Copernicus Marine Service in support to Portugal by Copernicus Marine_Service

COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE

COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE IN SUPPORT TO PORTUGAL

U SE CAS E EX A M PL ES COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

MARINE RESOURCES

WEATHER CLIMATE & SEASONAL FORECASTING

MARITIME SAFETY

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COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE

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TA B L E O F CO N TE N TS

SEP 2018

PART I .

Supports coastal management and

COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

environmental impact assessment

PART I I .

MARITIME SAFETY

Supports safety at sea and pollution response

PART I I I .

Supports sustainable management of marine resources

MARINE RESOURCES

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COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE

COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

Supports coastal management and environmental impact assessment

Copernicus Marine Service

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SUPPORTING MSFD DIRECTIVE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN: THE IFADO PROJECT

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The iFADO project aims to create marine services at regional and subregional scale using the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) in the EU Atlantic Waters as case study. The project combines traditional monitoring with cost-effective, state-of-the-art technologies: remote sensing, numerical modelling and emerging observation platforms such us gliders and oceanic buoys. It downscales CMEMS products and combine them with gliders, ocean buoys and satellite data, to develop tailor-made and innovative services to: • assist the MSFD competent authorities • enhance the local and regional blue economy • optimize observing strategies • capitalise on individual partner initiatives and historical data. In order to tackle difficulties arising from the MSFD implementation, iFADO aggregate ocean information for the EU Atlantic region ensuring the comparability of assessment approaches and methods with an homogeneous transnational approach.

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Support to monitoring activities. Supports national and regional authorities for EU directive implementation

Supports national and regional authorities in fulfilling

Sustained information)

environmental reporting (e.g. Water Framework Directive

EU MARINE STRATEGY DIRECTIVE MSFD WATER GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS TRANSNATIONAL HOMOGENEOUS APPROACH

COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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Copernicus Marine Service

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The aim of the European Union's ambitious Marine Strategy Framework Directive is to protect more effectively the marine environment across Europe. It came into force on June 2008 and was transposed into each member's state national legislation by mid 2010. It is the first EU legislative instrument related to the protection of marine biodiversity and aims to protect the resource base upon which marine-related economic and social activities depend.

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Physics Models for the Iberia Biscay Irish sea is used for this application. It provides hydrodynamic forecast including high frequency processes of paramount importance to characterize regional scale marine processes.

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MARETEC is a multidisciplinary research centre within the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in Portugal.

www.maretec.org

Contact Francisco Campuzano campuzanofj.maretec@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

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Copernicus Marine Service

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SUPPORT TO EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES FOR DEEP SEA MINING

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SAGRES Project is an innovative and disruptive approach

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developed by ISQ that focus on the conception and validation of an algorithm that supports decision to prospection and exploration (P&E) activities related with deep sea mineral (DSM) resources based on satellite information, and complemented by in-situ data, including CMEMS data. The fusion and analysis of these data can be used as approximation vectors towards mineralization in order to enhance location, delineation and ranking of potential P&E target areas related with the occurrence of DSM resources such as manganese nodules, cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts, and seafloor massive sulphide deposits. By using this approach, SAGRES Project expects to: • increase P&E discovery success rates • optimize campaigns time • reduce P&E uncertainty and costs • provide baseline information related to the environmental impact of this activity. The preliminary and ongoing results are very promising, and show for several areas considered in the North Atlantic Ocean a significant forecast capacity performed by the algorithm.

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Better knowledge and preparation for exploration missions at

Higher cost-effectiveness by better mission time optimization

Useful information provision at multiscale (regional to local)

sea Decision-making support tool

Useful environmental baseline information

DEEP SEA MINING SAGRES ISQ DEEP SEA PROSPECTION DATA BASE

COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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Copernicus Marine Service

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In the case of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts, the algorithm results show 77% of certainty in its forecasted capability. The distribution of the algorithm predicted points are in good agreement with the depth range considered appropriated for the economically viable occurrence of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts. The SAGRES Project ongoing approach can therefore contribute to smarter ocean exploration missions.

