Use case book dedicated to the Baltic Sea Region by Copernicus Marine_Service

Copernicus Marine Service for the

BALTIC SEA REGION

USE CASE BOOK

SUMMARY POLAR ENVIRONMENT MONITORING P. 4

Support to the Finnish Meteorological Institute

P. 6 Ship routing in ice covered areas P. 8

Ice services in the Baltic sea: land fast ice extent and thickness - BALFI

SAFETY & DISASTER P. 10 Monitoring harmful algal bloom in the Baltic sea: Hab-Risk Service P. 12 Supporting danish defence in the Baltic sea P. 14 CMEMS in support to Copernicus Maritime Surveillance Service P. 16 Decision support platform for latvian institutions P. 18 Flood prevention along the estonian baltic coast P. 20 Improving sonar communication between defence vessels COASTAL MONITORING P. 22 “marine.meteo.lv” – Data and forecasts for the baltic sea region P.24

Object drift and ocean forecast visualisation: the “Present the Present” service

P.26

Focus on coastal sea dynamics with Ceaseless Project

P.28

Monitoring sea level to sustain ferry connection from Island to Mainland

P.30

Monitoring and forecasting nearshore water quality

MARINE CONSERVATION & POLICIES P.32

OCEANA marine expeditions to fill key gaps in biodiversity data

P.34

Wise-Marine: a platform in support to MSFD

P.36

CHLO4MSFD: a web portal service in support to MSFD

P.38

Ocean noise mapping in support to EU and international regulations

P.40

Monitoring porpoise in Kattegat Natura 2000 protected area

P.42

Supporting european member states with the MSFD

P.44

Supporting Denmark with the european habitats directive

MARINE FOOD P. 46 Finding sustainable locations for growing rainbow trout in the Baltic sea WATER QUALITY P. 48 SMHI-Monitoring anoxic events in the Baltic sea SCIENCE & CLIMATE P. 50 CMEMS in support to estonian weather service P. 52 Providing forecast uncertainties with a multi-model ensemble P. 54 Providing ocean and sea-ice forecasts for weather forecasts in Estonia SOCIETY & EDUCATION P. 56 Educational support for students

The Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS) provides reference data and information on the physical and biogeochemical state, variability and dynamics of the ocean and marine ecosystems for the global ocean and the European regional seas. Products are free of charge and open to all, accessible via marine.copernicus.eu. CMEMS is implemented by Mercator Ocean International on behalf of the European Commission.

Inventory of marine applications developed for the Baltic sea region with the help of Copernicus Marine Service products.

Should you have any comments or questions, please contact us at : communication@mercator-ocean.eu CMEMS_EU

Copernicus Marine Service

Version 4.2 15th may 2019

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SUPPORT TO THE FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) provides metocean and sea ice monitoring services. It serves many user groups like Finnish authorities, commercial shipping companies, public ice breakers, shipping agencies, service and software companies, service integrators and research institutes. FMI and its stakeholders use a wide range of oceanographic data from satellites to models, analysis products and in situ data. For example, in ice covered seas they use the Copernicus Marine Service satellite imagery to support winter navigation and sea ice forecast models allowing to deliver analysis and forecast services concerning ice coverage, thickness, drift, ice pressure and ridges. The main geographical focus is on the Baltic, Kara and Barents Sea regions. In delivering the services the key is to combine Copernicus Marine Service data with FMI's own and other sources of information for comprehensive understanding of ice conditions. Copernicus Marine Service data is also analysed by FMI's metocean experts to solve customer's issues and to deliver added value to them.

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FMI oceanographic services provides timely sea ice and metocean information for instance to i) shipping ii)tourism iii) emergency management iv) marine infrastructure planners and scientific projects

FMI services support sustainability and enhance the safety of

people and vulnerable marine and Arctic environment Human enhanced outlooks and expert services and operative products are available 24/7/365.

POLAR ENVIRONMENT MONITORING SERVICES SHIP ROUTING IN ICE COVERED AREAS FINLAND ARCTIC OCEAN BALTIC SEA

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POLAR ENVIRONMENT MONITORING

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Sea ice can make safe and efficient marine transport a challenge. FMI sea ice services provides timely sea ice information from satellite observations to shipping, scientific, tourism, emergency management in the Arctic Ocean and Baltic Sea. The FMI sea ice service provides forecasts of ice motion, concentration, thickness, ridges and deformations for the Polar Regions using numerous data sources from satellite data to multi-category sea ice models. FMI operates Weather, Sea and Climate Centre, and has programmes for Meteorological and Marine, Climate, and Space and Earth Observation research. The institute accumulates over 100 years of experience in marine and ice conditions.

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The CMEMS satellite data, observations and forecast models are used by the FMI and its customers. Many CMEMS data sources are used operationally such as Product in use 1 Product in use 2 Product in use 3 Product in use 4

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The FMI is a research and service agency under the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Finland. FMI is responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Finland. It produces weather services by using the numerical models and observations combined with meteorological and oceanographic expertise.

finnish meteorological center www.fmi.fi/en

Contact Jani Poutiainen jani.poutiainen@fmi.fi

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POLAR ENVIRONMENT MONITORING

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Copernicus Marine Service

Version 2.3

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SHIP ROUTING IN ICE COVERED AREAS

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One task of the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) is to support maritime shipping companies with warnings in ice covered areas, such as the northern part of the Baltic Sea. BSH has developed sea-ice models and an ice chartings service, which still need to be improved for parameters such as sea-ice classification, ice hummocks and dangerous ridging zones. BSH takes advantage of the Copernicus Marine Service sea-ice products which help to improve their ice-charting service. The Copernicus Marine Service Sea Ice Charts in the Baltic Sea along with the Copernicus Marine Service Baltic Sea ocean forecast model are used in this application.

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Free and sustained ocean currents and waves provision to feed

High quality information allowing consistent fuel saving and lower

ship routing software. CO2 emission.

More accurate planning of arrival time. Safer sailing routes for human beings and boat equipment.

BALTIC SEA BSH ICE COVERED AREA SHIP ROUTING BALTIC OCEAN MODEL FORECAST SEA ICE CHARTS

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POLAR ENVIRONMENT MONITORING

Copernicus Marine Service

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Wind, waves and currents and sea ice cover are crucial factors in choosing a route at sea. Advanced routing systems are being introduced in shipping, one result being that the skipper on board makes the crucial decisions about the route. Avoiding rough weather and having the best possible advance route planning can minimise cargo damage and mean more precise arrival times. Choosing the optimum route also lays the foundation for reducing fuel consumption.

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The Copernicus Marine Service Sea Ice Charts and Ocean model in the Baltic Sea are useful for maritime safety and shipping industry in ice covered area. Product in use 1 Product in use 2

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The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH) is an authority in the division of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. BSH provides maritime services in Germany, including maritime security, approvals of offshore installations, hydrographic surveying, environmental protection in maritime shipping and storm surge warning.

