Basque Operational Ocean Forecasting System I EuskOOS

EuskOOS is the Basque coastal operational oceanography system operated by Euskalmet along with the expert advice of AZTI technology centre. This system envisages three purposes:

• Providing an accurate description of current sea conditions along the Basque coastline; 
• Offering ongoing forecasts of future sea conditions; 
• Supplying ocean-meteorological products to Basque coastal users. 

Oceans are key climate factors as well as a source of oxygen, water, food, energy and raw materials and a platform for tourism, transport and commerce. Our future depends on the good condition of the oceans and their capacity to facilitate goods and services. Acquiring knowledge and information for different marine environment uses, resource exploitation and sustainable management requires advance monitoring technologies. 

Forecasting extreme natural phenomena, marine spatial planning, rescue operations as well as ecosystem and climate modelling depend on ocean monitoring and efficient operational oceanography systems. To do so, access to high quality and resolution data is needed so data can be shared non-stop from different sources. These exchanges are organised at different international collaboration levels.