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An integrated open-coastal biogeochemistry, ecosystem and biodiversity observatory of the eastern Mediterranean – the Cretan Sea component of the POSEIDON system
George Petihakis
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Leonidas Perivoliotis
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Gerasimos Korres
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Dionysios Ballas
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Constantin Frangoulis
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Paris Pagonis
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Manolis Ntoumas
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Manos Pettas
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Antonis Chalkiopoulos
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Maria Sotiropoulou
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Margarita Bekiari
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Alkiviadis Kalampokis
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Michalis Ravdas
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Evi Bourma
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Sylvia Christodoulaki
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Anna Zacharioudaki
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Dimitris Kassis
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Emmanuel Potiris
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
present address: Department of Marine Sciences, School of the Environment, University of the Aegean, 81132 Mytilene, Greece
George Triantafyllou
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Kostas Tsiaras
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Evangelia Krasakopoulou
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
present address: Department of Marine Sciences, School of the Environment, University of the Aegean, 81132 Mytilene, Greece
Spyros Velanas
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
Nikos Zisis
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 72100 Heraklion, Greece
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Short summary
Integrated oceanic observations on multiple processes including biogeochemistry are scarce. In the eastern Mediterranean (Cretan Sea) the spatiotemporal coverage of such observations has increased with the expansion of the POSEIDON observatory. The observatory addresses scientific questions, provides services to policy makers and society, and serves as a technological test bed. It plays a key role in European and international observing programs, in harmonization procedures and data handling.
Integrated oceanic observations on multiple processes including biogeochemistry are scarce. In...
