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S9.2.1 - Marine security in the Northwest Shelf seas

The marine security for the Northwest Shelf seas is based on the oil drift model that is operational at the Norwegian Meteorological institute. Within ECOOP the focus is to enhance the forecast reliability by

• using different ocean models to enable ensemble forecasts

using high resolution models for coastal areas. We also pursue the development of new ways to include wave drift and wave-oil interaction in the oil drift service. this is work in progress.