PREVIMER - Observations & Prévisions Côtières

This paper -presents the PREVIMER project which aims to provide a wide range of coastal areas users, always in increasing number: with observations, modelling tools and real-time forecasts, taking account of the statutory context. PREVIMER is based on observations and coastal ocean modelling, The www.previmer.org website displays for the French coastline, forecasts of current strength and direction, wave height and direction, sea water level, storm surge, temperature, salinity, nutrients and phytoplankton. These data and their analyses are going to be essential information for the coastal zone usage or management.