EMODNet Chemistry Lot MARE 2012 10 Matteo Vinci and Alessandra

EMODNet Chemistry Lot (MARE/2012/10) Matteo Vinci and Alessandra Giorgetti, – OGS – Italy 21° MODEG meeting, Oostende February 2014

Chemistry Lot: ● Where and what; ● Data collection and Metadata Compilation; ● Products; ● Recent updates/ open issues; ● Ongoing activities.

The portal should cover all European waters Note: This map is derived from the EU Tender document but lacks the Norwegian sea The parameters: In 3 matrices: -water column; -biota; -sediment.

Data Collection and Metadata Compilation : Sub-regional seas of Europe, as specified in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD DIKE 5/12/08) Data harvesting (WP 1) and maps generation (WP 2) is organized at Regional level. 5 sea regions have been defined as: • • • Greater North Sea (including Norwegian Sea and Celtic Sea); Atlantic Sea (including Atlantic Coast and Macaronesia); Baltic Sea; Black Sea; Mediterranean Sea.

Baltic Sea (189. 535 stations) Per CDI Partner Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute German Oceanographic Datacentre (NODC) Finnish Meteorological Institute PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia (LU) Geological Survey of Estonia Marine Systems Institute at Tallinn University of Technology Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute, Branch of Marine Geology (PGI BMG) Russian State Hydrometeorological University, St-Petersburg Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology Institute of Geology and Geography of Nature Research Centre All-Russia Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Centre (RIHMI-WDC) National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Country Denmark Sweden Germany Finland Germany Latvia Estonia Poland Russian Federatio n Latvia Lithuania Russian Federatio n Denmark Edmo_co de CDI Partner Datasets 729 134942 545 37994 96 6352 1725 5544 3234 2096 2239 721 1609 542 713 388 609 326 924 698 1545 139 134 118 681 730 75 33

Baltic Sea Per Discovery Parameter Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Temperature of the water column Datasets 165745 114931 Per Discovery Parameter Datasets Sediment water content, porosity and surface area 281 Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column 277 Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples Organometallic species concentration parameters in sediments Geological sample radioactivity 272 175 167 78058 Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column 154 Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column 70276 70241 Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples Pesticide concentrations in sediment 148 127 Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column 57756 Reference numbers 122 Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column 54233 37144 Metal concentrations in biota Pesticide concentrations in biota 121 Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column 34441 Density of the water column 111 Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column Alkalinity, acidity and p. H of the water column Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in the water column Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks 29373 13336 11625 7846 3490 2810 1935 Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in the water column Radioactivity in the water column Moored instrument depth Fish morphology, age and physiology Pesticide concentrations in water bodies Carbon concentrations in sediment Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in sediment 94 86 75 74 74 73 66 Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in biota Metadata parameters Organometallic species concentration parameters in biota Shellfish morphology, age and physiology Zooplankton and zoobenthos morphological parameters Particulate metal concentrations in the water column 47 47 47 33 Salinity of the water column Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column 114914 93135 87511 Ammonium concentration parameters in the water column Variable fluorescence parameters Sediment grain size parameters Secchi disk depth Lithology Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Concentration of other organic contaminants in sediment samples 1708 1355 1139 542 539 509 Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column 410 Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column 16 Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column 285 Mineralogical composition 12

Black Sea (42. 426 stations) Per CDI Partner Southern Scientific Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, RAS National Institute for Marine Research and Development Grigore Antipa All-Russia Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Centre (RIHMI-WDC) National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) Ukrainian scientific center of Ecology of Sea (Ukr. SCES) Marine Hydrophysical Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University Marine branch of Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Odessa National I. I. Mechnikov University Scientific - Research Firm GAMMA Institute of Fishery Resources (IFR) Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Marine Sciences Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre(BGODC), Institute of Oceanology Sinop University, Fisheries Faculty Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Centre of Relations with UNESCO Oceanological Research Centre and Geo. DNA (UNESCO) Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Marine Science and Technology Taurida V. I. Vernadsky National University Danube Hydro-meteorological Observatory Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, NAS of Ukraine Ankara University IFREMER / IDM/SISMER Scientific Research Institute of Ecological Problems (USRIEP) Edmo_cod e CDI Country Partner Datasets Ukraine 688 12208 Russian Federation 685 6550 Romania 697 4968 Russian Federation Ukraine Turkey Ukraine Bulgaria Ukraine Georgia Bulgaria Turkey 681 1167 727 696 841 961 1169 1265 191 732 692 733 4683 4275 3258 1572 1200 837 825 808 247 239 216 183 Georgia Turkey Ukraine Turkey France Ukraine 693 801 2227 2231 840 2176 486 1168 102 76 55 44 30 24 22 4

