Juanjo Danobeitia

Spanish National Research Council | CSIC · Mediterranean Center for Marine and Environmental Research

Accurate and traceable measurements are required to understand ocean processes, to address pressing societal challenges, such as climate change and to sustainably manage marine resources. Although scientific and engineering research has resulted in advanced methods to measure Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) there is a need for cross comparison of...

he ocean is the engine of the Earth’s ecosystem; it regulates the climate and absorbs more than 90% of the excess heat from greenhouse gas emissions. A consequence of this is that temperature, acidity, and stratification of the oceans affects biodiversity and the functioning of marine ecosystems. The impacts of anthropogenic pollution and eutrophic...

Description of the main features and objectives of the EMSO ERIC SUPPORT, COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE

The ocean regulates the exchange, storage of carbon dioxide, plays a key role in global control of Earth climate and life, absorbs most of the heat excess from greenhouse gas emissions and provides a remarkable number of resources for the human being. Most of the geo-hazards occur in oceanic areas. Thus, high-quality systematic observations are nec...

The parameters allowing for near-trench megathrust ruptures are debated and commonly involve the presence of site-dependent tectonic factors (e.g. rough subducting topography, amount of sediments), implying the need for direct geophysical observations. Here we use seismic imaging techniques to explore the mechanisms triggering shallow ruptures in t...

This document addresses gender issues at all organisational levels, from the governing bodies to the researchers associated with the EMSO ERIC activities in the operative groups. The data reveal considerable variation in female representation across research organisations, EMSO National Representing Entities, the Central Management Office and Regio...

The oceans are a fundamental source for climate balance, sustainability of resources and life on Earth, therefore society has a strong and pressing interest in maintaining and, where possible, restoring the health of the marine ecosystems. Effective, integrated ocean observation is key to suggesting actions to reduce anthropogenic impact from coast...

The geodynamic complexity in the western Mexican margin is controlled by the multiple interactions between the Rivera, Pacific, Cocos, and North American plates, as evidenced by a high seismicity rate, most of whose hypocenters are poorly located. To mitigate this uncertainty with the aim of improving these hypocentral locations, we undertook the T...

Combining three essential management elements (Risk Management System, Internal Control Process and Management Accounting) to strengthen the process of achieving strategic objectives in the management of a Research Infrastructure (RI) is the methodology the authors recommend in running Research Infrastructures. The key performance indicators intend...

Abstract EMSO is a distributed Research Infrastructure currently comprising nine Regional Facilities (RFs) and three shallow water test sites, strategically located all the way from the southern entrance of the Arctic Ocean across to the North Atlantic through the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. Since the beginning of 2021 Norway has been integrate...

Research Infrastructures (RIs) are large-scale facilities encompassing instruments, resources, data and services used by the scientific community to conduct high-level research in their respective fields. The development and integration of marine environmental RIs as European Research Vessel Operators [ERVO] (2020) is the response of the European C...

The European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory (EMSO ERIC) is a consortium of partners sharing, in a common strategic framework, scientific facilities (data, instruments, computing and storage capacity). It aims to explore the oceans, to gain a better understanding of phenomena happening within and below them, and to explain t...

EMSO is a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) with 8 member countries. It is coordinated by a central management o_ce and promotes monitoring services offered by 11 Cxed- point deep-sea and water column observatories around Europe, from the Atlantic, through the Mediterranean, and to the anoxic Black Sea. EMSO aims are to advance mar...

EMSO ERIC, a pan-European Research Infrastructure, is supported by an integrated system of Regional Facilities involving 11 multi-sensor fixed-point Regional facilities-platforms deployed in 'key environmental sites' across the European seas. These platforms are engaged to the long-term multidisciplinary observation of the deep-sea ocean and water...

This position paper provides a review of the current European research vessel fleet, its capabilities and equipment, assessing its ability to support marine science across the globe now and into the future. It particularly looks at current and future capabilities in the context of deep sea and Polar research. It also takes a wider vision, assessing...

This Position Paper is a result of the work of the European Marine Board Expert Working Group on Next Generation European Research Vessels, co-organized with the European Research Vessel Operators.

The ocean is intrinsically linked to many of the global challenges facing the world, including climate change, food and water security, and health, and we will require better understanding of the ocean and its ecosystems to develop and adapt. As key marine science research infrastructures, research vessels play a key role in supporting and enabling...

