Project helps better wave, flow forecasts in East Sea
The Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands held a symposium on studying the application of oceanographic models to adjust sea radar data, and make wave and flow forecasts in the East Sea and the western coast of the Gulf of Tonkin.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) helda symposium on studying the application of oceanographic models to adjust searadar data, and make wave and flow forecasts in the East Sea and the westerncoast of the Gulf of Tonkin on March 21 in Hanoi.
Deputy head of the VASI Vu Truong Son saidthe event was part of a 300,000 USD project funded by the US Office of NavalResearch’s Arctic and Global Prediction Programme. The project has been carriedout in Vietnam from 2015-2018.
In the first phase of the project, threeradar stations were installed in the Tonkin Gulf, namely Hon Dau station innorthern Hai Phong city, Nghi Xuan station in central Ha Tinh province and DongHoi station in central Quang Binh province, together with a station to receivedata in Hanoi.
To date, data on several big storms hittingVietnam in 2017 matched data collected by the three radars. The data isexpected to be used for the research of oceanographic models, and help betterserve sea and island management in the future.
From now until the end of this year, aself-propelled sea measuring device will be dropped down Quang Ngai waters,while research on oceanographic models in wave and flow predictions willcontinue to be implemented.-VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
