{"id":7201,"date":"2019-02-25T17:09:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T16:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mio.osupytheas.fr\/fr\/archive_page\/observation-des-oceans\/"},"modified":"2019-02-25T17:09:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T16:09:25","slug":"observation-des-oceans","status":"publish","type":"archive_page","link":"https:\/\/www.mio.osupytheas.fr\/en\/ocean-observation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean observation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Long-term observation of marine ecosystems<\/strong><\/h3>

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Contacts<\/em><\/strong> : Anthony Bosse<\/span><\/a>, G\u00e9rald Gregori<\/span> <\/a>and Dominique Lef\u00e8vre<\/span> <\/a><\/p>

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Faced with rapidly changing climatic conditions, it is important to develop our knowledge of the temporal and spatial dynamics that characterise the oceans. To do this, only long series of measurements can describe the natural or disturbed evolution of a system with high seasonal and\/or interannual variability. These regular observations over long periods of time are increasingly seen as an essential means of supporting research.<\/p>

For each natural environment, it is necessary to understand the fundamental way in which it functions, and to predict possible changes on different timescales. Time series also broaden our understanding of ecological processes and are an integral part of improving models of the physical, biogeochemical and ecological dynamics of the oceans.<\/p>

The Institut M\u00e9diterran\u00e9en d'Oc\u00e9anologie (MIO), working closely with and with the support of the OSU Institut Pyth\u00e9as (in particular via database management, the Astroides station ship and the diving service), is a research laboratory heavily involved in long-term observation of marine ecosystems, particularly in the north-western Mediterranean, but also in the South Pacific Ocean. The themes addressed cover all the disciplines of oceanography, from physics to biology, and therefore reflect the cross-disciplinary nature of this laboratory.<\/p>

These themes concern the anthropogenic impact on the marine environment, and more particularly the coastal zone and the interfaces between the open sea, the continent and the atmosphere. Considerable effort in terms of personnel and other resources is devoted to activities whose general objective is to monitor the marine environment in both coastal and open waters.<\/p>

Data is collected using standardised protocols\/methods and fed into databases managed by the OSU Pytheas IT department, or other national (SEANOE, SISMER, Mistrals-SEDOO, etc.) and international databases, in accordance with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div><\/section><\/div>

Observation data<\/strong><\/h3>

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The data sets are based on observations collected with systems deployed from ships or drifting devices, balloons, aircraft, fixed equipment on land or at sea and systems installed on satellites. These data can also be produced using campaigns at sea.<\/p>

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Find our data online (tools developed and maintained by OSU Pytheas): :<\/p>