Lysbilde 1

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• 40 People
• 15 RD (5 PHD Met/Mat, 5 IT)
• Mainly Customer projects (BIP, RDA)
• and Skattefunn Internal
• Some EU NFR

Storm Weather Center
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Ocean and Atmospheric Modelling
Observations
Weather 4km Weather 1km Currents
1km OILSPILL
Global
Global Models
25-100km
Detailed Weather and Ocean Modelling CHINA
Regional Models
Wave

• Outlook ahead globally for
• 1-10 days waveheight
• 1-10 days currents
• 1-10 Wind and temperature
• Oildrift / Chemestry spill

12-36km
Current
Local Models
MC2 SAM
Chemical
Oildrift
100m-4km
MM5 36km MM5 12km MM5 4km
MC2 1km SAM 100m
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Coastal Pollution Control System in China

• Ministry of Communications (MOCO)
• China Academy of Transportation Sciences (CATS)
• Maritime Safety Administration (MSA)
• Norwegian Agency of Development (NORAD)
• Innovation Norway

Weather
Waves
Oilspill
TRAFFIC
Tides
Currents

• Outlook ahead for
• 1-5 days waveheight
• 1-5 days currents
• 1-5 Wind and temperature
• Oildrift / man-over-board

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Polar versjon av MM5 12km Barentshavet

• Enhanced snow treatment
• Higher order turbulence scheme
• Enhanced treatment of the ice edge

Ongoing
Coupling to NERSC - HYCOM
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• Offshore
• Main weather supplier for Statoil
• Numerous ad-hoc services
• On site forecasting

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Melkøya September 2002, Statoil.com
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Blue Marlin Processing plant
Melkøya 13.08.2005
Weather criteria's High tide lt 10 m/s wind lt 10
cm swell in 24 hour
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Melkøya August 2005, Statoil.com
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Melkøya

• Assisting Statoil in construction planning
• Fine scale nested runs for Melkøya
• 9km -gt 3km -gt 1km -gt 250m

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Temp (3km)
Temp (250m)

• Inversion
• Strong winds in 500m

Wind (250m)
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TOTAL 32 model runs every day