1. Work Package 3 PROCEDURAL HARMONISATION FixO3 General Assembly 14 – 16 October 2014, Heraklion-CRETE George Petihakis, HCMR

2. WP3 – Procedural Harmonisation Task 3.1: Assessment of procedures HCMR (Lead); CNRS, NERC, INGV, (M0 – M24) Task 3.2: Principles of “best practice” CNRS (Lead); CNR, HCMR, UiB, IFM-GEOMAR, NERC, IEO, OGS, UPC, INGV, PLOCAN, INDP, UNIABN, 52o NORTH, UAzores, IFREMER, (M0 – M36) Task 3.3: FixO3 Label IFREMER(Lead); NERC, OGS, UAzores, (M0 – M48) Participa nt Number Participant Short Name Man Months 1NERC3.00 2OGS2.50 3HCMR6.00 5UiB0.45 7PLOCAN1.00 11IFREMER1.50 13INGV3.00 15UNIABDN3.00 16CNRS5.00 17GEOMAR0.90 20IEO0.50 22INDP1.50 23UPC1.00 2652 o North GmbH0.50 27CNR3.00 29IMAR3.50 16 Partners 36.35

3. No.Del. TitleLeadMMNatureDissDel. Date D3. 1 Common WS on proceduresHCMR7.35PU 18 D3. 2 Handbook on Best PracticesCNRS22.00PP 24 D3. 3 FixO3 LabelIFREMER7.00PU 36 36.35 Milestone No. Milestone nameWPLeadDel. Date Comments MS18Presentation of FixO3 label, common protocols and standards and best practices for ocean observatory WP2, WP3 746Relevant reports from workshops and WP4 outputs available on project website MS20WP3-WP12 meetingWP121118INPUT FROM BEST PRACTICES OF WP3 WP3 – Procedural Harmonisation

4. Task 2.1 Review of the current status of all fixed observing sites Task 2.3 Assessment of existing and novel hardware Task 3.2: Principles of “best practice” Task 3.1: Assessment of procedures Task 2.4 Harmonization of Data Quality Assurance across fixed platforms Task 7.3 Ensure interface with ESONET- EMSO label consortium – Promote Label Task 3.3: FixO3 Label Task 12.1 Enhancement of CO2 measurement – intercalibration based on the specifications from WP2 & WP3

5. Task 3.1: Assessment of procedures All procedures used within the network on:  maintenance  service  calibration  pre-deployment  data transfer  etc. will be documented and assessed WP3 – Procedural Harmonisation Task 3.2: Principles of “best practice” This task will describe principles of “best practices” in all phases of the system:  pre-deployment test  maintenance  calibration  etc. covering the entire infrastructural chain of data acquisition from sensor (performance, robustness, accuracy, etc.) to supporting system (cabling, electric and electronic components, etc.). PROTOCOLS Workshop

6. WP3 – Procedural Harmonisation PROTOCOLS Workshop Presentations by each partner 4-5 Dec. Athens