COSNORTH

A coastal and estuarine operational oceanography system to support environmental, maritime and climate services in the Northern coast of Spain

Objectives
Oil spill
Oil leak from Ship , Oil spill pollution polluted water surface. water pollution as a result
About Us
A coastal and estuarine operational oceanography system to support environmental, maritime and climate services in the northern coast of Spain

COSNORTH aims to develop a Coastal and Estuarine Operational Oceanography system to provide Environmental, Maritime and Climate downstream Services on the North coast of Spain

  • Improvement of the (pre) Operational CMS – Cantabrian Coast (MARION project)​
  • Estuarine Operational Modelling System (SDR-EMS) to Santander Bay and the Port of Santander​
  • Use Case 1 (MARLAW): maritime surveillance and law enforcement on Cantabria’s coast​
  • Use Case 2 (FLOODPORTS): flooding risk prevention in port facilities located in estuaries.
Dissemination and Capacity Building
  • Promote the use of Copernicus Marine data at national level​
  • New high-resolution marine data in coastal areas ​
  • New methods based on AI​
  • Promotion and dissemination of CMS
  • To foster the engagement of new users.
  • Support national authorities in the implementation of several EU policies and Directives in terms of environmental protection, prevention and reduction of marine pollution, law enforcement and climate resilience.
  • Maritime surveillance and law enforcement (EU Directive 2009/123/EC and Directive 2024/1203)
  • Adaptation Strategies with the Flood Directive 2007/60/EC.