129882453Edited by HilaryA.100016062generic_information_pageund1537365486163336214400163336214458<p>The Scottish Shelf Model (SSM) is a computational hydrodynamic model (HDM) that has a vast array of existing and potential applications to all areas of marine science and the wider economy and society. HDMs can give a highly resolved spatial and temporal picture of&nbsp;physical water properties (e.g. currents, temperature, salinity)&nbsp;which would be unobtainable from observations alone. These parameters can be used as inputs to other models, such as ecosystem or particle tracking models, or used to characterise Scotland’s seas. Below is a summary&nbsp;of recent applications and links to more detailed descriptions.&nbsp;&nbsp;There are also links to papers, projects and case studies that make use of the SSM in the 'Links and Resources'&nbsp;table below.</p> filtered_html<p>The Scottish Shelf Model (SSM) is a computational hydrodynamic model (HDM) that has a vast array of existing and potential applications to all areas of marine science and the wider economy and society. HDMs can give a highly resolved spatial and temporal picture of physical water properties (e.g. currents, temperature, salinity) which would be unobtainable from observations alone. These parameters can be used as inputs to other models, such as ecosystem or particle tracking models, or used to characterise Scotland’s seas. Below is a summary of recent applications and links to more detailed descriptions.  There are also links to papers, projects and case studies that make use of the SSM in the 'Links and Resources' table below.</p> 34432453PFOW tidal stream resourcepublic://fig2_pfow_peak_spring_tidal_currents_0.pngimage/png16881911629443559image77220841449Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters tidal stream resourcePentland Firth and Orkney Waters tidal stream resourceThe mean annual tidal power density around the Orkney Islands derived from the 1 year long PFOW climatologyThe mean annual tidal power density around the Orkney Islands derived from the 1 year long PFOW climatology<_drafty_revision_requested>FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT1Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters tidal stream resource23622362236223621964<table align="left" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" summary="SSM application summary table"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Application</th> <th scope="col">Summary</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/assessing-scotlands-seas">Assessing Scotland’s seas</a></td> <td>The SSM was used to describe the physical characteristics of Scotland’s seas in <em>Scotland's Marine Assessment 2020</em>. It has also been used to create high resolution maps of tidal stream, tidal range and wave energy resource maps.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/aquaculture">Aquaculture</a></td> <td>The SSM is increasingly being used to guide the regulation and management of the aquaculture industry, by regulators, government advisory bodies and a number of different stakeholders.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/renewable-energy-impact-assessment">Renewable energy impact assessment and long term environmental assessment</a></td> <td>The SSM is the ideal tool for exploring the potential impacts of marine renewable energy development on the physical environment.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/biological-connectivity-and-fish-larvae">Biological connectivity and fish Larvae</a></td> <td>The flow fields form the wider SSM and finer resolution SSM sub-models are well suited for studying how the currents around Scotland can transport organisms such as invertebrates and fish larvae, parasites such a sea lice, or diseases.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/oil-spill-and-pollutant-trajectory-modelling">Oil spill and pollutants trajectory modelling</a></td> <td>The SSM is able to resolve the complex flow in Scotland’s inshore waters and is therefore a useful tool for oil spill (or other pollutants) response and preparedness.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/general-flow-characterisation">General flow characterisation</a></td> <td>The SSM is able to highly resolve small- and meso-scale flow patterns which would be impracticable and expensive to observe directly and can characterise areas more accurately than traditional tidal stream atlases.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> full_html<table align="left" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" summary="SSM application summary table"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Application</th> <th scope="col">Summary</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/assessing-scotlands-seas">Assessing Scotland’s seas</a></td> <td>The SSM was used to describe the physical characteristics of Scotland’s seas in <em>Scotland's Marine Assessment 2020</em>. It has also been used to create high resolution maps of tidal stream, tidal range and wave energy resource maps.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/aquaculture">Aquaculture</a></td> <td>The SSM is increasingly being used to guide the regulation and management of the aquaculture industry, by regulators, government advisory bodies and a number of different stakeholders.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/renewable-energy-impact-assessment">Renewable energy impact assessment and long term environmental assessment</a></td> <td>The SSM is the ideal tool for exploring the potential impacts of marine renewable energy development on the physical environment.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/biological-connectivity-and-fish-larvae">Biological connectivity and fish Larvae</a></td> <td>The flow fields form the wider SSM and finer resolution SSM sub-models are well suited for studying how the currents around Scotland can transport organisms such as invertebrates and fish larvae, parasites such a sea lice, or diseases.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/oil-spill-and-pollutant-trajectory-modelling">Oil spill and pollutants trajectory modelling</a></td> <td>The SSM is able to resolve the complex flow in Scotland’s inshore waters and is therefore a useful tool for oil spill (or other pollutants) response and preparedness.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://marine.gov.scot/information/general-flow-characterisation">General flow characterisation</a></td> <td>The SSM is able to highly resolve small- and meso-scale flow patterns which would be impracticable and expensive to observe directly and can characterise areas more accurately than traditional tidal stream atlases.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> 161331613416135163751637618658sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/scottish-shelf-model-applications-summaryrory0a:6:{s:16:"ckeditor_default";s:1:"t";s:20:"ckeditor_show_toggle";s:1:"t";s:14:"ckeditor_width";s:4:"100%";s:13:"ckeditor_lang";s:2:"en";s:18:"ckeditor_auto_lang";s:1:"t";s:7:"overlay";i:1;}12497012988216062draftpublished58163336214411163336214412497012988216062draftpublished58163336214411163336214412497012988216062draftpublished581633362144111633362144