Observatorio OceObservatorio Oce áánico do nico do Marxen IbMarxen Ib éérico (RAIA)rico (RAIA)

Interreg IV-A (2009-2011-2013)Galicia – North of Portugal

http://www.observatorioraia.org

Oceanic observatory for the Oceanic observatory for the Iberian shelf (RAIA)Iberian shelf (RAIA)

Coordination: Consellería de Medio Ambiente. MeteoGalicia. Xunta de GaliciaPartners: 12Budget: 3,6 M€ + 2,9 M€

ObjectivesObjectives• Improve the oceaninc observation at the Western

Iberian Peninsula in terms of meteorological, oceanographical and water quality data. To that end, 5 new buoys will be located at the near-coast.

• Improve operational forecasting models; hydrodynamic and biogeochemical.

• Build up a new operational server www.observatorioraia.org where all the information will be served to the community.

• Prepare specific tools to end-users; harbors, renewable energies, fishermen, tourism, etc

12 Partners12 Partners• Portugal

– Instituto Hidrográfico (IH)– Universidade de Porto (UP); INEGI,

INESCP, FEUP, FCUP– Universidade de Aveiro (UA)– CIIMAR (Porto)

• Galicia– Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO)– Universidade de Vigo (UVigo)– Intecmar– CETMAR– Instituto de Investigaciones Mariñas (IIM-

CSIC)– Consellería de Medio Ambiente.

MeteoGalicia. (Lead partner )

Operational

ScienceTechnological

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DownstreamDownstreamServicesServices

ObservationObservationNear and offNear and off --shoreshore

Forecasting Forecasting modelsmodels

Silleiro Off-shore IHMiño Hydrodynamics Biogeochemical

End-users:Harbors (Vigo, Leixoes, Viana)

Renewable energiesEnvironmental agencies

FishermenTourism

Data provision:IBI-ROOSMyOCEAN

Coriolis

Research

WMS, OpenDAP

Ons

OceanographyMeteorology

Water Quality

Same quality and precisionSame sensorsSame validation methodsSame calibration techniquesIncorporate measurements from other networks: PE, IEO, IH, INAG, Aguas de Galicia

Towards an ISO guidelineTowards an ISO guideline……

Oceanic ObservatoryOceanic ObservatoryNW Iberian Peninsula NW Iberian Peninsula

RAIARAIA

It also incorporate on the same platform other sources of data:•HF Radar from Marina Mercante (Fisterra-Silleiro)•HF Radar from UVigo (Ría de Vigo)•Tide Gauges from IH and Puertos del Estado•Other buoys from Xunta de Galicia, IH and Puertos.•River outflows (real time data and forecast)

New oceanic infrastructureNew oceanic infrastructure

New buoys at Ons, A Guarda, Silleiro and Leixoes off-shore (Alfredo M.- Ramalho).All these buoys have similar instruments; wind, temperature, humidity, solar radiation, sea temperature and salinity at different levels, currents, as well as oxygen and chlorophyll concentrations.

New Calibration Laboratory (T,C,P) at Cetmar

Own designsOwn designs ……• Buoys at A Guarda and Ons

designed and built at Galicia. Made to fit…

• Buoy at Leixoes (Porto) for renewable energy measurements (eolic off-shore). INEGI

• Open source Datalogger Leviathan A1. FEUP

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Alfredo M.-Ramalho buoy by IH

TermosalinTermosalin óómetro from Navazmetro from Navaz

HF RadarHF Radar

Data Data availabilityavailability• All data available through RAIA web site

(www.observatorioraia.org) in real time.

Operational Oceanographic Operational Oceanographic ModelsModels

• Operational models have been developed for the same area by IEO, MeteoGalicia, CIIMAR (Porto) and IH.

• Redundancy. Different forcings (atmospheric, river outflows) and boundary conditions.

• Downscaling to harbors, estuaries, etc.

• Model intercomparison.

Output model ROMS. IEO

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Regional scale Local scalesHarbors

Forecasting models: NestingForecasting models: Nesting

Waves

MareasCurrents

Waves

Currents

Water quality

CoruñaVigoVianaLeixoes

Vigo/Pontevedra (MeteoGalicia)Dx=500m

ROMS-Vigo_RiaDx=150 m

ROMS-Vigo_PuertoDx=30m

Nesting factor: 500/150 (aprox.= 3,3)

Nesting factor: 150/30 (aprox.= 5)

Galicia(MeteoGalicia)Dx=4000m

Nesting - Vigo

Results: Vigo

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Data disseminationData dissemination• Both, observations and

model forecasts, available through the web site. Real time data from buoys are sent each 10 min. Same criteria for data acquisition.

• Model and observational data are supplied on other operational useful formats through web based access and THREDDS server.

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End usersEnd users• Improved knowledge on marine

environment in the region will have a positive impact on science, economy and environmental politics affecting areas such as maritime safety, inter-tidal zone, quality of coastal waters, coastal conservation and so on.

• A wide range of products for end users are being developed and implemented. Some of those products are: predictions on currents, mixing and waves, spill propagation, models for specific areas, larval dispersion models, sea state predictions for harbors, fishermen's associations and shellfish collectors (mainly barnacles and mussels), water quality forecasting, sport activities, renewable energy, etc.

An exampleAn example ……

Mapa da Costa coas zonas de marisqueo

Sinais de advertencia segundo o estado da mar

Pestañas para escoller hoxe, mañán e pasado

Información específica de cada zona:

Sinal de AdvertenciaMar de fondo :

•altura máxima•dirección •periodo

Mar de vento:•altura

Vento: •dirección •forza

Temperatura da agua e o aire

Táboa de mareas

The future: RAIAco (2011The future: RAIAco (2011 --2013)2013)• Improve the quality and quantity of information given by RAIA. Different user profiles .• Fully oceanographic operational models. Biogeochemical models.• Incorporation of new nets of observation in the coast (Portugal and Galicia) and biological

sensors. Exploration of new technologies.• Quality norm for the oceanographic data (UNE).• Development of new services for end users:

– Distribution of faecal pollution– Dynamic maps for fronts and eddies.– Prediction of avenues and their influence for shell fishing areas.– Predictions of wind and wave energy offshore (Portugal)– Models of sediment transport.– Prediction of episodes of coastal pollution from residual waters improperly debugged.– Forecast of waves and wind in the defeats of entrance and exit of the estuaries and ports.– Apps for smartphones and smartTV.

• Improve the presence of RAIA in different socioeconomic sectors of activity (energy, fishing, recreational boating, tourism, etc) of the euroregion North of Portugal – Galicia.

• RAIA will be the initial seed for a future oceanic observatory at the Western Iberian P eninsula .

Gracias, Obrigado, ThanksGracias, Obrigado, Thanks