When a severe storm drives up coastal water levels, every hour counts: the earlier the danger is detected, the more time ports and shipping operators have to prepare or respond. As part of Europe’s Destination Earth initiative, TalTech’s Department of Marine Systems was tasked with developing a solution to identify such rises early, assess their possible extent and, where necessary, produce a much more detailed forecast for the area.
Marine systems
Microplastics are among the most insidious pollutants in the world’s seas, travelling invisibly across ecosystems and leaving long-lasting impacts. In his doctoral thesis defended at TalTech, researcher Arun Mishra has drawn a detailed map of how these particles move, concentrate, and persist in the eastern Baltic Sea.
Russia removed TalTech’s smart wave buoy from Estonia’s economic zone – without a single obstacle; the incident raises a pressing question: does Estonia truly have sufficient situational awareness in the Baltic Sea, and the capacity to respond swiftly?