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CMEMS model about the ocean physical, chemical and biological parameters together with other satellite and in-situ data are used. For instance, the provision of data on temperature, salinity, and concentration of oxygen, nitrate, phosphate and chlorophyll in sea water at several depth ranges and fairly high resolution grids are important to better constraint and enhance the forecast capability of the SAGRES Project algorithm.

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ISQ is a private Portuguese entity established in 1965, and currently has about 1400 employees and presence in 16 countries. ISQ offers 250+ specialized engineering services, and is involved in 400+ R&D international projects related with business sectors such as Aeronautical & Aerospace, Automotive, Construction & Infrastructures, Energy, Oil & Gas, and Process Industries.

www.isq-group.com Contact João Carvalho jrcarvalho@isq.pt

COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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Copernicus Marine Service

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ASSESSING THE NUTRIENTS BUDGET IN PORTUGUESE COASTAL ZONES

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MARETEC is a multidisciplinary research centre within the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in Portugal. MARETEC's main activities are numerical modelling covering almost all phases of the water cycle from watershed to river, estuary and ocean. It has developed a system for assessing the nutrients budget along Portuguese coastal zones, and especially around the Tagus Estuary zone. Thanks to the MOHID water modelling system incorporating land, river discharge, estuarine and ocean models, the whole system models the river discharges that end up in the Tagus estuary and finally in the open Atlantic Ocean. The MARETEC system is downscaled from the Copernicus Marine Service model in the IBI area. Dynamical downscaling is a method for obtaining high-resolution local models from lower resolution CMEMS models as forcing conditions. Ramiro Neves from MARETEC says that "The Copernicus Marine

Service products are a great opportunity for small groups like MARETEC that have the technological capacity to develop services at home and worldwide".

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High quality information allowing realistic applied results.

Useful, free and sustained information provision for

Ready to use expertised ocean products. downscaling purposes.

MARETEC INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO COASTAL NUTRIENTS ESTUARY MOHID ATLANTIC PORTUGAL

COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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Copernicus Marine Service

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Water quality is a critical factor for various sectors such as recreational, fishing and aquaculture activities. It depends partly on the nutrients concentration in coastal zones which can trigger harmfull algal bloom, green tides, anoxic conditions, bacteria pollution for examples. The quality of the water can significantly affect human and all oceanic organism health.

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CMEMS Analysis and Forecast model products provide with 7day forecast of 3D ocean currents updated daily. Physics Models for the Iberia Biscay Irish sea is used for this application. It provides hydrodynamic forecast including high frequency processes of paramount importance to characterize regional scale marine processes.

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MARETEC is a multidisciplinary research centre within the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in Portugal.

www.maretec.org

COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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Copernicus Marine Service

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SUPPORTING PORT OPERATIONS IN PORTUGAL

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APDL (Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, SA) in Portugal is responsible for the administration of the sea ports of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo and the Douro River Waterway. They have developed a mobile application METEODOPS, used by their pilots and operational managers for real time port operations. The METEODOPS application relies on the AQUASAFE system developed by HIDROMOD. The AQUASAFE system is based on a suite of hydrodynamical models, meteorological models, wave models and in-situ observations. The AQUASAFE high-resolution hydrodynamical model is downscaled from the Copernicus Marine Service model. Dynamical downscaling is a method for obtaining high-resolution local models from lower resolution CMEMS models as forcing conditions. The METEODOPS mobile application provides port managers with real-time met-ocean information to support them in their day-today decision making.

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High quality information allowing realistic applied results.

Useful, free and sustained information provision for

Ready to use expertised ocean products. downscaling purposes.

APDL PORT OPERATIONS METEODOPS AQUASAFE PORTUGAL DOWNSCALING

COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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Copernicus Marine Service

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Ports, waterways and locks are constantly being extended and adapted in order to meet economic demand. The APDL administration in Portugal responsible for several sea ports needs help for the design, construction, and servicing of ports. Tools such as the mobile application METEODOPS help them with a better knowledge about waves, morphology, hydrodynamics, water quality and ecology of ports.

