Europole Mer : research consortium on marine science and technology in Brittany

Increasing our knowledge on the impact of dynamic processes on :
- tracers exchanges,
- enrichment of the environment in terms of limiting elements for biological activity,
- marine ecosystems (habitats, blooming, species variability), and
- halieutic resources (nursery zones, larvae transport, life cycles)
is the ultimate aim of this project.

The operational aim of Axis 2 is to consolidate and to develop a centre of excellence to study the impact of global change on coastal upwellings, continental margin fluxes and local ecosystems (continetal plateau and margin).

Key results of Axis 2 will relate to understanding the sensibility of continental margins to climate variability and developing relevant tools for studying ecosystems. Improving dynamic regional models will be an added technical value and will become real through knowledge transfer of scientific results and algorythms towards operational oceanography (Mercator, Previmer). These transfers will allow operational case studies of regional sites. 

Expected technological results are the development of model platforms for oceanographic forecast and development of new physical and biogeochemical sensors and their transport support.