The main goals of MREA08 Experiment are:

1. To collect oceanographic data to calibrate and validate the MREA concept for environmental applications in open sea and coastal areas
2. Calibrate/Validate a relocatable model system nested in the basin scale operational oceanographic model (called MREA model system
3. Demonstrate the utility of MREA model system for contaminant dispersal forecasting
4. Study mesoscale processes in the Ligurian Sea and their importance on contaminant dispersal

 The experiment will be performed in two periods:

 Phase Ι: September 30 – October 4 (5 days)
 Phase ΙΙ: October 13 – October 24 (12 days) with October 18-19 parking stop in La Spezia