Observing the Ocean to understand our changing climate.

Welcome to the SATS (Santander Atlantic Time-Series) website, the reference observatory of the Santander Oceanographic Center, part of the Spanish Oceanographic Institute.
Av. de Severiano Ballesteros 16, Santander. Cantabria, Spain
AGL (Augusto González de Linares) buoy onboard the Research Vessel Ángeles Alvariño prior to deployment.

The Santander Atlantic Time Series (SATS) ocean observatory aims to deliver a comprehensive understanding of how the ocean system behaves and interacts with the atmosphere and climate in a representative mid-latitude region of the Northeast Atlantic.

Discover our research platforms

Did you know that from Santander we collect ocean data in multiple ways?

Find out what we’re working on:

Projects

Outreach