HNODC – online INGESTION system
Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre – HNODC The Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre (HNODC) was established in 1986, in the frame of the cooperation of Greece with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. It is a national agency, part of the international network of national oceanographic data centres operating within the framework of the …
Geotechnical studies
The Department of Marine Geology and Geophysics of the Institute of Oceanography has been performing geophysical and geotechnical surveys mainly focusing on the following activities: (1) determination of the optimum routes for the installation of submarine cables and pipelines; (2) investigation for the safe and sustainable deployment of artificial reefs; (3) assessment of marine aggregate …
Marine Hazards and Geohazards
Some 20 years ago the Institute of Oceanography launched a long-term, strategic plan with the objective to map, study and characterize the submarine active faults and landslides. The main aim of this project is to detect and highlight the offshore areas where marine geohazards have occurred and may occur in the future and may generate …
Baseline and Pollution Assessment
Impact of Athens metropolitan area sewage outfalls on the Saronikos Gulf ecosystem Discharges of domestic sewage « produced » by large cities are among the major pollution problems in the Mediterranean Sea, since they affect considerably the marine ecosystems stability. Saronikos Gulf, located in the oligotrophic South Aegean Sea, receives the sewage effluents of Athens …