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| Data set name | SPIN-Gela2024 |
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| GEMET-INSPIRE themes | Oceanographic geographical features |
| Abstract | The SPIN-Gela 2024 cruise was carried out on board the Gaia Blu vessel owned by CNR (National Research Council of Italy) between 7 and 14 September 2024 (ports Catania-Catania), in the Strait of Sicily, although initially scheduled between 6 and 17 September, due to severe bad weather conditions, it ended earlier than expected. During the mere 48 hours of favorable weather, 501 km2 of multibeam data were acquired with a Kongsberg EM712 1°x0.5° system, in a water depth between -120 and -700 m mostly along the shelf edge of the study area, for the mapping of the headwall area of a submarine landslide potentially capable, in the past, to trigger tsunami waves. Seapath 380 was used for positing and MRU corrections. DGPS correction was sent over the EMSAT and IOSAT L band beams with a FUGRO Marinestar annual subscription. Few sound velocity profiles were acquired with a Valeport MIDAS SVP. SIS 5 was used to collect multibeam data which were processed with the QPS software Qimera. The data acquisition was confined to the upper slope located east of the Cassiopea Argo platforms, before the weather stand by. The survey of the area was in fact further complicated by the start of production on 19 August 2024, by Eni S.p.A. in joint venture with the partner Energean, of the Argo Cassiopea gas field. This required a safety distance of 2 nautical miles from both the Cassiopea platform operated by the oil drilling vessel Saipem 10000 and the Saipem 3000 units. The SPIN-Gela24 campaign took place within the third technical-scientific collaboration agreement between the Institute of Marine Sciences (ISMAR) of the CNR and the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, Department of Energy, General Directorate of Energy Sources and Qualification Titles. This type of agreement aims to implement environmental safety of offshore hydrocarbon extraction and production activities. Specifically, the SPIN project (test of good practices for the Study of the Potential INteration between offshore activities and natural hazards) has had the aim of carrying out a test of the good practices through the practical application to two case studies located in the northern Adriatic (offshore Pesaro) and off southern Sicily (offshore Licata-Gela), where the SPIN-Gela24 campaign took place. |
| Data format | |
| Data size | 315.000 MB
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| Data set creation date | 20250624 |
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| Map | |
| GML id | ms01 |
| GML objects | | Name | Description |
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| SPIN_Gela2024 polygon0 | SPIN_Gela2024 COVERAGE | | SPIN_Gela2024 polygon1 | SPIN_Gela2024 COVERAGE |
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| Datum | World Geodetic System 84 |
| Measuring area type | surface |
| Depth reference | sea floor |
| Minimum instrument depth (m) | 99 |
| Maximum instrument depth (m) | 770 |
| Sea regions | |
| Location qualification | Both (Landward + beyond the 12 NM boundary) |
| Ices areas | Ionian Sea and the Central Mediterranean Sea |
| MSFD areas | Mediterranean Sea |
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| Start date | 20240907 |
| Start time | 19:00:00 |
| End date | 20240914 |
| End time | 08:00:00 |
| Temporal resolution | 1 |
| Temporal resolution | Seconds |
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| Horizontal resolution | 1 |
| Horizontal resolution | Seconds |
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| Cruise name | SPIN-Gela2024 |
| Alternative cruise name | SPIN-Gela2024 |
| Cruise start date | 20240907 |
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| Data originator | CNR, National Research Council, Institute of Marine Science (Bologna) |
| Data custodian | CNR, National Research Council, Institute of Marine Science (Bologna) |
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| Data Distributor | CNR, National Research Council, Institute of Marine Science (Bologna) |
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| Access/ordering of data | web data access with registration |
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| Quality info | | Name | Date | Comment |
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| COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1205/2008 of 3 December 2008 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards metadata | 2008-12-04 | See the referenced specification | | COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services | 2010-12-08 | See the referenced specification | | QI_Horizontal | 2024-03-06 | smaller than 20m | | QI_Vertical | 2024-03-06 | Lidar, SBES High Frequency | | QI_Purpose | 2024-03-06 | Transit and/or opportunity |
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| Lineage | The data centres apply standard data quality control procedures on all data that the centres manage. Ask the data centre for details. |
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| CDI-record id | 3846068 |
| Version | 0 |
| CDI-record initial import date | 2025-06-25 10:15:31.177 |
| CDI-record last update | 2025-06-25 10:15:32.130 |
| Point of contact | CNR, National Research Council, Institute of Marine Science (Bologna) |