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A new advanced inflatable boat - named POSEIDON - was built during the first implementation phase of the national research infrastructure HIMIOFoTS. The total length of the new boat is 11.5 meters, its width is 3.62 meters, it can carry…
Sequential storm incidents swept across Greece and Eastern Mediterranean over the last period, causing snowfalls, gale winds, and intense cold conditions across the area. During the last 30 days, over 2 million users accessed the POSEIDON…
The absorption of excess atmospheric CO2 by the oceans causes changes in seawater pH, a phenomenon called ocean acidification. To contribute to ocean acidification observation, since December 2020 a pH sensor (SP200-SM, Sensorlab) deployed at…
The Tonga volcano explosion in South Pacific was realized on Saturday 15th of January at 17:26 Local Time (08:26 Greek time, 06:26 UTC). As it is stated, “the Hunga Tonga volcano eruption is a one-in-a-century event with a plume of ash…
In late October 2021, a JERICO-S3 Transnational Access (TA) workshop named EuroFluoro took place, following a Chelsea Technologies Ltd (CTL) application. It was hosted at HCMR Poseidon Calibration lab and Plankton ecology lab located in…
Addition of Satellite DataA new section has been added in the services of the POSEIDON system for displaying satellite data on an interactive map.
The user may have access to satellite maps of the temperature and the…
Written by D. Denaxa and the POSEIDON scientific team
The strong atmospheric heatwave that took place over Greece during the last third of June 2021 was accompanied by a significant warming of the Aegean Sea, with sea surface…
The methodology, the products and the feature goals of the Mediterranean forecasting service (CMEMS MED MFC - Waves) as presented at the MED MFC virtual booth during the annual (2021) meeting of the Copernicus marine component. The Mediterranean…
The POSEIDON buoys (wavescan type) can now facilitate for an experimental AIS (Automatic Identification System) transceiver. The device is set up as an AtoN (Aid to Navigation) and can continuously transmit the name and position of the buoy to…
Written by: M. Ravdas, A. Zacharioudaki, D. Denaxa and G. Korres
Copernicus Marine Service – MED MFC Waves & POSEIDON Operational Forecasts Team- HCMR
From 17-20 September 2020, the Mediterranean cyclone IANOS hit Greece…