OPCOM Project Tasks

The primary objective of the project is to improve methods and techniques for continuous monitoring and operational forecasting in coastal waters by using already existing operational model and monitoring infrastructure to address needs and quality standards of interested first users.

The individual technical and scientific tasks of the project may be outlined as:

  1. Site-specific investigations on coastal management aspects to define user requirements:

    2. Improvement of coastal management and monitoring practice by analysing operational data and model results and defining user requirements on model and monitoring systems in four OPCOM key pilot studies for different hydrographic regimes and coastal management objectives.
     
  2. Model investigations on operational aspects and forecast ability:

    3. Improvement of operational and pre-operational coastal zone models regarding forecast-ability, field data assimilation, and long-term stability and reliability in continuous operation.
     
  3. Integration of modelling, coastal monitoring, and user specifications:

    4. Goal is a dedicated database structure as basic operational forecast segment of coastal zone management information systems also suitable for GOOS (Global Ocean Observation System) purposes.
For further general information about OPCOM please contact project manager Mrs. Ingeborg Nöhren: noehren @hydromod.de

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