Modelling Tunisia Marine Ecosystems INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER Modelling Tunisia Marine Ecosystems Ali Harzallah ali.harzallah@instm.rnrt.tn INSTM
Operational Forecasting MODELLING STRATEGY 1997 CLIMATE VARIABILITY ATM. : ECMWF, LMDZ, NCEP Operational Forecasting ATM : INM Mediterranean Sea Off Tunisia coasts Version 2 ZOOM version Small basins Bizerte lagoon Gulf of Tunis Sousse Hamdoun pollutant transport, sediment transport ecology, bacteria,
MEDITERRANEAN SEA MODEL
OBSERVED & SIMULATED CIRCULATION
CURRENT PROFILE AT GIBRALTAR OBSERVED & SIMULATED CURRENT PROFILE AT GIBRALTAR
WATER FLUX THROUGH GIBARALTAR OBSERVED & SIMULATED WATER FLUX THROUGH GIBARALTAR Forcing : P, V, E-P
TUNISIA COASTS MODEL MODEL GRID
MODEL SPIN-UP
SIMULATED SURFACE CURRENTS
CURRENTS IN THE GULF OF GABES , x, y, t : invariées (1)
MODEL - MODB DATA
SATELLITE IMAGE June, 30 – July, 6 2003
MODEL - MODB DATA , x, y, t : invariées (1)
SATELLITE IMAGE MODELE - DONNEES MODB January, 6-11 2003
MODEL – MODB DATA
MODEL - MODB DATA SEA LEVEL February, 17 2004
MESUREMENTS & VALIDATION
MODEL VALIDATION
ZOOM MODEL
ZOOM MODEL , x, y, t : invariées (1)
BIZERTE LAGOON MODEL
BIZERTE LAGOON MODEL NORTH WEST WINDS SURFACE CIRCULATION VERTICAL-AVERAGE CIRCULATION
GULF OF TUNIS MODEL OPERATION BLANCHE 22/09/2000
GULF OF TUNIS MODEL OPERATION BLANCHE 22/09/2000
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