COORDINATION MEETING ON ANTARCTIC COORDINATION MEETING ON ANTARCTIC METEOROLOGY AND RELATED IPY ACTIVITIESMETEOROLOGY AND RELATED IPY ACTIVITIES

ST. PETERSBURG, 21 – 23 NOVIEMBRE 2005ST. PETERSBURG, 21 – 23 NOVIEMBRE 2005

REPUBLICA ARGENTINAREPUBLICA ARGENTINA

SUMMARYSUMMARY

OBSERVATION SYSTEM

DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM

REVIEW OF THE MONITORING RESULTS

DATA COLLECTION & DISTRIBUTION

IPY, PLANNING & COORDINATION ACTIVITIES

ORCADAS

AMC - ADCC MARAMBIO

ESPERANZA

BELGRANO II

SAN MARTIN

JUBANY

ARGENTINE STATIONS

Updated, Nov 20th 2005

OBSERVATIONAL DATA OBSERVING SYSTEMOBSERVING SYSTEM

ANTARCTIC BASIC SYNOPTIC / CLIMATOLOGICAL NETWORK

X

GUAN

XBELGRANO II89034

XSAN MARTIN89066

XXXMARAMBIO89055

XJUBANY89053

XXORCADAS88968

XXESPERANZA88963

C TEMPCLIMATGSNSTATION

Updated, Nov 20th 2005

1953

1904

1979

1985

1969

1951

OBSERVING SYSTEMOBSERVING SYSTEM

ALTITUDE STATION : 89055

OZONOSONDINGS (#)

JUN to DEC JAN to MAY

Frequency 2 weekly 2 monthly

Estimated days Wednesdays and Saturdays

1st and 3rd wednesday of the

month

(#) under agreement with the Finnish Meteorological Institute

DATA PROCCESING SYSTEMDATA PROCCESING SYSTEM

ARGENTINA ANTARTIC STATIONS (JANUARY 2004 - AUGUST 2005)

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

MONTHS

PERC

ENT

Presence monthly average, in operational time, of the Argentina Antarctic Stations, recieved at the RSMC Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA ANTARTIC STATIONS (JANUARY 2004 - AUGUST 2005)

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

MONTHS

PERC

ENT

MARAMBIO STATION SYNOP JANUARY 2004-AUGUST 2005

80.0

85.0

90.0

95.0

100.0

MONTHS

PERC

ENT

89055

DATA PROCCESING SYSTEMDATA PROCCESING SYSTEM

DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMDATA PROCESSING SYSTEM

QUALITY CONTROL AT THE ERMC BUE:

% PROMEDIO MENSUAL DE ERROR EN CONSISTENCIA INTERNA Estaciones Antárticas Argentinas con SYNOP

0.00

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

10.00

12.00

EN

E

FEB

MAR

ABR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AGO

SE

T

OC

T

NO

V

DIC

EN

E

FEB

MAR

ABR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AGO

SE

T

OC

T

ENE/2001 a OCT/2002

PORC

ENTA

JE

WMO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION WMO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMSYSTEM

BUE

MBI

Antarctic Synop Monitoring - SAWB

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

H+1 H+3 H+12Received at

Dat

a at

RTH

BU

E 889638896889053890558906689034

Delay control of synop reports at RTH Buenos Aires

(1 to 5 January 2005)

ANTARCTIC MONITORING RESULTSANTARCTIC MONITORING RESULTS

Antarctic Synop Monitoring - SAWB

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

H+1 H+3 H+12Received at

Dat

a at

RTH

BU

E 889638896889053890558906689034

Antarctic Synop Monitoring - SCEF - SCSC

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

H+1 H+3 H+12

Received at

Dat

a at

RTH

BU

E 890548905689057890588905989251

Antarctic Synop Monitoring - KWBC

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

H+1 H+3 H+12

Received at

Dat

a at

RTH

BU

E890618906289063

MONITORINGMONITORINGRESULTSRESULTS

Delay control of synop reports

at RTH Buenos Aires

(1 to 5 January 2005)

