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): 08/04/2004 End Date (month/day/year): 08/31/2004 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 Ligurian Sea and Gulf of Lyon 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 Ligurian Sea and Gulf of Lyon. The near real time SeaWiFS data will be used for adaptive sampling of biological and physical fields during the cruise.