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Environmental Systems Science Centre
http://www.nerc-essc.ac.uk/
The Environmental Systems Science Centre (ESSC) is based at the University of Reading. At ESSC we are concerned with better understanding of the environment by developing new ways of using spatial information, often sensed remotely, in computer models of the processes that operate in the natural world. We employ techniques from the mathematical and physical sciences to solve problems affecting the atmosphere, the oceans, the land surface and the solid earth. ESSC is host to the Reading e-Science Centre (see below). -
Reading e-Science Centre
http://www.resc.reading.ac.uk
The Reading e-Science Centre (ReSC) is based in the Environmental Systems Science Centre at the University of Reading. ReSC aims to promote e-Science methods in the environmental science community by developing demonstrator projects with collaborators in academia, government agencies and industry. These projects will showcase the great potential of e-Science to be a useful method that environmental scientists in many disciplines can use in their everyday research. Tasks that were previously difficult and time-consuming, such as sharing and working with very large data sets, can be made much more efficient. -
UK Met Office
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
The Met Office is the UK's National Meteorological Service and a leading provider of operational monitoring and forecasting of metocean conditions both for the UK and internationally. The Met Office Hadley Centre for Climate Change provides world leading research into climate issues, forming the basis for climate change advisory services to government and businesses. The Met Office contributes to ECOOP through the Ocean Forecasting R&D group, a partner in of the National Centre for Ocean Forecasting and provider of underpinning science and development for the Met Office's marine forecasts. -
CEFAS
http://www.cefas.co.uk
Cefas is an internationally renowned scientific research and advisory centre working in fisheries management, environmental protection and aquaculture. Cefas has a staff complement of over 500 based at three specialist laboratories within the UK, an ocean-going research vessel, and over 100 years of experience. Cefas has a long and successful track record in delivering high quality science to many customers around the world. Many Cefas scientists are leaders in their fields and advisors on international bodies such as the International council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). Cefas is an Executive Agency of the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). -
IMR Norway
http://www.imr.no/english
With a staff of almost 700 the Institute of Marine Research is Norway's largest centre of marine science. It's main task is to provide advice to Norwegian authorities on aquaculture and the ecosystems of the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the North Sea and the Norwegian coastal zone. IMR's headquaters are in Bergen, but important activities are also carried out at department in Tromso, at the research stations in Matre, Austevoll and Flodevigen and on board their research vessels. The aim of research and management advice provided by IMR is to ensure that Norway's marine resources are harvested in a sustainable way. -
HR Wallingford
http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk
Created as the Hydraulics Research Station of the UK Government in 1947, HR Wallingford became a private entity in 1982. Since then it has operated as an independent, non profit distributing organisation committed to building knowledge and solving problems, expertly and appropriately. Today, HR Wallingford has a 60 year track record of achievement in applied research and specialist consultancy. It has a unique mix of know-how, assets and facilities including state of the art physical modelling laboratories, a full range of computational modelling tools and, above all expert staff with world-renowned skills and experience. -
Techworks
http://www.techworks.ie
Techworks Marine Ltd. was formed in 2002 TechWorks offering products and services in the areas of real-time monitoring solutions and oceanographic consultancy. TechWorks Marine has developed and deployed a world-class competitive data acquisition and communication system,the TechWorks Marine Black Box (TMBB), integrated with world-class oceanographic and meteorological sensors. TechWorks provides either full or partial data collection, data processing and data management solutions. -
NIVA
http://www.niva.no/symfoni/infoportal/portenglish.nsf
NIVA is a foundation established on 1 July 1958. Its board is appointed by the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment (MD), the Research Council of Norway and the employees at NIVA. The head office is in Oslo with regional offices in Hamar, Grimstad, Bergen and Trondheim, and a marine research station near Drobak. To strengthen NIVA’s activities and to provide a better service to its partners in Poland and Europe, NIVA has now established a subsidiary in Gdansk, Geomor-NIVA. NIVA’s objective is to serve the authorities, the private sector and the public - both national and international - towards the common goal of an improved aquatic environment through sound water management. -
PML
http://www.pml.ac.uk
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is a multi-disciplinary marine research organisation concerned with the functioning of marine ecosystems. PML is now independent of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) but is formally designated as a NERC Collaborative Centre. PML contributes to the National Centre for Ocean Forecasting, especially in ecosystem modelling, satellite and airborne remote sensing, and specialist observation, data analysis and model validation. -
NOCS
http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk
The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) is a joint venture between the University of Southampton and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). It is one of the few world-class centres of excellence in ocean sciences, earth sciences and ocean technology. NOCS contributes to the National Centre for Ocean Forecasting, drawing on established expertise in numerical modelling of the global ocean, biogeochemical ocean modelling, satellite remote sensing, ocean observing systems.