Towards a long term EU funding for the in-situ component of the Copernicus Marine Service
The benefits of the EU investments in the Copernicus Space Component and Marine Service will not be fully achieved without significant additional EU investments in insitu observations. Lack of sustained funding for in-situ observations is today putting the Copernicus Marine Service at risk. We thus recommend that the budget for the Copernicus operation (2014-2020) includes, in addition to that of the Copernicus Marine Service, a significant EU funding for the in-situ component required for the provision of the Marine Service.
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