PPO1 - UNIPA | LEAD PARTNER
UNIPA, in addition to being the project leader, will take care of the activities relating to the modeling of hydrocarbon spill tracking. These simulations will be validated both through new measurements obtained from the release of drifters in new westMED areas and with the use of remote sensing data. UNIPA's added value is its consolidated experience in the field of remote-sensing data analysis and studies and research in the maritime hydraulic field. The added value of the researchers at the University of Palermo is the ability to combine advanced monitoring systems and numerical modeling together.
Furthermore, the UNIPA group, over the last 20 years, has developed strong experience in managing complex operational projects and coordinating partners' actions.
The UNIPA group played a key role in coordinating and supporting the Sicilian partners in the CALYPSO South project. UNIPA played an important role in the involvement of Italian stakeholders. As part of the beyond CALYPSO project, UNIPA, in addition to being the leader and carrying out coordination actions between all the partners, will take care of: a) the purchase of the drifters which will be released into the open sea for direct measurements of surface currents; b) modeling regarding oil spill tracking and c) analysis of remote sensing data.
UNIPA participates in all project WPs.
PPO2 - UM | PARTNER
The Oceanography Malta Research Group (OMRG) within the Department of Geosciences of the Faculty of Science at the University of Malta promotes studies in the field of oceanography both through its applied research and teaching activities, making the group UM a center of excellence. The OMRG group integrates multidisciplinary skills across the background of its academic staff, so that it can address a wide range of subdisciplines related to the field of oceanography. These sub-disciplines include: physical oceanography, biological and chemical oceanography, geological oceanography and marine meteorology. The collaborative portfolio of the OMRG group is extensive, as the research group has represented the University of Malta in a substantial number of projects funded under numerous EU funding programs including Interreg MED, Interreg Italy-Malta 2014-2020 , JPI Oceans, Erasmus+ and MCST Space Fund. The University of Malta also coordinated some of the same projects, including CORALLO and CALYPSO. For these reasons, the OMRG achieves notable research output in the form of peer-reviewed publications every year. In Beyond CALYPSO, OMRG will create a series of hydrocarbon tracking models to run in westMED areas including Tunisia. The results of the different models will be compared and validated through the release of a suitable number of drifters which will be tracked via satellite to cover the entire region. The models will be forced using different inputs including CMEMS-COPERNICUS products. UM participates in WPs 1, 3 and 4. |
PPO3 - UNICT | PARTNER
The University of Catania is involved in WP1 and WP2. UNICT is WP leader of Communication Activities (WP2) with the aim of widely disseminating the results of the project for the benefit of a wide range of users and the public. Constant updating of the project web portal.
PPO4 - ARPA SICILIA | PARTNER
ARPA Sicily as part of the beyond CALYPSO project will take care of the release of the drifters which will be used for the validation of the tracking of the hydrocarbon spill. In particular, ARPA SIcilia will carry out, in coordination with the other project partners, all the activities necessary for the release and recovery of the drifters during the measurement campaigns.
PPO5 - CNR IAS | PARTNER
The participation of the CNR as a partner only strengthens the collaboration already started with the other partners in previous interreg Italy-Malta projects, making available the experience already gained in previous projects. The design experience is also based on the creation of platforms and services for the observation and prediction of marine environmental conditions to support search and rescue activities. The partner's activities within Beyond Calypso will be oriented towards capitalizing on some results obtained previously for the benefit of other countries in the Central Mediterranean area. In particular, the CNR-IAS will contribute to improving the modeling capabilities of possible spills of pollutants into the sea, through the integration and above all the validation of marine current data. In particular, the CNR-IAS will take care of the purchase of drifters. CNR-IAS participates in all project WPs. |
PPO6 - ISPRA | PARTNER
In this project, several oil spill tracking models (such as MEDLSIK and PyGnome) will be implemented in the Sicilian-Maltese Canal and in a wider area, covering the Tunisian marine areas.
ISPRA will mainly deal with the comparison and validation of the results of the different models also through the release of a suitable number of drifters which will be tracked via satellite, to cover the entire region. ISPRA with its skills and institutional functions will expand the capabilities of the connection partnership with the new WestMED territories. Furthermore, the institute is the coordinating body between all national ARPAs for environmental issues. ISPRA will also take care of the involvement of both national and international bodies in the project activities.
ISPRA participates in WPs 1, 2 and 4
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