Partners

MERCATOR-OCEAN

Mercator-Ocean analyses and forecasts the ocean in real time from the surface to the bottom. Mercator-Ocean is the french operational oceanography group based in Toulouse France. The group produces three operational outputs on a weekly basis from there PSY1 1/3 North Atlantic Model, their PSY2 1/12 degree North Atlantic Model and their PSY3 1/4 degree global model. C-NOOFS is nested 1 way into the PSY3 system for operational boundary and initial conditions.

MERSEA

The Marine Environment and Security for the European Area Integrated Project(MERSEA) European integrated project develops an integrated service of global and regional ocean monitoring and forecasting in support of safe and efficient offshore activities, environmental management, security, and sustainable use of marine resources. The system to be developed will be a key component of the ocean and marine services element of Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES). C-NOOFS is a MERSEA integrated project member.

COMDA

The DFO Centre for Ocean Modeling Development and Application (COMDA) is promoting the enhancement and development of an operational oceanographic capacity in Canada. C-NOOFS is a pilot project for regional operational oceanography among others. COMDA is striving to develop global scale ocean forecasting systems in conjunction with Environment Canada to support enhanced weather forecast systems.

More information is available in the COMDA brochure (PDF)

GODAE

The Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment's (GODAE) purpose is to coordinate member countries to develop a global system of observations, communications, modeling and assimilation systems that will deliver regular, comprehensive information on the state of the oceans. GODAE thereby also promotes and engenders wide utility and availability of this resource for maximum benefit to the international community.

ISDM (formerly known as MEDS)

The Integrated Science Data Management (ISDM) is a branch of Canada's federal department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). ISDM's mandate is to manage and archive ocean data collected by DFO, or acquired through national and international programs conducted in ocean areas adjacent to Canada, and to disseminate data, data products, and services to the marine community in accordance with the policies of the department.

Coriolis

Coriolis is the french oceanographic data centre and contributes to the French operational oceanographic service with the objective of developing continuous, automatic, and permanent observation networks. The data collected will enable water properties to be mapped, such as temperature, and ocean circulation.

Oceans Advance

Oceans Advance is a multi-stakeholder; regional technology cluster initiative aimed at making St. John's an international location of choice for ocean technology. It represents the community integration aspects of the cluster and is governed by a board of directors whose members come from the private sector. Its mission is to foster and promote the development of an ocean technology cluster in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Smart Bay

The objective of the Placentia Bay Demonstration Project, also known as Smart Bay, is to obtain and distribute ocean information that will enable all those who live near or work on the sea to make safer and better informed decisions. This is done through technology development and investment in ocean observing and ocean data infrastructure. The objectives of the project are to enable "smart" decisions to be made in Placentia Bay from habitat management and commercial activity to Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue.