As a contribution to the discussions that will take place during the Copernicus Marine Week in Brussels (September 26th – 29th, 2017), Mercator Ocean (the entrusted entity operating the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service) has realeasd a Special Issue of the Mercator Ocean Journal focusing on the R&D achievements of the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service. This issue celebrates the activities and evolution of the Copernicus Marine Service over the past three years. It also provides an overview of the work carried out at the Thematic Assembly Centres (TACs) and Monitoring and Forecasting Centres (MFCs), which make up the core of the Marine Service. It concludes with the future prospects and evolution for the system.
Greetings all,
This issue of the Mercator Ocean Journal is dedicated to the
main outcomes of the MyOcean2 and Follow-On projects. The
EC/FP7 MyOcean2 and H2020 MyOcean Follow-On projects
covering the period from April 2012 to May 2015 have paved
the way to the current Copernicus Marine Environment
Monitoring Service (http://marine.copernicus.eu/).
Papers are dedicated to the following thematic:
Dorandeu as an introduction is presenting the objectives
and organization of the MyOcean2 and Follow-On projects.
Delamarche and Giordan are then describing the service
to users, what kind of service MyOcean delivers and how it
is being improved continuously.
Next paper by Crosnier et al. describes which products are
delivered to users and how the content of the catalogue has
been regularly updated with new and more scientifically
accurate products.
The following paper by Tonani et al. presents the seven
MFCs (Monitoring and Forecasting Centers) which provide
with ocean forecast, analysis and reanalysis products at
the global and regional scales. All these systems have been
able to increase the number and the quality of the products
during the MyOcean phases.
Simoncelli et al. follow with an overview of the principal
characteristics of the physical and biogeochemical regional
reanalysis. A standard validation methodology has been
defined and applied to all the reanalysis products to ensure
an adequate evaluation of their accuracy.
Hackett et al. are then presenting the satellite-based TACs
(Thematic Assembly Centers) which produce observations of
the Global Ocean and European regional seas: the Sea Level
TAC (sea surface elevation products), the Ocean Colour TAC
(optical products) and the Ocean and Sea Ice TAC (SST, sea ice and surface wind products).
Pouliquen et al. follow with an overview of the main achievements
of the InSitu TAC. The InSitu TAC is a distributed
service integrating InSitu data from different sources (e.g.
floats, buoys, gliders, ferrybox, drifters, SOOP) and carries
out quality control in a homogeneous manner. The goal of the
TACs in MyOcean was two-fold: 1) to provide assimilation and
validation data for the Monitoring and Forecasting Centres
(MFCs) and 2) to provide core observational products for a
broad range of downstream users.
Finally, the main achievements for NEMO ocean code evolution
are presented by the NEMO System Team. NEMO (Nucleus
for European Modelling of the Ocean) is a state-of-the-art
modelling framework used in a wide variety of applications
whose prime objectives are oceanographic research, operational
oceanography, seasonal to decadal forecasting and
climate studies. This paper will describe the NEMO development
processes, […]
The 20th anniversary of the founding of Mercator
Océan (1995-2015) gives us an opportunity to
contemplate our past achievements but also to
look forward to the future. This issue has a special
meaning for all of us at Mercator Océan as it
pays tribute to men and women of the operational
oceanography community. We have thus portrayed
ten people you might not yet know, all of whom are
key actors (among many others) of today’s operational
oceanography and who are each worthy
of our attention.
We thus have an opportunity to thank all the scientists
who have published their work in the Mercator
Océan Newsletter and the Editorial Board*. We have
selected 24 papers to share with you again, sorted
into 10 themes. Through this issue, we intend to
highlight the work done over the last 20 years,
but above all to thank the people who did it, for
they are the actors who continually strive to build
today’s operational oceanography.
As you can imagine, selecting only 24 papers among
the last 53 issues was a tough choice for us!
This 20th anniversary also gives us an opportunity
to look ahead. The first Mercator Océan Newsletter
was published in April 2001. Fourteen years and
fifty-three issues later, it has become a reference
for a wide scientific community: each issue is read
by between 200 and approximately 5000 people
per year depending on the theme. To modernize
and streamline its circulation we have thus decided
to introduce the following changes.
