MARS Overview¶

Context

MARS is a coastal hydrodynamical model developped by IFREMER | (French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea)
The MARS model is a three dimensional model based on a set of | mathematical methods and numerical procedures. | It is used to provide realistic descriptions of coastal phenomena.
In such a multidisciplinary institute, numerical researches are managed | on different environmental domains.
- Sedimentology,
  
  (Module Sediment SEDI-MARS3D / MUSTANG)
- Coastal Environment health (microbial and contaminants),
  
  (Module Substance)
  
  (Module contaminant MET&OR)
- Biogeochemistry
  : primary production, toxic phytoplancton,
  
  dissolved oxygen, oysters, bivalves ..
  
  (Module Ecosystème ECO-MARS (or BLOOM))
- Halieutic applications.

MARS project is presented on the following webpage.
MARS is also implemented for operational purpose : the PREVIMER project provides the users with analyses and forecasts of marine coastal parameters
The variety of applications involves the taking into account of a large range of time-space scales :
- basin, region, shelf, bay, beach
- decade, season, week, tide.