More information here Contact Golbeck Inga Inga.Golbeck@bsh.de BSH www.bsh.de COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE

POLAR ENVIRONMENT MONITORING

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Copernicus Marine Service

Version 1.7 13/07/2017

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ICE SERVICES IN THE BALTIC SEA: LAND FAST ICE EXTENT AND THICKNESS - BALFI CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) carries out a demonstration of a new coastal downstream service for the Baltic Sea: Baltic Sea landfast ice extent and thickness (BALFI). This new service includes derived products (landfast ice extent and thickness, snow thickness, and sea ice deformation) based on three existing CMEMS Baltic Sea products, and additionally, on SENTINEL-1 SAR imagery, and a sea ice thermodynamic model run at FMI. Targeted end-users include 1) people living on the Baltic Sea coast and islands who require information on landfast ice properties for recreational activities such as skiing, skating, snowmobiling and ice fishing, and for transporting people and goods along ice roads to/from islands; 2) governmental and local authorities/institutions like 3) national Ice Services, icebreaker management, harbour authorities, search and rescue operators, and commercial activities, like tourism. In the BALFI web-portal the products are visualized over a zoomable map layer, and product data values at a wanted geographical location can be examined. The products are also available for download.

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Coast guard and search&amp;rescue - timely updated information

Ice monitoring - enhances accuracy of the operational Baltic Sea

of the landfast ice cover and operability. ice monitoring.

Safer near-shore construction - certain smaller sea bed and shore constructions are easier to do from the ice.

safer recreational activities such as skiing and ice fishing Safer transport of people and goods along ice roads to/from islands

SEA ICE SERVICE BALTIC SEA FMI LANDFAST ICE EXTENT SEA ICE THICKNESS

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POLAR ENVIRONMENT MONITORING

Copernicus Marine Service

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The Baltic Sea is partly covered by ice in every winter. Landfast ice occurs every winter along the coasts of Finland, Sweden and Estonia (Bay of Bothnia, Sea of Bothnia, Gulfs of Finland and Riga). In severe winter it is also present in the Southern Baltic Sea. Previously, Baltic Sea landfast ice extent and thickness information in fine scale (~1 km) was not directly available from any product or source.

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BALFI uses following data from the CMEMS: 1) sea ice thickness from the Baltic Sea Physics Analysis and Forecast product, 2) SAR based ice drift from the Baltic Sea - SAR Sea Ice Thickness and Drift product, and 3) sea ice concentration from the Baltic Sea - Sea Ice Concentration and Thickness Charts (manual ice charts). Product in use 1 Product in use 2 Product in use 3

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The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) is a public research and service agency under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland. FMI has the mandate of producing reliable information on the state of the atmosphere and the sea, and their characteristics and phenomena, with the aim of promoting safety and serving various needs of the public, industry, commerce and scientific ends.

FMI en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi

More information here Contact Marko Makynen Marko.Makynen@fmi.fi

COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE

POLAR ENVIRONMENT MONITORING

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Copernicus Marine Service

Version 1.6 13/11/2019

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MONITORING HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM IN THE BALTIC SEA: HAB-RISK SERVICE CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

In the past recent years, severe blooms of cyanobacteria occured in the Baltic Sea during the summer season, forcing local authorities in Poland and other Baltic countries to close bathing areas for several weeks. The HAB-RISK consortium has developed a service for the Baltic Sea which daily detects Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) and proposes drift forecasts for the next three days. This service has been especially designed for local authorities in charge of the monitoring of bathing waters quality in the Baltic Sea waters. Via a web or a mobile app interface, the user can select specific bathing locations and receive notifications about risk level today and the next days. These data help users in planning their monitoring daily duties by focusing their efforts on areas where higher level of risks have been forecasted. HAB-RISK retrieves phycocyanin concentration from Copernicus Marine Service Sentinel-3 water reflectance product as well as other sources. Once retrieved, the satellite derived product is fed into a drift model using CMEMS Baltic Sea current velocities.

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Decision-making tool to help beach managers and insurance. Risk level with five classes i.e. no risk / low risk / medium risk / high risk and very high risk.

BALTIC SEA HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM RISK LEVEL MONITORING SUPPORT TO DECISION-MAKING HAB RISK

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CMEMS forecasts are used to localize phycocyanin and cyanobacteria cells within the next 72 hours. A tool is then applied to analyse the forecast and predict the risk of HAB occurrence in the vicinity of Polish beaches. Surface currents from Copernicus Marine hydrodynamic Baltic model are used as input to a Lagrangian trajectory computation tool. In the future, hydrodynamic downscaling could be achieved to enhance the precision of the hydrodynamic in the lagrangian computation. The risk assessment decision process is based on a object-based supervised classification. For each beach, first order statistics of the pixels distribution are computed and then used as input for the classification.

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First, level-3 Sentinel-3 remote sensing reflectances data are used to estimate phycocyanin concentrations. The output product is displayed in two ways using different colormaps to highlight first the actual estimated phycocyanin concentrations and second the associated risk level with five classes. The phycocyanin concentration values are then used as input to the drift forecast processing chain using the Copernicus Marine Baltic Sea physical model and its velocity parameters. Product in use 1 Product in use 2

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With more than 10 years of experience, the i-Sea team develops services for the surveillance of the natural environments in the domain of biodiversity, water and coastal zone. i-Sea proposes standardized products and tailor-made services based on the most recent observation technologies combining field measurements protocols with observations by UAVs/USVs,

I-SEA

airborne or spaceborne sensors.

i-sea.fr/fr/ More information here Contact Virginie Lafon virginie.lafon@i-sea.fr

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COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE 11

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Copernicus Marine Service

Version 1.0

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SUPPORTING DANISH DEFENCE IN THE BALTIC SEA

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The Danish Defence Centre for Operational Oceanography (FCOO) collects, validates, stores, and disseminates oceanographic, meteorological and hydrographical data-products that are available and used for civilians purposes. Accurate and reliable predictions are important to help the Danish Armed Force and civilians to navigate safely. FCOO forecasts, covering a total of 6 domains (Greenland, Faroe islands, Denmark, Mediterranean Sea, European Seas and Global Ocean), are used to improve safety at sea by providing online information for mariners (https://ifm.fcoo.dk). Search and rescue operations, oil spill predictions, ice reports and forecasts for the Danish waters are examples of use of FCOO data-products. Copernicus Marine Service In Situ observational data from BSH (buoy data), SMHI (vessel CTD data), SYKE (Argo) and other data providers (Sea Level) is periodically used for the validation of the three-nested setup General Estuarine Model that covers the Danish waters.

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Better knowledge and preparation to situation at sea. Open access and sustained information about many ocean parameters in present and future time windows (in Situ measurements and forecast)

BALTIC SEA SAFETY AT SEA DANISH DEFENCE CENTRE FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY IN SITU DATA

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Danish waters forecast are routinely used by the Vessel Traffic Services in the 2 main Baltic Sea Kattegat strait passages: the Great Belt and the Sound. The Danish Defence Centre for Operational Oceanography (FCOO) has developed a three-nested setup of the General Estuarine Model that provides information about a variety of oceanographic variables (currents, salinity, sea temperature) with a resolution of 600 m in this particular area (Belt Sea and South West Baltic).

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The Copernicus Marine Service in situ products are used for validation of the Baltic Sea numerical model run by FCOO. Product in use 1 Product in use 2

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The Danish Defence Centre for Operational Oceanography (FCOO) collects in situ data, runs numerical models and validates and disseminates oceanographic, meteorological and hydrographical products used by the Danish Armed Forces or for civilian purposes.

Danish Defence Centre for Operational Oceanography fcoo.dk/

Contact Johan Söderkvist jos@fcoo.dk

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Copernicus Marine Service

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CMEMS IN SUPPORT TO COPERNICUS MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SERVICE CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is the Entrusted Entity 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) and 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 meteo-oceanographic 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

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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. Product in use 1 Product in use 2 Product in use 3

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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 &amp; security, prevention and response to pollution caused by ships and response to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations.