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APDL (Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, SA) in Portugal is a private company responsible for the administration of the sea ports of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo and the Douro River Waterway.

www.apdl.pt

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Copernicus Marine Service

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SUPPORTING THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY AND PORT OPERATIONS

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HIDROMOD has developed the AQUASAFE system, which provides products and services to the shipping industry and port operations. The AQUASAFE system is based on a hydrodynamical modelling suite, meteorological models, wave models and in-situ observations. The AQUASAFE system uses various products from many sources as input, including those from the Copernicus Marine Service. The AQUASAFE high-resolution hydrodynamical model is downscaled from the Copernicus Marine Service model. Dynamical downscaling is a method for obtaining high-resolution local models from lower resolution CMEMS models as forcing conditions. The AQUASAFE system provides for example a dashboard in the Pilotage control room in Santos, Brazil, or a mobile application for operations in the ports of Leixoes and Setubal, Portugal.

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High quality information allowing realistic applied results.

Useful, free and sustained information provision for

Ready to use expertised ocean products. downscaling purposes.

SHIPPING PORT OPERATIONS HIDROMOD AQUASAFE PORTUGAL DOWNSCALING

COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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Copernicus Marine Service

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Ports, waterways and locks are constantly being extended and adapted in order to meet economic demand. Private companies such as HIDROMOD help project developers and government authorities with the design, construction, and servicing of ports. Their knowledge about waves, morphology, hydrodynamics, water quality and ecology allows to advise clients and to optimise the design of ports. The use of the free and sustained Copernicus Marine Service products is an asset for such private companies.

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HIDROMOD is a private portuguese company which creates and provides practical solutions, based on numeric modelling in various areas of the hydrological cycle, covering different sectors.

www.hidromod.com

COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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Copernicus Marine Service

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SUPPORTING PORTUGAL WITH THE EUROPEAN MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE

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The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (hereafter MSFD) requires EU Member States to take the necessary measures to achieve a good coastal and oceanic environmental status by 2020. In Portugal, the DGRM (General-Directorate for Natural Resources, Security and Maritime Services) is one of the national agencies in charge of implementing such measures. For MSFD, 11 Descriptors have been defined for monitoring the environmental status of the oceans in terms of marine biodiversity, eutrophication, contaminants, marine litter and submarine noise. Copernicus Marine Service Ocean Colour Satellite data are key inputs for monitoring some of the 11 Descriptors, especially Descriptor number 5 dealing with eutrophication. Elisabete Dias from the DGRM has stated that "the Copernicus

Marine Service Ocean Colour data are central for the MSFD, as they enable us to improve consistency in eutrophication assessments based on chlorophyll, using satellite-derived chlorophyll provided by CMEMS".

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Free and sustained information provision. Provision of merged satellite information along with in situ

information. Ready to use, global coverage, expertised ocean colour satellite products.

WFD MSFD DGRM EU POLICY EU MEMBER STATES SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OCEAN COLOUR

COASTAL & MARINE ENVIRONMENT

PORTUGAL

WATER QUALITY

EUTROPHICATION

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The Copernicus Marine Service Satellite Ocean Colour data are central for the MSFD, as it allows us to improve coherence in eutrophication assessments based on chlorophyll.

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The Portuguese Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Security and Maritime Services (DGRM) of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Sea is a central service of the State's direct administration whose mission is to implement the policies of preservation and knowledge of marine natural resources, the implementation of fisheries policies, aquaculture, safety development and maritime services.

