JERICO

The main objective of JERICO (Joint European Research Infrastructure Network for Coastal Observatories), which proposed a Pan European approach for a European coastal marine observatory network, was to integrate infrastructure and technologies such as moorings, drifters, ferrybox and gliders. Networking activities have led to the definitions of best practices for design, implementation, maintenance and distribution of data of coastal observing systems, as well as the definition of a quality standard. JERICO contributed to the international and global effort on climate change research (GEOSS), to provide coastal data inputs for operational ocean observing and forecasting, and also to answer to some of the needs of the environmental research and societal communities.