EMSA www.emsa.europa.eu/ More information here Contact Copernicus team at EMSA Copernicus@emsa.europa.eu

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Copernicus Marine Service

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DECISION SUPPORT PLATFORM FOR LATVIAN INSTITUTIONS CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

The decision support tool called FIMAR is developed and operated by the Laboratory for mathematical modelling of environmental and technological processes (VTPMML) at University of Latvia. Users of FIMAR are mainly Latvian: MRCC Riga, HQ of Latvian Navy, Flotilla of Navy, Joint HQ of Armed forces, HQ of Air forces, Special unit AMDW, Latvian Environment Geology and Meteorology Centre (LEGMC) and Latvian Ground Force. The user-friendly FIMAR tool provides integrated view of marine data and performs added value analysis based on the data available. The development of tool started in 2004 and has now evolved to use Copernicus Marine Service Baltic Sea and North Sea Physics analysis and forecast products. The FIMAR decision support software is a licensed desktop application for the user terminals. FIMAR enables visualization of electronic map and animations (two-week history and forecast). All visualization settings are easily manageable. It is also possible to compute statistics. A warning system is also included.

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Useful environmental baseline information

visualize post-processed results in support of an incident

User Friendly access to dynamic and static layers evaluation and decision-making process

LATVIA LATVIAN DEFENCE INSTITUTIONS SEARCH AND RESCUE FIMAR DECISION SUPPORT PLATFORM

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Latvian institutions have a strong interest for environmental monitoring in order to perform their defense state mission. Latvian Navy addresses state defense and search and rescue related questions. The LEGMC addresses environmental monitoring, extreme weather warnings, routine weather forecast. To achieve such mission, many environmental geospatial data are available but usually with complex digital format. Latvian decision makers and officers without deep IT knowledge need consolidated data view in a user-friendly integrated format for their routine work. FIMAR platform has been designed with this objective.

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CMEMS Analysis and Forecast model products provide with 60-hour forecast of 3D ocean parameters updated twice a day. Physics Model over the Baltic Sea is used in this application. Product in use 1

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Laboratory for mathematical modelling of environmental and technological processes (VTPMML) at University of Latvia (UL) was founded in December, 1994 consolidating several research groups of Department of Electrodynamics and Continuum Mechanics. The laboratory is a structural research unit of Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, University of Latvia.

VTPMML at University of Latvia department-of-physics/laboratory-formathematical-modelling-ofenvironmental-and-technologicalprocesses/

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Contact Bethers Uldis bethers@latnet.lv

COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE 17

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Copernicus Marine Service

Version 2.0

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FLOOD PREVENTION ALONG THE ESTONIAN BALTIC COAST

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The private company REACH U creates value on the basis of location and movement by combining experience in mapping, geographic information systems and big data. REACH U has developed a web application for flood prediction of Pärnu City in Estonia, using among other information a high-resolution dynamical downscaled model from the Estonian Marine Systems Institute, MSI. Downscaling is a method for obtaining high-resolution local models from the lower resolution Copernicus Marine Service Baltic model as forcing conditions. The web application provides water level prediction 48 hours prior to the event. It is a fully automated monitoring and reporting system, which delivers flood warnings with cadastral (building) accuracy to citizens, city governments and rescue services.

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High quality information allowing realistic applied results. More accurate planning and prevention of flooding event. Useful, free and sustained information provision for downscaling modelling.

REACH U ESTONIA BALTIC SEA FLOOD PREVENTION MSI DOWNSCALING

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The primary effects of flooding include loss of life, damage to buildings and other structures, including bridges, sewerage systems, roadways, and canals. During a storm, larger wave height along the coast associated to heavy precipitation can trigger floodings.

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CMEMS Analysis and Forecast model products provide with 7-day forecast of 3D ocean currents, temperature, salinity and sea ice parameters updated daily. Models over the Baltic sea are used in this application. Product in use 1

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Reach-U is a private company with ability to create custom made solutions to meet the needs of every customer. With more than 20 years of experience they have gathered skills in location based solutions, GIS and cartography. They provide solutions that include software, data, maps and support.

Reach-U www.reach-u.com/ More information here

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Copernicus Marine Service

Version 2.2

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IMPROVING SONAR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEFENCE VESSELS CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) under the Dutch Ministry of Defence and the Netherlands Organisation for applied scientific research (TNO) are collaborating in order to improve underwater sonar communications between the Dutch Ministry of Defence?s sea-going vessels. The performance of a given sonar is critical for self protection. DMO and TNO have developed a sonar performance model, the most complex aspect of which by far is the propagation of sound in the ocean. Such models need to take into account the refraction of sound due to oceanic temperature and salinity variation in the water column, the reflection of sound at the surface, the influence of roughness (wave spectrum, wind speed, sea surface temperature) and bubble content at the surface, as well as the reflection of sound at the seabed. The DMO and TNO use the Copernicus Marine Service Mediterranean Sea and Global models as an input source for ocean density (temperature and salinity) in their sonar performance model. Gert Vlaming from DMO says that "we also soon expect to use the wave products from the Copernicus Marine Service".

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Free and sustained information provision for oceanic water density. High quality information allowing realistic applied results. Provision of sustained and accurate oceanic water density and wave height for reliable underwater anthropogenic noise estimation.

DMO TNO DEFENCE SONAR COMMUNICATION ACOUSTIC GLOBAL OCEAN

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Undersea warfare including sonars communication is strategic for all naval forces. Naval forces develop research and development activities, as well as test and evaluation to provide engineering and fleet support center for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapons systems associated with undersea warfare.

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CMEMS Analysis and Forecast model products provide with 7-day forecast of 3D ocean currents updated daily. Product in use 1 Product in use 2

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The Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) ensures that military personnel have modern, robust and safe materiel to work with. The Dutch DMO is involved in the procurement, maintenance and sale of materiel.

DMO www.defensie.nl/organisatie/dmo

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More information here

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Copernicus Marine Service

Version 2.0 24/01/2020

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"MARINE.METEO.LV" DATA AND FORECASTS FOR THE BALTIC SEA REGION CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

The Latvian Environment Geology and Meteorology Centre (LEGMC) has developed an open-access marine data browser: marine.meteo.lv. The browser is designed with the intent to enable access to marine meteorology forecast data to the public and is a part of the LEGMC product range development. The browser contains regularly updated information in the form of maps and charts. In addition to the standard information, the portal also provides users with: - a derived data layer that informs about the risk of vessel icing - 2D calculations of objects drift trajectory at the Sea - forecast and hindcast - LEGMC wind and water level observations. In the future it is planned to continue the development of browser functionalities and increase the range of available data.

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Access to In-Situ measurements which allows comparison of model/observation data Highlighting areas that are hazardous due to vessel icing risk Interactive 2D drift calculations

LATVIA BALTIC SEA COASTAL MONITORING FORECASTING CENTRE OBJECTS DRIFT TRAJECTORY WIND SEA LEVEL

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COASTAL MONITORING

Copernicus Marine Service

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The existing content and functionality of the portal is based on conclusions that are based on marine environment data user survey, as well as meeting with local ports and municipality representatives. The content of the browser is based on marine forecast data from the Copernicus Marine Service and meteorology data from the LEGMC. The browser is available for use both on standard and mobile platforms.

