https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.8 2026-04-29T10:52:37.449Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/projects/e96d45ab-7668-4a46-8b69-8288666684eb MFSTEP The Project aims at the further development of an operational forecastingsystem for the Mediterranean Sea based upon three main components:a) the Near Real Time Observing system;b) the numerical forecasting systems at basin scale and for regional areas;c) the forecast products dissemination/exploitation system.The problems to be solved belong to three major categories:1) Technology developments, connected to the new instrumentation for NRTmonitoring and the provision of NRT protocols for data dissemination,comprehensive of telecommunication technology and quality control procedures;2) Scientific development, connected to the understanding of the samplingscheme for different measuring platforms, the design and implementation of dataassimilation schemes for different spatial scales, the ecosystem modellingvalidation/calibration experiments at the basin and the coastal areas scale andthe development of data assimilation techniques for biochemical data;3) Exploitation developments, consisting of software interfaces betweenforecast products and oil spill modelling, general contaminant dispersionmodels, relocatable emergency systems, search and rescue models, and fish stockobserving systems. In addition, the study of forecast economic value and impactwill be carried out.MFSTEP Website: 'http://www.bo.ingv.it/mfstep/'