Portuguese Directorate-General for Natural Resources

www.dgrm.mm.gov.pt

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MARITIME SAFETY

Supports safety at sea and pollution response

COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE

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The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is the Entrusted Entity

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responsible for delivering the Copernicus Maritime Surveillance service (CMS), in the framework of the Copernicus Security Service. The service is free of charge for authorized users performing operations in the maritime domain. The CMS function areas include: • supporting the fisheries control activities • maritime safety and security • law enforcement, customs activities • marine environment monitoring (pollution) • other operations linked to anti-piracy and defense. EMSA delivers the CMS service via a dedicated web-based interface Integrated Maritime Service (IMS). The IMS integrates a wide range of maritime data from various sources including ship reporting systems and ancillary meteooceanographic data from CMEMS, EMODNET and ECMWF. Various parameters such as sea surface temperature, wave height, ocean currents and sea surface height from CMEMS ocean model, including 10-day forecast, are ingested into the IMS tool. The integration of these data sets boosts the usage of the interface and assists the CMS users in assessing a more complete maritime surface picture.

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Information and tools for enhancing maritime domain picture Provide relevant services to all authorities/organisations

executing functions in the maritime domain Respond to detailed needs and requirements as specified by users

EMSA MARITIME SURVEILLANCE MARITIME SAFETY COPERNICUS

MARINE SAFETY

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COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE

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The value-added products (i.e. Vessel detection, Activity detection as well as Wind and Wave Information) available through the Copernicus Maritime Surveillance Service allow to reach large user communities ranging from fisheries control, law enforcement, maritime safety and security, customs, marine pollution monitoring and other international organisations.

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CMEMS satellite observations and model products are integrated in EMSA's systems. The model products provide a 10-day forecast of global ocean currents, sea surface temperature and height, updated daily. The satellite observations provide chlorophyll concentration, sea surface temperature and sea ice maps in global and regional coverages.

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EMSA is one of the EU's decentralised agencies based in Lisbon. The Agency cooperates with the Member States and the Commission to provide technical, operational and scientific assistance for the purpose of ensuring a high and effective level of maritime safety & security, prevention and response to pollution

www.emsa.europa.eu

caused by ships and response to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations.

Contact Copernicus team at EMSA Copernicus@emsa.europa.eu

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Copernicus Marine Service

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TAILORED MARINE WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES

Sea related operations management requires the best possible

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knowledge about the factors that impact them. In the recent years, Earth Observation products and services have become more widely available and reliable. The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) represents one data source which can provide important efficiency and safety gains for different operations in the marine environment. Taking advantage of these data sets HIDROMOD is daily producing derived downstream services providing user fitted information which include high resolution model forecasts and local real-time observations. Different coastal activities such as navigation, seaport operations, aquaculture, sea pollution control services, search and rescue missions, etc., are already benefiting from these services and by this way improving their efficiency and safety. HIDROMOD is making use of different Copernicus Marine Service data sets either for high resolution models validation (mostly satellite data) or for high resolution models operation (CMEMS regional forecasts to provide initial and boundary conditions to high resolution models).

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Be notified in time in case of critical situation Get access to all the required information through a single

access point

Get access to models validation reports Get information instead of data

Receive daily reports with information on selected parameters

HIDROMOD DOWNSCALING DECISION SUPPORT TOOL SINGLE ACCESS POINT MARITIME SECURITY

MARITIME SAFETY

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Although the exact quantification of the benefits is difficult, it is a fact that the return in efficiency for operations related to ports or aquaculture are translated into thousands of Euros a year. In practice the recognition by the users of the added value translates in their willing to pay for the provided services. It already represents about 25% of HIDROMOD annual turnover. Examples of clients are 5 major ports in Portugal, 1 in Spain and 1 in Brazil, 2 water utilities, 2 electric utilities in Portugal and 1 major aquaculture operation in Portugal. New pilots are starting in operations related with offshore renewables and aquacultures.

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HIDROMOD is making use of different Copernicus Marine Service data sets either for high resolution models validation (mostly satellite data) or for high resolution models operation (CMEMS regional forecasts to provide initial and boundary conditions to high resolution models).

