Galata platform weather and seastate observing system

Real-time in-situ meteorological and oceanographic data is exceedingly required for science, marine industry and safety at the see. This data allows assessing the actual seastate and improvement of modeling techniques and forecasts. A pilot open sea monitoring project was initiated by Bulgarian Institute of Oceanology and completed in the frame of public-private cooperation between the Institute of Oceanology and gas exploration company Melrose Resources Sarl. The project targets specific elements of regional monitoring system and the development of end-to-end observing capabilities providing internet access to both real time and historical data. Galata platform real time data is one of the most important sources of multi-parameter operational information in the Black Sea which will serve for monitoring, verification and improvement of modeling results and forecasts as well as for collecting long time series of data needed for climatic research. It also provides useful real time information for marine industry and safety.