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The browser displays CMEMS Analysis and Forecast data about the marine surface conditions in the Baltic Sea. Users can access marine forecast data for the next 120 hours. Product in use 1 Product in use 2

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The Latvian Environment Geology and Meteorology Centre (LEGMC) collects and distributes official marine and meteorological data, forecasts and warnings. The LEGMC is a long-term representative of Latvia within regional and global organizations related to meteorology and operational oceanography, such as WMO, EumetSat, BOOS, BSIS etc.

LEGMC www.meteo.lv/en/

Contact Valters Zeizis valters.zeizis@lvgmc.lv

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COASTAL MONITORING

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Copernicus Marine Service

Version 2.14 16/05/2019

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OBJECT DRIFT AND OCEAN FORECAST VISUALISATION: THE "PRESENT THE PRESENT" SERVICE CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

The 'PRESENT THE PRESENT' service targets environmental service and tourism industry by providing object drift and oceanographic forecast visualisation over the Baltic coast using model, in situ and observation ocean products. It is a service designed for public marine policies, state authorities and public or private sea end-users. This service has been developed as a free service demonstration. A dedicated webpage has been developed to raise awareness about this service, and the launch has been synchronised with 100 years anniversary of Latvia state and University of Latvia in November 2019. The service offers: -operational oceanographic forecast visualization for the Baltic Sea -free object drift modelling functionality -climatic representation of the sea surface temperature and water level anomalies (in comparison with the mean values for the period 2004-2019).

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Planned visualizations of the pollution drift are going to raise awareness of environmental issues in the Baltic Sea (marine litter

issues addressed in the demonstration)

Prevention of pollution in marine environment Strengthening marine data literacy in society of Latvia

LATVIA SEARCH & RESCUE COMBATTING POLLUTION BALTIC SEA

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End users are: Marine Search and Rescue Coordination Centre Riga (under Latvian Coast guard), Hydrometeorology and Geoinformation department of HQ of Latvian Armed Forces, HQ of Latvian Ground Force, HQ of Latvian Air Force, HQ of Latvian Navy, Fleet of Latvian Navy. The service includes operational modeling of waters of Latvian jurisdictions, regular delivery of forecasts, visualisation, animation, decision support in resource allocation, route planning, search and rescue operations. It includes module for modeling of the fate of marine pollution (oil, chemical) and floating objects for decision support in search and rescue operations and combat of oil/chemical pollution in the Baltic sea.

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The following Copernicus Marine products from the Baltic Sea (Satellite, In-situ and model) are used : Product in use 1 Product in use 2 Product in use 3 Product in use 4 Product in use 5

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Laboratory for Mathematical Modelling of Environmental and Technological Processes (LMMETP) of Faculty of Physics, mathematics and optometry, develops modelling traditions in the field of operational oceanography since 1994. LMMETP was present in various projetcs such as MyOcean and in regional

University of Latvia www.lu.lv

alliance of operational oceanography Baltic Operational Oceanography System (BOOS).

More information here Contact Cepite-Frisfelde Daiga daiga.cepite-frisfelde@lu.lv

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FOCUS ON COASTAL SEA DYNAMICS WITH CEASELESS PROJECT

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The CEASELESS project focuses on coastal sea dynamics using satellite data (Sentinel data from Copernicus), in-situ coastal observations and met-ocean numerical models that consider explicitly the land boundary condition. It will help building the future coastal service of Copernicus. It provides a demonstration in various coastal areas of ad-hoc processing tools, data repositories and fit for purpose merging techniques from various ocean and land sources. It also brings further validation of the existing Copernicus products in coastal areas and provides examples of coastal applications using the Copernicus products and services. Pilot geographical areas have been chosen for their contrasting met-ocean conditions, including the North Atlantic and Mediterranean offshore domains, the Catalan and North Adriatic Gulf, and the Danish coast and German Bight with freshwater inlets. For example, the CMEMS products have been used for renewable energy applications in the Danish coast, in order to assess the resource and the functional performance of offshore wind turbines. They have also been used in the Catalan coast for water quality applications.

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Higher accuracy coastal products Higher spatial resolution products

CEASELESS EU PROJECT COASTAL SEA DYNAMICS OCEAN-LAND BOUNDARY

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EO data users in coastal areas need high spatial resolution and accuracy products to answer their specific problematic. Regarding accuracy, CEASELESS local forecasts include data assimilation from nearby coastal stations to compensate for coastal errors which, associated to topographic or bathymetric gradients, degrade the performance of meteorological and oceanographic models with respect to those in shelf and ocean waters. Regarding higher spatial resolution, CEASELESS has chosen to focus its models in location of interest, for instance a harbour entrance or access route or an inlet. Both accuracy and resolution have benefited predictions in the chosen pilot areas.

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For example, the Copernicus Marine Service Physics and Wave model products in the European North West Shelf Seas have been used for renewable energy applications in the Danish coast, in order to assess the resource and the functional performance of offshore wind turbines. Other products like the model Wave product in the Mediterranean Sea, the Physics model product in the IBI area or the Med Sea Satellite Chl-a product have also been used in the Catalan coast for water quality applications. Product in use 1 Product in use 2

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The Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) generates knowledge and transfers it to the production sector to increase businesses' capacity for innovation and competitiveness. In addition, the UPC also specifically attends to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises that want to innovate, by becoming

Universitat politecnica de catalunya

their main technological partner.

Barcelonatech ceaseless.barcelonatech-upc.eu/en/ ceaseless_project

Contact Agustin Arcilla agustin.arcilla@upc.edu

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MONITORING SEA LEVEL TO SUSTAIN FERRY CONNECTION FROM ISLAND TO MAINLAND CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

Sea level needs to be monitored in the Baltic Sea especially in shallow areas in order to sustain all ferry connections between island and mainland. In October 2016, the sea level at the eastern part of the Baltic Sea was extremely low for an unusually long period causing problems for the ferry traffic between the islands and the mainland in Estonia. Sea level at Rohuküla harbor fell below critical limit for large ferries on 5th of October 2016 and mostly stayed below that level until 25th of October 2016. The lowest sea level within that period was reached on 22th of October when large areas of the Estonian coastline were dried out. Strong economic activities are associated to the daily island-mainland ferry connections: for example tourism, perishable food suppliers and fish factories delivery. The Marine Systems Institute at Tallinn University of Technology (MSI) was contacted by the ferry operator in order to forecast sea level between the Rohuküla harbor and Hiiumaa island. The Copernicus Marine Service Baltic Sea Physics analysis and forecast product was used to provide 60-hour sea level forecast updated twice a day to the end-user.

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Better planning of ferry connection Better understanding of the ocean dynamics

Free and sustained information about Baltic Sea oceanic conditions. Sustained sea level monitoring

LOW SEA LEVEL MONITORING FERRY CONNECTION ISLAND TO MAINLAND TRANSFER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AT RISK

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Hiiumaa is a second largest island of Estonia. Its population (about 9000 residents) needs continuous ferry traffic from the island to mainland. The ferry channel (i.e. Rukki channel) is dredged regularly to enable ferry connection to the island as the sea is very shallow in this area. Nevertheless, in case of very low sea level events, the channel might not be deep enough and the ferry connection can totally cease. In October 2016, the sea level at the eastern part of the Baltic Sea was extremely low for an unusually long period which caused problems for the ferry traffic between the islands and the mainland in Estonia. The event had significant economic effect to the local businesses.

