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GRC Geociències Marines
Universitat de Barcelona
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Type of Research Institution
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| | Intergovernmental | |  | Academic | | | Governmental, national | | | Private | | | Governmental, local | | | Charity / Foundation |
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Address : Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
08007 Barcelona
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Phone :
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Director :
Miquel Canals Artigas
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Contact person :
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 7 | | | others : 3 |
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Type of Activities
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| | Pure research | | | Academic | | | Applied research | | | Education / Outreach | | | Long-term monitoring | | | Policy / Planning / Consultancy | | | Technology for environmental applications | | | Conservation & Protection |
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Main fields of research (at present - 6 max)
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| land-ocean interactions, paleoenvironments, biogeochemical cycles, geomorphological processes, sediments & sedimentary processes, geohazards |
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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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Total area dedicated to research (m2)
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Conference room
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| no | | 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 | | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 0 | | Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
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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| Direct access to sea | | Direct access to brackish / estuarine waters | |
Other ecosystems : 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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| yes | | no |
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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| yes | | no |
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Training courses
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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 ScienceTraining 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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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
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