Each issue will evolve with a more spacious and
easier to read page layout. The “Mercator Océan
Newsletter” is also changing its name and will
henceforth be called the “Mercator Ocean Journal”,
thus reflecting with a more appropriate term the
fact that it collates scientific papers. The editorial
line will not be changed, with 3 to 4 issues per year
publishing papers with a common theme as well
as an annual joint issue with the Coriolis Center
dedicated to in situ Observation. The first issue of
the “Mercator Ocean Journal” will focus on MyOcean2
and MyOcean Follow-on scientific output
and will be published in January 2016.
We sincerely hope you will enjoy this issue as much
as we have, for its content and the evocation of
all the work done over the past 20 years, but also
because it honors the dynamic and enthusiastic
scientists who each day add their contribution to
operational oceanography.
*Members of the Editorial Board are:
Bernard Barnier, CNRS, Directeur de Recherche, LGGE
Grenoble, France / Sylvie Pouliquen, Ifremer,
Head of Coriolis and EURO-ARGO ERIC Program Manager,
Brest, France / Pierre-Yves Le Traon, Scientific Director at
Mercator Océan, Toulouse, France / Gilles Garric, Innovation
Service Manager/R&D Dpt at Mercator Océan, Toulouse,
France / Laurence Crosnier, Product Manager
at Mercator Océan, Toulouse, France
As a contribution to the discussions that will take place during the Copernicus Marine Week in Brussels (September 26th – 29th, 2017), Mercator Ocean (the entrusted entity operating the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service) has realeasd a Special Issue of the Mercator Ocean Journal focusing on the R&D achievements of the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service. This issue celebrates the activities and evolution of the Copernicus Marine Service over the past three years. It also provides an overview of the work carried out at the Thematic Assembly Centres (TACs) and Monitoring and Forecasting Centres (MFCs), which make up the core of the Marine Service. It concludes with the future prospects and evolution for the system.
Greetings all,
This issue of the Mercator Ocean Journal is dedicated to the
main outcomes of the MyOcean2 and Follow-On projects. The
EC/FP7 MyOcean2 and H2020 MyOcean Follow-On projects
covering the period from April 2012 to May 2015 have paved
the way to the current Copernicus Marine Environment
Monitoring Service (http://marine.copernicus.eu/).
Papers are dedicated to the following thematic:
Dorandeu as an introduction is presenting the objectives
and organization of the MyOcean2 and Follow-On projects.
Delamarche and Giordan are then describing the service
to users, what kind of service MyOcean delivers and how it
is being improved continuously.
Next paper by Crosnier et al. describes which products are
delivered to users and how the content of the catalogue has
been regularly updated with new and more scientifically
accurate products.
The following paper by Tonani et al. presents the seven
MFCs (Monitoring and Forecasting Centers) which provide
with ocean forecast, analysis and reanalysis products at
the global and regional scales. All these systems have been
able to increase the number and the quality of the products
during the MyOcean phases.
Simoncelli et al. follow with an overview of the principal
characteristics of the physical and biogeochemical regional
reanalysis. A standard validation methodology has been
defined and applied to all the reanalysis products to ensure
an adequate evaluation of their accuracy.
Hackett et al. are then presenting the satellite-based TACs
(Thematic Assembly Centers) which produce observations of
the Global Ocean and European regional seas: the Sea Level
TAC (sea surface elevation products), the Ocean Colour TAC
(optical products) and the Ocean and Sea Ice TAC (SST, sea ice and surface wind products).
Pouliquen et al. follow with an overview of the main achievements
of the InSitu TAC. The InSitu TAC is a distributed
service integrating InSitu data from different sources (e.g.
floats, buoys, gliders, ferrybox, drifters, SOOP) and carries
out quality control in a homogeneous manner. The goal of the
TACs in MyOcean was two-fold: 1) to provide assimilation and
validation data for the Monitoring and Forecasting Centres
(MFCs) and 2) to provide core observational products for a
broad range of downstream users.
