Supported by:
MPI AREA I
The North Atlantic Ocean east of 35°W, from 48°27'N to 71°N.
AMOC : United Kingdom
| Contact point Bob Turner (formely Chris Jones),Met Office, Fastnet 1, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, UK Tel: 01392886176 Fax: 08709005050 Email: Bob.turner@metoffice.com Website: www.met-office.gov.uk | Operational contact point (24 h) Stewart Wortley, Met Office, Fastnet 1, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EXI 3PB, UK Tel: 01392886095 Fax: 01392884549 Email: Stewart.wortley@metoffice.com Nick Ashton, Met Office, Fastnet 1, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EXI 3PB, UK Tel: 02072047463 Fax: 02072047479 Email: Nick.ashton@metoffice.com EMARC, Met Office, Fastnet 1, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EXI 3PB, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1392886095 24h/day Fax: +44 (0) 1392884549 Email: emarc@metoffice.com |
Supporting Services
| Norway Meteorologist on duty, Vervarslinga Pa Vestlandet, Regional division of DNMI, Bergen, Western Norway Tel: +47 55 23 66 00 Fax: +47 55 23 67 03 Email: meteovest@dnmi.no Norway responsible for Arctic waters north of 71°N | Iceland Operations centre, The Icelandic Coast, PO 7120, 127 Reykjavic, Iceland Tel: +354 511 2222 Fax: +354 511 2244 Telex: 2040 VARDS | Ireland General forecasting Office, MET EIREANN, Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel: +353 1 806 4217 Tel: +353 1 806 4255 Tel: +353 1 806 4219 Fax: +353 1 806 4275 Email: forecasts@met.ie | France Forecaster on duty, Météo-France, DP/PREVI/MAR, 42 avenue Coriolis, F-31057 Toulouse Cedex 1, France Tel: +33 5 61 07 82 28 Fax: +33 5 61 07 84 84 |
Other relevant contact points
| none notified |
Marine Pollution Emergency Response Authority
| Maritime and Coastguard Agency Toby Stone, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 IEG, UK Tel: 01380 329 000 |
Marine pollution transport model available under MPERSS
| Type of pollution model | Oil, Chemical, Nuclear |
| Name of model | OSIS (oil), NAME (Chemical, Nuclear) |
| References | BMT Model (OSIS) |
| Free | No |
| Input (pollutant data) | Pre-set standard oil types |
| Input (Environmental data) | Manual input of Wind + temperature Current data stored within the model |
| Trajectory algorithm: Wind | From Met Office model |
| Trajectory algorithm: Current | Hydrodynamic model (Proudman) includes wind, tide & mean currents. |
| Trajectory algorithm: Waves (generation method, effect on advection) | unkown |
| Fate algorithm: evaporation, emulsification... | Yes |
| Model Validation | Done by BMT/AEA Technologies |
| Application area | Global (although only tidal currents for UK waters) |
| Real-time response capacity | Fully able |
MPERSS trials
| Date(s) and period(s) of trials | Brief summary of results |
| Early October 2001: test of backup system with Météo-France | Backup system worked effectively. Pollution data charts delivered by fax within 6 hours. |
Actual marine pollution emergencies
| Date(s) and duration(s) of incidents | Brief summary of results |
| none notified |
(Last Updated: 10-08-2007)