Observatory 15 POSEIDON PYLOS

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research

Observatory 14 POSEIDON PYLOS LOCATION

POSEIDON PYLOS

Observatory 14 POSEIDON PYLOS CHARACTERISTICS

• Located in the cross road of Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean basins. Very geologically active area with lots of earthquakes and landslides as well as a potential source of Tsunamis that might affect the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Observatory 14 POSEIDON PYLOS CHARACTERISTICS

• The POSEIDON PYLOS is carrying out – meteorological observations (Wind speed and direction,

temperature, pressure), – surface ocean (Wave height-period-direction, salinity,

temperature, current speed and direction), – ocean interior (Salinity, temperature at 20, 50, 75, 100, 250 400,

600, 1000m) – seafloor (Salinity, temperature, depth, dissolved oxygen). – Tsunami monitoring – PAL

POSEIDON PYLOS

is offered under TNA

It provides SA

Observatory 14 POSEIDON PYLOS DATA/SERVICES

Data from all the Pylos sensors are available in near real time through the ROOS Med data portal operated by HCMR (accessible through MyOcean & EMODNet)

Delayed mode data are also available in bi-monthly basis

Further data validation on T&S is performed twice a year by OGS through the Pylos data comparison with data from nearby platforms (Argo floats, XBTs, gliders) and/or climatology.

Historical time series for the whole operational period is also available

Observatory 14 POSEIDON PYLOS FUTURE PLANS

Planned activities for the next 4 years • 6 monthly service interval • Additional sensors on the bottom platform

– pCO2, – CH4, – turbidity – pH

• Additional sensors on the water column • Links with EMSO cabled deep sea bed

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