Project partners

An overview of the partners in the national consortium NOON is given in the table below. The areas of expertise are roughly estimated. Several partners cover additional areas not listed in the table. The consortium is at a high level engaged in international infrastructure development of ocean observatories, e.g. in EMSO, ESONET and EUROSITE.

InstitutionExpertiseComment
University of TromsøMarine geology, communication, fisheriesLeader of the consortium
Norway’s representative in EMSO, ESONET, HERMES
University of BergenOceanography, geobiology, seismology, marine biologyNorway’s representative in Eurosites Partner in the consortium
University of OsloMarine biology, InstrumentationPartner in the consortium
Norwegian Geotechnical InstituteInstrumentationPartner in the consortium and ESONET
Uni ResearchMarine BiologyPartner in the consortium
Christian Michelsen Research Instrumentation, data infrastructure, visualizationPartner in the consortium
Institute of Marine ResearchEcosystems, fisheries, oceanographyPartner in the consortium
SINTEFTelemetryPartner in the consortium
Norwegian Polar InstituteEcosystems, fisheries, oceanographyPartner in the consortium

 

Industry partnerTechnologyMotivation
StatoilHydroSubsea installationEcosystem monitoring
StatoilHydroVesterålen/NV SvalbardEcosystem monitoring
StatoilHydroFuture energyGas hydrates
AkerKvaernerInstallationsPotential partner
Aanderaa Data Instruments SensorsPotential partner
Kongsberg MaritimeAUV, ROV, telemetry, satellite surveillanceTechnology development

 

Results from workshop available
Presentations and summaries of discussions from the workshop 24 Mars 2011 are now available.
Why monitor the Arctic Ocean?
Unesco document for services to society from a sustained ocean observing system is available online.
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