CALYPSO Project FINAL MEETING PROJECT SEMINAR University of Malta, Valletta Campus, Old University Building, St Paul Street, Valletta 29 August 2013 Beyond

CALYPSO Project FINAL MEETING PROJECT SEMINAR

University of Malta, Valletta Campus, Old University Building, St Paul Street, Valletta29 August 2013

Beyond CALYPSO – Prospects for the future

Calypso Project Sicilian Focal Point - UNIPA

GIUSEPPE CIRAOLO

FULVIO CAPODICI and ALBA ABBATE

INFO:www.capemalta.net/calypso

FRAMEWORK

1. The installation process of the Pozzallo HF antenna, within the Pozzallo Port was a long and complex task from several point of view

2. More than 15 authorizations have been obtained by ARPA before to start the installation

3. The role of the UNIPA Focal Point was crucial to take care and to follow all these processes (from technical and administrative point of view)

4. All the bureaucratic processes are clear now

5. The experiences and the lessons learnt during last 28 months will be useful in the future to speed up NEW future installations (if any)

The Pozzallo HF installation

The Pozzallo HF antenna completed the CALYPSO HF

network

The installation has been completed on 13th of August













first radial map(August 13, 2013)

Some radial map reached the Malta island after few acquisition days

The Pozzallo HF system: first data

The system seems acquiring data correctly (but not calibrated yet)

1) Antenna Pattern Measurements (APM) (ARPA + CUTGANA + Qualitas)

2) Integration and combination of the Pozzallo HF data within the Malta combine station, to produce surface velocities maps on the whole area at hourly scale

3) Drifters release (validation)

4) ADCP survey (validation)

The Pozzallo HF system: actions to be performed

Including the third HF system will:

- Increase the monitored surface

- Improve the data quality and the reliability of the measurements

Expected improvement

The CALYPSO network will be maintained up for at least 5 years During this period CALYPSO data will be useful in:- improving the reliability of sea currents forecasting- oil spill chain response (forecasting of the oil fate and mitigation)

Other applications- search and rescue- sea fishing- boat routing

OIL SPILL MITIGATION

OIL SPILL MITIGATION

INITIAL OIL

SPILL POSITOI

N

INITIAL OIL

SPILL POSITOI

NINITIAL SEA

STATE

INITIAL SEA

STATE

FUTUREOIL SPILL POSITOIN

FUTUREOIL SPILL POSITOIN

FUTURESEA

STATE

FUTURESEA

STATE

FUTUREWEATHE

R

FUTUREWEATHE

R

CALYPSO

REMOTE SENSING

Expected use of the system

Why CALYPSO in the Malta channel

Oil spills in the 1999-2004 period: 18.947 spills

Why CALYPSO in the Malta channel

Oil spills in the 1999-2004 period: 18.947 spills

OIL SPILL MONITORING USING REMOTE SENSING (COSMO-SKYMED)

7– June 2010

-30

-10

-20

-25

-15

°VV (dB)

Low Winds or currents

Suspected oil

29– June 2010

-30

-10

-20

-25

-15

°VV (dB)

Suspected oil

Suspected oil

winds

Winds?


MALTA CHANNEL FROM COSMO-SKYMED

10– Jul. 2010

-30

-10

-20

-25

-15

°VV (dB)

oil

winds Currents or other false positive

9– Aug. 2010

-30

-10

-20

-25

-15

°VV (dB)

Suspected oil


CALYPSO 2: to extend the CALYPSO coverage 3 hypotheses for the next HF system position

Scoglitti Gela Licata

Future expansion of the System

Advantages: redundancy increased coverage better quality of the maps


DREAMING A FULL HF COVERAGE FOR THE SICILIAN COAST


Meeting a Ragusa21Novembre 2011

Conclusions

• The system management for the next 5 year will require a certain effort from economical point of view (and not only)

• An amount of 8-10 thousand € per year is required to maintain the Pozzallo system (frequency authorization, insurance, system maintenance, energy supply, internet connection)

• Periodic field survey would be needed to test the accuracy of the system

• An agreement on the use of the data by external customer is needed

• New funds have to be found to finance and expand the network



Acknowledgements

For their support to the project I sincerely thank:• All the project sicilian partners (ARPA,CNR,CUTGANA) • Dr. Aldo Vernengo of the Demanio Marittimo – Regione

Siciliana• Cdr Paolo Cafaro and Cdr Marco Mancini of the Comando

Generale Guardia Costiera - ROME• Cdr Andrea Tassara and Capt. Marco Tognazzoni of the

Capitaneria di Porto di Pozzallo• Dr. Giovanni Arnone and Dr. Vincenzo Falgares of the

Regione Siciliana• The STC and ADG staff


Acknowledgements

And last but not least… my special thank to these two guys…


ALBA

.. because their inexhaustible energy, effort and perseverance

FULVIO


CALYPSO Project FINAL MEETING PROJECT SEMINAR

University of Malta, Valletta Campus, Old University Building, St Paul Street, Valletta29 August 2013

THANKS FOR LISTENING

GIUSEPPE [email protected]


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