Objectives
The Climate and Coastal Protection Challenge addressed the desk-based database exploration, characterizations and assessment in order to then calculate parameters such as annual change in sea temperature, annual sea level rise and sediment mass balance over the Mediterranean basin.
This Challenge produced:
- Spatial data layers for sea surface, mid-water and bottom temperature change trend, sea energy change trends and sea level trend for the past 10, 50 and 100 years;
- Time series for sea surface, mid-water and bottom temperature, sea energy and sea level for the past 10, 50 and 100 (suggest to put in year of contract end for reference- perhaps as a footnote) years;
- Report on the existence of data sets, their availability, consistency and resolution for producing sediment mass balance parameters.
Methodology
First, an extensive literature review was carried out to determine the available data sets, their documentation, cost agreements, sources and appropriateness to derive the targeted products, among others. Second, each Challenge partner used the selected data sets to produce the specific parameters related to sea temperature, sea energy, sea-level change or sediment mass balance. Once these parameters had been obtained, spatial data layers and time plots had been produced for both, the sea basin and NUTS3 regions.
Data Sources
A wide range of data types and sources were identified and reviewed for the challenge. The primary sources of the larger data sets were: PSMSL, CMEMS, AVISO, HADISST or EEA. Additionally a detailed survey contacting National Coastal Agencies and Experts and two scientific literature reviews[JS1] had been carried out to establish and justify the lack of data on sediment mass balance.
Targeted Products
Final Challenge Report: MedSea Checkpoint Challenge 4 (Climate and Coastal Protection): Description of Targeted Products, the methodology and the expert evaluation of fitness for purpose
How to Cite: “Gomez-Pujol, L., Vallespir, J., March, D., Tintore, J., Lecci, R., Bonaduce, A., … Simoncelli, S. (2017). EMODnet MedSea CheckPoint Challenge 4 (Climate and Coastal Protection) Report. European Marine Observation and Data Network. https://doi.org/10.25423/cmcc/
Team Involved
Lluís Gómez-Pujol (SOCIB), Joan Vallespir (SOCIB), Joaquin Tintoré (SOCIB), Roland C. Garnier (IH Cantabria), Raúl Medina (IH Cantabria), Mauricio González (IH Cantabria), Antonio Bonaduce (CMCC), Fabio Raicich (CNR), Guillaume Valladeau (CLS), Rita Lecci (CMCC)