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    Cambio Climático en el Mediterráneo Español

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    Semi-enclosed and bounded by three continents, the Mediterranean sea is a region highly vulnerable to human activities, i.e.: the population surge along the coasts, the tourism pressure, the maritime traffic, the agriculture and the fishery exploitation, all have a potential impact on the Mediterranean environment. In addition, effective initiatives against the Global Climate Change need to be attempted in order to preserve our marine environment and to achieve a sustainable development of its resources. Prevention and adaptation to this new threat must be based on the rigorous and scientific knowledge accomplished through the systematic and continuous observation of the sea, and through the collection of multidisciplinary time-series and the subsequent analysis. This report responds to this necessity. The main goals of the Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO) are to generate scientific knowledge, as well as to assess and to inform the public about the state of the sea. The IEO is primary focussed on the study of the variety of phenomena influencing spanish coasts, including the process of Climate Change. To meet these objectives, a large set of actions have been planned. Some of them are already being implemented, such as a multidisciplinary observation system in the shelf and continental slope waters, or periodic scientific reports dealing with the detection and quantification of Climate Change effects and of other possible environmental impacts. The present report is the first of a series of future contributions. Besides the IEO, other Spanish institutions such as the ICM (CSIC), Puertos del Estado (PE), the IMEDEA (CSIC), the UMA, the UIB and the INM, involved in the monitoring, analysis and modelling of the Mediterranean sea, have also participated in it. The results show clear evidences of the effect of Climate Change in the physical properties of the mediterranean waters since 1948; in particular, the temperature and salinity increase of the deep waters, the accelerated rise of sea level since the early 1990s, and the air and sea surface temperature increase during the second half of the XX century.Versión del edito

    100 años investigando el mar. El IEO en su centenario (1914-2014).

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    Se trata de un libro que pretende divulgar a la sociedad las principales investigaciones multidisciplinares llevadas a cabo por el Instituto Español de Oceanografía durante su primer siglo de vida, y dar a conocer la historia del organismo, de su Sede Central y de los nueve centros oceanográficos repartidos por los litorales mediterráneo y atlántico, en la península y archipiélagos.Kongsberg 20

    Oceanografía operacional: Un nuevo reto

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    Se ha acuñado el concepto Oceanografía Operacional, o sea toda aquella actividad que comprende las medidas y muestreos hechos en los océanos, mares y atmósfera, así como su difusión e interpretación, todo ello de un modo rutinario. Este concepto surge de la cada vez más acuciante necesidad por parte de muchos sectores: industrial, servicios, administrativo, legislativo, etc., aparte del científico, del establecimiento de un sistema de observación del océano similar al meteorológico. Los principales organismos internacionales relacionados con el océano, atmósfera, clima y cambio global, así como otras importantes conferencias mundiales, apoyan y promocionan tal sistema. Con el fin de desarrollarlo, establecerlo y utilizar sus resultados de una manera eficiente, se han creado varios programas internacionales que ya han elaborado sus planes científicos e iniciado la fase experimental. (A
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