Ocean Predictions and Applications

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/).

To learn more, please visit the Ocean-Lab website.

OPA Projects

  • Blue-Cloud 2026 | A federated European FAIR and Open Research Ecosystem for oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters

    The Blue-Cloud 2026 project builds on the existing pilot Blue-Cloud project (Oct…

    Ocean.

  • EDITO-Model Lab, Underlying models for the European DIgital Twin Ocean - EDITO-Model Lab

    EDITO-Model Lab will prepare the next generation of ocean models, complementary to…

    Future Earth, Ocean.

  • NECCTON- New Copernicus capability for trophic ocean networks


    The ocean’s biodiversity supports the livelihoods of over three billion people, providing…

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    Forecasting Systems

    Mediterranean Forecasting System

    Black Sea analysis and Forecasting System

    Global Ocean Forecasting System (GOFS16)

    GOFS16-2019-05-30 alle 13.36.33

    Southern Adriatic Northern Ionian coastal Forecasting System (SANIFS)

    SANIFS
    Know more about CMCC Forescasting Systems

    Division Director

    Giovanni Coppini

    Division Manager

    Emanuela Mergola

    PEOPLE

    Contacts

    Via Marco Biagi, 5 — 73100 Lecce, Italy
    [email protected]
    0832 1902411

    Research Units

    PhD students

    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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    Providing oceanographic, sea state and weather forecasts for the entire Mediterranean Sea.
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