Operational OceanographyCSIC

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Operational Oceanography-CSIC
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Goal

• - To review the activities carried out in
  physical oceanography due to the accident of the
  Prestige.
• -To summarize on going research at CSIC in
  operational oceanography

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Outline

• INTRODUCTION
• - Motivation
• - Operational Systems
• ACTIVITIES
• ON GOING RESEARCH
• SUMMARY

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Introduction
MOTIVATION BENEFITS OPERATIONAL
OCEANOGRAPHY - Civilian - Fisheries - Marine
rescue - Marine transport - Marine
accidents-Prestige - Weather forecasts -
Military - Mine warfare - Antisubmarine
warfare - Amphibious warfare

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Introduction
OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS

Observations - Sea Level
- Currents -
Temperature -
Salinity - Wind
Numerical models - Up to 24 hours predictions
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Activities
Trajectories
Meteo
-Affected areas NOAA, SACLANTC
-Forecasts Harvard, IHP
Operations
Forecasts
Operational
Modeling
-Actions in affected areas SASEMAR
Forecasts
Data Fusion Center
-Real time modeling Harvard, IHP
-GIS, WEB CSIC
Data
Data
Data
Drifters
Overfligths
Cruise Data

• -T, S
• Real Time
• IEO-CSIC

-Lagrangian Information CSIC-Univ.Vigo -IHP
- Oil slick positioning SASEMAR
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On Going Research
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Satellite based Ocean Forecasting System
Learning System Genetic Programmed System
Satellite
SST prediction
DLR Database SST data
Analog Modeling Infers 3D temperature from SST
Inferred temperature in the water column
Medatlas Database 3D-temperature fields
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On Going Research
Autonomous Ocean Observing Systems

Gliders AUVs
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Summary
Operational Oceanography

DATA - Real Time Data-Initialization-
Assimilation - Database-bathimetry-climatology -
Quickly deployed ocean observing systems -
Satellite communications - Data fusion
MODELS - Forecasts of local wind fields -
Ocean-Atmosphere coupled models - Data
assimilation capabilities - Error prediction
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