Project Title and Description
MERSEA : The MERSEA ocean monitoring system is envisioned as an operational network that systematically acquires data (earth observation from satellites, in situ from ocean observing networks, and surface forcing fields from numerical weather prediction agencies). These data from diverse sources are combined and merged with numerical ocean circulation models (i.e. assimilated) to produce best estimates of the actual state of the ocean (nowcasts) and forecasts. That information is then disseminated to enable various users to develop specific applications. The project itself has identified areas of Special Focus Experiments on seasonal weather forecasting, and on ecosystem modelling in regional and shelf seas. Specific applications on marine safety concern improved wave forecasts, offshore operations, ship routing, and oil spill drift.
Institution(s) Name and Adress
MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY FOR THE
EUROPEAN AREA INTEGRATED PROJECT
IFREMER, BP 70
29280 Plouzané France
Partner institutes : MetOffice, Mercator Ocean, INGV, CNRS, DFO
EUROPEAN AREA INTEGRATED PROJECT
IFREMER, BP 70
29280 Plouzané France
Partner institutes : MetOffice, Mercator Ocean, INGV, CNRS, DFO
Participants (name, phone, email)
Mercator Ocean
Yann Drillet yann.drillet_at_mercator-ocean.fr
Clement Bricaud clement.bricaud_at_mercator-ocean.fr
modelisation_at_modelisation.fr
MetOffice
John Siddorn, john.siddorn-at-metoffice.gov.uk
Dave Storkey dave.storkey-at-metoffice.gov.uk
CNRS
Gurvan Madec gm-at-lodyc.jussieu.fr
Bernard Barnier bernard.barnier-at-hmg.inpg.fr
INGV
DFO
Yann Drillet yann.drillet_at_mercator-ocean.fr
Clement Bricaud clement.bricaud_at_mercator-ocean.fr
modelisation_at_modelisation.fr
MetOffice
John Siddorn, john.siddorn-at-metoffice.gov.uk
Dave Storkey dave.storkey-at-metoffice.gov.uk
CNRS
Gurvan Madec gm-at-lodyc.jussieu.fr
Bernard Barnier bernard.barnier-at-hmg.inpg.fr
INGV
DFO
Plateform (type, IP adress)
SGI altix 4700
NEC SX8R
NEC SX8
NEC SX6
pc cluster
IBM POWER5+
NEC SX8R
NEC SX8
NEC SX6
pc cluster
IBM POWER5+
End date (if known)
2008
Configuration(s) used
ATL12,ORCA025_LIM,ORCA12_LIM
Other (web page, other info)
http://www.mersea.eu.org/
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/ncof/oceanforecasting.html
http://www.mercator-ocean.fr
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/ncof/oceanforecasting.html
http://www.mercator-ocean.fr
Keywords (visible in "Tag Cloud", comma separated)
Global Ocean, North Atlantic, Operational Modelling