The OPA Division deals with the development of models and methods for interdisciplinary research on marine operational forecasting, on the interactions between coastal areas and the open ocean, on the development of services and applications for all maritime economy sectors, including transport, security and management of coastal areas and marine resources, in the context of climate change adaptation problems.
OPA Division, in coordination with ODA Division, coordinates the European Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS, http://marine.copernicus.eu/) Monitoring Forecasting Center for the Mediterranean Sea (http://marine.copernicus.eu/about-us/about-producers/med-mfc/) and develops and maintains the physical modelling part of the CMEMS Monitoring Forecasting Center for the Black Sea (http://marine.copernicus.eu/about-us/about-producers/bs-mfc/).
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OPA Projects
The Blue-Cloud 2026 project builds on the existing pilot Blue-Cloud project (Oct…
EDITO-Model Lab will prepare the next generation of ocean models, complementary to…
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Research Units
Leader: Ivan Federico
Leader: Gianandrea Mannarini
Leader: Rita Lecci
Ivano Barletta, Salvatore Causio
OPA Publications
Parallel implementation of the SHYFEM (System of HydrodYnamic Finite Element Modules) model
Micaletto G., Barletta I., Mocavero S., Federico I., Epicoco I., Verri G., Coppini G., Schiano P., Aloisio A., Pinardi N.
2022, Geosci. Model Dev., 15, 6025–6046, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-6025-2022, web page
How COVID-19 Affected GHG Emissions of Ferries in Europe
Mannarini G., Salinas M., Carelli L., Fassò A.
2022, Sustainability, 14(9), 5287, DOI: 10.3390/su14095287, web page
The Black Sea Physics Analysis and Forecasting System within the Framework of the Copernicus Marine Service
Ciliberti S., Jansen E., Coppini G., Peneva E., Azevedo Martins D., Causio S., Stefanizzi M. L. , Cretì S., Lecci R., Nascimento Lima L., Ilicak M., Pinardi N., Palazov A.
2022, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(1), 48, 1-19, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10010048, web page
A High Resolution Reanalysis for the Mediterranean Sea
Escudier R., Clementi E., Cipollone A., Pistoia J., Drudi M., Grandi A., Lyubartsev V., Lecci R., Aydogdu A., Delrosso D., Omar M., Masina S., Coppini G., Pinardi N.
2021, Frontiers in Earth Science, VOLUME=9, PAGES=1060, DOI: DOI=10.3389/feart.2021.702285, web page
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