Supported by:
MPI AREA V
Atlantic waters west of 20°W from 35°50'S to 7°N, narrowing in the coastal strips at the extremities to the Uruguay/Brazil frontier in 33°45'S and the French Guyana/Brazil frontier in 4°30'N.
AMOC : Brazil
| Contact point Silva Carlos Augusto Chaves Leal, Rua Barao de Jaceguai, S/N, Niteroi-RJ, 24048-900, Brazil Tel: 55-21-2189-3024 Fax: 55-21-2189-3105 Email: augusto@smm.mil.br Website: www.mar.mil.br/dhn/chm/meteo/index.htm | Operational contact point (24 h) Previsor, Rua Barao de Jaceguai, S/N, Niteroi-RJ, 24048-900, Brazil Tel: 55-21-2189-3274 Tel: 55-21-2189-3271 Fax: 55-21-2620-8861 Fax: 55-21-2620-2744 Email: previsor@smm.mil.br |
Supporting Services
| Marine Oil Spill Monitoring Center Numerical Weather Prediction Division, Rua Barão do Jaceguai S/N, Niteroi-RJ, 24048-900, Brazil Tel: 55-21-2189-3278 Fax: 55-21-2189-3295 Email: obino@smm.mil.br |
Other relevant contact points
None
Marine Pollution Emergency Response Authority
| Diretoria de Portos e Costas (DPC) Rua Teofilo Otoni,Rio de Janeiro RJ, CEP 20090-070 Tel: 55-21-2104-5203 Tel: 55-21-2104-5236 (24h/day) Fax: 55-21-2104-5217 Email: secom@dpc.mar.mil.br |
Marine pollution transport model available under MPERSS
| Type of pollution model | Oil |
| Name of model | NICOIL |
| References | Lima et al., 2001, Oil spill study at Guanabara Bay |
| Free | Yes |
| Input (pollutant data) | Oil density, viscosity, evaporation rate, spill flow, total volume, latitude/longitude |
| Input (Environmental data) | 10m wind field, surface current, water temperature |
| Trajectory algorithm: Wind | High-resolution regional model (HRM) developed by the German weather service (DWD) |
| Trajectory algorithm: Current | Hydrodynamic model (POM) and includes wind driven and thermohaline currents. |
| Trajectory algorithm: Waves (generation method, effect on advection) | No wave |
| Fate algorithm: evaporation, emulsification... | Yes |
| Model Validation | Comparison with observations made during the Guanabara Bay oil spill that took place in January 2000. |
| Application area | Southeastern Brazil |
| Real-time response capacity | Nowcast and 24-hours forecast capability |
MPERSS trials
| Date(s) and period(s) of trials | Brief summary of results |
Actual marine pollution emergencies
| Date(s) and duration(s) of incidents | Brief summary of results |
(Last Updated: 09-04-2008)