Structural and tectonic features in the Pacific Coast of Mexico generate a high level of seismic activity in the Jalisco block (JB) region, making it one of the most attractive areas of the world for geophysical investigations. The Rivera–North America contact zone has been the object of different tectonic studies in recent years framed within the...

The TsuJal geophysical survey was conducted during the spring of 2014 with the aim to characterize the crustal structure of western Mexico. This geophysical experiment focused on active geological formations such as subduction, faults, and accretionary prisms, which are related to the seismic and tsunamigenic activity. In this work, we used seismic...

Complex multifault earthquake ruptures involving secondary faults emphasize the necessity to characterize their seismogenic potential better and study their relationship with major faults to improve the seismic hazard assessment of a region. High-resolution geophysical data were interpreted to make a detailed characterization of the Averroes Fault...

The European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory (EMSO) is a large-scale, distributed, Marine Research Infrastructure (RI). EMSO consists of ocean observation systems for long-term, high-resolution, (near) real-time monitoring of environmental processes including natural hazards, climate change, and marine ecosystems. EMSO obser...

Geodynamics of the Latin American Pacific Margin presents a collection of 22 studies by a multinational group of investigators whose common interest is to better understand the complex geodynamic processes occurring along the Pacific margin of Latin America and the impact that these processes have on the local populace. Processes investigated in th...

European Multidisciplinary seafloor and the Observatory of the water column for Development (EMSODEV) is a Horizon-2020 UE project whose overall objective is the operationalization of eleven marine observatories and four test sites distributed throughout Europe, from the Arctic to the Atlantic, from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. The whole inf...

During the TSUJAL marine geophysical survey, conducted in February and March 2014 Spanish, Mexican and British scientists and technicians explored the western margin of Mexico, considered one of the most active seismic zones in America. This work aims to characterize the internal structure of the subduction zone of the Rivera plate beneath the Nort...

High-resolution acoustic and seismic data acquired 100 km offshore Cape São Vicente, image with unprecedented detail one of the largest active reverse faults of the SW Iberian Margin, the Horseshoe Fault (HF). The HF region is an area seismogenically active, source of the largest magnitude instrumental and historical earthquake (Mw > 6) occurred in...

Polar Regions are the most vulnerable world areas to any climate change, and therefore can be considered drivers of global climate change, so small and systematic changes in the Polar Regions affect critically the global environment. This is particularly worrying for Europe and the Arctic due to ocean circulation interaction between the North Atlan...

The EMSODEV1 (European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-­‐column Observatory DEVelopment) is a UE project whose general objective is to set up the full implementation and operation of the EMSO distributed Research Infrastructure (RI), through the development, testing and deployment of an EMSO Generic Instrument Module (EGIM). The EGIM module wi...

EMSO (European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory, www.emso-eu.org) is a large‐scale European Research Infrastructure I. It is a distributed infrastructure of strategically placed, deep‐sea seafloor and water column observatory nodes with the essential scientific objective of real‐time, long‐term observation of environmental pr...

The Unidad de Tecnología Marina (UTM) acquired in 2010, due to the wide scientific requirement to obtain high quality images of the seafloor, a couple of AUV´s for shallow waters applications with the aim to support marine research operations in coastal waters. The vehicles has been used as a routine science vehicle but also for technical developme...

In February and March 2014, Spanish, Mexican and British scientists and technicians explored the western margin of Mexico, a region with a high occurrence of large earthquakes (> Mw = 7.5) and tsunami generation, on board the British Royal Research Ship James Cook. This successful joint cruise, named TSUJAL, was made possible thanks to a cooperativ...

The Antarctic Roadmap Challenges (ARC) project identified critical requirements to deliver high priority Antarctic research in the 21st century. The ARC project addressed the challenges of enabling technologies, facilitating access, providing logistics and infrastructure, and capitalizing on international co-operation. Technological requirements in...

During the TSUJAL marine geophysical survey, conducted in February and March 2014, Spanish, Mexican and British scientists and technicians explored the western margin of Mexico, considered one of the most active seismic zones in America. This work aims to characterize the internal structure of the subduction zone of the Rivera plate beneath the Nor...

