MUMM | Belgica scientific research programmes

You are here: MUMM > MONITORING > THE BELGICA > SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAMMES 2012

Untitled Document

In this section

	An oceanographic research vessel

	Working area of the Belgica

	Welcome on board

	Equipment on deck

	Oceanographic instruments

	Laboratories

	Measurement campaigns

	Scientific research programmes

	Captain's campaign reports

	Belgica ODAS / Where is the Belgica?

	Belgica 2012 campaigns (FR, NL)

Related links

	Measures at sea Physico-chemical observations

	Data archives The data center

	Operational exploitation Site of the Belgian Navy

	Flanders Marine Institute VLIZ


Technical info

	Technical caracteristics of the Belgica (PDF)

	Belgica communication ressources and costs to scientists (PDF)

Recommend us

	Send this page by e-mail

Belgica scientific research programmes 2012

Information about the following scientific research programmes is available for 2012
[OTHER YEARS]

Programme	Managed by	Project title
2012-01	MUMM-ROOSE	Surveillance and evaluation of the quality of the marine environment in the region of the Belgian part of the North Sea and Scheldt estuary areas
2012-02	ILVO-HOSTENS	Monitoring of the impact of anthropogenic activities on the benthos and the quality of the marine benthic ecosystem of the Belgian part of the North Sea
2012-03	SCK•CEN-SNEYERS	Radiological monitoring and study of the influence of nuclear plants on the Belgian part of the North Sea
2012-04	DG5-MARTENS	Chemical monitoring of the WOI toxic ammunition dumping site “Paardenmarkt” in front of the Belgian coast
2012-05	SMB-COATES	Monitoring of the effects of the offshore wind farms on the soft substrate macrobenthos of the Belgian part of the North Sea.
2012-06	MUMM-RUMES	Environmental research on offshore windfarm projects in the Belgian part of the North Sea
2012-07	ILVO-VANDENDRIESSCHE	Monitoring of the sensitivity of marine fish species in relation to underwater noise generated by offshore wind farms
2012-08	ILVO-VANDENDRIESSCHE	The importance of wind farms as spawning grounds and nursery grounds for fish species which deposit their eggs on the seabed.
2012-09	INBO-STIENEN	Monitoring the effects of offshore wind farms on the avifauna
2012-10	SMB-VANAVERBEKE / SMB-VANAVERBEKE/2	Study of the structuring role of biotic interactions between different size classes for the functioning of marine seabed.
2012-11	SMB-REUBENS	The importance of artificial reefs of wind turbines for ichtyofauna in the Belgian part of the North Sea.
2012-12	SMB/RCMG-VANREUSEL/VAN ROOIJ	Study of the interaction between the benthic ecology, paleoceanography and sedimentary dynamics of the Goban Spur (in the southwest of Ireland)
2012-13	EUROFLEETS-SPEZZAFERRI	EUROFLEETS : Cold-water coral ecosystems from the Moira Mounds (NE Atlantic): affinities and differences with modern and pleistocene Mediterranean counterparts
2012-14	CSD-DEGRENDELE	Surveillance and mapping of the impact of sand extraction on the Belgian part of the North Sea.
2012-15	MUMM-FETTWEIS	Monitoring and modelling of cohesive sediment transport and evaluation of the effects of dredging and dumping operations on the marine ecosystem.
2012-16	DGMR-PAPILI	MRN07: Study of sand dynamics at small scale to evaluate the Risk of mine burial MRN09: Detection and classification of mines using high resolution SAS images MRN10: Detection and classification of underwater objects using elektromagnetic sensors
2012-17	RCMG-DE BATIST	Indications of recent tectonic activity in the epicentral area of the earthquake of 1580 in the Channel
2012-18	MUMM-VAN LANCKER	Monitoring of hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the Belgian part of the North Sea
2012-19	ILVO-MOREAU	Fishery-independent surveys of the adult flatfish stocks in the southern North Sea as part of the Working Group on Beam Trawl Surveys (WGBEAM)
2012-20	ILVO-POLET	Study of the selectivity and the impact of towed gear on the seabed
2012-21	KMDA-JOUK	Collection of living creatures for the aquarium of Antwerp Zoo
2012-22	ULG-BORGES	Marine carbon sources and sink assessment - Continuous Underway Belgica Experiment
2012-23	UGent1/ULg1-Studenten	Training students Marine Geology and Oceanography
2012-24	UGent2-Studenten	Students education within the Master Program & Ocean Lakes
2012-25	ULB/VUB-Students	Training for students Chemical Oceanography (ULB) and Field Sampling (VUB)
2012-26	MARE-Studenten	Training of students of the Master in Oceanography (ULg)

Other years available:

Français | Nederlands

Coastal forecast

TIDES
OSTEND
[TAW]
	Time	Elev.
Low	16:30	0.67 m
High	10:30	4.27 m


Harmonic prediction Ostend 1980–2020:
^*to Enter as YYYY-MM-DD

WIND
WESTHINDER
Speed	3.57 m/s
Sector	205° , SSW


WAVES
AKKAERT
Height	1.08 m


CURRENTS
WESTHINDER


TEMPERATURE
OSTEND


SALINITY
OSTEND


TRANSPORT


SET PREFERENCES

© MUMM | BMM | UGMM 2002–2012 webmaster@mumm.ac.be
MUMM is a department of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences