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MPI AREA XIV
The South Pacific and Southern Oceans south of the equator, bounded by Area X to the west, Area XII to the north and Area XV to the east.
AMOC : New Zealand
| Contact point Rod Stainer (principal contact during normal working hours), Meteorological Service of New Zealand, P.O. Box 722, Wellington, New Zeland Tel: 64 4 4700744 Fax: 64 4 4735231 Email: rod.stainer@metservice.com Website: www.metservice.co.nz | Operational contact point (24 h) Marine Forecaster, Meteorological Service of New Zealand, P.O. Box 722, Wellington, New Zeland Tel: 64 4 4700760 Fax: 64 4 4712078 Email: marinefcstrs@metservice.com |
Supporting Services
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Other relevant contact points
None
Marine Pollution Emergency Response Authority
| Maritime safety authority of New Zealand John Lee-Richards (main operational contact), 755 Te Atatu Road, Te Atatu, Auckland Tel: 64 9 839 3908 Fax: 64 9 839 3907 Email: John.lee.richards@mas.govt.nz | 24h/Day Marine Duty Officer Tel: 64 4 472 6367 Tel: 64 21 439 508 (mobile) Tel: 64 86 816 159 (pager) Fax: 64 4 473 1300 |
Marine pollution transport model available under MPERSS
| Type of pollution model | |
| Name of model | |
| References | |
| Free | |
| Input (pollutant data) | |
| Input (Environmental data) | |
| Trajectory algorithm: Wind | |
| Trajectory algorithm: Current | |
| Trajectory algorithm: Waves (generation method, effect on advection) | |
| Fate algorithm: evaporation, emulsification... | |
| Model Validation | |
| Application area | |
| Real-time response capacity |
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 |
| Only coastal events: February 2002 - 2 weeks but not much oil spilled October 2002 - 5 days | Forecasts supplied to the maritime Safety Authority. In the first incident a forecaster was based on site for a week. |
(Last Updated: 09-08-2007)