Facility that monitors physical, sedimentological and ecological variables for the North Sea area
The North West Shelf Operational Oceanographic System (NOOS) monitors physical, sedimentological and ecological variables for the North Sea area.[1] NOOS is operated by partners from the nine countries bordering the extended North Sea and European North West Shelf; Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom. Working collaboratively to develop and implement ocean observing systems in the area.[1] Near real time and recent history sea levels are available to on their web site in map, graph or table format.[1]
Membership
As of January 2008 NOOS had sixteen full members and four associate members.[1][2]
^"NOOS Program Overview". Global Observing Systems Information Center (GOSIC)-(hosted by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)). July 2007. Archived from the original(Web) on 2008-07-24. Retrieved January 20, 2008.