
• Environmental policies
• Understanding the climate impacts and the
  anthropo-
• genic forcing
• High-level training and education of
  researchers, engi-
• neers and technicians
• Knowledge and technology transfer
• Interaction with industry

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Innovation knowledge spin-out process
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Interactions with stakeholders

• Great potential to have a large number of users
  outside the Scientific Community
• Civil Protection (e.g., tsunami early warning,
  disaster management)
• Governmental environmental monitoring
  organisations
• Operational oceanography
• Fisheries management

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Links with Industry

• Involvement of the Industry (large and SMEs)
  within EMSO is at multiple level
• As RI component developer/supplier and service
  provider
• Sensors, acquisition systems, cables, software,
  etc...
• Ship-time
• As user
• Existing involvement Oil companies
• Potential biotechnology, materials technology,
  others

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• The Level of Services
• Hosting scientific experiments
• Technical Assistance
• Power supply and data transmission (e.g.,
  junction boxes)
• Logistics (e.g., ships, underwater vehicles)
• Test beds for
• Validation of prototype of underwater sensors
• Validation of new devices for underwater
  applications
• Materials in corrosive ambient and lasting high
  pressure
• Service to other sites
• Sites different from the initial EMSO sites of
  interest of
• stakeholders (e.g., oil gas companies)

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A different approach to education about the role
of the oceans

• Education and recreational activities (aquaria,
  etc) real-time images
• from the abyss

(courtesy of J. Delaney, OOI)
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Benefits for the Society

• Natural hazard mitigation
• Understanding climate changes
• Marine environment preservation and sustainable
  development
• Strong impact on SMEs in marine technologies
• Impact on education and job creation opportunities

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EMSO complementary/synergic interactions with
other ESFRI Infrastructures
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Advisory Board
Tim Cowles OCEANLEADERSHIP/OOI
Martin Taylor Ocean Network Canada
Yoshiyuki Kaneda JAMSTEC (DONET)
Eeva Ikonen () ESFRI TWG ENV Chair
Heinz Olbers (as observer) European Investment Bank
Ingunn Nilssen Statoil
Emilio Migneco INFN - KM3net coordinator
Georg Heinrich Hansen NRC - SIOS Coordinator
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Vision

• Integrate and enhance the existing
  infrastructures
• Expand the observations in critical,
  representative locations in particular
  environments
• The overall vision is to develop a global system
  of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary
  sustained observatory networks

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http//www. emso-eu.org/
Thank you for your attention
Paolo Favali EMSO-PP Co-ordinator emsopp_at_ingv.it