Gliders for Research, Ocean Observation and Management

Project Information

GROOM

Grant agreement ID: 284321

Project closed

Start date 1 October 2011

End date 31 December 2014

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures

Total cost € 4 938 338,47

EU contribution € 3 500 000,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE - PARIS 6
France

Objective

Underwater gliders are intelligent and affordable platforms, useful for long-term, multi parameter marine observations. Because of their remotely controlled navigational capabilities and the high spatial and temporal resolution of their measurements in real-time, gliders have been identified to fill gaps existing in the existing ocean observing systems. Along with there rapidly growing importance in purely science driven applications, the implementation of gliders into the Global Ocean Observing System has been recognized as a key point to improve the observational capabilities of the observing systems.

The objective of the GROOM proposal is the design of a new European research infrastructure to use underwater gliders for the benefit of European citizens, researcher, and industry. GROOM will define the scientific, technological and organizational/legal levels, of a European glider capacity for research and sustained observations of the oceans, in line with the other European and international initiatives for marine in-situ observations. The proposal for this new infrastructure strongly relies on EuroARGO and JERICO infrastructures which are emerging and also considers the relevant international coordinating bodies such as GOOS. The proposed technological infrastructures will be based on several dedicated 'gliderports' to maintain and operate a European fleet of gliders in coordination with US, Canadian, Australian and other similar infrastructures. This new infrastructure would be beneficial for both academic oceanographic research and operational oceanography systems on which a large number of marine activities and societal applications now rely.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › oceanography

Programme(s)

• FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures

Topic(s)

• INFRA-2011-2.1.1. - Design studies for research infrastructures in all S&T fields

Call for proposal

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2011-1
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Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project (generic)

Coordinator

UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE - PARIS 6

Administrative Contact

Melanie Pellen (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 388 705,31
• Address: Place Jussieu 4 ; 75252 PARIS ; France
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

Participants (19)

UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS

Cyprus

Administrative Contact

Georgios Georgiou (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 276 000,00
• Address: AVENUE PANEPISTIMIOU 2109 AGLANTZI ; 1678 Nicosia
• Region: Κύπρος › Κύπρος › Κύπρος
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR OZEANFORSCHUNG KIEL (GEOMAR)

Germany

Administrative Contact

Alexandra Drossou-Berendes (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 320 790,00
• Address: WISCHHOFSTRASSE 1-3 ; 24148 Kiel
• Region: Schleswig-Holstein › Schleswig-Holstein › Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM HEREON GMBH

Germany

Administrative Contact

Sabine Röskam (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 229 304,00
• Address: MAX PLANCK STRASSE 1 ; 21502 Geesthacht
• Region: Schleswig-Holstein › Schleswig-Holstein › Herzogtum Lauenburg
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

ALFRED-WEGENER-INSTITUT HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR POLAR- UND MEERESFORSCHUNG

Germany

Administrative Contact

Catherine Audebert (Mrs.)

• EU contribution: € 212 316,00
• Address: AM HANDELSHAFEN 12 ; 27570 Bremerhaven
• Region: Bremen › Bremen › Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAT TRIER

Germany

Administrative Contact

Alexander Proelss (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 52 800,00
• Address: UNIVERSITATSRING 15 ; 54296 Trier
• Region: Rheinland-Pfalz › Trier › Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

ILMATIETEEN LAITOS

Finland

Administrative Contact

Leena Tuomainen (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 80 798,25
• Address: Erik Palmenin aukio 1 ; 00560 Helsinki
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

France

Administrative Contact

Hélène Faradji (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 224 194,28
• Address: RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 ; 75794 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER

France

Administrative Contact

Sylvie Pouliquen (Mrs.)

• EU contribution: € 182 935,68
• Address: 1625 ROUTE DE SAINTE ANNE ZONE INDUSTRIELLE DE LA POINTE DU DIABLE ; 29280 Plouzane
• Region: Bretagne › Bretagne › Finistère
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH

Greece

Administrative Contact

Achilleas Argiriou (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 63 232,12
• Address: LEOFOROS ATHENS SOUNIO 46 7KM ; 19013 Attikia Anavissos
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Ανατολική Αττική
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

NATO Undersea Research Centre

Participation ended

Italy

Administrative Contact

Edoardo Bovio (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 289 003,12
• Address: Viale San Bartolomeo 400 ; 19126 La Spezia
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

NATO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION

Belgium

Administrative Contact

Jean-Guy Fontaine (Prof.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BOULEVARD LEOPOLD III ; 1110 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE

Italy

Administrative Contact

Francesco Gabrielli (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 146 250,00
• Address: Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/C ; 34010 Sgonico-Trieste
• Region: Nord-Est › Friuli-Venezia Giulia › Trieste
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN

Norway

Administrative Contact

Liv-Grethe Gudmundsen (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 156 857,40
• Address: MUSEPLASSEN 1 ; 5020 Bergen
• Region: Norge › Vestlandet › Vestland
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

STIFTELSEN NANSEN SENTER FOR MILJOOG FJERNMALING

Norway

Administrative Contact

Lars-Gunnar Veland (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 103 053,00
• Address: JAHNEBAKKEN 3 ; 5007 Bergen
• Region: Norge › Vestlandet › Vestland
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

Administrative Contact

Eusebio Jiménez Arroyo (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 176 678,16
• Address: CALLE SERRANO 117 ; 28006 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

CONSORCIO PARA EL DISENO, CONSTRUCCION, EQUIPAMIENTO Y EXPLOTACION DE LA PLATAFORMA OCEANICA DE CANARIAS

Spain

Administrative Contact

Paula Pacheco (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 117 799,76
• Address: CARRETERA DE TALIARTE ; 35200 Telde
• Region: Canarias › Canarias › Gran Canaria
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

THE SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MARINESCIENCE LBG

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Elaine Walton (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 106 466,40
• Address: SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE ; PA37 1QA Dunbeg Oban
• Region: Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Fiona Meardon (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 209 280,00
• Address: EARLHAM ROAD ; NR4 7TJ Norwich
• Region: East of England › East Anglia › Norwich and East Norfolk
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Denise Martin (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 163 536,52
• Address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue ; SN2 1EU SWINDON WILTSHIRE
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data