Transnational FerryBox Monitoring in the Baltic Sea: Common Measures for Quality Assurance

FerryBox monitoring provides cost-effective means to study the coastal ocean. In the Baltic Sea, FerryBox measurements have been conducted already for three decades. Despite the lack of formal structuration of the network, the Baltic FerryBox community has been interacting and collaborating actively in the maintenance of systems, in calibration of sensors, extending the suite of measured variables, and in improving the overall quality of measurements. However, the emerging needs for improving the consistency and availability of data and products call for better structuration of collaboration. EU funded JERICO-RI (Joint European Research Infrastructure of Coastal Observatories) provides a pan-European framework to improve the regional networking and transnational harmonization. Here we provide an overview of current collaborations within Baltic FerryBox community and an outlook for next actions, to be tested during JERICO-RI Pilot Supersite demonstration phase in 2021-22.