MERCATOR OCEAN JOURNA: 
SEPTEMBER 2021 
It is worth mentioning that the good relation with the Black 
Sea INS TAC and Marine Research Infrastructure in Bulgaria 
led to an observing system upgrade: the installation of 
mooring platforms and regular deployment of profiling floats 
to use In the future for assimilation and validation activities. 
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