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The E-SURFMAR Programme

The E-SURFMAR Programme. Pierre Blouch E-SURFMAR Programme Manager. E-SURFMAR. Surface Marine Observation Programme Part of the Eumetnet Composite Observation System (EUCOS) Optional: 17 participant members only Objectives

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The E-SURFMAR Programme

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  1. The E-SURFMAR Programme Pierre Blouch E-SURFMAR Programme Manager

  2. E-SURFMAR • Surface Marine Observation Programme • Part of the Eumetnet Composite Observation System (EUCOS) • Optional: 17 participant members only • Objectives • to coordinate, optimise and progressively integrate the European activities for surface observations over the sea in support of Numerical Weather Predictions • Two components • Conventionnels Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) or ships equipped with Automated Weather Stations (S-AWS) • Drifting or moored Data Buoys

  3. Composite Map

  4. Data Buoys • E-SURFMAR • operates a network of about 100 drifting buoys measuring air pressure and sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic and which make their data available in real time onto the Global Telecommunication System of WMO • coordinates the moored buoys activities of EUMETNET members and most especially the UK, Irish and French networks of K-pattern buoys • financially and technically supports the operation of 4 moored buoys as a baseline for the calibration and the validation of satellite-derived wind and wave observations • invites and helps non-EUMETNET members operating moored buoy networks in European waters to report their data onto the GTS as support to the World Weather Watch… and monitors these data

  5. Iridium SVP-B Argos SVP-B SVP-BW (moored buoys) Data BuoysNetworks February 2011

  6. Drifting Buoys E-SURFMAR EGOS Number of operating buoysaccording to their type Long term target : 90% E-SURFMAR EGOS Short term target : 70% Percentage of reports sent onto theGTS less than 50 minutes after the observation

  7. EUCOS Moored Buoys • K5 operated by the Met Office • M6 operated by MRI and Met Eireann • Cabo Silleiro operated by Puertos del Estado • Lion operated by Meteo-France

  8. Moored Buoys (Mediterranean Networks) Puertos del Estado, Spain • Data from these networks are reported in BUFR only • The quality of ISPRA buoys data does not reach WMO standards presently. They had to be removed from the GTS (waves excepted) ISPRA, Italy (RON) HCMR, Greece (Poseidon)

  9. VOS Ships • E-SURFMAR • supports the activities of European Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) in order to better coordinate and harmonise practices • operates an increasing fleet of Shipborne Automated Weather Stations (S-AWS) in support of the programme network design • provides a suitable forum to setup common specifications for the future procurements of such stations (call for tender to be issued)

  10. VOS Ships Data AvailabilityAverage number of daily reportsfrom the EUCOS area Target : 1000 obs/day E-SURFMAR E-SURFMAR Target : 250 obs/day Conventional VOS Automated VOS (AWS)

  11. E-SURFMAR AWS Fleet

  12. Performances (4th quarter 2010)

  13. Cooperations • E-SURFMAR • contributes to the World Weather Watch of WMO - all observations are reported onto its Global Telecommunication System in real time -, and the GMES Marine Core Service • closely works with the JCOMM Data Cooperation Panel and the JCOMM Ship Observation Team (JCOMM = Joint WMO-IOC Commission of Oceanography and Marine Meteorology) • cooperates with NOAA and the Meteorological Service of Canada, as well as with Puertos del Estado and other European oceanographic agencies among MOON members

  14. http://www.meteo.shom.fr/qctools/ DataQuality Control Tools

  15. http://esurfmar.meteo.fr/doc/vosmetadata VOSMetadataDatabase Contains about 3500 ships recruited by many meteorological services in the world: not only EUMETNET members

  16. Questions ?

  17. Pierre Blouch E-SURFMAR Programme Manager GIE/EIG EUMETNET Contact Details GIE EUMETNET Secretariat c/o L’Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique Avenue Circulaire 31180 Bruxelles, Belgique Tel: +32 (0)2 373 05 18Fax:     +32 (0)2 890 98 58 Email: info@eumetnet.eu Web: www.eumetnet.eu E-SURFMAR Programme Manager Meteo-France Centre de Meteo Marine 13 rue du Chatellier – CS 12804 F-29228 Brest Cedex 2  Tel: + 33 (0) 298 22 18 52 Fax: + 33 (0) 298 22 18 49 Email: Pierre.Blouch@meteo.fr Web: www.eumetnet.eu

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