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Bailly du Bois, Pascal; Dumas, F; Solier, L; Voiseux, C (2011): DISPRO datasets for validation of coastal hydrodynamic models [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762253, Supplement to: Bailly du Bois, P et al. (2012): In-situ database toolbox for short-term dispersion model validation in macro-tidal seas, application for 2D-model. Continental Shelf Research, 36, 63-82, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2012.01.011

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Abstract:
Appropriate field data are required to check the reliability of hydrodynamic models simulating the dispersion of soluble substances in the marine environment. This study deals with the collection of physical measurements and soluble tracer data intended specifically for this kind of validation.
The intensity of currents as well as the complexity of topography and tides around the Cap de La Hague in the center of the English Channel makes it one of the most difficult areas to represent in terms of hydrodynamics and dispersion. Controlled releases of tritium - in the form of HTO - are carried out in this area by the AREVA-NC plant, providing an excellent soluble tracer. A total of 14 493 measurements were acquired to track dispersion in the hours and days following a release. These data, supplementing previously gathered data and physical measurements (bathymetry, water-surface levels, Eulerian and Lagrangian current studies) allow us to test dispersion models from the hour following release to periods of several years which are not accessible with dye experiments. The dispersion characteristics are described and methods are proposed for comparing models against measurements.
An application is proposed for a 2 dimensions high-resolution numerical model. It shows how an extensive dataset can be used to build, calibrate and validate several aspects of the model in a highly dynamic and macrotidal area: tidal cycle timing, tidal amplitude, fixed-point current data, hodographs.
This study presents results concerning the model's ability to reproduce residual Lagrangian currents, along with a comparison between simulation and high-frequency measurements of tracer dispersion.
Physical and tracer data are available from the SISMER database of IFREMER (www.ifremer.fr/sismer/catal). This tool for validation of models in macro-tidal seas is intended to be an open and evolving resource, which could provide a benchmark for dispersion model validation.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 49.658495 * Median Longitude: -1.876974 * South-bound Latitude: 48.632206 * West-bound Longitude: -2.999650 * North-bound Latitude: 50.690914 * East-bound Longitude: 1.456638
Date/Time Start: 2002-08-27T10:24:00 * Date/Time End: 2007-03-28T18:00:00
Event(s):
20030613_Ecalgrain (1) * Latitude: 49.692400 * Longitude: -1.946200 * Date/Time Start: 2003-06-13T16:27:05 * Date/Time End: 2003-06-14T06:56:35 * Elevation: -11.6 m * Location: Ecalgrain * Campaign: DISPRO_11 (Dsp11, Dispro11) * Basis: Côtes de la Manche * Method/Device: Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) * Comment: location: bottom
20030614_Omonville (2) * Latitude: 49.696600 * Longitude: -1.807300 * Date/Time Start: 2003-06-14T07:58:17 * Date/Time End: 2003-06-15T10:10:33 * Elevation: -16.4 m * Location: Omonville * Campaign: DISPRO_11 (Dsp11, Dispro11) * Basis: Côtes de la Manche * Method/Device: Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) * Comment: location: bottom
20030717_StMartin (3) * Latitude: 49.716600 * Longitude: -1.886700 * Date/Time Start: 2003-07-17T12:38:17 * Date/Time End: 2003-07-18T03:15:17 * Elevation: -10.3 m * Location: St Martin * Campaign: DISPRO-Z * Basis: Zodiac * Method/Device: Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) * Comment: location: surface
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  1. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Current measurements with ADCP 20030613_Ecalgrain. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762262
  2. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Current measurements with ADCP 20030614_Omonville. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762369
  3. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Current measurements with ADCP 20030717_StMartin. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762371
  4. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Current measurements with ADCP 20030808_StMartin. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762373
  5. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Current measurements with ADCP 20030809_Vauville. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762374
  6. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Current measurements with ADCP 20030810_Flamanville. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762375
  7. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Current measurements with ADCP 20050403_StMartin. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762376
  8. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Current measurements with ADCP 20050404_Ecalgrain. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762377
  9. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Current measurements with ADCP 20050410_Vauville. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762378
  10. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Current measurements with ADCP 20050411_Flamanville. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762380
  11. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Current measurements with ADCP 20050412_Omonville. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762381
  12. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Controlled tritium liquid releases from Areva-NC reprocessing plant. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762428
  13. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Bathymetric soundings (phi, lambda, depth) from DISPRO cruises with Côtes de la Manche, Haliotis. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762186
  14. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): DISPRO drifter 72878 trackline. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762193
  15. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): DISPRO drifter 72975 trackline. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762198
  16. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Tritium sampled and measured in surface water along cruise tracks. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762261
  17. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Full tide and low tides recorded at gauge station Goury. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762255
  18. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Full tide and low tides recorded at gauge station Herqueville. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762256
  19. Bailly du Bois, P; Dumas, F; Solier, L et al. (2011): Full tide and low tides recorded at gauge station St. Martin. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.762257