Black Sea Per Discovery Parameter Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Temperature of the water column Salinity of the water column Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Density of the water column Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Datasets 32160 25759 25511 21306 15788 15699 9777 Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column 9385 Vertical spatial coordinates Ammonium concentration parameters in the water column 7783 5182 Alkalinity, acidity and p. H of the water column Moored instrument depth Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column 4339 3853 2168 Unspecified 2113 Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column 1523 Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column 1369 Radioactivity in the water column Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column 1228 Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in the water column Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the water column Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column Pesticide concentrations in water bodies 1153 1090 1055 1286 1220 938 921 Per Discovery Parameter Datasets Secchi disk depth 837 Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column 713 Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks 588 Total metal concentrations in water bodies 582 Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column 498 Primary production in the water column 395 Electrical conductivity of the water column 379 Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in the water column 372 Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column 238 Pesticide concentrations in sediment 233 Concentration of other organic contaminants in sediment samples 177 Concentration of alkanes in the water column 122 Concentration of inorganic halogens in water bodies 121 Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column 65 Concentration of dissolved organic matter in the water column 44 Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO 2) concentration in the water column 25 Light absorption in the water column Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column 24 Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies Dissolved trace metalloid concentrations in the water column Temperature variation in the water column Air pressure 14 Engineering parameters Sediment lipid concentrations 20 4 2 1 1 1

Mediterranean Sea (73. 623 stations) Per CDI Partner OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre (HCMR/HNODC) IFREMER / IDM/SISMER IEO/Spanish Oceanographic Institute National Institute of Biology - NIBMarine Biology Station Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR) All-Russia Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Centre (RIHMI-WDC) National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer – INSTM BRGM / Office of Geological and Mining Resources Cyprus Oceanography Center International Ocean Institute - Malta Operational Centre (University Of Malta) / Physical Oceanography Unit CNR, Institute of Marine Science U. O. S. of Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP) PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science Marine Hydrophysical Institute International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) British Oceanographic Data Centre NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research National Laboratory of Energy and Geology Country Italy Edmo_co de CDI Partner Datasets 120 39584 Greece France Spain Slovenia Israel Russian Federation Croatia Tunisia France Cyprus 269 486 353 1229 963 7409 6577 5359 4154 3427 681 700 1232 1022 711 3276 1554 783 566 499 Malta Italy Germany Ukraine Denmark United Kingdom Netherlands Portugal 708 134 3234 727 730 43 630 2124 128 118 77 41 40 18 8 5

Mediterranean Sea Per Discovery Parameter Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Datasets 66048 64531 63156 Vertical spatial coordinates Alkalinity, acidity and p. H of the water column Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column 62663 29756 24025 22605 Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column Ammonium concentration parameters in the water column Redox potential in sediment Raw fluorometer output Transmittance and attenuance of the water column Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column Moored instrument depth Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Density of the water column Unspecified Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column 20711 18961 14272 13849 10092 7825 7287 Reference numbers Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column Date and time Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column Variable fluorescence parameters Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks Optical backscatter 1626 1402 1213 Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) 6080 Per Discovery Parameter Datasets Electrical conductivity of the water column Sediment grain size parameters Lithology Phosphorus concentrations in suspended particulate material Primary production in the water column Regenerated production in water bodies New production in water bodies Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO 2) concentration in the water column Suspended particulate material grain size parameters Urea concentration parameters in the water column Shellfish morphology, age and physiology Excretion rate parameters in the water column Nitrification rate in the water column Concentration of inorganic halogens in water bodies 573 559 308 270 159 141 139 135 71 70 66 55 54 47 41 3689 Radioactivity in the water column Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in biota 3529 3276 Metal concentrations in biota Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in biota 38 33 2958 2901 2419 2212 Pesticide concentrations in biota Trace metalloid concentrations in biota Mineralogical composition Carbon concentrations in sediment Concentration of carbohydrates, phenols, alkanols (alcohols), aldehydes and ketones in water bodies Concentration of proteins in the water column Dissolved organic carbon concentrations in sediment pore waters Nitrogen concentrations in sediment Nutrient concentrations in sediment pore waters 33 33 26 21 2164 1721 38 17 17 16 16 16 948 933 Temperature variation in the water column Concentration of organic matter in sediments 8 5 717 654 643 Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies Acoustic backscatter in the water column Platform or instrument orientation Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere 5 2 2 632 2