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HIDROMOD is a Portuguese SME established in 1992 as a technology company in the field of Computational Modelling of Aquatic Environments. Its core business is the use of models complemented with advanced data mining techniques, to support project and planning or to provide operational services in water related projects or operations.

www.hidromod.com

Contact Adelio Silva adelio@hidromod.com

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MONITORING OIL SPILLS OFF THE PORTUGUESE COAST

Three Portuguese organisations, MARETEC, INSTITUTO SUPERIOR

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TECNICO and ACTION MODULERS, have developed an oil and Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) spill model-based decision support tool for use in the Atlantic, called the ARCOPOL Platform. Since 2014, the Lisbon Agreement (CILPAN) has set up a mechanism to ensure cooperation in the event of pollution incidents. In this context, MARETEC, INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO and ACTION MODULERS have developed a model-based decision support system to improve preparedness and prevention concerning oil and chemical pollution, based on Lagrangian Wizard (an on-demand simulator), a Dynamic Risk Tool, an oil-spill modelling system and the MOHID-CLEANSEANET oil spill alert system. The oil spill modelling system is downscaled from the Copernicus Marine Service model. Dynamical downscaling is a method for obtaining high-resolution local models from lower resolution CMEMS models as forcing conditions. The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is a prime user of this service and incorporates oil spill forecasts (backwards and forwards in time) in its CLEANSEANET online graphic interface.

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Free and sustained information provision for dashboard tool

development.

High quality information allowing realistic applied results. Provision of sustained and accurate ocean currents for reliable drift forecast.

MARETEC INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO ACTION MODULERS ARCOPOL OIL SPILL PORTUGAL IBI

MARITIME SAFETY

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Maritime traffic in the Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is very dense, with hundreds of ships passing through daily. More than 2000 HNS-classified chemicals are transported by sea, generating increasing pollution risks along the Portuguese coast. An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. Oil spills can have disastrous consequences for society; economically, environmentally, and socially. As a result, oil spill accidents have initiated intense media attention and political uproar and actions have been taken to reduce their impact, including oil spill monitoring.

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CMEMS Analysis and Forecast model products provide with 7day forecast of 3D ocean currents updated daily. Physics Model over the Iberia Biscay Irish seas is used in this application. It provides hydrodynamic forecast including high frequency processes of paramount importance to characterize regional scale marine processes.

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Maretec addresses Environmental Systems through a comprehensive approach to water, soil and atmosphere for Ecological and Economic studies necessary to support Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Management.

www.maretec.org

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Copernicus Marine Service

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MONITORING OIL SPILLS OFF THE PORTUGUESE COAST

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LNEC (Laboratorio Nacional De Engenharia Civil) in Portugal has developed an online service entitled the WIFF (Water Information and Forecasting Framework) platform, which provides hydrodynamic forecasts in the Atlantic ocean for various sectors such as water pollution by oil spills. They have developed a modelling suite, ranging from low resolution Copernicus Marine hydrodynamic models to higher resolution local models, and finally to oil drift models. The high-resolution hydrodynamic model is downscaled from the Copernicus Marine Service Iberian-Biscay-Irish Sea model. Dynamical downscaling is a method for obtaining high-resolution local models from lower resolution CMEMS models as forcing conditions. The WIFF platform provides for example useful, very highresolution ocean current forecasts for oil spill risk management in the Aveiro Lagoon.

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Free and sustained information provision for dashboard tool

development.

High quality information allowing realistic applied results. Provision of sustained and accurate ocean currents for reliable drift forecast.

LNEC PORTUGAL WIFF OIL SPILL HYDRODYNAMIC FORECASTS IBI DOWNSCALING

MARITIME SAFETY

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An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. Oil spills can have disastrous consequences for society; economically, environmentally, and socially. As a result, oil spill accidents have initiated intense media attention and political uproar and actions have been taken to reduce their impact, including oil spill monitoring.

