The Annual "El Niño" and Measurement of Anomalies in the Pacific
Naylamp is an ocean observing Project implemented by Peru Navy through this Hydrographic Service (DHN). It is comprised within the Improving of the Forecast and Assessment Capacity of "El Niño" Phenomenon for the Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters in Peru program frame; This was implemented from 21 September of 2000 in the South East Tropical Pacific, primarily in adjacent areas to the northern coast of Peru which is one of the areas most affected by "El Niño" phenomenon. This project consists of four Oceanographycs Buoys and 11 automatic Ocean Meteorological Stations , the last ones disseminated along the coast of Peru. This project is co-financed by the World Bank and the Peruvian Government as part of a funding package for the reconstruction of infrastructure damaged in northern Peru by heavy rains of El Niño phenomenon.
These
buoys are sown in front of the Peruvian Harbors of Paita and Chimbote. And,
to emphasize the great religious devotion of our fishery communities, was decided
to baptize them with the names of the Saints of our seamen: Virgin of the Mercedes,
Virgin of the Carmen, San Pedro and San Pablo.
The acronym of the Naylamp project recreates the mythical name of a wise and courageous warrior of the Moche Culture that flourished in northern Peru, 15 centuries ago.
" The Legend counts that Naylamp came from the ocean with his people in a large fleet of rafts. They built large cities and palaces and their culture prospered peacefully for many century at his place of burials".
An idol named Yampallec that recalling Naylamp, was worshipped at his of his
place of burial. Today, the name of this idol remains alive as that of the most
important departments of northern Peru, Lambayeque.
Many years after Naylamp´s death his tomb was profaned and, as consequence,
30 consecutive days of rain (El Niño? ), destroyed towns and crops as
punishment to those who dared to disturb Naylamp' s tomb. . . "
(Legend collected by Miguel Cabello Valboa and reproduced in "Miscellanea
Antarctica", una historia del Peru Antiguo. Universidad Mayor de San Marcos.
Facultad de Letras, 1951.) .
This Buoyage System reports the sea surface temperature, direction, period, height significant wave, temperature profile and salinity variables up to 500 meters depth, as soon as, the direction and wind speed, atmospheric pressure, temperature and relative humidity of the air. This information is received in real time thanks to the ARGOS satellital system and is analyzed and managed by the Numerical Modeling Department (DEMODEL) from this Hydrographic Service that counts with a high performance computerized system.
In addition to the received data from the Monitoring system, the DEMODEL uses the available data from the world weather Data and performances operationally two numerical models (WWATCH and SWAN). They allow forecasting the waves up to 72 hours and a (POM) research model also allows simulating the oceanic dynamic, primarily to determine the variabilities related to "El Niño" phenomenon.