Better manage and protect
the coastal area
NETHERLANDS
DCSM-FM (Dutch Continental Shelf Model)
ABOUT
- Application definition: Improve existing Delft3D FM model used for OSPAR Eutrophication Thematic Assessment, focussed on Chl-a, DIP, DIN. Track improvements per OSPAR Assessment Area. Assess reach of river plume pollutants with passive tracers (eg. total P).
OBJECTIVE
Impact of land-based pollution on eutrophication in the OSPAR Assessment Areas.
EXISTING TECHNOLOGY
- 3D Delft3D FM fully integrated coupling of hydrodynamics
and water quality processes - Passive tracers
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
• Data/inputs from WP2/3
- Coastal data inventory
- River data inventory
• Data/inputs from WP4/5
- Improved E-HYPE hydrological input
• Data/inputs from WP6/7
- Improved BGC coupling
- SPM field forcing
- Thermobaricity
• Potential identified challenges/barriers for development
- Computational time
BELGIUM
OSERIT
ABOUT
ABOUT
- Application Objectives:
- Mapping coastal benthic habitat potentially impacted by the sediment plumes resuspended during sand extraction and dredging and dumping activities.
- Application definition:
- Applying the in-house Lagrangian particle model OSERIT-SEDIM to simulate the drift and fate of the sediment plumes of each sand extraction and dredging activities recorded for year 2019.
EXISTING TECHNOLOGY
A basic implementation of OSERIT-SEDIM forced by OPTOS V2 hydrodynamic model (resolution of 750 m).
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
Improving the parameterizations of the interactions between the sediment plumes and the seabed.
• Data/inputs from WP6/7
- Using the OPTOS V3 downscaling (resolution of 120m) to improve met-ocean forcing resolution, to capture the sediment plumes dynamic in the sand banks as well as in the land ocean continuum in the Scheldt river estuary.
• Potential identified challenges/barriers for development
- Lack of validation data.
WP3 – Validation and implementation of high - resolution coastal observations
Lead : NERSC
assess the improvement of the pan-European innovative coastal observations designed in WP3.
Specific objectives of WP3 :
- Assess the improvement of the retrieval of the EOVs in coastal areas, previously developed in WP2
- Validate and prepare the development of the added-value product, previously designed in WP2
- Boost the use of coastal observations for satellite Cal/Val purposes
- Validate improvements in in situ coastal and river (WP4-5) data access, processing, tracking and traceability
- Provide the final version of enhanced in situ and remote-sensing data to improve the ocean predictability through data assimilation and assessment (WP6-7) and for coastal services (WP8-9)
- Adapt the data products based on user needs and feedback to improve data up take (link with WP10-11)
ITALY
AdriFS (Adriatic Forecasting System)
ABOUT
- Application Objectives:
- Improvement of wave-circulation-sediment coupling for erosion risk assessment.
- Application definition:
- Inclusion of a morphodynamics module in the coupled system based on SHYFEM-MPI and WAVEWATCH 3 for two areas along the Italian coast: Lazio and Emilia-Romagna. The numerical cores are nested within CMEMS products and will serve a sediment module for erosion risk assessment in the pilot sites.
EXISTING/NEW TECHNOLOGY
2-way wave-circulation coupled system to complement with sediment module.
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
Formulation of bottom stress for sediment resuspension based on waves and circulation.
Data/inputs from WP2/3
- Satellite data for calibration and validation of the wave, circulation and sediment modules (coastline evolution).
• Data/inputs from WP4/5
- River inputs from Estuary Box Model (EBM) and high complexity river-to-sea models.
• Data/inputs from WP6/7
- Modelling framework enhanced with coastal Data Assimilation and improved boundary representation.
• Potential identified challenges/barriers for development
- Computational time, limits of data for validations.
WP6 – Implementation of new interfaces and methodologies in coastal systems
Lead: MET.NO
The overall objective of WP6 is to design and implement improved connections between the member state coastal systems (MSCS) and relevant Copernicus Marine Services. New methodologies in MSCS production chains will be tested, taking advantage of stochastic simulation, ensemble approaches, and Artificial Intelligence technology. Last, new ocean observation operators will be implemented in order to utilise WP2-3 outputs.
- Enhance the quality and efficiency of CMEMS and MSCS by implementing production chains that better utilize CMEMS data in member state (MS) coastal systems.
- Set up processing chains that exploit new coastal ocean observations as well as new and improved algorithms at various points along these chains
WP7 – Coastal Modelling Systems - validation and demonstration
Lead: SHOM
The overall objective of WP7 is to assess new methodologies implemented in WP6 and demonstrate their capabilities in an operational environment relevant to TRL5-6, implying short routes from research to operations if results are promising. In addition, added value of Member State Coastal Systems (MSCS) will be quantified, and impact assessments for new observations (WP2-3) will be made.
- Test improved production chains and coastal modelling setups in a preoperational setting (TRL 5-6);
- Validate coastal systems to quantify added value to CMEMS products, with emphasis on metrics relevant to short term coastal ocean forecasts and use of MSCS for decision support;
- Provide observation impact assessments from assimilative MSCS
GERMANY
GCoast-GB
ABOUT
- Application Objectives:
- Perform coastal erosion dynamics assessment of the German North Sea with cross-scale models. Explore erosion mitigation strategies via coastal vegetation.