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CMEMS Analysis and Forecast model in the Baltic Sea provide with 60-hour forecast of 3D ocean parameters updated twice a day. Physics and bio-geochemical models over the Baltic Sea are used in this application. They provide hydrodynamic and biogeochemical data for the study. Product in use 1

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Marine Systems Institute is part of the Tallinn University of Technology. It gathers oceanographic research and development and provides operational marine observations and forecasts.

MSI

Contact Lagemaa Priidik priidik.lagemaa@msi.ttu.ee

www.ttu.ee/en/?id=147569

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MONITORING AND FORECASTING NEARSHORE WATER QUALITY CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

The Estonian Marine Systems Institute (MSI) develops tools and services for real-time monitoring and forecasting of the nearshore environment for empowered decision making. For example, local authorities in charge of bathing water quality and coastal waters, as well as beach users, benefit from MSI services. MSI collects data, runs detailed ocean models. Downscaling is a method for obtaining high-resolution local models from the lower resolution Copernicus Marine Service Baltic model as forcing conditions. MSI provides synthetic indicators for decision making support extracted from their detailed ocean models forced by the Copernicus Marine Service boundary conditions.

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High quality information allowing realistic applied results. Ready to use, global coverage, expertised ocean products. Useful, free and sustained information provision for downscaling purposes.

MSI NEARSHORE WATER QUALITY BALTIC SEA BATHING WATER

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Microbial organisms, also referred to as pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses in water bodies can make waters unsafe for humans. Swimming and other recreational activities in water contaminated with pathogens can make people ill. Hence monitoring the microbial organisms in water bodies helps local authorities to protect human health.

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Estonian Marine Institute is one of many Tallin University of Technology (TTU) contemporary scientific institutions. The main purpose of Estonian Marine Institute is marine research and promotion of the given sphere in Estonia and the Baltic region.

More information here

TTU www.ttu.ee/institutes/department-ofmarine-systems/

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OCEANA MARINE EXPEDITIONS TO FILL KEY GAPS IN BIODIVERSITY DATA CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

One of the key components of Oceana's work is to carry out research expeditions at sea with the aim of marine habitat protection. Such expeditions allow for the collection of in situ data on marine species, communities, and habitats. Various technologies are used during these expeditions. The resulting data allows for the preparation of detailed proposals for the designation, expansion or improved management of marine protected areas for biodiversity conservation or fisheries sustainability. During Oceana research expeditions, multiple spatial data sources are used (such as Copernicus Marine Service and EMODnet) which are of vital importance throughout the entire project. For example, during the expedition preparations, marine data are used to define the study areas, identify specific points of potential interest and plan survey methodology. Moreover, for the preparation of reports, marine data help in developing proposed marine conservation and fisheries management measures.

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Creation of scientific papers to improve global knowledge about the oceans and marine biodiversity.

Designation and expansion of marine protected areas

Development of fisheries management measures Open sharing of raw data

OCEANA MARINE CONSERVATION FISHERIES MANAGEMENT BIODIVERSITY NGO

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Since 2005, Oceana has carried out 29 oceanographic expeditions in 28 countries, and approximately 3000 surveys. They have filmed more than 2000 hours of video of marine habitats and species from Atlantic, Baltic, and Mediterranean waters. These videos, together with still images and with samples from more than 500 grabs, have yielded new information and understanding of the biodiversity present in the many areas where Oceana has carried out expeditions in Europe. Many of these data have contributed to Oceana efforts to create or expand marine protected areas; to date, these efforts have led to the protection of 73 028 km² of marine area in countries such as Finland, Malta, Portugal and Spa

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Many CMEMS products have been used during Oceana expeditions. Product in use 1 Product in use 2 Product in use 3 Product in use 4 Product in use 5

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Oceana is the largest international organization focused on ocean conservation. Oceana aims at a more biodiverse and abundant ocean by winning policy victories in countries that govern much of the world's marine life. Their offices around the world work together to win strategic, directed campaigns that achieve measurable outcomes.

Oceana eu.oceana.org/en/home More information here Contact Blanco Jorge jblanco@oceana.org

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WISE-MARINE: A PLATFORM IN SUPPORT TO MSFD

CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

WISE-Marine is a portal and infrastructure for sharing information with the marine community on the marine environment at European level. Focusing on the state of the marine environment at the European scale, WISE Marine shows the information and knowledge gathered or derived through the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) process and other key marine policy drivers. It is developed in a partnership among Commission services (DG-ENV, DG-JRC), the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Eurostat. WISE-Marine presents available data related to the implementation of the MSFD in European Seas. WISE-Marine has developed a GIS map viewer https://maps.eea.europa.eu/wab/wise-marine-map/ displaying different layers originating from various sources, among which salinity and Chlorophyll-A from the Copernicus Marine Service. In the WISE-Marine map viewer, key topics can be explored and visualized spatially.This comprehensive knowledge base about the ocean is essential to support European marine policies and ocean governance.

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Web Map Service (WMS) is used here: it a standard protocol for

serving (over the Internet) georeferenced map images which a

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map server generates using data from a GIS database WMS fluxes allow to visualize on the WISE-Marine map viewer remote data from the Copernicus Marine Service portal

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Recognising both the ecological and economic importance of European seas, the EU has put in place a range of policies and measures, related to planning and regulating the sustainable use of European seas covering a number of activities such as fisheries, offshore energy production, and protection of marine biodiversity. The Marine Strategy Framework Directive, adopted in 2008, aims to ensure coherence between such EU policies and sets three goals for European seas: to be productive, healthy, and clean. These efforts are also aligned with the EU's Blue Growth agenda.

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The Copernicus Marine Service Satellite Global monthly Ocean Colour data (Chlorophyll-A) is displayed in the WISE-Marine map viewer. The salinity fields extracted from the Copernicus Marine Service Global Ocean model is also displayed. Product in use 1 Product in use 2

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The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union. Its task is to provide sound, independent information on the environment. It is a major information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public.

More information here EEA water.europa.eu/marine/

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Copernicus Marine Service

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CHLO4MSFD: A WEB PORTAL SERVICE IN SUPPORT TO MSFD

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CHLO4MSFD is a web portal service focused on satellite data to answer the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) over all European Marine Regions. CHLO4MSFD is meant to incentivate and support MSFD actors to use chlorophyll-a values from satellites, in their monitoring and assessment processes. CHLO4MSFD Service will help them to: - Visualize satellite chlorophyll-a data maps for all EU Marine Regions between 1997-09-01 to 2016-09-01. - Extract and view time series data from user selected locations (markers). - Download time series data as csv files. &nbsp; Learn more: http://chlo4msfd.azti.es/CHLO4MSFD_V1.0/

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A user friendly tool to access historical chlorophyll-a data from

An extra source of chlorophyll-a data to support evaluation of

satellites acress all European marine regions. MSFD descriptor 5 on eutrophication

MSFD EUROPEAN MARINE STRATEGY DIRECTIVE WFD CHLOROPHYLL-A EUTROPHICATION DESCRIPTOR 5

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The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) aims to achieve Good Environmental Status of the EU's marine waters by 2020. Under the MSFD, each Member State must establish monitoring programmes to support the assessments (based on 11 selected descriptors) and the regular update of targets. At present, most monitoring programmes are based on in-situ sampling methods for coastal areas. For offshore areas, the in-situ information is usually sparse or absent. Data from EO satellites can provide suitable information for marine status assessment offshore. In particular, current ocean colour missions such as the Copernicus Sentinel-3 can support the assessment of descriptor 5.