The TOMO-ETNA experiment was devised to image of the crust underlying the volcanic edifice and, possibly, its plumbing system by using passive and active refraction/reflection seismic methods. This experiment included activities both on-land and offshore with the main objective of obtaining a new high-resolution seismic tomography to improve the kn...

Processing and analysis of new multichannel seismic records, coincident with wide-angle seismic profiles, acquired in the framework of the TsuJal project allow us to investigate in detail the complex structure of the oceanic domain in the collision zone between Rivera Plate and Block Jalisco at its northern termination. The subducting Rivera Plate,...

The EMSODEV (European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water column Observatory DEVelopment) is an EU project whose general objective is to set up the full implementation and operation of the EMSO distributed Research Infrastructure (RI), through the development, testing and deployment of an EMSO Generic Instrument Module (EGIM). This research infras...

The European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory (EMSO) European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) provides power, communications, sensors, and data infrastructure for continuous, high-resolution, (near-)real-time, interactive ocean observations across a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary range of research areas inc...

In the SE Iberian Margin, which hosts the convergent boundary between the European and African Plates, Quaternary faulting activity is dominated by a large left-lateral strike-slip system referred to as the Eastern Betic Shear Zone. This active fault system runs along more than 450 km and it is characterized by low to moderate magnitude shallow ear...

In the spring of 2014, an onshore-offshore geophysical experiment ("Crustal Characterization of the Rivera plate-Jalisco Block Boundary and Its Implications for Seismic and Tsunami Hazard Assessment") was carried out in the frame of theTsuJal project to define the crustal architecture of the western Mexican active margin and identify potential stru...

During the TSUJAL marine geophysical survey, conducted in February and March 2014, Spanish, Mexican and British scientists and technicians explored the western margin of Mexico, considered one of the most active seismic zones in America. This work aims to characterize the internal structure of the subduction zone of the Rivera plate beneath the Nor...

Processing and analysis of new multichannel seismic records, coincident with wide-angle seismic profiles, acquired in the framework of the TsuJal project allow us to investigate in detail the complex structure of the oceanic domain in the collision zone between Rivera Plate and Block Jalisco at its northern termination. The subducting Rivera Plate,...

During the spring of 2014, within the framework of TSUJAL project, Spanish and Mexican scientists investigated the western margin of Mexico at the collision zone between Rivera, Cocos and North American plates. The main objective was to define the crustal architecture of this active margin and recognize potential structural sources that can trigger...

EMSO (European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory; http://www.emso-eu.org) is a large-scale European Research Infrastructure (RI) of the ESFRI roadmap composed of fixed-point, seafloor and water-column observatories with the basic scientific objective of near- and realtime, long-term monitoring of environmental processes relate...

EMSO (The European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory, www.emso-eu.org) is forging ahead through the next challenge in Earth-Ocean Science: How to co-ordinate ocean data acquisition, analysis and response across provincial, national, regional, and global scales. The coordination, analysis, and dissemination of ocean data contin...

A primarily analysis of marine geophysical data acquired aboard the RRS James Cook in the framework of the project "Characterization of seismic hazard and tsunami associated with cortical contact structure Rivera Jalisco Block Plate (TSUJAL)" is presented. This survey was held in the region of Nayarit-Tres Marias Islands between February and March...

As a part of TSUJAL Project (Crustal characterization of the Rivera Plate-Jalisco Block boundary and its implications for seismic and tsunami hazard assessment), a geophysical study has been carried out during February and March 2014 in western continental margin of Jalisco where seismic reflection, wide-angle seismic, bathymetry and potential fiel...

During spring and summer of 2014, it has been carried out the first geophysical fieldwork of the project entitled ¿Crustal characterization of the Rivera Plate-Jalisco Block boundary and its implications for seismic and tsunami hazard assessment (TSUJAL)¿. This is project is the result of a wide scientific collaboration between institutions of Mexi...

En el marco del proyecto “Caracterización del Peligro sísmico y tsunamigénico asociado con la estructura cortical del contacto Placa Rivera-Bloque de Jalisco (TSUJAL)”, se presenta un primer análisis de los datos geofísicos marinos adquiridos a bordo del RRS James Cook, en la región de Nayarit circundando las Islas Tres Marías, entre Febrero y Marz...