- Application definition:
- Wave Watch 3, Ugrid coastal model SCHISM, and morphodynamic XBeach model and A.I. emulators, under the GCoast-BS suit.
EXISTING TECHNOLOGY
Pre-operational coupled models (WW3, SCHISM) in the southern North Sea, A nestable Xbeach configuration for Nordenery Beach and AI emulator for it trained under different seagrass scenarios.
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
• Data/inputs from WP2/3
- R/S SPM.
- R/S Vegetation.
• Data/inputs from WP4/5
- Hydrological models.
• Data/inputs from WP6/7
- Modelling framework enhanced with coastal Data Assimilation for SPM.
• Potential identified challenges/barriers for development
- Obtaining updated HR coastlines and bathymetries for validation.
GERMANY, ROMANIA
GCoast-BS
ABOUT
- Application Objectives:
- Perform coastal erosion dynamics assessment of the Northwestern Black Sea with cross-scale models.
- Application definition:
- Unstructured grid coastal model SCHISM and the sandy coastal model XBeach, under the GCoast-BS suit.
EXISTING TECHNOLOGY
Current models operating in the Northwestern Black Sea have a scale suitable for the Black Sea basin but do not have enough resolution on the coastal and marginal seas.
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
Improve estimates of erosion for the coastal sea and sandy beaches.
• Data/inputs from WP2/3
- Beach monitoring products and morphodynamic processes.
- River data.
- Satellite observations.
• Data/inputs from WP4/5
- Hydrological models.
• Data/inputs from WP6/7
- Sea state variables from GCoast-BS.
• Potential identified challenges/barriers for development
- Reliable bathymetry for key areas of the coastal zones.
WP8 – Coastal Modelling Systems - validation and demonstration
Lead : CMCC
This WP overall objective is to design coastal applications able to demonstrate how to better address the selected ESCs compared to the state-of-the-art. Each application will consider the usage and show the value of observations (WP2) and models (WP4,6) improvements. Reference users communities are: climate, weather and marine services, ocean health and ocean changes.
- Demonstrate the usefulness of the advancement of the observing and modelling systems through the co-design of applications in support to MS requirements;
- Set up applications to manage and protect the coastal zone, support sustainable blue economy, and build resilience of the coastal zone.
WP9 – Building, validation and demonstration of Coastal Applications
Lead: DELTARES
This WP overall objective is to implement improvements, validate and demonstrate the applications designed in Phase 1 (WP8). A specific task will showcase the value of improvements and their benefit for MS and reference user communities (e.g., climate, weather and marine services, ocean health and ocean changes).
- Build, validate and demonstrate the applications in support to MS requirements;
- Asses the quality of Applications and gather feedback
WP9 – Building, validation and demonstration of Coastal Applications
Lead : Deltares
Implement improvements, validate and demonstrate the applications designed in Phase 1 (WP8). A specific task will showcase the value of improvements and their benefit for MS and reference user communities (e.g., climate, weather and marine services, ocean health and ocean changes).
Specific objectives of WP9 :
- Build, validate and demonstrate the applications in support to MS requirements
- Asses the quality of Applications and gather feedback
WP10 – Communication, Dissemination, Exploitation planning; co-design and stakeholder engagement.
Lead : MOi
The objective of WP10 is to implement the communication, dissemination, exploitation and stakeholder engagement activities of FOCCUS to maximize the impact of the project in WP11.
This will be achieved by
- Designing and preparing the implementation of a detailed Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation (CDE) Plan, including communication activities.
- Engaging key stakeholders from the onset of the project with the codesign of R&I activities, inventory of existing coastal systems operated for MS and involvement of the National Marine Stakeholder Forum.
- Define the conditions for exploitation of the projects elements with MS (including IPR).
WP11 – Communication, Dissemination, Exploitation, Stakeholder Engagement - Full implementation. Uptake in Copernicus Marine
Lead : MOi
The overall objective of WP11 is to maximise the impact of the project through an effective campaign of communication, dissemination, exploitation and engagement activities to targeted audiences. This will be achieved by a full implementation of activities outlined in the CDE Plan (D10.1) and through the definition of the long-term exploitation of the project through a transfer toward the Copernicus Marine Service. Specific Objectives of WP11 are to:
- Build upon WP10 to further promote the project itself and its results to targeted audiences and other relevant stakeholders;
- Maximise the visibility and shared benefits of the project;
- Maximise the integration of the project outcomes, products and services in Copernicus Marine;
- Maximise the project uptake, exploitation and impact by and for stakeholders.
WP11 – Communication, Dissemination, Exploitation, Stakeholder Engagement - Full implementation. Uptake in Copernicus Marine
Lead : MOi
Maximise the impact of the project through an effective campaign of communication, dissemination, exploitation and engagement activities to targeted audiences. This will be achieved by a full implementation of activities outlined in the CDE Plan (D10.1) and through the definition of the long-term exploitation of the project through a transfer toward the Copernicus Marine Service.
Specific objectives of WP11 :
- Build upon WP10 to further promote the project itself and its results to targeted audiences and other relevant stakeholders
- Maximise the visibility and shared benefits of the project
- Maximise the integration of the project outcomes, products and services in Copernicus Marine
- Maximise the project uptake, exploitation and impact by and for stakeholders