 

AMC MARAMBIO AMC MARAMBIO PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICEPUBLIC WEATHER SERVICE

CONDICIONES METEOROLOGICAS EN BASE MARAMBIO 14 de noviembre de 2002, 12.00 HOA  

ESTADO DEL TIEMPO Parcial nublado

                                          

VISIBILIDAD 10 kmTEMPERATURA -7.0 ºC

SENSACION TERMICA -15.3 ºCHUMEDAD 93 %

VIENTO Este 14 km/h

PRESION NIVEL LOCALIDAD 972,2 hPa

ESTACION HORA (HOA) ESTADO DEL TIEMPO VISIBILIDAD TEMP[ºC]

SENSACIONTERMICA

[ºC]

HUMEDAD[%]

VIENTO[km/h]

PRESION[hPa]

Base Esperanza 12:00 Cubierto 10 km -3.7 -6.8 78 Sudeste 9 995,2

Base Jubany 12:00 Cubierto con precipitación a la vista 3.0 km -2.2 -3.3 93 Sudoeste

7 995,8

Base Marambio 12:00 Parcial nublado 10 km -7.0 -15.3 93 Este 14 972,2

Base Orcadas 12:00 Parcialmente nublado 25 km 1.8 -2.3 84 Este 11 985,8

Base San Martín 12:00 Parcialmente nublado 20 km 1.5 -7.0 81 Sur 18 993,3

( www.meteofa.mil.ar)

AMC MARAMBIO- MMSsAMC MARAMBIO- MMSs

Coastal Areas:

Mar de la FlotaGerlache StraitMargarita Bay andErebus and Terror Gulf

areas

Oceanic Areas

Southern Drake Strait (South of 60ºS) Northern Bellinngshausen Sea Northern Weddell Sea Southern Wedell Sea

WEATHER FORECASTS FOR SHIPPINGWEATHER FORECASTS FOR SHIPPING

Twice a day, 18 hours validity.

In English and Spanish

Contains:

• Gale Warning

• Weather Synopsis

• Forecast for coastal areas

• Forecast for oceanic areas

.

WWAA02 SAWB 1511001:31:06:01:00

SEGURITE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPING ANTARTIC OCEAN ELABORATED BY MARAMBIO ANTARTIC METEOROLOGICAL CENTER - ARGENTINA AIR FORCE -PART ONE: GALE WARNINGPART TWO: SINOPTIC SITUATION AT 0900 UTC 02/11/15SIGFENOM: LOW 978 HPA 63S 46W. AND 995 HPA 53S 69W.PART THREE: FORCAST ISSUED AT 151500 UTC 02/11/15 VALID UNTIL 160300 UTC 02/11/16. COASTAL ZONE. MAR DE LA FLOTA COAST/GERLACHE STRAIT: MODERATE BREEZE FROM NORTHEAST. OVERCAST/PARTLY CLUODY PRECIPITATION POOR VISIBILITY. MARGARITA BAY ZONE: FRESH BREEZE FROM SOUTHEAST.PARTLY CLOUDY .MODERATE VISIBILITY. EREBUS AND TERROR GOLF ZONE: GENTLE BREEZE FROM ORTHEAST. OVERCAST MIST MODERAE VISIBILITY.OCEANIC AREAS SOUTH OF DRAKE STRAIT: FRESH BREEZE FROM NORTHWEST.OVERCAST MODERATE VISIBILITY. NORTH OF BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA: GENTLE BREEZE FROM NORTHEAST CUBIERTO MODERATE VISIBILITY. SOUTH OF BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA: GENTLE BREEZE FROM NORTHWEST.PARTLY CLOUDY MODERATE VISIBILITY. NORTH OF WEDDELL SEA: FRESH BREEZE FROM NORTHWEST. OVERCAST/ PRECIPITATION INPROVING POOR.VISIBILITY.SOUTH OF WEDDELL SEA: GENTLE BREEZE FROM WEST.MIST POOR VISIBILITY.

