About this service
Background
This service originated as a contribution to the MEDOSMOSIS, SHAREMED, and MPA-Engage Interreg MED projects, with the goal of providing open, daily information on sea surface temperature anomalies and marine heat wave events across the Mediterranean basin.
Daily MHW reports are generated and maintained by ICATMAR (Information System for the Catalan Maritime Action Plan) at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona. The underlying methodology is described in Martínez et al. (2023).
SST data are sourced from the Copernicus Marine Service (product SST_MED_SST_L4_NRT_OBSERVATIONS_010_004), spanning the reprocessed 1982–2021 record and the ongoing near-real-time stream.
Get in touch
Contacts
Reach out with questions about the data, methodology, or potential collaborations.
Justino Martínez
Physical oceanography & MHW methodology
justino at icm.csic.esEmilio García
Mediterranean operational oceanography
emilio at icm.csic.esData use
Disclaimer
Important: These data are provided for informational purposes. They must be used with caution and under the sole responsibility of the user. ICM-CSIC and ICATMAR accept no liability for decisions made on the basis of this service.
Funding & projects
Supporting Projects
This monitoring service was developed with support from the following Interreg MED co-funded projects.
