The objective of this tender is to examine the current data collection, observation and data assembly programmes in the Meditterranean Sea, identify gaps and to evaluate how they can be optimised.

Description of attributes for time series on annual averafe mid-water and sea-bottom temperature for the last 10 years for the Mediterranean basin and for each NUTS3 along coast

Description ot the spatial layers attributes of sea level trend for the last 50 and 100 years for the Mediterranean basin and for each NUTS3 region along the coast.

Level 2 sub-skin Sea Surface Temperature derived from AVHRR on Metop, global and provided in full-resolution swath (1 km at nadir), in GHRSST compliant netCDF format. The satellite input data has successively come from Metop-A, Metop-B and Metop-C level 1 data processed at EUMETSAT. SST is retrieved from AVHRR infrared channels (3.7, 10.8 and 12.0 µm) using a multispectral algorithm and a cloud mask. Atmospheric profiles of water vapor and temperature from a numerical weather prediction model, Sea Surface Temperature from an analysis, together with a radiative transfer model, are used to correct the multispectral algorithm for regional and seasonal biases due to changing atmospheric conditions. The quality of the products is monitored regularly by daily comparison of the satellite estimates against buoy measurements.The product format is compliant with the GHRSST Data Specification (GDS) version 2. Users are advised to use data only with quality levels 3,4 and 5.

Description ot the spatial layers attributes of sea level trend for the last 10 years for the Mediterranean basin and for each NUTS3 region along the coast.

Specification of the desirable and recommended product attributes for generating time series of average annual sea temperature at mid-water and sea bottom for the last 10 yrs.

The main aim of this product was to define the suitability of offshore sites in the area between the borders of France-Spain-Italy for wind farm development. The adopted approach classifies wind speed data by their level of suitability, ranging from a grade 5 for exclusion zones, to a grade 1 for areas deemed appropriate for wind farm development. The quality indexes adopted were based on mean and variation statistical measures taking into consideration both the expected energy potential and the corresponding variability.

Description of the attributes for the time-series annual average sea level for the last 50 and the last 100 yrs for the Mediterranean basin and for each NUTS region along the coast.

Specification of the desirable and recommended product attributes for generating time series of sea level trend for the last 10 years for the Mediterranean basin for each NUTS3 region along the coast.

The main aim of this product was to define the suitability of offshore sites in the area between the borders of France-Spain-Italy for wind farm development. The adopted approach classifies wind speed data by their level of suitability, ranging from a grade 5 for exclusion zones, to a grade 1 for areas deemed appropriate for wind farm development. The quality indexes adopted were based on mean and variation statistical measures taking into consideration both the expected energy potential and the corresponding variability.