The Fixed point Open Ocean Observatory network (FixO3) seeks to integrate European open ocean fixed point observatories and to improve access to these key installations for the broader community.

These will provide multidisciplinary observations in all parts of the oceans from the air-sea interface to the deep seafloor. Coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre, UK, FixO3 will build on the significant advances largely achieved through the FP7 programmes EuroSITES, ESONET and CARBOOCEAN.

With a budget of 7 Million Euros over 4 years (starting September 2013) the proposal has 29 partners drawn from academia, research institutions and SME’s. In addition 12 international experts from a wide range of disciplines comprise an Advisory Board.

The programme will be achieved through:

Coordination activities to integrate and harmonise the current technological, procedural and e-infrastructure processes. Strong links will be fostered with the wider community across academia, industry, policy and the general public through outreach, knowledge exchange and training activities.

Support actions to offer a) access to observatory infrastructures to those who do not currently have such access, and b) free and open data services and products.

Joint research activities to innovate and enhance the current capability for multidisciplinary in situ ocean observation.

Year 3 Project Newsletter

30/09/2016

The year 3 Project Newsletter focuses on data products and other key information about the FixO3 project. An introductory editorial “The purposes of ocean observations” by the Project Coordinator Richard… Continue Reading

EMSO-Azores successfully upgraded

13/09/2016

Monday 12 September The EMSO-Azores team is delighted to announce the successful upgrade of the observatory, achieved during the yearly three-week maintenance cruise aboard the R/V Atalante finishing today. The… Continue Reading

Best practices for operations at fixed-point observatories

07/07/2016

Laurent Coppola (CNRS) coordinated a monumental effort involving several partners of the FixO3 Network Community to collect, review and compile the best practices currently implemented to carry out operations at… Continue Reading

EGU General Assembly 2016

06/06/2016

The EGU General Assembly 2016 held in Vienna on the 18-22 April 2016 included 4,863 oral, 10,320 poster, and 947 PICO presentations. 619 unique scientific sessions together with 321 side… Continue Reading

OceanSITES 2016

20/05/2016

OceanSITES is the global system of deepwater reference stations (http://www.oceansites.org/) of which FixO3 is the European contribution. The mission of OceanSITES is to collect, deliver and promote the use of high-quality… Continue Reading

EMSO: A NEW ERA FOR MARINE SCIENCES

03/05/2016

On January 21st, 2016, the European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) Committee approved the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory’s (EMSO) request to become an ERIC, thus closing step 2 of… Continue Reading

Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016

30/03/2016

The Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016 conference was held in New Orleans, USA, on the 22-26 February. Cosponsored by AGU, ASLO, and TOS, the Ocean Sciences Meeting consisted of a diverse… Continue Reading

Oceanology International 2016

30/03/2016

Oceanology International 2016 event was held in London on the 14-17 March. It is the world’s leading forum where industry, academia and government share knowledge and connect with the marine… Continue Reading

FixO3 Project: Key outputs at half way and how to access them

11/11/2015

Luisa Cristini (NOC) The Fixed point Open Ocean Observatories (FixO3) Network project is an European project coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), which objective is to integrate 23 in… Continue Reading

The Fixed point Open Ocean Observatory network (FixO3) seeks to integrate European open ocean fixed point observatories and to improve access to these key installations for the broader community.

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