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

EuroSea - Improving and integrating the European Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems

Although the Ocean is a fundamental part of the global system providing…

Future Earth, Health, Ocean.

AdriaClim - Climate change information, monitoring and management tools for adaptation strategies in Adriatic coastal areas

The main objective of AdriaClim is to improve climate resilience in the…

Cities & Coasts, Future Earth, Jobs & Growth, Ocean.

FRAMESPORT - Framework initiative fostering the sustainable development of Adriatic small ports

FRAMESPORT project will perform a coordinated initiative supporting an integrated and sustainable…

Cities & Coasts, Jobs & Growth, Ocean.

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Forecasting Systems

Mediterranean Forecasting System

Black Sea analysis and Forecasting System

Global Ocean Forecasting System (GOFS16)

Southern Adriatic Northern Ionian coastal Forecasting System (SANIFS)

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Division Director

Giovanni Coppini

Division Manager

Emanuela Mergola

PEOPLE

Contacts

via Augusto Imperatore, 16 – 73100 Lecce, Italy

[email protected]

Research Units

PhD students

Ivano Barletta, Salvatore Causio

OPA Publications

Towards Least-CO2 Ferry Routes in the Adriatic Sea

Mannarini G., Carelli L., Orović J., Martinkus C.P., Coppini G.
2021, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9 (2), DOI: 10.3390/jmse9020115, web page

Preliminary investigation of microlitter pollution in low-energy hydrodynamic basins using Sabella spallanzanii (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) tubes

Piazzolla D., Cafaro V., Mancini E., Scanu S., Bonomano S., Marcelli M.
2020, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 104(3), 345-350

Microbial Abundance and Enzyme Activity Patterns: Response to Changing Environmental Characteristics along a Transect in Kongsfjorden (Svalbard Islands)

Caruso, G., Madonia, A., Bonamano, S., Miserocchi, S., Giglio, F., Maimone, G., Azzaro, F., Decembrini, F., La Feria, R., Piermattei V., Piazzolla D., Marcelli M., Azzaro, M.
2020, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(10), 824

Copernicus marine service ocean state report, issue 4 – Chapter 2.6 Ocean heat content in the Black Sea

Nascimento Lima L., Peneva E., Ciliberti S., Masina S., Lemieux B., Storto A. and Chtirkova B.
2020, Journal of Operational Oceanography, vol. 13, Issue sup. 1, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1755876X.2020.1785097, web page

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