The new pelagic operational observatory of the catalan sea (OOCS) for the multisensor coordinated measurement of atmospheric and oceanographic conditions

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 11251-11272

  Bahamon, Nixon ^a   Aguzzi, Jacopo ^b   Bernardello, Raffaele ^c   Ahumada Sempoal, Miguel Angel ^d   Puigdefabregas, Joan ^e   Cateura, Jordi ^e   Muñoz, Eduardo ^a   Velásquez, Zoila ^f   Cruzado, Antonio ^f  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^f Oceans Catalonia International SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multisensor coordinated monitoring; Numerical multiparametric modelling; Ocean forecast; Oceanographic buoy; Operational oceanography; PAR; Pelagic observatory; Submarine canyons; Western mediterranean sea

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; DIGITAL STORAGE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FORECASTING; MARINE ENGINEERING; NUMERICAL MODELS; OBSERVATORIES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SUBMARINES; SURFACE WATERS; TIME SERIES;

MULTI SENSOR; OCEAN FORECASTS; OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOYS; OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY; SUBMARINE CANYON; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

IN SITU PROCESSING;

EID: 84255173506     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s111211251     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Lampitt, R.; Favali, P.; Barnes, C.R.; Church, M.J.; Cronin, M.F.; Hill, K.L.; Kaneda, Y.; Karl, D.M.; Knap, A.H.; McPhaden, M.J.; et al. In Situ Sustained Eulerian Observatories. In Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society, Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009.
2. Nittis, K.; Tziavos, C.; Bozzano, R.; Cardin, V.; Thanos, Y.; Petihakis, G.; Schiano, M.E.; Zanon, F. The M3A multi-sensor buoy network of the Mediterranean Sea. Ocean Sci. 2007, 3, 229-243.
3. Saba, V.S.; Friedrichs, M.A.M.; Carr, M.-E.; Antoine, D.; Armstrong, R.A.; Asanuma, I.; Aumont, O.; Bates, N.R.; Behrenfeld, M.J.; Bennington, V.; et al. Challenges of modeling depth-integrated marine primary productivity over multiple decades: A case study at BATS and HOT. Global Biogeochem. Cycl. 2010, 24, doi:10.1029/2009GB003655.
4. Matabos, M.; Aguzzi, J.; Robert, K.; Costa, C.; Menesatti, P.; Company, J.B.; Juniper, S.K. Multi-parametric study of behavioural modulation in demersal decapods at the VENUS cabled observatory in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia, Canada. J. Exper. Marine Biol. Ecol. 2011, 401, 89-96.
5. Aguzzi, J.; Company, J.B.; Costa, C.; Matabos, M.; Azzurro, E.; Manuel, A.; Menesatti, P.; Sardà, F.; Canals, M.; Delory, E.; et al. Behavioral rhythms challenges to assessments of benthic populations and biodiversity: Cabled observatory video solutions. Oceanogr. Marine Biol. Ann. Rev. 2011, in press.
6. Marullo, S.; Artale, V.; Santoleri, R. The SST multidecadal variability in the Atlantic- Mediterranean Region and its relation to AMO. J. Climate 2011, 24, 4385-4401.
7. A Framework for Ocean Observing; Consultative Draft v. 7; Integrated Framework for Sustained Ocean Observing Task Team (IFSOO), UNESCO: Paris, France, 2011. Available online: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002112/211260e.pdf (accessed on 23 November 2011).
8. Variables Químicas y Biológicas en Series Temporales de Mar Abierto; Informe del Grupo de Trabajo (GT) de la Representación Española de SCOR I: Barcelona, Spain, 2010.
9. Glover, A.G.; Gooday, A.J.; Bailey, D.M.; Billet, D.S.M.; Chevaldonné, P.; Colaço, A.; Copley, J.; Cuvelier, D.; Desbruyères, D.; Kalogeropoulou, V.; et al. Temporal changes in deep-sea benthic ecosystems: A review of the evidence from recent time-series studies. Adv. Marine Biol. Ann. Rev. 2010, 58, 1-95.
10. Aguzzi, J.; Bahamon, N. Modeled day-night biases in decapod assessment by bottom trawling survey. Fish. Res. 2009, 100, 274-280.
11. Cruzado, A.; Bahamon, N.; Bernardello, R.; Ahumada, M.A.; Donis, D.; Cardoso, G. Operational observatory of the Catalan sea. Instrum. View. 2009, 8, 75.
12. Bahamon, N.; Cruzado, A.; Bernardello, R.; Ahumada, M.A. The new pelagic operational observatory of the Catalan Sea (OOCS): Consolidating long time series observations. Instrum. View. 2011, 11, 43.
13. Bahamon, N.; Bernardello, R.; Cruzado, A.; Ahumada, M.A.; Donis, D. Operational Observatory of the Catalan Sea (OOCS). In Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Annex), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009.
