MyOcean

MyOcean project granted by the European Commission within the GMES Program (Seventh Framework Program), whose objective was to define and to set up a concerted and integrated pan-European capacity for ocean monitoring and forecasting. The activities benefit several specified areas of use: Maritime security, oil spill prevention, marine resources management, climate change, seasonal forecasting, coastal activities, ice sheet surveys, water quality and pollution. MyOcean II project followed and ended in 2015, while the services developed during these two projects are now continued by the Copernicus Programme.
 

MyOcean provided a sustainable service for Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting validated and commissioned by users. The MyOcean information includes observations, analysis, reanalysis and forecasts describing the physical state of the ocean and its primary biogeochemical parameters. It also contributes to research on climate by providing long time-series of reanalysed parameters.
 

MyOcean developed upgraded European capabilities for reference marine information and provided a wide range of key ocean indicators. In cooperation with national metrological services, the European Environment Agency and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) amongst others, MyOcean undertook the pre-operational validation of GMES Marine Services, and formally commissioned them.