CINECA DHI : Danish Hydraulic Institute IMGA: Istituto per lo studio delle Metodologie Geofisiche Ambientali LEGOS : Laboratoire d'Etude en Geophysique et Océanographie Spatiale NERSC : Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center POL : Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory UAH :Universidad De Alcala de Henares UEA : University of East Anglia UEDIN : The University of Edinburgh

AGORA : Assessment of the Global Ocean ciRculation with data Assimilation systems for climate studies. AVISO : Archivage Validation Interpretation des données des Satellites Océanographiques CANIGO : Canary Islands Azores Gibraltar Observation DUACS : Developing Use of Altimetry for Climate Studies MATER : Mass Transfer and Ecosystem Response MFSPP : Mediterranean Forecasting System Pilot Project MSS : Mean Sea Surface