Statistical analysis of the European research fleet

摘要

Research vessels (RVs), having a crucial role in marine research and being very expensive research infrastructures to operate, should be used efficiently and be well adapted to fulfill the requirements of the marine scientific community. In response to the need of being aware of what vessels already exist, EurOcean has made a comprehensive inventory of the RVs in Europe and carried out a statistical analysis to get an overview of the main characteristics of the European research fleet.