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CoCM - Corsica Channel Mooring
Infrastructure Profile
Infrastructure Provider
Location
Corsica Channel – Mediterranean Sea
Organisation & Address
CNR ISMAR, Arsenale Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venezia
Link to Infrastructure Schedules (if applicable)
NA
Normal Area of Operation
Corsica Channel, coordinates are provided above
Maximum Number of Days Available
6 months
Scientists’ Travel and Logistics (T&L) Budget Available
€ 2,000.00
Overview
Depth of Operation
0 – 400 m depth
Power Supply
NA
Communication System(s)
NA
Dimensions
NA
Sensors Available, Scientific Payload etc.
CTD incl. dissolved oxygen, ADCP
Scientific and Technical Specifications
General Information
The Corsica Channel Mooring (CoCM) has a strategic location in the area of the NW Med where the Northern Current develops. It is an underwater station at about 450 m depth moored between the islands of Capraia and Corsica, at the sill of the Corsica Channel. Operative since July 1985, it continuously measures ocean currents and thermohaline properties of water masses in predetermined depths. Maintenance and data recovery are managed twice per year. Developments towards real time data transmission are planned for both installations. In occasion of the 6-month maintenance, which is done using a fully equipped research vessel, along the transect connecting the edges of the channels, additional measurements are carried out, which will be available to the users on specific request. Those are physical (CTD stations, vessel mounted ADCP, lowered ADCP profiles) and chemical (dissolved oxygen, dissolved inorganic nutrients) measurements.
Support offered to AQUARIUS users
The underwater installations are available for Transnational Access users for specific experiments, tests of sensors and in-situ validation. The access is offered for multiples of a 6 months period, corresponding to the periodic maintenance operation. A user or a user group shall be given access to the infrastructure for specific experiments, tests of sensors and in-situ validation, or to collect additional data to the ones already acquired by the operator.
The access will be remote (the measuring system is implemented by the operator of the installation and the presence of the user group is not required) or partially remote (the presence of the user group is required at some stage e.g. installing and uninstalling user’s equipment). CNR offers accesses of 6 months to the infrastructures. The user will have access to the infrastructure by boat, this service will be arranged by the operator. A support team formed by one technician, one sea-man and one head scientist will assist the user group, taking also care of installing/uninstalling operations. The user will have access to the infrastructure by boat, this service will be arranged by the operator. The data will be available to the user in delayed mode at the end of the 6 month access period.
Infrastructure Availability and Contact Details
Year 2025
From Spring 2025 to Autumn 2025
Year 2026
From Autumn 2025 to Spring 2026, and from Spring 2026 to Autumn 2026
Year 2027
From Autumn 2026 to Spring 2027, from Spring 2027 to Autumn 2027
Contact email for applicants to discuss the initial feasibility of their work while they prepare their application
katrin.schroeder[at]cnr.it
Certification and Clearance Requirements
Diplomatic clearances or permits required for area or type of activity
NA