UTM: The Marine Technology Unit (UTM) operates within the Mediterranean Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CMIMA) and belongs to the Department of Natural Resources of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC from now on).
SMOS-BEC Center: The SMOS Barcelona Expert Centre on Radiometric Calibration and Ocean Salinity (SMOS-BEC) is a joint initiative of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) to contribute to the ground segment of the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). The main goal is to foster the SMOS related activities of both institutions in the Barcelona area and make visible this coordinated effort to the international community.
BCSI: The Barcelona Center for Subsurface Imaging (Barcelona-CSI) is formed by an interdisciplinary group of researchers in geoscience from the Marine Sciences Institute (ICM), Marine Technology Unit (UTM-CSIC) and Earth Sciences Institute Jaume Almera (ICTJA-CSIC), all from the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). The developments in geophysical methods and technology are combined with seismic imaging and estimation of physical properties of the subsurface using field data, and with the integration of a wide range of observations to study geological processes.