EMSO

1. EMSO European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water-Column Observatory Laura Beranzoli on behalf of theEMSO Consortium

2. EMSO ESFRI Research Infrastructure EMSOis the European Research Infrastructure of fixed seafloor and water column observatories constituting a distributed infrastructure at European scale for long-term monitoring of marine environmental processes

3. EMSO main scientific domains • RI for Challenges such as: • Global ocean warming and • acidification • Impact and sustainability of • marine resource • exploitation • Real-time observations of • earthquakes and tsunamis Ruhl et al., 2011 EMSO is an ESFRI Research Infrastructure

4. EMSO …….the beginning…. Focus on monitoring: Benthic Boundary Layer (BBL) Continental plate slopes Interactions between Geosphere Hydrosphere Biosphere Strongly multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary Ruhl et al., 2011 …….progressively toward water-column

5. Methane Peak Events detection is driven by the sea bottom current regime MPE with 50 nM threshold SDE polarization Current velocity 12-13 october 2009 Methane Peak Events detected after SDE when the current is along the SDE polarisation S1, S2, S3, S7, S10, S11 Short Duration Events detection without an MPE when the current is unfavourable M1, M2, M4, M5, M8, M9, M12, M13 MPE reach the obsrvatory without the corresponding SDE detection MARSITE - WP8 - 1st meeting

6. EMSO Key Scientific Research Objectives • Geosciences • Seismicity • Gas hydrate stability • Seabed fluid flow • Submarine landslides • Submarine volcanism • Geo-hazard early warning • Physical Oceanography • Ocean warming • Deep-ocean circulation • Benthic and water column interactions • Marine forecasting • Biogeochemistry • Ocean acidification & Solubility pump • Biological pump • Hypoxia • Continental shelf pump • Deep-ocean biogeochemical fluxes • Marine Ecology • Climate forcing of ecosystems • Molecules to microbes • Fisheries • Marine noise • Deep biosphere • Chemosynthetic ecology

7. EMSO Key Scientific Research Objectives EMSO provides power, communications, sensors, and data infra- structure for continuous, high resolution, (near) real-time, interactive ocean observations EMSO concerns a truly multi-and interdisciplinary range of research areas including biology, geology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and computer science, from polar to tropical environments, down to the abyss The data EMSO generates by a coordinated effort , allow us to pose multivariate questions in space and time, rather than focusing on single data streams

8. Underwater Observatory Initiatives in Europe: a long path

9. FP6 ESONET-NoEEuropean Seas Observatory NETwork -NoE • Major aims of the Network of Excellence: • Selection of “Key-sites” • Integration of the scientific/technological • “Observatory Science” Community • Activities performed was mainly networking on • Standardisation • Technological development • Dissemination and outreach • Small R&D projects: Demonstration activities

10. EMSO: Distributed RI model • European • Added Value: • Single RI with distributed nodes • and Unique Hub

11. Koljö Fjord SmartBay Molènes OBSEA EMSO nodes nodes operating nodes test sites

12. EMSO Nodes Types of installations 5 km 20 km 5 km Cabled installation Acoustically linked

13. EMSO RI Common Design A “Generic Sensor Module” is envisioned to ensure increased homogeneisation, integration and standardisation across sites and disciplines

14. EMSO and OOI • difference and similarities • EMSO and OOI: • Address the same scientific challenges at continental/global scale • Host same sensors, devices, etc... • Provide same physical parameters • Face same maintenance/sustainability challenges • EMSO: • No standard design for the nodes, various type of installations • Various funding levels (regions, nations, Europe) • Not a unified time-line for developments and deployments

15. EMSO Data Management Archived data Arctic OpenSearch metadata PANGAEA Norwegian Margin OAI ESONET catalogue EMSO data portal Canary Islands metadata Porcupine IFREMER FTP Hellenic Arc Ligurian Sea metadata INGV Nordic Sea OAI Azores Islands SOS Client Black Sea Iberian Margin Marmara Sea Distributed Data Architecture Real time data Western Ionian Sea EMSO Data Portal Welcome Page Overview of EMSO sites CS-W SOS servers

16. EMSO Governance ESONET-Vi • EMSO-ERIC will: • Establish agreements • with equipment/facility • owners • Coordinate and monitor • construction quality control, • coordinate user access • (single access point) Assembly of Members: highest level decision body composed of Representatives of these Countries

17. Users Acess and Networking • Europe • Services to scientists, education programs, institutional bodies, industry • Trans National Access to the infrastructures on competitive base to support research in science and technology • Cross collaborations with other research infrastructures (e.g., EURO-ARGO, SIOS) • Increase capacities by connecting to other projects (e.g., FixO3) and communities (e.g., EUROSITES, ICOS, CAGE - Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate) • Firm relationships and co-investment with industry (e.g., oil and gas, • fisheries, sea mining)

18. Key Socio-Economic Impacts EMSO addresses several Horizon 2020 challenges EMSO aligns with the Innovation Union strategies

19. DONET Japan NEPTUNE Canada ECSSOS China MACHO Taiwan OOI United States IMOS Australia International dimension

20. Users Access and Networking • Global • Contacts and exchanges with US, Canadian, Japanese and Australian sister initiatives (formal agreements in force at national level with ONC-NEPTUNE, JAMSTEC-DONET) • OOI and EMSO are partners within the on-going activities of the EC-US COOPEUS project • The “Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation” signed in May • 2013 is an example of EMSO involvement in Policy Development

21. Thank you so much! http://www.emso-eu.org/ interim.office@emso-eu.org