MFSPP Program Overview

The Mediterranean Forecasting System Pilot Project WorkPackage 3000 (MFSPP WP 3000) was an international project that lasted from 1998 to 2001. The purpose was to set up and test a near real time acquisition and processing system of remote sensing data for the Mediterranean Sea. The objectives of MFSPP were to:

• develop and test of algorithms to process NRT altimeter data
• develop a NRT Sea Surface Temperature product
• provide NRT remote sensing data before (TOP-2 and TOP-1) and during the TOP
• analyze remote sensing data during the TOP

***The MFSPP project is finished. All the relevant forecasting systems are now available at the following web page: Mediterranean Operational Oceanography Network - MOON.***

Program Management

The MFSPP was divided into a series of tasks and subtasks that were each implemented by certain institutions throughout the duration of the project. The institutions that participated in the MFSPP were:

• CLS had the overall responsiblity of MFSPP WP 3000, specifically with task 3100 and subtask 3310.
• Meteo France was responsible for task 3200 and subtask 3320.
• ACRI was responible for subtask 3330.
• LPCM was responsible for task 3330.
• ENEA was responsible for task 3200 and task 3320.

Task Planning