Short-term scientific
Missions (STSM)
STSM manager:
Agnieszka Beszczynska-Moeller (Poland)
COST is supported
by the EU Framework Programme
ESF provides the COST Office
through a European Commission contract
ESSEM Action ES0904
EGO – European Glider Observatories Network
Short Term Scientific Missions
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29 STSMs granted in 2011-2014, including one reciprocal STSM
Duration from 5 days to 84 days, on average 17 days,
in total 495 days of scientific missions in the ES0904
Grants from 950 to 2500 Euro, on average 1800 Euro,
in total 52.100 Euro granted to STSMs
Host institutions from 10 countries, grantees from 7 countries,
in total 12 countries took part in STSMs:
Spain, France, Italy, UK, Cyprus, Germany, Norway, Finland,
Greece, Israel, Australia, South Africa.
ESSEM Action ES0904
EGO – European Glider Observatories Network
Short Term Scientific Missions
UCY
Cyprus
NATO-STO CMRE
Italy
PLOCAN, IMEDEA,
SOCIB
Spain
IFREMER, UMPC,
ENSTA
France
UEA, NOCS
Hebrew University
FMI
UK
Israel
Finland
ESSEM Action ES0904
EGO – European Glider Observatories Network
Short Term Scientific Missions
Cyprus
UCY
UCY
Cyprus
Italy
NATO-STO CMRE
NATO-STO CMRE
Italy
Spain
PLOCAN, IMEDEA
PLOCAN, IMEDEA,
SOCIB
Spain
France
IFREMER, UMPC
IFREMER, UMPC,
ENSTA
France
UK
UEA, NOCS
Hebrew University
FMI
UK
Israel
Finland
SAMS, BODC
South Africa CSIR
Germany
HZG, GEOMAR
Australia
UWA
Greece
HCMR
Norway
UiB
ESSEM Action ES0904
EGO – European Glider Observatories Network
Short Term Scientific Missions
Cyprus
UCY
UCY
Cyprus
Italy
NATO-STO CMRE
NATO-STO CMRE
Italy
Spain
PLOCAN, IMEDEA
PLOCAN, IMEDEA,
SOCIB
Spain
France
IFREMER, UMPC
IFREMER, UMPC,
ENSTA
France
UK
UEA, NOCS
Hebrew University
FMI
UK
Israel
Finland
SAMS, BODC
South Africa CSIR
Germany
HZG, GEOMAR
Australia
UWA
Greece
HCMR
Norway
UiB
ESSEM Action ES0904
EGO – European Glider Observatories Network
Main topics/goals of STSMs
• Combined participation in joint field experiments (MED-REP13, MEDREP14, “Eye of levantine”), glider fleet experiments
• Gliderport organisation (logistics, infrastructure, staff, budget,
schedules)
• Exchange of knowledge on glider technology, integration of new
sensors, sampling patterns, piloting strategies
• Joint data analysis from glider field experiments (including data
corrections)
• Data flow, processing steps, data management, visualization tools,
common data formats, quality control procedures, national data bases
• Development of processing tools for glider data
• Prepare scientific projects involving glider data
• Methods of improvement of forecast models with glider data
• Participation in joint workshops
ESSEM Action ES0904
EGO – European Glider Observatories Network
Summary on STSM
• STSMs have been proven an important tool
to strengthen existing and to establish new
connections between partner countries
participating in ES0904