GROOM

The objective of the GROOM  (Gliders for Research, Ocean Observation and Management)  project was to design a new European Research Infrastructure that uses underwater gliders for collecting oceanographic data. This new infrastructure would be beneficial for a large number of marine activities and societal applications, which can be related to climate change, marine ecosystems, resources, or security and which rely on academic oceanographic research and/or operational oceanography systems.
 

GROOM defined the scientific, technological, and legal framework of this European glider capacity. It is a key project for building the required observatory network that would allow the Marine Strategy Framework Directive to be implemented. GROOM developed in line with other European and international initiatives supporting marine in-situ observations, like in particular Euro-Argo, JERICO, and GOOS.