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CONCLUSIONS

During a 10 days cruise in the Northern Thyrrhenian and Ligurian Sea we obtained:

1: continuous measurements of the air/sea fluxes, including sea-truth data collection
2: CTD casts, for front system analysis and control of ODAS buoy data, and water samplings
3: servicing of the ODAS Buoy and of two Current Meter moorings
4: measurement of the optical characteristics of the upper water column
5: multibeam swath bathymetry data,
6: marine mammals observations.

The principal mission objectives have been accomplished. The collected data and sample appear to be of good quality and will undergo the standard laboratory analysis and processing.

The integration of different research teams and data acquisition techniques was smooth and very profitable.

The weather conditions were good except two days of severe storm.

No problem to people or to environment have to be reported.

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**Figure 24:** The area of mooring CORS1. DTM 10m resolution.
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**Figure 25:** The area of 'mounds'.DTM 10m resolution.
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**Figure 26:** The area of ODAS buoy.DTM 25m resolution
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**Figure 27:** The area of the ODAS buoy.DTM 25m resolution.
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**Figure 28:** Mooring W of the ODAS buoy.DTM 25m resolution.
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2005-11-04