Handbook of best practices for open ocean fixed observatories.

This handbook collects the "best practices" in all phases of the system covering the entire infrastructural chain of data acquisition. It includes recommendations on how to produce high quality data aiming towards common methodologies and protocols within the FixO3 network. The Fixed point Open Ocean Observatory network (FixO3) seeks to integrate European open ocean fixed point observatories and to improve access to these key installations for the broader community. This network integrates open ocean moorings, surface buoys and deep cable observatories included in the ERIC EMSO