Tracking Oil Spills and Coastal Awareness Network

Programme 2007 - 2013 Programme MED

Date of latest update: 2021-12-11

Description

Description (EN):

TOSCA project aims at developing a long-lasting network of local authorities, policy makers & scientists to improve environment policies and appropriate decision making in case of marine accidents (oil pollution, Search And Rescue (SAR) operations) in the Mediterranean Sea. TOSCA will supply monitoring of ocean currents based on state of the art technology (HF radars and drifters), together with risk maps & action plans developed by the scientists in collaboration with the local authorities.

Achievements (EN):

State of the art of project implementation since the project start State of the art of suitable instrumentation Purchase: radar parts, Argo float, simplified drifters (prototypes) using low cost GLOBALSTAR satellite covering the Mediterranean Trieste: HF radar Research in measurement strategies, algorithms & instruments developed Test & implementation of Lagrangian algorithm LAVA to optimize transport estimates. Naples: Analysis of past pollution. Implementation of a regional ocean circulation model applied to summer 2009: reference period for the implementation of the modeling system for simulations of material transport & integrate digital modeling into the monitoring Choice of past pollution for model validation Experiments preparation: Boat reservation, testing instrumentations & radars, sampling strategy design according to the modeling system prediction, glider rental, trial at sea. Local authorities agreements Toulon: modeling system resulting in quasi real-time simulations of ocean circulation Oil-spill software tested Observation system based on coastal radars. Dec 2011 experiment: radar, glider & surface drifter data, 5 days data Main Mediterranean forecasting systems report GIS Implementation Latest project activities and outputs The main activities during the reporting period: Experiments held with HF radars in the Gulf of Naples and Toulon (test of LAVA) Analysis of the data obtained in Toulon & Trieste (from HF radar) available for oil spill scenarios. Gulf of Naples 27/07-6/08/12: Different kinds of Eulerian & Lagrangian measurements, 86 drifters implementation of the circulation model of the Gulf almost ended North Aegean: Effectiveness of the modeling system implemented in the capture of oil spill dispersion A report achieved: Updating of the forecasting systems on the test sites (ocean velocities fields information from many data sources), could be applied in emergency cases. Improvement of the GIS (direct real-time access to drifter & radar data) Next key steps for the project Trieste: oil spill scenarios-GNOME, ARIANE models Naples: Determine the best procedures in case of accidents NE Aegean: Evaluation of potential errors, modeling system calibration. Possible adaptation of the forecasting method for REMTH Baelaric experiment with SASEMAR Reanalysis of the Prestige accident, waiting for the dispersion algorithm Implementation of the model-circulation, dispersion, advanced LAVA, data sets-in the GIS final evaluation End-users meeting preparation meeting-Trieste-10/2012

Thematic information

Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management Evaluation systems and results Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks

Partners (13)

Lead Partner: Sea Innovation & Business Cluster - Toulon Var Technologies (PMP-TVT)

Address: Maison des Technologies Place Georges Pompidou Quartier Mayol, 83000 Toulon, France

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Universite du Sud Toulon-Var (USTV)

Name: Universite du Sud Toulon-Var (USTV)

Address: Avenue de l'universite BP 20132, 83957 LA GARDE cedex, France

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Prefecture of the Mediterranean Sea/French State (PREMAR)

Name: Prefecture of the Mediterranean Sea/French State (PREMAR)

Address: Prefecture Maritime BP 91212, 83800 TOULON cedex 9, France

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Department of Environmental Sciences - Parthenope University (DISAM)

Name: Department of Environmental Sciences - Parthenope University (DISAM)

Address: Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 NAPOLI, Italy

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University of Balearic Islands - Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies (UIB-IMEDEA)

Name: University of Balearic Islands - Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies (UIB-IMEDEA)

Address: IMEDEA Miquel Marques 21, 7190 Esporles, Spain

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Campania Region

Name: Campania Region

Address: Giunta Regionale della Campania Via S. Lucia 81, 80121 NAPOLI, Italy

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National Research Council - Institute of Marine Sciences (CNR-ISMAR)

Name: National Research Council - Institute of Marine Sciences (CNR-ISMAR)

Address: Forte Santa Teresa, Loc Pozzuolo, 19032 LA SPEZIA, Italy

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Marine Sciences Institute (ICM-CSIC)

Name: Marine Sciences Institute (ICM-CSIC)

Address: Institut de Ciencies del Mar (ICM) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) Passeig Maritim, 37-49, 8003 BARCELONA, Spain

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Region of East Macedonia and Thrace (REMTH)

Name: Region of East Macedonia and Thrace (REMTH)

Address: 1, Democratias ave, 69100 Komotini, Greece

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Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications - Universite d'Athenes (IASA-UAT)

Name: Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications - Universite d'Athenes (IASA-UAT)

Address: University of Athens University Campus BUILD. PHYS-5 , 15784 ATHENS, Greece

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University of the Aegean/Research Unit - Department of Marine Sciences (Univ. Aegean)

Name: University of the Aegean/Research Unit - Department of Marine Sciences (Univ. Aegean)

Address: University Hill , 81100 MYTILENE, Greece

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Technological Education Institute of Piraeus (TEI Piraeus)

Name: Technological Education Institute of Piraeus (TEI Piraeus)

Address: THIVON 250, 12244 AEGALEO, Greece

Legal status: n/a

National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS)

Name: National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS)

Address: Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS) Borgo Grotta Gigante, 42/c, 34010 Sgonico, Italy

Legal status: n/a

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Project name (EN): Tracking Oil Spills and Coastal Awareness Network

Project acronym: TOSCA

Project start date: 2010-09-01

Project end date: 2013-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 345 000.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 758 750.00

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2007 - 2013 Programme MED

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2015-12-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

159 / 159 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 395 / 1 395 (100%)

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