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LNEC is located in Lisbon, Portugal and is the Laboratorio Nacional De Engenharia Civil. It's mission is to undertake, coordinate and promote scientific research and technological development, aiming to the continuous improvement and the good practice of Civil Engineering.

www.lnec.pt

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FLOOD PREVENTION ALONG THE PORTUGUESE ATLANTIC COAST

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ACTION MODULERS is a private consulting company from Portugal that provides services and software solutions worldwide, one of which is the MOHID Water Modelling System. The Portuguese coast is regularly exposed to flooding events. The MOHID Water Modelling System is an early warning system to help reduce flood risk. MOHID is composed of a downscaling modelling suite using the Copernicus Marine Models as boundary conditions. Downscaling is a method of obtaining high-resolution local models from lower resolution CMEMS models as forcing conditions. Frank Braunschweig from ACTION MODULERS states that "the

Copernicus Marine Service high-resolution ocean model provides very accurate oceanic boundary conditions for our local MOHIB downscaling models. Thanks to CMEMS, we have for example developed an early warning system for flooding around the Tagus river and in the Baiwa area in Lisbon".

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High quality information allowing realistic applied results.

Useful, free and sustained information provision for

More accurate planning and prevention of flooding event. downscaling modelling.

FLOOD PREVENTION PORTUGAL ATLANTIC OCEAN MOHIB DOWNSCALING ACTION MODULERS

MARITIME SAFETY

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Violent storms from the Atlantic ocean that sweep across areas of Portugal can result in high waves and floodings. The primary effects of flooding include loss of life, damage to buildings and other structures, including bridges, sewerage systems, roadways, and canals.

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ACTION MODULERS is a private consulting company from Portugal that provides services and software solutions worldwide, one of which is the MOHID Water Modelling System.

www.actionmodulers.com

MARITIME SAFETY

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COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE

MARINE RESOURCES

Supports sustainable management of marine resources

Copernicus Marine Service

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SUPPORT TO PORTUGAL GOVERNMENT FOR EEZ MONITORING

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DEIMOS Engenharia is a private Portuguese Aerospace Engineering company which coordinates the SIMOcean project, (www.simocean.pt). This project is integrated in the initiative of the Portuguese Government to develop a set of coordinated systems providing access to national marine data. SIMOcean will help the Portuguese government in its decision making and management process in 3 areas: • Fishing area characterization • Sea state index for harbour areas • Diagnostic of met-ocean fields. Several datasets, currently scattered among different departments of the Portuguese Meteorological (IPMA) and the Navy's Hydrographic (IH) Institutes, will be brought together in an Open Data system to be exploited by three flagship value added services. SIMOcean stores model and in-situ information from different sources and providers, including datasets from the Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS). The CMEMS data, specifically Ocean Colour and Observed Sea Surface Temperature, are important data sources for the Fishing Areas Characterization Service, since they are used as environmental variables to model the sardine and mackerel possible distribution.

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Access to value added information based on the services

Easy access to Open Data products from different sources

deployed Scalable computing resources for development and operations

PORTUGAL EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE FISHING AREA CHARACTERIZATION

MARINE RESOURCES

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Portugal has the largest Exclusive Economic Zone in the European Union and the 10th largest in the world. An integrated management of the Portuguese marine system is therefore crucial to monitor a wide range of interdependent domains. Such system should assimilate data and information from different thematic areas, ranging from ocean and atmosphere state variables to higher level datasets describing human activities and related environmental, social and economic impacts.

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The CMEMS data, specifically Ocean Colour and Observed Sea Surface Temperature, are important data sources for the Fishing Areas Characterization Service.

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DEIMOS Engenharia is a private Portuguese Aerospace Engineering company, part of the Elecnor DEIMOS group. DEIMOS coordinates the SIMOcean project in collaboration with IH and IPMA, and lead the work packages dedicated to the Catalogue and Data Integration, Processing Integration and Tools and Web Portal Visualisation.

www.elecnor-deimos.com

Contact Michael Lawrence michael.lawrence@deimos-space.com

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marine.copernicus.eu @CMEMS_EU Copernicus Marine Service servicedesk.cmems@mercator-ocean.eu

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