GODAE August 2007Contribution from F. Blanc

Action 31 – Demonstrations

• Possible demonstration cases– To evidence high-resolution maritime meteorology and local

oceanography Nesting issues Multi-satellite needs

– To monitor climate events Hurricanes & typhons

– To monitor sensitive sea routes Sailing or rowing Oil spills

– To manage marine living ressources Animal tracking To force spatially distributed fish population dynamic models

Source: AVISO, MERCATOR and CLS end-user applications

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GODAE August 2007Contribution from F. Blanc

Lots of demo cases already displayed on Mercator and AVISO websites

– Periodic publications published online• Mercator Océan examples

– Quaterly Newsletter http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/lettre/presentation_lettre_en.html

– Information letter http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/actualites/projection/welcome_en.html

– Regularly updated News/Chronicle pages on the WEB• Recent examples with Mercator Océan:

– Our users and us: http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/actualites/news/actu_2007_en.html

– Mercator to the North Pole with Jean-Louis Etienne: http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/actualites/news/actu_jle_en.html

– Pages dedicated to applications• Mercator Océan examples:

– Environmental applications http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/applications/environnement_en.html

– Ocean racing http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/produits/applications/race_welcome_en.html

– Thematic ocean bulletins• http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/produits/buoc/index_en.html

GODAE August 2007Contribution from F. Blanc

Some Mercator demonstration cases• Nesting - downscaling issues

– Bionuts• http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/actualites/news/actu_gmmc2004_en.html#coupla

– Coastal activities• http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/print/actualites/news/actu_cotier_en.html

• Hurricane intensification– 2005 hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico

• http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/produits/buoc/buoc_n12/buoc_n12_en.html#par1 – September 2004 in North Atlantic

• http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/produits/buoc/buoc_n06/buoc_n06_en.html

• Sensitive route monitoring– Sail racing

• http://www.mercator.eu.org/html/produits/applications/race_welcome_en.html Rowing:

http://www.mercator.eu.org/documents/actualites/projection/Projection_n3_en.pdf#page=2 – Oil industry support

• http://www.mercator.eu.org/html/applications/environnement_en.html Gulf of Mexico:

http://www.mercator.eu.org/documents/actualites/projection/Projection_n7_en.pdf#page=2 Prestige case:

http://www.mercator.eu.org/documents/actualites/projection/Projection_n2_en.pdf#page=2

• Animal tracking– Elephant seal

• http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/print/actualites/news/actu_elephant_en.html

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GODAE August 2007Contribution from F. Blanc

Favorite AVISO demonstration case 1

GODAE August 2007Contribution from F. Blanc

Favorite AVISO demonstration case 2

GODAE August 2007Contribution from F. Blanc

Other AVISO demonstration cases• Multi-sensors

– Products improvements• http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/html/mod_actu/module/affiche_actualite.php3?idActualite=728&langue=en

– High-precision altimetry with satellites working together• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/alti/multi_sat_uk.html

– Mediterranean sea• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/applications/multi/199909_uk.html

– Altimetry & buoys • http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/applications/multi/bouees_uk.html

– Altiumetry & SST • http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/applications/multi/199911_uk.html

– Altimetry & ocean color• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/applications/multi/200007_uk.html

• Hurricane intensification– Opal 1995:

• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/applications/meteo/200104_uk.html – Isabel 2003

• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/applications/meteo/isabel_uk.html – Katrina 2005

• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/applications/meteo/katrina_uk.html

• Sail races (old) – http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/applications/courses/welcome_uk.html

• Animal tracking– The impact of currents: a long way to paddle home for a green turtle

• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/actualites/image_du_mois/200603_uk.html – Leartherback turtles round eddies

• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/actualites/image_du_mois/200407_uk.html

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Favorite CLS demonstration case 1

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Favorite CLS demonstration case 2• ARGONAUTICA – cf. Carioca buoy

– See the demosntration fact sheets:• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/actualites/image_du_mois/200611_uk.html• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/argonautica/fiches/tourbillon_fr.html • http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/argonautica/fiches/courant_fr.html

– See the maps data base where you found animal trajectory mapped on an ocean physical parameter (cf. albatross, penguin, elephant sea and beacon to studdy eddies)

• http://www.cnes.fr/web/724-argonautica.php• http://www.cnes.fr/web/3468-scientific-and-technical-fact-sheets.php• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/argonautica/donnees_2007_uk.html• http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/argonautica/donnees_2006_uk.html

GODAE August 2007Contribution from F. Blanc

Favorite CLS demonstration case 3• Mixed-resolution models for investigating individual to population spatial dynamics

of large pelagics(CLS/DOS/MEMMS - Marine Ecosystems Modelling and Monitoring by Satellites -)