Development of pre-operational ocean measurement system using altimetry

Informazioni relative al progetto

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: ENV4980739

Progetto chiuso

Data di avvio 1 Settembre 1998

Data di completamento 29 Febbraio 2000

Finanziato da

• Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of environment and climate, 1994-1998

Costo totale

Nessun dato

Contributo UE

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Coordinato da

NANSEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER
Norway

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Risultati sfruttabili

Validation of altimeter current products in the study area off Mid Norway

The offshore petroleum exploration is moving from the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) at water depths of 200 - 400 m to the continental slope areas with depths from 500 to more than 2000 m. The offshore industry in Norway has instituted a joint meteorological and oceanographical (Metocean) project within the Norwegian Deepwater Programme in connection with opening of new licenses in deep waters off Mid-Norway. The metocean conditions of these areas are generally more extreme that at the NCS because of the greater exposure to the Atlantic Ocean and the Norwegian Sea. One of the aims of the metocean project is to obtain knowledge about current conditions required for design and operation of floating structures. The main advantage of satellite altimeter data is the capability of synoptic observations over large areas. When these synoptic observations are coordinated with in situ wind, wave and current measurements optimal data sets can be established to characterize meteorological, and oceanographical conditions over large ocean areas. Satellite data will not replace use of traditional measurements from current moorings but serve as an important supplement and contribute to more cost-effective use of expensive moorings.