Finally, the main achievements for NEMO ocean code evolution
are presented by the NEMO System Team. NEMO (Nucleus
for European Modelling of the Ocean) is a state-of-the-art
modelling framework used in a wide variety of applications
whose prime objectives are oceanographic research, operational
oceanography, seasonal to decadal forecasting and
climate studies. This paper will describe the NEMO development
processes, […]
The 20th anniversary of the founding of Mercator
Océan (1995-2015) gives us an opportunity to
contemplate our past achievements but also to
look forward to the future. This issue has a special
meaning for all of us at Mercator Océan as it
pays tribute to men and women of the operational
oceanography community. We have thus portrayed
ten people you might not yet know, all of whom are
key actors (among many others) of today’s operational
oceanography and who are each worthy
of our attention.
We thus have an opportunity to thank all the scientists
who have published their work in the Mercator
Océan Newsletter and the Editorial Board*. We have
selected 24 papers to share with you again, sorted
into 10 themes. Through this issue, we intend to
highlight the work done over the last 20 years,
but above all to thank the people who did it, for
they are the actors who continually strive to build
today’s operational oceanography.
As you can imagine, selecting only 24 papers among
the last 53 issues was a tough choice for us!
This 20th anniversary also gives us an opportunity
to look ahead. The first Mercator Océan Newsletter
was published in April 2001. Fourteen years and
fifty-three issues later, it has become a reference
for a wide scientific community: each issue is read
by between 200 and approximately 5000 people
per year depending on the theme. To modernize
and streamline its circulation we have thus decided
to introduce the following changes.
Each issue will evolve with a more spacious and
easier to read page layout. The “Mercator Océan
Newsletter” is also changing its name and will
henceforth be called the “Mercator Ocean Journal”,
thus reflecting with a more appropriate term the
fact that it collates scientific papers. The editorial
line will not be changed, with 3 to 4 issues per year
publishing papers with a common theme as well
as an annual joint issue with the Coriolis Center
dedicated to in situ Observation. The first issue of
the “Mercator Ocean Journal” will focus on MyOcean2
and MyOcean Follow-on scientific output
and will be published in January 2016.
We sincerely hope you will enjoy this issue as much
as we have, for its content and the evocation of
all the work done over the past 20 years, but also
because it honors the dynamic and enthusiastic
scientists who each day add their contribution to
operational oceanography.
*Members of the Editorial Board are:
Bernard Barnier, CNRS, Directeur de Recherche, LGGE
Grenoble, France / Sylvie Pouliquen, Ifremer,
Head of Coriolis and EURO-ARGO ERIC Program Manager,
Brest, France / Pierre-Yves Le Traon, Scientific Director at
Mercator Océan, Toulouse, France / Gilles Garric, Innovation
Service Manager/R&D Dpt at Mercator Océan, Toulouse,
France / Laurence Crosnier, Product Manager
at Mercator Océan, Toulouse, France
2. • ? people
• ? locations in the world
• ? domain of expertise
• …
C O M P A N Y P R E S E N T A T I O N
Your logo
i l l u s t r a t i o n s
3. D O W N S T R E A M S E R V I C E - M A R K E T & U S E R S
Geographical areas: max 1
in ARC, BAL, NWS, IBI, MED, BS,
GLO (where the service is available
now)
Markets: max 2 in Polar Environment
Monitoring, Marine Conservation &
Policies, Natural Resources & Energy
Water Quality, Coastal Monitoring,
Marine Food, Marine Navigation,
Safety & Disaster
End users targeted: ?
Service: Its name, what it does, what it provides and how, meets what need...
i l l u s t r a t i o n s
Your logo
Condition of use and accessibility: free/fremium/for fee, available on …
4. D O W N S T R E A M S E R V I C E - D E S C R I P T I O N
Your logo
Context and description…
5. C M E M S P R O D U C T S I N U S E ( 1 / 2 )
Your logo
CMEMS products are:
Model?
Satellite?
In situ?
Real time?
Forecast?
Delayed time?
Geographical area?
Parameters ?
Currents, temperature, salinity...
How the CMEMS products are integrated
in the service?
How do we use and transform CMEMS products?
Scheme, figures…
6. C M E M S P R O D U C T S I N U S E ( 2 / 2 )
Your logo
…
7. A D V A N T A G E O F U S I N G C M E M S
For my company For my end-users
Your logo
8. 2 or 3 important needs + illustrations
N E E D F O R I M P R O V E M E N T I N C M E M S
Your logo
9. C O N C L U S I O N A N D F U T U R E
Your logo