North Sea (121. 167 stations) Per CDI Partner Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde British Oceanographic Data Centre Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute Rijkswaterstaat Waterdienst German Oceanographic Datacentre (NODC) Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Belgian Marine Data Centre Edmo_c ode CDI Country Partner Datasets Denmark 729 49061 United Kingdom 43 16027 Sweden 545 13864 Netherlands 1526 13122 Germany 96 10437 Belgium 1578 8021 Netherlands Institute for Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology IFREMER / IDM/SISMER Flanders Marine Institute International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Netherlands France Belgium Denmark 633 486 422 730 7987 900 654 527 All-Russia Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Centre (RIHMI-WDC) National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science BRGM / Office of Geological and Mining Resources NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research IEO/Spanish Oceanographic Institute National Laboratory of Energy and Geology Russian Federation Germany France Netherlands Spain Portugal 681 3234 1022 630 353 2124 277 264 152 99 8 1

North Sea Per Discovery Parameter Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Ammonium concentration parameters in the water column Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column Alkalinity, acidity and p. H of the water column Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column Secchi disk depth Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column Raw temperature and/or salinity instrument output Raw oxygen sensor output Raw fluorometer output Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Transmittance and attenuance of the water column Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in the water column Nitrogen concentrations in suspended particulate material Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column Metal concentrations in biota Carbon concentrations in sediment Raw light meter output Optical backscatter Sea level Density of the water column Carbon concentrations in suspended particulate material Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Electrical conductivity of the water column Concentration of other organic contaminants in sediment samples Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output Sediment grain size parameters Datasets 81146 Datasets 1211 65235 64564 50449 44290 38861 35734 31308 28512 21286 18152 15384 12023 11187 9581 8027 5655 5560 5261 5151 5149 Per Discovery Parameter Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in suspended particulate material Pesticide concentrations in sediment Particulate metal concentrations in the water column Pesticide concentrations in biota Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in biota Radioactivity in the water column Concentration of other organic contaminants in suspended particulate material Total metal concentrations in water bodies Organometallic species concentration parameters in sediments Nitrogen concentrations in sediment Carotenoid pigment concentrations in the water column Unclassified pigment concentrations in the water column Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column Pesticide concentrations in water bodies Urea concentration parameters in the water column Sediment water content, porosity and surface area Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in the water column Terrestrial detritus in the water column suspended particulate material Acoustic backscatter in the water column Moored instrument depth 4709 4609 4449 4236 3752 3727 3621 3524 3409 3330 3290 3212 3159 2987 Geological sample radioactivity Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the water column Suspended particulate material aggregates Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in suspended particulate material Oxygen production and respiration in the water column Phaeopigment concentrations in sediment Other physical and chemical properties of suspended particulate material Raw in-situ nutrient analyser output Temperature variation in the water column Reference numbers Organometallic species concentration parameters in biota Organosulphur species concentration parameters in the water column Concentration of other organic contaminants in biota Lithology 218 205 176 163 136 108 105 99 95 82 76 59 57 2640 2524 2155 1729 1616 1274 1257 1245 Metadata parameters Shellfish morphology, age and physiology Zooplankton and zoobenthos morphological parameters Fish morphology, age and physiology Concentration of organic matter in sediments Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies Air temperature 1051 947 946 927 864 725 636 634 502 484 473 445 426 408 367 329 322 281 277 50 50 50 43 30 13 8 2

Atlantic Sea: Bay of Biscay Per CDI Partner IEO/Spanish Oceanographic Institute IFREMER / IDM/SISMER BRGM / Office of Geological and Mining Resources Country Spain France All-Russia Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Centre (RIHMIWDC) National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) British Oceanographic Data Centre International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Russian Federation United Kingdom Denmark Edmo_co de CDI Partner Datasets 353 2895 486 2115 1022 180 681 43 730 34 13 2

Atlantic Sea: Bay of Biscay Per Discovery Parameter Datasets Vertical spatial coordinates 5009 Alkalinity, acidity and p. H of the water column 268 Salinity of the water column 3399 Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies 260 Temperature of the water column 3289 Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies 244 Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column 3204 Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks 182 Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column 2391 Primary production in the water column 180 Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column 2339 Lithology 177 Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column 2265 Sediment grain size parameters 176 Silicate concentration parameters in the water column 2226 Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column 120 Ammonium concentration parameters in the water column 1978 Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere 98 Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column 1942 Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column 83 Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column 1509 Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output 39 Raw fluorometer output 1377 Moored instrument depth 34 12 Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column 674 Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column 672 Density of the water column 9 Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column 452 Electrical conductivity of the water column 5 Transmittance and attenuance of the water column 340 Carbon concentrations in sediment 1 Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column 302 Date and time 1 Urea concentration parameters in the water column 273 Horizontal spatial co-ordinates 1 Mineralogical composition 1