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Copernicus Marine Service Satellite (Chlorophyll-a and Reflectances from visible wavelenghts) &amp; In situ data in delayed time covering all European waters are used in this application. Product in use 1 Product in use 2 Product in use 3 Product in use 4 Product in use 5 Product in use 6

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AZTI is a technological center based in Spain which expertise is focused on marine and food research. In the marine research unit, research covers several issues related to marine ecosystem functioning, marine and coastal environmental management, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture management and marine technologies.

azti chlo4msfd.azti.es/

More information here Contact Yolanda Sagarminaga ysagarminaga@azti.es

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OCEAN NOISE MAPPING IN SUPPORT TO EU AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

The adoption of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD 2008/56/EC) which descriptor 11 focuses on underwater noise, has given a great impulse to the market of underwater acoustic products and services. Quonops© Online Services, by Quiet-Oceans, provides noise monitoring and prediction tools. It produces an estimate of the spatio-temporal distribution of noise levels generated by human activities at sea and assesses source contributions to the global noise field. It provides for example real time noise and monthly statistical noise maps from shipping. It also allows mapping scenarios of noisy activities at sea to predict their impacts. The outputs are tailored to the requirements of regulations such as the EU MSFD directive. Based on physical acoustic propagation models, Quonops© considers the reality of the area through input data gathered from numerous sources. In particular, the Copernicus Marine Service temperature, salinity and surface roughness products are used to accurately compute the sound propagation and natural noise levels. More here: https://qos.quiet-oceans.com/qos/Copernicus_Marine_Service/i ndex.html

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global coverage

Service available 24/7

Near real time capacity

Service elaborated with the most accurate data available nowadays. Supports national and regional authorities for EU directive implementation

NOISE QUIET-OCEANS MSFD DESCRIPTOR 11 MONITORING NOISE FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES

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The adoption of the Marine Directive which descriptor 11 focuses on underwater noise, has given a great impulse to the market of underwater acoustic. Attention has been raised on the topic of underwater noise and its effects on marine life. Yet, the effects of underwater noise are not fully understood. Some underwater noise can be heard by marine life over hundreds of kilometers. Sources of energy include (but is not limited to) 1) Shipping, 2) Oil&amp;Gaz exploration sonar systems, 3) Construction of offshore Oil&amp;Gaz platforms and wind farms, 4) Dredging for shipping lanes, sand mining and for laying pipes and cables, 5) Coastal developments, 6) Operation of offshore platforms.

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Copernicus Marine Service provides essential data that describes the physical marine environment: temperature, salinity, and surface roughness. These parameters of the ocean directly impact the propagation and the distribution of underwater noise in the marine environment. Product in use 1 Product in use 2 Product in use 3 Product in use 4 Product in use 5 Product in use 6

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Quiet Oceans is a private company, French leader in passive acoustics, underwater noise prediction, monitoring and risk mitigation. It develops state-of-the-art risk assessment tools and management capabilities to help the offshore industry to secure its projects. It also supports the industry with shaped and pragmatic methodologies and integrated tools adapted to the level of risk.

quiet-oceans www.quiet-oceans.com More information here Contact Thomas Folegot sales@quiet-oceans.com

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MONITORING PORPOISE IN KATTEGAT NATURA 2000 PROTECTED AREA CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

Store Middelgrund reef in Baltic Kattegat has been identified as harbour porpoise bycatch hot-spot. The reef has been designated as Natura 2000 protected area for harbour porpoises. Porpoises are present all year round on the reef, with a higher density from May to August and a peak in June. The most important drivers for harbour porpoise distribution are the bathymetry and chlorophyll-A concentration. The Aarhus University in Denmark, in the frame of a Natura 2000 project, has examined the harbour porpoise presence in the reef area over a period of one year (02/2016 to 01/2017) by combining habitat-based density models, passive acoustic detections and environmental background data. The project investigates relationships between the presence of harbour porpoises and variations of environmental conditions including salinity, temperature, water currents, Chlorophyll A and bathymetry. All environmental variables were obtained from the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service online data portal. The Baltic Sea physical and biogeochemical models were used more specifically for this project.

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Better understanding of the environmental conditions. Decision-making support tool

Free and sustained information about Baltic Sea oceanic conditions. Supports national and regional authorities for EU directive implementation

HARBOUR PORPOISE KATTEGAT NATURA 2000 SCIENCE EU HABITATS AND SPECIES DIRECTIVE

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The harbour porpoise is the most commonly sighted and stranded cetacean in European waters throughout the year and is found widely distributed over the continental shelf of the eastern North Atlantic. Although considered abundant at this large scale, there has been considerable concern for its status in some regions due to apparent declines in numbers of sightings and strandings and impacts which include high levels of incidental catches in fisheries. The EU Habitats and Species Directive recognises harbour porpoises as species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

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The Baltic Sea physical and biogeochemical models were used more specifically for this project. The spatial model model resolution is 1 nautical mile and model data include hourly instantaneous values of all variables for the period 1-2-2016 to 31-1-2017. Product in use 1 Product in use 2

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Aarhus University (AU) was founded in 1928 and today it has several world class research fields. It has a long tradition of partnerships with some of the world's best research institutions and university networks. AU has a strong commitment to the development of society that is realised through its collaboration with government agencies and institutions and the business community.

aarhus university www.au.dk/en/

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Contact Lagemaa Priidik priidik.lagemaa@msi.ttu.ee

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SUPPORTING EUROPEAN MEMBER STATES WITH THE MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

AquaMar, an FP7 research project (2009-2013), is the R&amp;D branch of MarCoast and provides Earth Observation (EO) based water quality services to support European and national monitoring agencies and industries operating in coastal waters. It develops water quality downstream services supporting the EU Water Framework Directive, monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), marine coastal infrastructure projects, aquaculture precision farming and bathing waters quality. The Copernicus Marine Service Ocean Colour satellite data are used by the MarCoast Ocean Colour Data service to provide value-added services to the public sector organisations responsible for implementing policies at European, national and regional levels.

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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.

AQUAMAR MSFD EU POLICY WATER QUALITY SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OCEAN COLOUR MEMBER STATE EUTROPHICATION MARCOAST

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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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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. Product in use 1 Product in use 2

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AquaMar, Marine Water Quality Information Services, is a EU funded FP7 project (2010-2013) lead by Thales Alenia Space, which has now ended. Its objective was to monitor water quality as well as to develop and provide downstream services turning Marine Core Service products into water quality services, demanded by end user.

cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/94247_en.html

More information here

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SUPPORTING DENMARK WITH THE EUROPEAN HABITATS DIRECTIVE CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

The marine landscape at the entrance of the Baltic Sea (Kattegat, Belt Sea, Danish straits) is characterised by a bed form called boulder reefs which are unique and ecologically distinct. They are defined as a rare and biologically important habitat by the EC Habitats Directive. Several boulder reef areas in Danish waters are a designated part of the Natura 2000 network. The species-rich vegetation and fauna associated with the reefs are exposed to strong variability of surrounding water properties and anthropogenic stress due to their proximity to heavily used shipping routes and sources of nutrient loads. Model products from Copernicus Marine Service in the Baltic Sea were analysed for a 5 month-reference period (April-August 2010) by the AAHRUS University to quantify natural variability patterns in the physical environment (temperature, salinity, currents) at 21 boulder reef areas in the Kattegat and Belt Sea. The analysis provided a detailed and coherent picture of the oceanographic setting of various Danish boulder reefs.

