All Regions Workshop #2, Paris 5-7th Oct. 2009All Regions Workshop #2, Paris 5-7th Oct. 2009
V. Lykousis1 and A. Tselepides2
11Hellenic Centre for Marine ResearchHellenic Centre for Marine Research
22University of PireousUniversity of PireousEmails:[email protected], [email protected]:[email protected], [email protected]
The The HELLENIC NODE: Present status and future prospects
SE Ionian site
Pylos-Nestor site
ESONET
Rhodos Basin
Olympi field (Napoli-Milano MV)
Samaria gorge
Cretan BasinHELLENIC
TRENCHSYSTEM
Rhodos Aquarium
Cretan Aquarium
-Unique geodynamic regime/seicmicity/high tsunami potential
-Deep/cold water convection/ climate change monitoring
-Sperm whale populations
-Deep extreme environments/ mud volcanoes/brine lakes
Scientific significance (topics of the node)
KM3NET EUROSITES
HERMES HERMIONE
SESAME MARINERA TRANSFER
SEHELARC
20-1000m
Sal, Temp,
500m PAL(Passive
Acoustic Listener)
POSEIDON-II BUOY AND SEA BED
OBSERVATORY
Pressure sensor
Sal, Temp
NESTOR 4.5NESTOR 5.2
Since 1/2006
Infrastructure at the node (offshore)
Meteo, curents, waves
Online: www.poseidon.hcmr.gr/online
data/Pylos buoy/time series
Kostas Nittis: [email protected] George Petychakis:
Online: www.poseidon.hcmr.gr/online data/ Pylos buoy/time series
Kostas Nittis: [email protected] George Petychakis:
High frequency (15sec) depth timeseries
Pressure (tsunami) sensor
Earthquake 5.4R
11-21 Nov 2008
1673.8
1673.9
1674
1674.1
1674.2
1674.3
1674.4
Depth disturbances (trouble shooting)
PAL integrated with Poseidon SystemBiological data: 4.5sec sound bites (records) marine animals and not only
Ship’s engine
Whale
Dolhpin
Marios Anagnostou: [email protected]
Poseidon data base SystemOn line PAL data: using the Poseidon data base system averaged every three hours
Number of marine mammals
Rainfall rate (mm/hr)
Wind speed (m/s)Buoy
sites
Pylos
Parameters
Infrastructure at the node (onshore)
DELTA VERENIKIThree thrusters
Heave compensator
Dynamic Position
51m
Infrastructure at the node (vessels)
ROV 4500m
NESTOR site 5.2NESTOR site 4.5
POSEIDON-II buoy and seabed
observatory
www.grnet.gr/itu-nestor
48km
Poseidon-III SEABED
OBSERVATORY-Passive Acoustic
Listener -Radon sensor ?
?
Co operations/contributions more than available