The IEO coastal observatory: understanding variability of coastal circulation and ecosystem response off North and North West Iberia

The IEO coas al obse a o y: unde s anding a iabili y o coas al ci cula ion and ecosys em esponse o No h and No h Wes Ibe ia Manuel Ruiz Villa eal, Luz Ga cía, Ma cos Cobas Ins i u o Español de Oceanog a ía, A Co uña Oceanog aphic Cen e manue[email p o ec ed].es IEO Oceanog aphic Sec ions Moni o ing Sys em RADIALES (1989- …) RadMed (1992- …) RADPROF-VACLAN (2003- …) S oca (2010- …) RAPROCAN (2006- …) Cha ac e iza ion o oceanog aphic condi ions wi h moni o ing c uises Ruiz-Villa eal e al. 2006, P es ige special issue, MPB Va iabili y o oceanog aphic condi ions in esponse o wind e en s du ing Pelacus sp ing c uises Tempo al and spa ial a iabili y o he sp ing bloom. Po o Viana Au umn 2013: Dynophysis acu a (HAB species, DSP oxin) and Along-sho e anspo 100m Conclusions The IEO obse ing sys em in N-NW Ibe ia cha ac e izes a iabili y o hyd odynamics and o he ecosys em A modelling sys em is alida ed by he obse ing sys em a di e en scales (wind e en s, seasonal, in e annual) P oduc s o ishe ies and aquacul u e sec o s a e de eloped based in nume ical model combined wi h obse a ions Ins i u o Español de Oceanog a ía Founded in 1914 Odón de Buen Founde o IEO 1916: Launching a plank on ne on a c uise on boa d he Spanish Na y gunboa He nán Co és, 1916, in he coas al wa e s o no hwes Spain “Changes in ocean a iables obey laws and cycles ha mus be known, i is necessa y o ga he da a o a e y long ime…as a means o o ecas he wea he a sea o he ad an age o sea a e s and a me s” Odón de Buen, as ci ed in Pa illa, 18(4) Oceanog aphy, 2005