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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.

EU POLICY NATURA 2000 HABITATS DIRECTIVE BALTIC SEA

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The European Union's Habitats Directive came into force in 1992 and ensures the conservation of a wide range of rare, threatened or endemic animal and plant species. Some 200 rare and characteristic habitat types are also targeted for conservation. The conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora aims to promote the maintenance of biodiversity, taking account of economic, social, cultural and regional requirements. It forms the cornerstone of Europe's nature conservation policy with the Birds Directive and establishes the EU wide Natura 2000 ecological network of protected areas, safeguarded against potentially damaging developments.

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Aarhus University is a Danish University which has its main campus in Aarhus, campuses in three other locations in Denmark and research activities at 18 different locations in Denmark, Greenland and on Tenerife. Its ambition is to be a globally-oriented university with a commitment to excellence in research and education and a strong engagement in the development of society.

www.au.dk/en/

More information here

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FINDING SUSTAINABLE LOCATIONS FOR GROWING RAINBOW TROUT IN THE BALTIC SEA CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

Almost 95 per cent of the fish farmed for food in Finland is rainbow trout. The Natural Resource Institute Finland (Luke) has used Copernicus Marine Data to build an ecosystem approach for aquaculture. Nutrient discharge from fish farming may cause local eutrophication. Based on a finnish national spatial planning for aquaculture, the farming of food fish is directed towards suitable water areas that take account of the environment and other users like summer cottage-based activities. The guiding principle is that a new fish farm must not endanger the achievement of water management goals and environmental targets set for the area in question. In particular, offshore areas in the Gulf of Bothnia are expected to offer new opportunities for growth of aquaculture. Copernicus Marine data is used to allocate sustainable locations for growing rainbow trout in the marine environment. The approach uses at the moment 11 different criteria and Copernicus offers input data for two of them.

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Allow building an ecosystem approach for aquaculture

Monitor and warn from local eutrophication

allow to prospect for new opportunities for growth of aquaculture

RAINBOW TROUT SUSTAINABLE FISH FARMING BALTIC SEA AQUACULTURE

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Almost 95 per cent of the fish farmed for food in Finland is rainbow trout. Domestic, farmed fish is a healthy and safe choice for the consumer. According to recommendations, people should consume a variety of fish, combining both farmed and naturally caught fish. Food production is largely based on the egg production of selectively bred fish. Luke maintains and develops breeding programmes for rainbow trout and European whitefish. Selective breeding produces high-quality rearing material (egg, fry and broodfish) for fish farming. More than 80 per cent of domestic rainbow trout retailed in Finland originates in Luke's breeding programmes.

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Sea water velocity and temperature from the Copernicus Marine Baltic Sea models are used on this application along with satellite Sea Surface Temperature. Product in use 1 Product in use 2 Product in use 3

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Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is a research institute with a vision to create wellbeing and a sustainable future from renewable natural resources. It provides solutions for local and global challenges: climate smart carbon cycle, adaptive and resilient bioeconomy, profitable and responsible primary production. Luke produces Finland's official food and natural resource statistics.

luke www.luke.fi/en

Contact Niskanen Lauri lauri.niskanen@luke.fi

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SMHI-MONITORING ANOXIC EVENTS IN THE BALTIC SEA

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The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) monitors the inflows of oxygen in the Baltic Sea bottom layers. It is important to monitor oxygen levels to foresee anoxia events. Anoxia refers to situations where the oxygen concentration reaches very low levels (less than 0.5 milligrams per litre according to the criterion of the US Geological Survey). Such situations result in the production of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), considered as a broad-spectrum poison and toxic to most biota. In the Baltic Sea, this can affect water quality, fish recruitment and even the recreational use of the sea through the development of harmful algal blooms. The water inflow through the main Öresund strait regulates the salt and oxygen transport into the Baltic Sea and hence the stratification. The unique combination of in-situ observations and numerical model results makes Copernicus Marine Service a data provider of choice for studies of inter-annual variability and the forecasting of singular events. HELCOM, the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission and EEA are end-users of such monitoring indicators.

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Better planning of the fish stock and water quality in the Baltic Sea. Better understanding of the environmental conditions. Free and sustained information about Baltic Sea oceanic conditions.

HELCOM EEA SMHI BALTIC SEA ANOXIA LOW OXYGEN WATERS FISH MORTALITY WATER QUALITY IN SITU OBSERVATIONS

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The Baltic Sea is a unique sea area. Even though the Danish straits connect it to the Atlantic Ocean, its salinity is very low : only about one fifth of the salinity of the oceans. The Baltic Sea is also shallow (Its average depth is about 54 metres) hence very sensitive to any saline or oxygenated water intrusion. The oxygen level in water also depend on its stratification and the occurence of winter convection which breaks through stratification. Better understanding the Baltic Sea water circulation is a necessary step for its sustainable management.

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CMEMS Analysis and Forecast model products provide with 7-day forecast of 3D ocean currents, temperature and salinity updated daily. Models over the European North West Shelves and the Baltic sea are used in this application. In situ measurements from buoys are also very useful to monitor such singular events. Product in use 1 Product in use 2 Product in use 3

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SMHI is the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. SMHI provides daily forecasts to the general public and societal functions and issues warnings when faced with severe weather and water events. SMHI also offers products and services that function as vital support in the decision-making of, for example, Swedish authorities, organisations and municipalities.

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CMEMS IN SUPPORT TO ESTONIAN WEATHER SERVICE

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Issuing extreme weather warnings, releasing weather forecast and environmental monitoring is the responsibility of Estonian Weather Service at the Estonian Environment Agency. For this purpose, a local high-resolution 3D hydrodynamic ocean model is run operationally since 2009 using the HBM-EST model. Results are displayed on the Estonian Weather Service web site with forecast including sea level, temperature, salinity, currents and ice conditions. Model results are used for early warnings about extreme marine weather events and for decision support in accident situations as pollutant spill and search and rescue at the sea. The forecast is valuable to the public and private sector in routine applications like routing in ice covered area, recreational background information for the public, sea level changes on shallow areas for small vessels. 3D marine parameters updated on a daily basis gives valuable input to the environmental applications in monitoring the ocean state in Estonian marine waters. HBM-EST model uses the Copernicus Marine Service Baltic Sea model as a forcing at its boundary conditions.

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Service elaborated with the most accurate data available nowadays. Standardized and interoperable interfaces.

ESTONIAN WEATHER SERVICE DOWNSCALING BALTIC SEA SEA WEATHER GULF OF RIGA GULF OF FINLAND FLOODING

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More than one third of the Estonian territory is on the sea. It lays on the Gulf of Finland with a unique sea connection between Europe and Russia. Many activities take place there, starting from tourism to defense. Moreover, the Neva river, i.e. the largest river inflow in the Baltic Sea, is located at the tip of the Gulf of Finland. The Neva River, which goes through large chemical waste storages on the Russian territory, is considered as a major pollution source for the Baltic Sea. It is hence very important to monitor the Gulf of Finland.

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CMEMS Analysis and Forecast model products provide with 60-hour forecast of 3D ocean parameters updated twice a day. Physics Model over the Baltic Sea is used in this application. It provides hydrodynamic boundary condition and forecast for the HBM-EST model. Product in use 1

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The Estonian Weather Service at the Estonian Environment Agency is a public institution under the control of the Ministry of the Environment.