14. Flexas, M.M.; Boyer, D.L.; Espino, M.; Puigdefabregas, J.; Rubio, A.; Company, J.B. Circulation over a submarine canyon in the NW Mediterranean. J. Geophys. Res. 2008, 113, doi:10.1029/2006JC003998.
15. Rubio, A.; Arnau, P.-A.; Espino, M.; Flexas, M.-M.; Jordà, G.; Salat, J.; Puigdefàbregas, J.S.; Arcilla, A. A field study of the behaviour of an anticyclonic eddy on the Catalan continental shelf (NW Mediterranean). Progr. Oceanogr. 2005, 66, 142-156.
16. Bahamon, N.; Cruzado, A. Modelling nitrogen fluxes in oligotrophic marine environments: NW Mediterranean Sea and NE Atlantic. Ecol. Model. 2003, 163, 223-244.
17. Stefanescu, C.; Nin-Morales, B.; Massuti, E. Fish assemblages on the slope in the Catalan Sea (western Mediterranean): Influence of a submarine canyon. J. Marine Biol. Assoc. UK 1994, 74, 499-512.
18. Sardà, F.; Company, J.B.; Bahamón, N.; Rotllant, G.; Flexas, M.M.; Sánchez, J.D.; Zúñiga, D.; Coenjaerts, J.; Orellana, D.; Jordà, G.; Puigdefábregas, J.; Sánchez-Vidal, A.; Calafat, A.; Martín, D.; Espino, M. Relationship between environment and the occurrence of the deep-water rose shrimp Aristeus antennatus (Risso, 1816) in the Blanes submarine canyon (NW Mediterranean). Progr. Oceanogr. 2009, 82, 227-238.
19. Aguzzi, J.; Company, J.B. Chronobiology of deep water continental margin decapods. Adv. Marine Biol. Ann. Rev. 2010, 58, 155-225.
20. Bahamon, N.; Sardà, F.; Aguzzi, J. Fuzzy diel pattern in commercial catchability of deep-water continental margin species. ICES J. Marine Sci. 2009, 66, 2211-2218.
21. Chereskin, T.K. Direct evidence for an Eckman balance in the California current. J. Geophys. Res. 1995, 100, 18261-18269.
22. Tonani, M.; Pinardi, N.; Dobricic, S.; Pujol, I.; Fratianni, C. A high-resolution free-surface model of the Mediterranean Sea. Ocean Sci. 2008, 4, 1-14.
23. Tonani, M.; Pinardi, N.; Fratianni, C.; Pistoia, J.; Dobricic, S.; Pensieri, S.; de Alfonso, M.; Nittis, K. Mediterranean forecasting system: Forecast and analysis assessment through skill scores. Ocean Sci. 2009, 5, 649-660.
24. Pinardi, N.; Coppini, G. Operational oceanography in the Mediterranean Sea: The second stage of development. Ocean Sci. 2010, 6, 263-267.
25. Bernardello, R. A. 3D high resolution coupled hydrodynamic-biogeochemical model for the Western Mediterranean Sea. Inter-annual variability of primary and export production. Ph.D. Thesis, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain, 2010; p. 198.
26. Blumberg, A.F.; Mellor, G.L. A Description of a Three-Dimensional Coastal Ocean Circulation Model. In Three-Dimensional Coastal Ocean Models; Heaps, N.S., Ed.; American Geophysical Union: Washington, DC, USA, 1987; pp. 1-16.
27. Costa, C.; Antonucci, F.; Pallottino, F.; Aguzzi, J.; Sun, D.-W.; Menesatti, P. Shape analysis of agricultural products: A review of recent research advances and potential application to computer vision. Food Bioprocess Technol. 2011, 4, 673-692.
28. Aguzzi, J.; Manuèl, A.; Condal, F.; Nogueras, M.; del Rio, J.; Costa, C.; Menesatti, P.; Sardà, F.; Toma, D.; Puig, P.; Guillen, J.; Palanques, A. The new Seafloor Observatory (OBSEA) for remote and long-term coastal ecosystem monitoring. Sensors 2011, 11, 5850-5872.
29. Aguzzi, J.; Company, J.B.; Costa, C.; Menesatti, P.; Bahamon, N.; Sardà, F. Activity rhythms in the deep-sea crustacean: Chronobiological challenges and potential technological scenarios. Front. Biosci. 2011, 16, 131-150.
30. Diaz, R.J. Overview of hypoxia around the world. J. Environ. Quality 2001, 30, 275-281.
31. Salat, J.; Font, J. Water mass structure near and offshore the Catalan Sea during winters of 1982 and 1983. Ann. Geophys. 1987, 5B, 49-54.
32. Font, J.; Salat, J.; Tintore, J. Permanent features in the circulation in the Catalan Sea. Oceanol. Acta 1988, 9, 51-57.
33. Vargas-Yáñez, M.; Zunino, P.; Benali, A.; Delpy, M.; Pastre, F.; Moya, F.; García-Martínez, M.C.; Tel, E. How much is the western Mediterranean really warming and salting? J. Geophys. Res. 2010, 115, doi:10.1029/2009JC005816.
34. Camuffo, D.; Bertolin, C.; Diodato, N.; Barriendos, M.; Dominguez-Castro, F.; Cocheo, C.; della Valle, A.; Garnier, E.; Alcoforado, M. The western Mediterranean climate: How will it respond to global warming? Climatic Change 2010, 100, 137-142.
35. Krahmann, G.; Schott, F. Long term increases in western Mediterranean salinities and temperatures: Anthropogenic and climatic sources. Geophys. Res. Lett. 1998, 25, 4209-4212.