JERICO-RI

The main purpose of JERICO-RI is to enable a sound understanding of the responses of coastal marine systems to natural and anthropogenic stressors. To do so, JERICO-RI adopts a systematic approach to monitor, observe, explore and analyse coastal marine systems in order to reach reliable information of their structure and functioning in the context of global change. JERICO- RI encompasses the whole range of environmental sciences, technologies, and data sciences. It achieves observations at global, regional and local scales, through the implementation of a set of complementary platforms and multidisciplinary observation systems.

Types and number of data sets

JERICO is a distributed coastal observing infrastructure providing multidisciplinary marine datasets. These include in situ physical, biogeochemical, and biological observations from fixed stations, research vessels, gliders, ferrybox systems, and autonomous platforms, as well as derived products and model outputs. The federated system encompasses several tens of thousands of datasets and observational records, continuously updated by European coastal observatories.

Discovery and Access Mechanism

JERICO is a distributed coastal observing infrastructure providing multidisciplinary marine datasets. These include in situ physical, biogeochemical, and biological observations from fixed stations, research vessels, gliders, ferrybox systems, and autonomous platforms, as well as derived products and model outputs. The federated system encompasses several tens of thousands of datasets and observational records, continuously updated by European coastal observatories.

Data Access Policy

JERICO follows an open data policy aligned with European research infrastructure principles and FAIR data requirements. While catalogue browsing and general data discovery are typically open, access conditions for data and services may vary across contributing coastal observatories. Authentication (AAI) and user registration  may be required for access to restricted datasets, near- real-time observations, or advanced processing services  depending on the data provider.

Function in Blue-Cloud

JERICO-RI data can be accessed through some of the BDIs currently federated in Blue-Cloud via the Data Discovery &
Access Service. This is particularly relevant to the development of the Essential Ocean Variables Workbenches for Physics and Eutrophication. In addition, JERICO data is fundamental for two of the thematic Virtual Labs:

• Coastal currents form observations
• Integration of coastal ocean observations along Europe