Copernicus Marine Service in support to Portugal by Copernicus Marine_Service

Copernicus Marine Service in support to

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Assessing the nutrients budget in Portuguese coastal zones

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CMEMS in support to copernicus maritime surveillance service

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Flood prevention along the Portuguese Atlantic coast

P. 10 ISWIM: bathing water quality monitoring in the black sea P. 12 Monitoring oil spills off the Portuguese coast P. 14 Monitoring oil spills off the Portuguese coast P. 16 Support to exploration activities for deep sea mining P. 18 Supporting MSFD directive in the Atlantic ocean: the IFADO project P. 20 Supporting port operations in Portugal P. 22 Supporting Portugal with the European marine strategy framework directive P. 24 Supporting the shipping industry and port operations P. 26 Support to Portugal government for EEZ monitoring P. 28 Tailored marine weather information services

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 in Portugal with the help of Copernicus Marine Service products.

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ASSESSING THE NUTRIENTS BUDGET IN PORTUGUESE COASTAL ZONES CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

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 (http://forecast.maretec.org/maps/). 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. Ready to use expertised ocean products. Useful, free and sustained information provision for downscaling purposes.

MARETEC INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO COASTAL NUTRIENTS ESTUARY MOHID ATLANTIC PORTUGAL

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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 7-day 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. Product in use 1

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

MARETEC www.maretec.org/ More information here

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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

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caused by oil and gas installations.

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

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FLOOD PREVENTION ALONG THE PORTUGUESE ATLANTIC COAST CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

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 (http://www.actionmodulers.com/products/mstudio/products-m ohidstudio2015.shtml). The Portuguese coast is regularly exposed to flooding events. The MOHIB Water Modelling System is an early warning system to help reduce flood risk. MOHIB 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. More accurate planning and prevention of flooding event. Useful, free and sustained information provision for downscaling modelling.

FLOOD PREVENTION PORTUGAL ATLANTIC OCEAN MOHIB DOWNSCALING ACTION MODULERS

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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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CMEMS Analysis and Forecast model products provide with 7-day 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. Product in use 1 Product in use 2

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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.

actionmodulers.com/products/mstudio/ products-mohidstudio2015.shtml More information here

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ISWIM: BATHING WATER QUALITY MONITORING IN THE BLACK SEA CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

iSWIM is a dynamic web-based and mobile-friendly decision support system to enhance the management, monitoring and forecasting of the bathing water quality in the Black Sea, Mamaia bay, integrating numerical models downscaled from the Copernicus Marine Service Black Sea model with in-situ measured data and CMEMS remote sensing products. Taking advantage of high resolution operational modelling and web-based technologies applied to coastal areas in the Black Sea and other regions in the world, the operational implementation of iSWIM provides i) Increased situational awareness in terms of bathing water now and in the future; ii) Increase of safety, environmental and public health performance in beaches and recreational waters; and iii) Valuable, accurate water quality and marine weather information, needed to promote safer recreational activities in bathing waters. More here: http://www.actionmodulers.com/products/iSWIM/homepage.sh tml

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Advise users of the beaches on the water quality Help national and local authorities in the management of bathing water resources or recreational activities

BATHING WATER QUALITY NIMRD ACTION MODULERS ISWIM MAMAIA BAY BLACK SEA INTEGRATED SERVICE

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Mamaia along the Black Sea coast is the largest touristic seaside resort of Romania. Mamaia beach is one of the most famous beaches of the Romanian Black Sea. Monitoring potential impact on its environment require mitigation measures: local and regional water quality changes due to direct physical, chemical and biological disturbances need to be monitored. iSWIM is focused on the Bay of Mamaia and is based on an operational system (since April 2016) implemented by NIMRD/ACTION MODULERS.