Como parte del proyecto TSUJAL (Caracterización del peligro sísmico y tsunamigénico asociado con la estructura cortical del contacto Placa Rivera-Bloque de Jalisco) en febrero de 2014 se llevó a cabo un estudio geofísico del margen continental oeste de Jalisco, en el que se aplicaron métodos de sísmica de reflexión, sísmica de gran ángulo, batimetr...

urante la primavera y verano de 2014 se ha llevado a cabo la primera campaña geofísica del proyecto titulado “Caracterización del Peligro sísmico y tsunamigénico asociado con la estructura cortical del contacto Placa Rivera-Bloque de Jalisco (TSUJAL)”. Este proyecto es el resultado de una amplia colaboración científica entre investigadores de insti...

Durante la primavera de 2014, un equipo de científicos mexicanos y españoles exploró el margen occidental de México en el marco del proyecto TSUJAL. Los dos objetivos principales del proyecto son caracterizar la naturaleza y estructura de la litosfera y la identificación de fuentes potenciales desencadenantes de terremotos y tsunamis, en el contact...

During the spring of 2014, scientists onboard the RSS James Cook explored the western margin of Mexico through a dense geophysical sampling of the plates. Data obtained during the oceanographic survey images the crustal transition from an active margin where the Rivera Plate subducts beneath the North American plate, a process that has been taking...

Environmental and climate changes are crucial challenges for sustainable living because of their significant impact on the Earth system and the important consequences for natural resources. Oceans have a primary role in these changes as they regulate heat flux, greenhouse gases and climate whilst harboring many different life forms and resources. U...

During the spring of 2014, scientists explored the western Pacific margin of Mexico through a dense marine geophysical sampling of the Rivera, Cocos and North American plates, named TSUJAL. We used for the first time 6 km length streamer of the Spanish RV Sarmiento de Gamboa seismic equipment onboard the British RRS James Cook, a barter (OFEG) Euro...

The European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory (EMSO; http://www.emso-eu.org) is addressing the next challenge in Earth-ocean science: how to coordinate data acquisition, analysis, archiving, access, and response to geohazards across provincial, national, regional, and international boundaries. Such coordination is needed to o...

We present a new classification of geological domains at the Africa-Eurasia plate boundary off SW Iberia, together with a regional geodynamic reconstruction spanning from the Mesozoic extension to the Neogene-to-present-day convergence. It is based on seismic velocity and density models along a new transect running from the Horseshoe to the Seine a...

During the last ten years we have carried out successive marine geological and geophysical cruises in the Alboran Sea, where present-day crustal deformation is driven mainly by the NW-SE convergence (4.5-5.6 mm/yr) between the African and Eurasian plates. We present an overview of selected active faults recently characterized in the Alboran Sea. Th...

󰀀e European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory (EMSO; http://www.emso-eu.org) is addressing the next challenge in Earth-ocean science: how to coordinate data acqui-sition, analysis, archiving, access, and response to geohazards across provincial, national, regional, and international boundaries. Such coordination is needed to op...

Recently acquired high-resolution multichannel seismic profiles together with bathymetric and sub-bottom profiler data from the external part of the Gulf of Cadiz (Iberia-Africa plate boundary) reveal active deformation involving old (Mesozoic) oceanic lithosphere. This area is located 180 km offshore the SW Iberian Peninsula and embraces the promi...

Research vessels are sophisticated laboratories with complex data acquisition systems for a variety of instruments and sensors that acquire real-time information of many different parameters and disciplines. The overall data and metadata acquired commonly spread using well-established standards for data centers; however, the instruments and systems...

The Gorringe Bank is a gigantic seamount that separates the Horseshoe and Tagus abyssal plains offshore SW Iberia, in a zone that hosts the convergent boundary between the Africa and Eurasia plates. Although the region has been the focus of numerous investigations since the early 1970s, the lack of appropriate geophysical data makes the nature of t...

Masana, E. ... et al.-- Primera Reunión Ibérica sobre Fallas Activas y Paleosismología. Sigüenza, Guadalajara, España, 27-29 de Octubre de 2010.-- 4 pages, 1 figure

This chapter provides the first characterization of the geomorphic features and benthic habitats of the Chella Bank, a flat-topped volcanic peak situated in the Eastern Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean. The Chella Bank, also named "Seco de los Olivos," occurs along the upper slope of the Almeria Margin, showing a subcircular shape and covering a...