Statistical description and forecast of the coastal Statistical description and forecast of the coastal and harbor waters as a tool for oil spill detectionsand harbor waters as a tool for oil spill detections

Enrique Álvarez FanjulEnrique Álvarez Fanjul

Puertos del EstadoPuertos del Estado

Final EU-MOP project workshopFinal EU-MOP project workshop

Required Met-Ocean info during an oil spill accidentRequired Met-Ocean info during an oil spill accident

What sea conditions can I expect in the region in this time of the year? (wind, waves, sea level, currents…)

Which is the actual sea-state condition now and in the following days?

In which direction the oil is drifting?

Which are the sensible coastal areas?

How will the oil chemically evolve?

Which are the tools needed to answer?Which are the tools needed to answer?

Measuring networks (buoys, tide gauges)

Statistical description of the environment

Forecast models of ocean and the atmosphere

Oil spill models

Weathering models

Met-Ocean Info

Evaluation, analysis and compilation of information

CRISIS MANAGERS

How are the tools employed and organized?How are the tools employed and organized?

Meteorological models

Ocean models

Spill models

Data (Real time):

• Buoys• Satellites • Radars

Climatology

What was the ESEOO project?What was the ESEOO project?

ESEOO (Establecimiento Español de Un sistema de Oceanografía Operacional) was a three year project funded by the Spanish Science and Education Ministry.

Final meeting: January 2007

14 Spanish groups and 7 non-Spanish

ESEOO ParticipantsESEOO Participants

Nacional centers:• Puertos del Estado • Sasemar• Instituto Nacional de Meteorología• Instituto Español de Oceanografía• INTA• ICM/CSIC e IMEDEA

Universities:• Cantabria, Málaga, Vigo, Cádiz, Polit. de Barcelona, Las Palmas, Granada, Santiago de Compostela,UNED

Centers from other countries:• NRL (EE.UU.)• UK Met Office (U.K.)• Le Cedre (Francia)• POL (U.K.)• Mercator (Francia)• MFSTEP (Italia)• IST/Hidromod (Portugal)

Coastal autonomic centers:

• Meteogalicia • Azti

Some ESEOO resultsSome ESEOO results

Development of a regional scale national oil spill and current forecasting system.

Set-up of high resolution numerical models and systems able to forecast currents and spill evolution at local scale.

Development of an data service able to quickly provide information based on analysed historical measurements.

Set-up of a unified access point to real-time oceanographic and meteorological data at Spanish coasts.

Real time data services Real time data services

Services based on measured dataServices based on measured data

Statistical information: a example from ESEOOStatistical information: a example from ESEOO

Wave Climate at Galician coast (winter)

ESEOO ocean forecast systemESEOO ocean forecast system

OPERATIONAL CURRENT FORECAST AVAILABLE ON THE WEB (www.eseoo.org)

Forcings:

Tide Wind Atmospheric pressure Heat and fresh water

fluxes River outflow

Finisterre 2006 oil spill exerciseFinisterre 2006 oil spill exercise

Galicia coastal waters - 2006

Drifting buoys were released to check the tools and developments

Oil spill and search and rescue operations were simulated

Two ships and one helicopter were employed for the release of the buoys

The tools employed at FINISTERRE 2006The tools employed at FINISTERRE 2006

ESEOO regional scale current forecasts

ESEOO coastal models

TESEO oils drift forecast model

Real time data broadcast of results and forecasts by Internet

Forecast and actual trajectory of a drifting buoy

Finisterre 2006 resultsFinisterre 2006 results

Conclusions:Conclusions:

Operationally oceanography tools are critical for the treatment of an oil spill crisis (measurements, forecast, statistical knowledge)

Specialized personnel is required for the evaluation, analysis and compilation of information

ESEOO project has contributed to develop and structure OO at Spanish national level. New basic products are now available and integrated with users

The ESEOO group has created “critical mass” for research and a common access point for OO at Spain