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING ISSUED BY THE AMC MARAMBIO

OTHER PRODUCTS AVAILABLEOTHER PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

SIGNIFITIVE HEIGHT OF WAVES (metres)

AMC MARAMBIO- AMSsAMC MARAMBIO- AMSs

Area Forecast and Severe Weather warning, TWELVE (12) hours validity, for Southern Drake Strait, Bellingshausen Sea (N/S) and Wedell Sea (N/S), in English and Spanish.

Weather Status/Report

Runway reports

PRONAREA MBI:

AMC MARAMBIO PRONAREA AMC MARAMBIO PRONAREA

Twice a day, 18 hours validity.

Contains:

• Weather Synopsis

• WIND/TEMP

• Weather Forecasts for Marambio, Jubany and Esperanza

.

COMMUNICATION MEANS AVAILABLE COMMUNICATION MEANS AVAILABLE FOR BROADCASTINGFOR BROADCASTING

LINK CMA MBI – RTH BUE :

VSAT Link point to pint at 64 Kbps.Alternative: AFTN via VSAT

LINK CMA MBI – ETC SOUTHBURY (USA) :

Via RTH SABM - MC SBCW, VIA GTS.

LINK CMA MBI – Antarctic Stations:

HF

Name of Station

Call Sign Frequences (KHz or MHz)

Type of transmission

Transmission time (UTC)

Observations

Centro Meteorológico Antártico Marambio(Período

desde el 15 de octubre

al 14 de abril)

LUU – (SAWB)

4807.010870.0

J2B 00.20 C. SYNOP 35) 00:00hBoletín MET p/ Nav. Marítima

36)4807.0

10870.0J2B 03.20 C. SYNOP 35) 03:00h

Boletín MET p/ Nav. Marítima 36)

PRONAREA MBI 31)4807.0

10870.0J2B 06.20 C. SYNOP 35) 06:00h

PRONAREA MBI 31)10870.016209.5

J2B 09.20 C. SYNOP 35) 09:00h

10870.016209.5

J2B 12.20 C. SYNOP 35) 12:00hBoletín MET p/ Nav. Marítima

37)10870.020732.0

J2B 15.20 C. SYNOP 35) 15:00hBoletín MET p/ Nav. Marítima

37)PRONAREA MBI 31)

C. GLACIOLOGICA * 38)4807.09951.5

J2B 18.20 C. SYNOP 35) 18:00h PRONAREA MBI 31)

4807.09951.5

J2B 21.20 C. SYNOP 35) 18:00h(*) Tuesdays and Thursdays only

MET BROADCASTS FROMMET BROADCASTS FROM AMC MARAMBIOAMC MARAMBIO

AREA ISSUING SERVICE

CES FOR SCHEDULED

BROADCASTS

BROADCASTS SCHEDULE (UTC)

60ºS / COST20ºw / 90ºw

ARGENTINACMA VCOM

MBI

SOUTHBURY FOR AOR (W)

02:30 17:30

BROADCASTS VIA SAFETYNET BROADCASTS VIA SAFETYNET OF INMARSATOF INMARSAT

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

OBSERVING SYSTEM :

Significative efforts will be made in order to keep the operatio-tional status of all the Argentine Antarctic Meteorological Stations.

During 2006 it is expected to put in operation AMC MBI HRPT station (NMS – CONAE)

The NMS offered logistical support to increase the upper air observations in MBI as a contribution to the IPY, in accordance to its possibilities.

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM :

A double quality control is performed (at the stations and at the ERMC Buenos Aires), a high presence of data is observed.

The availability of data at the AMC MBI is optimized for forecasting purposses.

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM :

Alternate means of transmission between AMC MBI-RTH BUE are under review.

Regular monitoring of the RTH Buenos Aires incoming data.

All the observational data and products are introduced on the GTS and NMS web

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?