Emodnet Chemistry Lot

Workflow for WP1:Data Collection and Metadata

compilatation

WP1 objectives:

To gather all identified chemical datasets; To convert all gathered data in ODV format and release a copy to the

relevant Regional Leader; To compile metadata in CDI format; To check for duplicates at national level by the NODCs; To send all CDI entries to Maris to populate CDI Data Discovery and

Access Service (CDI linked to a local copy of ODV data);

The existing data inventory will be used as guidance list. It is important to highlight new inputs with respect to SDN.

Missing terms in the Vocabs (P01, P02) must be highlihted and discussed, to validate the new entries.

Regions definition: The North Sea area (including North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Celtic Sea) The Black Sea area The Mediterranean Sea area (including Adriatic Sea, Ionian and Central

Mediterranean Sea, Aegean-Levantine Sea, Western Mediterranean Sea) The Baltic Sea area The Atlantic Sea area (including Atlantic Coast, Macaronesia)

WP1 workflow:Expected outcomes: Bimonthly concise progress report will be posted on the Maritime Forum

indicating meetings held, difficulties encountered, inventories of data made available.

Role of the Regional Leaders:

• To collect bimonthly updates of available data;

Role of Maris:

• To check bimonthly updates of Chemistry CDI Data Discovery and Access Service;

Role of All participants:

• To give access to metadata with CDI ;

• To give access to linked data (ODV format) according to the data policy as agreed with the data ORIGINATOR for CDI; internally all data must be made available for the regional products development.

WP1/WP2/WP3 workflow:Suggested schedule:

First 6 month: focus on data gahering and metadata production according to priorities;

After month 6: (WP2) start with Products generation ( Diva interpolated Maps product and Time series plots);

After month 9: (WP3) first year Regional product validation At month 12: 1st Expert workshop

Suggested priority for data collection: Start with oxygen, fertilisers/nutrients,clorophyll-a, silicates and acidity in

the water column starting from 1999; Then heavy metals, hydrocarbon, pesticides and antifoulants in sediment

and biota (mytilus sp) starting from 1999. Then complete the water column starting from 1999;