Downstreaming CMEMS products to serve Port needs: The Puertos del Estado “Portus” coastal observatory and forecasting system

MARCOS GARCIA SOTILLO ON BEHALF OFPUERTOS DEL ESTADO, AND THE SAMPA ANDSAMOA TEAMS.

About Puertos del Estado

• Spanish 85% imports & 60% exports via Ports: VITAL for national economy

• The State-owned Spanish Port System:

• Coordination and efficiency control corresponds to the government agency

Puertos del Estado (Ministry of Public Works)

• Includes 46 ports of general interest (managed by 28 Port Authorities)

Puertos del Estado needs of coastal services and data: Connection with CMEMS

Ports need met-ocean info along all their life phases:

• Design phase (viability, budget, execution plans,…)

Climatology description (from models & measurements) -> CMEMS Re-analysis and MY in-situ products.

• Construction phase (safety, short-term build planning)

Real time alert systems and short-term Forecasts -> CMEMS In-situ & MFC (and downscaled) forecast systems

• Exploitation phase (operations & port closing, piloting, environmental management, …)

Real time alert systems and short-term forecast -> CMEMS In-situ & MFC (and downscaled) forecast systems

Puertos del Estado covering theseneeds, with strong use of CMEMS

• For NRT measured data: PdEcomplements its networks with data from in-situ TAC.

• For Forecasting: IBI-MFC model solution operationally downscaled into higher resolution models able to forecast inside the ports.

• Multi-Year Reanalysis products employed to characterize the waters surrounding the Ports. Ongoing plans to downscale into higher resolution.

Puertos del Estado Portus coastal observatory: information for Port operations and design• Puertos del Estado Portus Observatory: 25 Buoys, 39 tide gauges, 20 met

stations, 8 HF radars. • Now, additional data obtained via CMEMS in-situ TAC

The PortusNetwork

• Data since the 80s.

portus.puertos.es

The Puertos del Estado downscaling activity: 66 coastal models (daily executed!)

Algeciras

Almería

Avilés

Palma

Barcelona

Tarragona

Gijón

Las Palmas

Málaga

Melilla

S.C. deTenerife

AlgecirasAlmería

Barcelona

Cartagena

Ferrol

Gijón

Las PalmasPuerto del Rosario

Arrecife

Málaga

S.C. deLa Palma

S.S. deLa Gomera

S.C. deTenerife

Bilbao

Valencia Tarragona

Carboneras

Algeciras

Las Palmas

S.C. deLa Palma

S.S. deLa Gomera

S.C. deTenerife

Vigo

La Coruña

Ferrol

Barcelona

Tarragona

Bilbao

• 10 High resolution(1 Km) atmosphericmodels (with AEMET)

• 17 High resolutionwave systems (5 m) in 2 steps

• 11 High resolutioncirculation systems(50 m) in 2 steps

Almería

Downscaling circulation from CMEMS to the interior of Ports: from CMEMS to coastal

CST-PAL

CST-FER CST-BILCST-BAR

CST-TAR

CST-ALM

CST-TEN

CST-GOM

CST-GCA

BilbaoFerrol

Tarragona

Almeria

Barcelona

Algeciras

CST-BAL

Downscaling process visualised

https://youtu.be/W1JthJ85naE

The importance of reliability: operations and validation

Operations:◦ All the system integrated in a 24/7 system, via external contract

◦ HPC resources + 3 independent environments (dev, pre-ops and ops)

Model Validation (NARVAL tool)◦ On-line and Delayed Mode Val (daily, monthly, seasonal & annual metrics)

◦ Multiple sources: HF-Radar, in-situ TAC (buoys, tide gauges) and satellite (L3&L4)

HF Radar validation Buoy SST validation

Added value tools: the CMA and the Alert System

The CMA: Visualization and Alert Tool, tailored for the Port:

• Managed by the Ports

• Tailored User Alerts (e-mail and SMS)

• Flexible and modular

• Includes added value tools (i.e. On-line oil spill model)

Challenges and future plansImproved solutions, with improved physics:◦ Coupling atmosphere wave and ocean modelling, two-way nesting models

◦ Better bathymetry and Near-real-time Fresh water data required

◦ Improved observing network for validation and further use of coastal satellite data

◦ Data Assimilation (special focus on coastal and shelf observations; i.e. HF radar)

◦ Downscaling of Multi-Year Reanalysis products

Additional Services & Products:◦ Extension to more ports (through SAMOA-2 initiative; already being launched)

◦ Operational wave overtopping forecast, very high resolution winds, seiches, etc.. (also at SAMOA 2)

◦ More multi-sectorial exploitation of existing products & system (i.e. new users in regional governments & town halls).

CMEMS evolution to betterserve Coastal ServicesSuggested CMEMS evolution to improve usability by downstream users:

• Improving the core service solution:o Improving the coastal processes description in models (i.e. two way

nested models, etc.)o Improved in-situ and coastal satellite products

• Improving the applicability of the core service:o R&D associated to coastal downscalingo Providing the right tools, and even direct support, to do the required

downscalingo Provide a framework for validation, and inter comparison of the

different applications

Thank you!

UMA and LIM/UPC develops coastal models for SAMOA and SAMPA projects in collaboration with Puertos del Estado.