1. Operational Oceanography-CSIC Madrid, January 10th-2003

2. Goal - To review the activities carried out in physical oceanography due to the accident of the Prestige. -To summarize on going research at CSIC in operational oceanography Madrid, January 10th-2003

3. Outline * INTRODUCTION - Motivation - Operational Systems * ACTIVITIES * ON GOING RESEARCH * SUMMARY Madrid, January 10th-2003

4. Introduction MOTIVATION * BENEFITS OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY - Civilian - Fisheries - Marine rescue - Marine transport - Marine accidents-Prestige - Weather forecasts - Military - Mine warfare - Antisubmarine warfare - Amphibious warfare Madrid, January 10th-2003

5. Introduction Observations Observations: - Sea Level - Currents - Temperature - Salinity - Wind OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS Numerical models - Up to 24 hours predictions Madrid, January 10th-2003

6. Activities Madrid, January 10th-2003 Data Fusion Center Cruise Data DriftersOverfligths -T, S -Real Time IEO-CSIC -Lagrangian Information CSIC-Univ.Vigo -IHP - Oil slick positioning SASEMAR -GIS, WEB CSIC Modeling -Real time modeling Harvard, IHP Trajectories -Affected areas NOAA, SACLANTC Data Forecasts Operations Meteo -Forecasts Harvard, IHP Operational -Actions in affected areas SASEMAR

7. SOFT DLR Database SST data Medatlas Database 3D-temperature fields Satellite Learning System Genetic Programmed System Analog Modeling Infers 3D temperature from SST SST prediction Inferred temperature in the water column On Going Research Satellite based Ocean Forecasting System Madrid, January 10th-2003

8. On Going Research Autonomous Ocean Observing Systems Gliders AUVs Madrid, January 10th-2003

9. Summary Operational Oceanography DATA - Real Time Data-Initialization- Assimilation - Database-bathimetry-climatology - Quickly deployed ocean observing systems - Satellite communications - Data fusion MODELS - Forecasts of local wind fields - Ocean-Atmosphere coupled models - Data assimilation capabilities - Error prediction Madrid, January 10th-2003