Mediterranean Forecast System

MFSPP Mediterranean Forecast System The Mediterranean Forecasting System Pilot Project (MFSPP) develops a strategy for the implementation of a Mediterranean Forecasting System aimed at the prediction of the marine ecosystem variability in the coastal areas up to the primary producers and from the time scales of days to months. Such a predictive capability is required to sustain a healthy coastal environment and its management.

A forecasting system of such kind requires two essential parts, an observing system and a numerical modeling/data assimilation component that can use the past observational information to optimally initialize the forecast. The technical rationale of the Project is based upon the hypothesis that both hydrodynamics and ecosystem fluctuations in the coastal/shelf areas of the Mediterranean are intimately connected to the large scale general circulation.