The GEOTRACES Mediterranean Planning Workshop

Since the inception of the international GEOTRACES Programme, a strong interest developed in carrying out GEOTRACES-related activities on trace elements and their isotopes (TEI) in the Mediterranean Sea, due to the proximity and importance of the ocean-land-atmosphere domains, as well as the variety and intensity of exchanges between these domains. This interest led to several discussions and deliberations (see Background on the GEOTRACES in the Mediterranean webpage for more information).

A funding opportunity from COST Action ES0801 culminated in a GEOTRACES Mediterranean Planning Workshop, which was held in Nice, France, during the 6-8 October 2010. More than 50 participants met and discussed various aspects of implementing GEOTRACES in the Mediterranean, and their deliberations will be recorded in a Workshop Report which is currently drafted.

The Organizing Committee of the workshop was composed by Angelos Hannides, Laurent Coppola, Cécile Guieu, Catherine Jeandel, and Pere Masqué. The workshop was hosted and co-sponsored by l'Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche sur Mer. Funding by the following sponsors is gratefully acknowledged (see funding information for details):