Kick-off Meeting

EuroSea has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 862626

Toste TanhuaNovember 27, 2019

EuroSea Kick-off Meeting

Housekeeping• Upload presentations• Photographer• Group picture• Visual recording• Reception in the Mezzanine• Stroll the Museum before reception• Distribution of participants for tomorrows

break-out groups• Project manager / new project manager in Jan• Kostas Nittis medal: tomorrow at 11:10 am

Improving and Integrating European Ocean Observing & Forecasting Systems for Sustainable Use of the Oceans

Consortium 55 Partners, 18

Countries

Budget M€ 12.6

Duration 4 years (2019 -

2023)

Coordinator GEOMAR

Project - 10 Work Packages

- 39 Tasks

- 84 Deliverables

The Future of Seas and Oceans Flagship Initiative

Vision:

A truly interdisciplinary ocean observing system that delivers the essential ocean information needed for the wellbeing, blue growth and

sustainable management of the ocean

Goal: To significantly improve the European ocean observing system as an integrated entity within a global context,

delivering ocean observations and forecasts to advance scientific knowledge about ocean climate, marine

ecosystems, and their vulnerability to human impacts and to demonstrate the importance of the ocean to an

economically viable and healthy society

Mandates (some of)The Tsukuba Communiqué (G7): � The Ocean is changing, with some 30-35% of critical marine

habitats having been overused or destroyed, ocean acidity having increased by 26%, and oxygen generally depleting in the coastal ocean.

SDG 14 goal to:� Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine

resources for sustainable development”.SDG 13 (Climate Action)� Recognises the significant impacts of climate change which can

lead to sea-level rise, decrease of sea ice extent and thickness, changes in ecosystem productivity and biodiversity, extreme weather events and changing weather patterns which are all influenced by the oceans and seas.

UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development � Recognizes that urgent actions are required to maintain a

life-supporting ocean and ensure adequate protection and adaptive management of the marine environment.

The Framework for Ocean Observing has transformed ocean observing the

last decade

EuroSea will support the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)

EuroSea will lead to a strengthenedEuropean Ocean Observing System (EOOS)

EuroSea build on results from AtlantOSand supports AtlantOS the program

Strengthening links to the leading edge of global forecast and prediction

Link EuroSea with the international activities of OceanPredict task teams

on Data Assimilation and Marine Ecosystem and Analysis.

� The design of the observing system adapted to European needs� In-situ observing networks and data integration; � Integration of remote and in-situ data; � Forecasting systems.

EuroSea will improve:

Ocean observing requires an international effort, and Europe should be a world leader.

Strengthen European leadership in Ocean Observing System coordination and

foresight at an international level; in particular strengthening the European

Ocean Observing System (EOOS) and contributing to the implementation of the

Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) 2030 Strategy.

7 Innovation Action objectives:

To provide a refined system design in support of an integrated European Ocean

Observing and Forecasting system for the European seas and the Atlantic, including

the deep sea

To improve and enhance the readiness and integration of observing networks,

including thematic networks (augmented observatories) by supporting coordination

and increasing the TRL of observing systems and tools and data delivery/management

To enable FAIR data and facilitate integration of data by improving the data

management structure and practices of the observing networks, and supporting

ingestion of ocean data in the Copernicus Marine Service, EMODnet and SeaDataNet

portfolios

To deliver improved assimilation and forecast products from the ocean observing system by integrating EuroSea observations

in Copernicus Marine Service monitoring and forecasting centers and developing new hybrid models that will assess uncertainties

in forecast, and by developing new EOV synthesis products

To demonstrate Ocean Observing methods and technologies and their integration in

existing systems in support of; operational services, ocean health, climate by

developing novel ocean observing systems

To create an integrated, sustainable and fit-for-purpose ocean observing system by

engaging with a range of stakeholders through advocacy, dissemination and capacity building; supporting the blue

economy

• It is vital to build upon the improved ocean observing networks and investment in ocean modelling, assimilation and forecasting in order to deliver actionable information for policy, planning and society.

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• Through enhanced throughput of marine data to the demonstrator activities, EuroSea can lead to a step-change in the way that we derive additional value from marine data in support of coastal management and evidenced economic impact.

• EuroSea will combine optimized observing systems with ocean analyses and forecasts at global, regional and local scales for environmental protection and the management of emergencies.

Innovation Action� Action primarily consisting of activities directly

aiming at producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services.

� For this purpose they may include prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication.

WP1: Governance and Coordination of ocean observing and forecasting systems

WP2: Ocean Observing System Design

WP3: Network Integration and Improvement

WP4: Data integration, Assimilation, and Forecasting

WP5: Coastal Resilience and Operational Services Demonstrator

WP6: Ocean Health Demonstrator

WP7: Ocean climate indicators demonstrator

WP8: Communication: Engagement, Dissemination, Exploitation, and Legacy

WP9: Project Coordination, Management and strategic ocean observing alliance

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THANK YOU

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EuroSea has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 862626