Alberto Pedrassani COSTA NEVES

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LNCC 2004Marine Meteorological Service

• Alberto Pedrassani COSTA NEVES
• Commander Brazilian Navy
• Head, Numerical Prediction Division
• Navy Hydrographic Center (CHM)
• E-mail cneves_at_smm.mil.br

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MMS

• Mission provide forecasting buletins, sinoptic
  charts and warnings to the METAREA V (Safety of
  live at sea convention SOLAS)

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MMS
Environmental Forecasting Superintendency
Information Division
Environmental Forecasting Division
Numerical Prediction Division
Data Management Division
Remote Sensing Division
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AREA OF INTEREST
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Special Environmental Forecasting
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Atlantic

• GME
• 144 hours

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Atlantic

• WAM
• 120 hours

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Metarea V

• HRM Eta
• 78 hours

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Metarea V

• WAM
• 78 hours

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Antartica

• HRM
• 78 hours

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Antartica

• WAM
• 78 hours

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Caribean

• Eta
• WAM
• 48 hours

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Africa

• Eta
• WAM
• 48 hours

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• Oceanographic forecasting
• Currents
• Sea heights

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Decision aids
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Decision aids
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• Estado do Mar
• lt 5
• Vento
• lt 15 nós
• Base das Nuvens
• gt 1500 pés
• Visibilidade
• gt 10 MN
• Precipitação
• lt 4mm/h.

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Decision aids
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• ELECTROMAGNETICAL PROPAGATION - AREPS

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OTHER MODELS

• CNMCA Assimilation System
• Waves (SWAN)
• Surf zone (SURF / VENICE)
• Boundary layer (NPS-OPBL)
• Acoustic propagation (HODGSON)
• Tides

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Ray diagram
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NPISAT
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NPISAT

USERS

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Detection of NOc Antares


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Other tasks at the Navy Hydrographical Center

• National Oceanographical Data Bank (BNDO)
• Hydrographical Surveys
• Nautical Charting
• Nautical Publications
• Support PIRATA
• National Buoy Program (PNBoia)

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Conclusion

• Low research possibility
• Need to cooperate
• (DWD, INMET, CPTEC, COPPE, USP, UERJ, UFRGS,
  UFSC, UFPR, UFES, UFRN, FUNCEME, CLIMERH)