Atlantic Sea: Macaronesia and Atlantic coast Per CDI Partner Country All-Russia Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Centre (RIHMI-WDC) National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) IEO/Spanish Oceanographic Institute IFREMER / IDM/SISMER British Oceanographic Data Centre National Laboratory of Energy and Geology NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research BRGM / Office of Geological and Mining Resources PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Russian Federation Spain France United Kingdom Portugal Netherlands France Germany Denmark Edmo_code CDI Partner Datasets 681 353 486 43 2124 630 1022 3234 730 4186 3989 2613 1316 911 374 166 44 31

Atlantic Sea: Macaronesia and Atlantic coast Per Discovery Parameter Datasets Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column 10614 Electrical conductivity of the water column 258 Salinity of the water column 10521 Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column 242 Temperature of the water column 10364 Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column 235 Vertical spatial coordinates 6619 Raw light meter output 167 Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column 6129 Unspecified 150 Moored instrument depth 4186 Sediment grain size parameters 133 Alkalinity, acidity and p. H of the water column 3416 Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column 119 Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column 3209 Concentration of carbohydrates, phenols, alkanols (alcohols), aldehydes and ketones in water bodies 87 Silicate concentration parameters in the water column 3102 Concentration of proteins in the water column 87 Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column 2628 Geological sample density 78 Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column 2350 Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column 77 Ammonium concentration parameters in the water column 2118 Nitrogen concentrations in sediment 48 Density of the water column 1255 Phosphorus concentrations in suspended particulate material 48 Transmittance and attenuance of the water column 950 Sediment water content, porosity and surface area 32 Raw fluorometer output 943 Water body lipid concentrations 32 Carbon concentrations in sediment 911 Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO 2) concentration in the water column 25 Concentration of organic matter in sediments 884 Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column 21 Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column 714 Geological sample magnetic, electrical and acoustic properties 21 Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks 590 Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column 17 Suspended particulate material grain size parameters 582 Mineralogical composition 17 Primary production in the water column 572 Concentration of adenlylates in the water column 2 Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column 463 Lithology 2 Temperature variation in the water column 285 Date and time 1 Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output 283 Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) 1

Sea. Vo. X salt and fresh water body gazetteer Sub-regional seas of Europe, as specified in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD DIKE 5/12/08) Lack of some Regions (Macaronesia) and some discrepancies (Celtic Seas, Kattegat) Waiting for MSFD official boundaries to be used as active selection criterion EMODnet Chemistry 2 – 2 nd Steering Committee, 20 -21 January 2014

The Chemistry Lot Classic Data Products • 2 main substets from the available data : Homogeneous ditribution In time and space (basins) Not homogeneous ditribution In time and space (basins) Products generation: -Standard Diva Interpolated maps produced for parameters with homogeneous data coverage, measured on basin scale; -Time series plots showing stations distribution linked to plots of measured data for not homogeneous data (coastal points repeated in time, datasets with fragmented coverage. )

The Chemistry Lot Data Products updates • New dynamic time series plots thanks to the new architecture under development; • New Coastal visualization tools underdevelopment for Data Search and Products viewing interface; • A Case Study for an Assessment Tool (Chase) Pilot Area North Sea;

The Chemistry Lot Data Products generation workflow: NODCs Data Harvesting Central Buffer Regional QC Buffer Validation Maps Time Series Validation

The Chemistry Lot Available Upgrades: CDI V 3 interface • P 02 vocab for more detail on parameters discovery (linked to Disciplines); • C 19 polygons for Sea Regions selection; P 02 vocab for more detail on parameters discovery Sea. Vo. X salt and fresh water body gazetteer

Ongoing activities • Data Collection and Metadata compilation (end of February). • Regional datasets aggregation (Robot harvester); • Regional QA/QC (mid April); • Data products generation: DIVA maps (end of April); • Regional (internal) validation (end of April); • New data products: dynamic time series + new visualization (end of May). • Collecting a list of best practices for data quality control (QC) and data quality assurances (QA) on EMODNet Chemical Parameters. • Technical upgrade on the vocabularies: • factoring P 01 code for more flexible handling of parameters description; • new P 35 vocab for “scientific validated aggregation” of homogeneous parameters.

Ongoing activities • Waiting for MSFD Sea Areas official boundaries for data harvesting and product generation, data discovery and reporting. • At month 12: • Plenary Meeting (17 -18/6/2014, Split, Croatia) • Expert Workshop (19/6/2014, Split, Croatia) engaging MSFD experts, representatives of the RSCs, EEA, DG-MARE… • to evaluate the products quality and usefulness, • to review the results of the first year, gaps and next steps.

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