Estinian Weather Service www.ilmateenistus.ee/?lang=en

Contact Lagemaa Priidik priidik.lagemaa@msi.ttu.ee

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PROVIDING FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES WITH A MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

Several forecast products of operational ocean forecasting models, including the Copernicus Marine Service Baltic and North West Shelf models are available for the North Sea and Baltic Sea serving as input for a so-called Multi-Model Ensemble (MME), developed by the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The MME is a supporting tool to assess forecast uncertainties, adding considerable value to the users of the single-model forecasts. Currently, there are 13 operational forecasting models providing 48h-forecasts of the following parameters: 2D salinity and temperature at the sea surface and at the bottom, 2D sea-surface currents, daily vertically integrated water transport across pre-defined transects, and sea-surface height at 24 stations in the Baltic Sea. Ensemble statistics, such as MME mean and standard deviation and differences between each ensemble member and the MME are provided on the NOOS and BOOS (i.e. North West Shelf and Baltic Operational Oceanographic System) website. Further, validation is performed using Copernicus Marine Service SST and in-situ data.

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Free and sustained information about many ocean parameters. Multi model ensembles provide the users of single-ocean model

forecasts with added value in the form of ocean forecast uncertainties. The estimation of ensemble oceanic forecast uncertainties based on the independent forecast models of the Copernicus Marine and other Services can be computed for each parameter.

NOOS MULTI MODEL ENSEMBLE BALTIC EUROPEAN NORTH WEST SHELF BSH NORTH SEA FORECAST ERROR

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The multi Model Ensemble approach is a common approach in weather forecast meteorology and climate studies, and relatively new in oceanography. Because of incomplete understanding of the physics of the earth system, different models representing weather/climate/ocean processes in different ways are developed providing a source of uncertainty in forecasts. In order to address this source of uncertainty, single projections from several models are used to generate the Multi Model Ensemble.

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CMEMS Analysis and Forecast model products provide with 7-day forecast of 3D ocean currents updated daily. Physical models covering the European North West Shelf and Baltic Sea are used in this application. Product in use 1 Product in use 2 Product in use 3 Product in use 4 Product in use 5

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More information here Contact Golbeck Inga Inga.Golbeck@bsh.de BSH www.bsh.de

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PROVIDING OCEAN AND SEA-ICE FORECASTS FOR WEATHER FORECASTS IN ESTONIA CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

The Estonian weather service is part of ESTEA (Estonian Environment Agency, http://www.ilmateenistus.ee/). They have various activities, first to provide ice charts during the winter season, secondly to provide severe weather warnings and lastly to operate a high-resolution hydrodynamic model along the Estonian coast. ESTEA uses Copernicus Marine Service products for all three activities. Sea Ice Satellite products from CMEMS are used as input information for the delivery of specific ice charts in the Baltic Estonian area. The Copernicus Marine Service Baltic Sea hydrodynamic forecast model is used to provide extreme values of ocean temperature and sea level in case of extreme events. Finally, the Copernicus Marine Service Baltic Sea hydrodynamic model is used as a boundary condition for the downscaled Estonian area high-resolution model developed by ESTEA. Dynamical downscaling is a method for obtaining high-resolution local models from lower resolution CMEMS models as forcing conditions.

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Free and sustained ocean currents and waves provision to feed ship routing software. High quality information allowing realistic applied results.

ESTONIA ESTEA SEA ICE FORECAST BALTIC SEA DOWNSCALING

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There are a variety of end uses to weather forecasts. Weather warnings are important forecasts because they are used to protect life and property. Forecasts are important to agriculture, utility companies, general public, outdoor activities and many others. In the present case, Copernicus Marine Service helps the Estonian Weather Service. Sea Ice Satellite products from CMEMS are used as input information for the delivery of specific ice charts in the Baltic Estonian area.

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The Estonian Environment Agency (EEIC) was established on April 1, 2010. The Estonian Environment Agency is a state agency administered by the Ministry of the Environment. EEIC collects, processes, analyses and distributes information about the nature in Estonia, the state of the environment and the factors that impact them. Its aim is to provide reliable environmental information.

EEIC www.ilmateenistus.ee/ More information here

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EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS

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MSI, the Estonian Marine Systems Institute at Tallinn University of Technology, focuses on studies of the Baltic Sea environment. The University Department of Marine Systems is an education, research and development institution whose competence involves basic and applied research into the Baltic Sea physical and biogeochemical processes. The MSI develops marine information systems and teaches forecasting methods. MSI uses the Copernicus Marine Service Baltic Sea products as a support for teaching at graduate and post-graduate level. For example, graduate students are trained to download 4D datasets from the Copernicus Marine Service for use as input for various tests in scientific computing.

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High quality information allowing realistic applied results. Ready to use expertised ocean products. Useful, free and sustained information provision for teaching purposes.

MSI EDUCATION GRADUATE STUDENT BALTIC SEA UNIVERSITY COURSES

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Leveraging of the Copernicus Marine Service in education initiatives has been put in place at the Estonian Marine Systems Institute. A key focus is to develop a pipeline in ocean education that will have a large impact in Europe and internationally. This is particularly important for a number of reasons. There are now environmental issues that we are facing with the ocean that are global and will require a literate public to understand these issues. It is also particularly important to educate our political leaders.

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More information here TTU www.ttu.ee/institutes/departmentof-marine-systems/

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MARKETS

Copernicus Marine Service supports all sectors of the Blue Economy.

POLAR E NVI RONME NT M ONI TORI NG

The Copernicus Marine Service polar environment products allow users to assess environmental safety in both poles. These products are used by national sea ice services to serve many user groups like:  National authorities  Research institutes  Shipping companies

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We provide scientists with many products to conduct their environmental, climate and oceanographic research. They can rely on:  The Ocean Monitoring  The Ocean State Indicators (OMIs) Report, a flagship scientific publication

We provide public authorities and governments with key parameters to support the monitoring of habitats within conservation areas. Many variables can be monitored by each European Member State using the Copernicus Marine Service, such as:  Sea water eutrophication  Ocean noise

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We develop ocean literacy tools for the general public, teachers, decision-makers etc. They are used to raise awareness about the multifaceted environmental pressures on the ocean:  Climate change  Overfishing  Plastic pollution

M ARI NE NAVI GATI ON

We provide products contributing to safer ship routing (can reduce fleet navigation risks in ice-covered areas) and more ecological and efficient marine navigation (by lowering fuel consumption):  Ocean current  Sea ice  Wave

N ATU RA L R ES O U R C ES & E N E R GY

Our ocean models provide key inputs to estimate ocean energy resources to:  Monitor  Evaluate ocean offshore sites energy resources These data are used by businesses researchers and decision-makers.

COASTAL M O NITO R IN G

The modelling method called “Downscaling” allows the Copernicus Marine Service data to be used to develop high resolution coastal models, useful for coastal management.

Using our products, each European Member State can:  Monitor sea water  Notably sea water quality in line with eutrophication in the European Marine areas impacted by Strategy Framework harmful algae blooms Directive (MSFD)

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Our products and services are used to model fish habitats with variables like chorophyll and sea surface temperature, for example. These contribute to the sustainable management of:  Fisheries  Aquaculture farms

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Our daily forecast ocean model provides inputs for:  Search and rescue  Meteo-ocean software dashboards The ocean current model can be used for drift forecasting of oil spills that help government agencies to better plan emergency response operations.

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