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Type of activities
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|  | research only |
| academic, education |
| | policy/planning |
| envir. monitoring |
| | other: |
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Main sectors of research
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land-ocean interactions, environmental impact assessment, paleoenvironments, biogeochemical cycles, geomorphological processes, sediments & sedimentary processes, geohazards
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Current major projects
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HERMES (starting date: 1 April 2005; duration: 4 years).
EUROSTRATAFORM (starting date: Dec. 2003; duration: 3 years).
SPACOMA (starting date: Dec 04; duration: 3 years).
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists :
7
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others :
3
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research :
600
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teaching :
600
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others :
600
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Conference room
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yes (number of seats : 150 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| | less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 2 |
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| | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : |
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Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
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geophysics (HR seismic reflection, side scan sonar), sampling and oceanography equipment, long term moored monitoring equipment
* Access to large oceanographic vessels (Hesperides, Vizconde de Eza, Garcia del Cid) operated by the Navy and research agencies in Spain such as IEO and CSIC.
Brief description of accessed vessels : swath bathymetry systems, geophysics (UHR to multichannel seismics, gravity-meter, magnotmeter, heat flux), sampling and oceanography equipment.
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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large scale analytical services at UB, sedimentology and paleoceanography laboratory, 3D modeling tools, multibeam and seismic data processing facilities, pool of equipment for long term moorings (current-meters, acoustic releases, particle traps, thermistor chains, fluorimeters, satellite tracking systems, buoys and ancillary equipment
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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deltaic (Ebro, Llobregat), sandy coasts and prodeltas, Posidonia meadows, rocky shelf communities, deep shelf carbonate producing algal beds, deep environments (slope and rise), submarine canyons
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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Specimen collections
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no |
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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no |
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Training courses
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no |
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* courses on Marine Geology and Marine Biology at the Faculties of Geology and Biology
* Doctorate Program on Marine Science and on Earth Science
* Training through research European Network on European Deep Ocean Margins (EURODOM)
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Capacity and brief description of library
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periodicals : more than 200 (on geology, biology and oceanography) ; books : more than 20 000 ; access to librairies available via Internet
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Type of research institution
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| | governmental, national |
| governmental, local |
| | international |
| academic |
| | private |
| other: |
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CIESM Guide of Marine Research Institutes
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