Objective Argo is an international array of 3000 profiling floats that measure temperature and salinity throughout the deep global oceans, down to 2,000 metres. It is the single most important global in-situ observing system for the GMES Marine Service. Argo provides critical observations of the ocean interior that are required to constrain, together with satellite observations, GMES Marine Service modelling and forecasting systems. The European long-term contribution to Argo is organized as part of the Euro-Argo research infrastructure that will become in early 2012 a new European legal entity. The main challenges for Argo and Euro-Argo are 1/ to maintain the global array and ensure its long term sustainability and 2/ prepare the next phase of Argo with an extension towards biogeochemistry, the polar oceans, the marginal seas and the deep ocean. Meeting such challenges is essential for the long term sustainability and evolution of the GMES Marine Service. This requires major improvements in Argo float technology. New floats with improved capabilities are or will be soon available from float manufacturers. They require, however, extensive testing at sea before they can be used for operational monitoring. The Euro-Argo data centers need also to be upgraded so that they can handle these new floats. E-AIMS will organize an end-to-end evaluation of these floats (from float design down to the use by GMES). Observing System Evaluations and Sensitivity Experiments will also be conducted to provide robust recommendations for the next phase of Argo that take into account GMES Marine Service, seasonal/decadal climate forecasting and satellite validation requirements. E-AIMS will thus demonstrate the capability of the Euro-Argo infrastructure to conduct R&D driven by GMES needs and demonstrate that procurement, deployment and processing of floats for GMES can be organized at European level. These are key aspects for the long term sustainability of GMES in-situ component. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeochemistrybiogeochemistry Programme(s) FP7-SPACE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Space Topic(s) SPA.2012.1.3-01 - Research and development for In-situ component Call for proposal FP7-SPACE-2012-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER EU contribution € 464 301,00 Address 1625 ROUTE DE SAINTE ANNE ZONE INDUSTRIELLE DE LA POINTE DU DIABLE 29280 Plouzane France See on map Region Bretagne Bretagne Finistère Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Pierre-Yves Le Traon (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (15) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all MET OFFICE United Kingdom EU contribution € 217 279,50 Address FITZROY ROAD EX1 3PB Exeter See on map Region South West (England) Devon Devon CC Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jonathan Turton (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE Italy EU contribution € 125 919,00 Address Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/C 34010 Sgonico-Trieste See on map Region Nord-Est Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trieste Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Pierre Marie Poulain (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 50 000,25 Address Polaris House, North Star Avenue SN2 1EU SWINDON WILTSHIRE See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lesley Rickards (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUUT-KNMI Netherlands EU contribution € 69 468,75 Address UTRECHTSEWEG 297 3731 GA De Bilt See on map Region West-Nederland Utrecht Utrecht Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Andreas Sterl (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTO ESPANOL DE OCEANOGRAFIA Spain EU contribution € 85 503,00 Address CORAZON DE MARIA 8 28002 MADRID See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Demetrio De Armas (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET Norway EU contribution € 134 040,00 Address NORDNESGATEN 50 5817 Bergen See on map Region Norge Vestlandet Vestland Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Kjell Arne Mork (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SOFIA UNIVERSITY ST KLIMENT OHRIDSKI Bulgaria EU contribution € 70 095,00 Address BUL TZAR OSVOBODITEL 15 1504 Sofia See on map Region Югозападна и Южна централна България Югозападен София (столица) Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Bojil Dobrev (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTYTUT OCEANOLOGII POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK Poland EU contribution € 86 700,00 Address UL. 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