Modelling Tunisia Marine Ecosystems Ali Harzallah ali.harzallah@instm.rnrt.tn

Modelling Tunisia Marine Ecosystems

Ali Harzallah

ali.harzallah@instm.rnrt.tn

INSTM

INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCESET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER

MODELLING STRATEGY

Mediterranean Sea Off Tunisia coasts

Version 2

ZOOM version

Operational Forecasting  ATM : INM

Small basinsBizerte lagoonGulf of Tunis

Sousse Hamdoun

pollutant transport,sediment transportecology, bacteria,

1997

CLIMATE VARIABILITYATM. : ECMWF, LMDZ, NCEP

MEDITERRANEAN SEA MODEL

OBSERVED & SIMULATED CIRCULATION

OBSERVED & SIMULATED

CURRENT PROFILE AT GIBRALTAR

OBSERVED & SIMULATED

WATER FLUX THROUGH GIBARALTAR

Forcing : P, V, E-P

MODEL

GRID

TUNISIA COASTS MODEL

MODEL SPIN-UP

SIMULATED SURFACE CURRENTS

, x, y, t : invariées (1)                   

CURRENTS IN THE GULF OF GABES

MODEL - MODB DATA

SATELLITE IMAGE

June, 30 – July, 6 2003

, x, y, t : invariées (1)                   

Hz

MODEL - MODB DATA

MODELE - DONNEES MODB SATELLITE IMAGE

January, 6-11 2003

MODEL – MODB DATA

Hz

MODEL - MODB DATA

SEA LEVEL

February, 17 2004

MESUREMENTS & VALIDATION

MODEL VALIDATION

ZOOM MODEL

, x, y, t : invariées (1)                   

ZOOM MODEL

BIZERTE LAGOON MODEL

SURFACE CIRCULATION VERTICAL-AVERAGE CIRCULATION

NORTH WEST WINDS

BIZERTE LAGOON MODEL

GULF OF TUNIS MODEL

OPERATION BLANCHE 22/09/2000

GULF OF TUNIS MODEL

OPERATION BLANCHE 22/09/2000

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