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The Copernicus Marine Service porducts in the Black Sea are used for this application: Black Sea hydrodynamic and Wave Forecasting models and Black Sea Satellite Sea Surface Temperature. Product in use 1 Product in use 2 Product in use 3

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NIMRD is the Romanian National Institute for Marine Research and Development and works on research to understand, protect and conserve marine and coastal environment in the Romanian EEC. ACTION Modulers is a Portuguese business and private company mainly focused on numerical modelling, development of technological solutions, safety planning services, training activities, and software development,

National Institute for Marine Research and Development/NIMRD www.actionmodulers.com/products/ iSWIM/homepage.shtml

More information here Contact Braunschweig Frank frankbraunschweig@actionmodulers.pt

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MONITORING OIL SPILLS OFF THE PORTUGUESE COAST

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Three Portuguese organisations, MARETEC, INSTITUTO SUPERIOR 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

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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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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/en/

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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, http://ariel.lnec.pt) 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 high-resolution ocean current forecasts for oil spill risk management in the Aveiro Lagoon.

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LNEC PORTUGAL WIFF OIL SPILL HYDRODYNAMIC FORECASTS IBI DOWNSCALING

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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.

More information here lnec www.lnec.pt/en/

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SUPPORT TO EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES FOR DEEP SEA MINING CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

SAGRES Project is an innovative and disruptive approach developed by ISQ that focus on the conception and validation of an algorithm that supports decision to prospection and exploration (P&amp;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&amp;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&amp;E discovery success rates, optimize campaigns time, reduce P&amp;E uncertainty and costs, and 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 sea

Higher cost-effectiveness by better mission time optimization

Decision-making support tool

Useful environmental baseline information useful information provision at multiscale (regional to local)

DEEP SEA MINING SAGRES ISQ DEEP SEA PROSPECTION DATA BASE

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

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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&amp;D international projects related with business sectors such as Aeronautical &amp; Aerospace, Automotive, Construction &amp; Infrastructures, Energy, Oil &amp; Gas, and Process Industries.

ISQ

More information here

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NATURAL RESOURCES &ENERGY

Contact João Carvalho jrcarvalho@isq.pt

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SUPPORTING MSFD DIRECTIVE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN: THE IFADO PROJECT CASE â&#x20AC;˘ USE OVE RVIE W

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 and 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

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supports national and regional authorities in fulfilling environmental reporting (e.g. Water Framework Directive Sustained information

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

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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. Product in use 1

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

maretec www.maretec.org/en/news Contact Francisco Campuzano campuzanofj.maretec@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

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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-to-day decision making.

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High quality information allowing realistic applied results.

Useful, free and sustained information provision for downscaling

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APDL PORT OPERATIONS METEODOPS AQUASAFE PORTUGAL DOWNSCALING

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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.

APDL www.apdl.pt/header

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

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 PORTUGAL WATER QUALITY EUTROPHICATION SATELLITE OBSERVATION OCEAN COLOUR

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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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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/xportal/xmain?

More information here

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SUPPORTING THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY AND PORT OPERATIONS CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

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. Ready to use expertised ocean products. Useful, free and sustained information provision for downscaling purposes.

SHIPPING PORT OPERATIONS HIDROMOD AQUASAFE PORTUGAL DOWNSCALING

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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.

HIDROMOD www.hidromod.com/

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COASTAL MONITORING

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SUPPORT TO PORTUGAL GOVERNMENT FOR EEZ MONITORING CASE • USE OVE RVIE W

DEIMOS Engenharia is a private Portuguese Aerospace Engineering company which coordinates the SIMOcean project, http://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 and 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 deployed Easy access to Open Data products from different sources Scalable computing resources for development and operations

PORTUGAL EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE FISHING AREA CHARACTERIZATION

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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. Product in use 1 Product in use 2

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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.

DEIMOS Engenharia www.elecnor-deimos.com/ delegacion/deimos-engenharia/ Contact Michael Lawrence michael.lawrence@deimos-space.com

MARINE CONSERVATION & POLICIES

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Sea related operations management requires the best possible 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

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Get access to models validation reports

Get information instead of data Receive daily reports with information on selected parameters

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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 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.

HIDROMOD, Lda www.hidromod.com/ More information here Contact Adelio Silva adelio@hidromod.com

COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE

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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

SCIENCE & CL IMAT E

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

WATE R QUALI TY

SOCIET Y & EDUCAT ION

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)

M A R IN E CO N S E RVAT I O N & PO L IC IES

M A R IN E FO O D

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

SA FE TY & D ISASTE R

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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