Grace Su ( grace@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov) (301) 286-9494
Applicant's Name: Elvio Nacini Institution: NATO SACLANT UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE Address: VIALE SAN BARTOLOMEO, 400 19138 LA SPEZIA - ITALY Telephone: +39-0187-527-253 Fax Number: +39-0187-527-354 E-mail Address: nacini@saclantc.nato.int Type of Temporary Agreement requested: An agreement that temporarily enables a non-real time SeaWiFS HRPT station to decrypt real-time data and release it to the Authorized Users list. Time period of temporary agreement (3 months maximum). Start Date (month/day/year): 04/28/2004 End Date (month/day/year): 05/25/2004 SeaWiFS HRPT Station to provide data: HSPZ List of Authorized Users to access real-time data. 1. Elvio Nacini 2. Michael Carron Project Title: Mapping of Biogeochemical Fields In The Tyrrhenian Sea Principal Investigator(s): Farid Askari Funding Agency(s) : NATO SACLANT UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE Description of the Research Project and Justification for Real-time SeaWiFS Data: This project seeks to assess the impact of the acoustic signals and to identify favourable and non-favourable environments for marine mammals in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The near real time SeaWiFS data will be used for adaptive sampling of biological and physical fields during the cruise.