E-SURFMARProgramme funded S-AWS

Pierre Blouch

E-SURFMAR Programme Manager

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles VOS-TAG-8 Meeting, Genoa, 30-31 March. 2011

VOS Ships (BaTos AWS)

Station Ship’s name GTS since ASAP Installed by Remarks

BATEU00 Mary Arctica 2006/02/07 Yes DMI In operation

BATEU01 Toronto Express 2006/05/12 No Met Office In operation

BATEU02 Celtic Explorer 2006/06/19 No Met Eireann In operation

BATEU03 Celtic Voyager 2011/01/22 No Met Eireann In operation since Jan. 2011

BATEU04 Nuka Arctica 2011/01/07 Yes DMI In operation since Jan. 2011

BATEU05 Irena Arctica 2007/02/08 Yes DMI In operation

BATEU06 Montreal Express 2007/08/02 No Met Office In operation

BATEU07 Mississauga Express 2009/12/09 Yes Meteo-France In operation

BATEU08 Naja Arctica 2010/12/17 Yes DMI In operation since Dec. 2010

BATEU09 Urania 2011/03/24 No Meteo-France In operation soon

BATEU10 Second Italian RV ? Meteo-France

BATEU11 Reykjafoss ? IMO and MF

BATEU12 Arina Arctica ? DMI

Status on March 23th, 2011

P, T, U, V + SST (optional)and visual observations

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VOS Ships (E-SURFMAR BATOS)

• BATOS AWS (« integrated »)

• 12 stations purchased in 2005-2007

• One used station to be purchased to DMI in 2011 (second hand)

• 10 stations installed. Most recent installations:

• Celtic Voyager (co-operation with Met Eireann and the Marine Research Institute)

• Two Danish E-ASAP ships (Royal Arctic Line). Their BaRos should be dismounted.

• Research Vessel Urania (co-operation with CNR, Italy; five-second transmission !!)

• Seeking candidates for the last three stations. Could be:

• A fifth Danish container ship ?

• A second Italian Research Vessel ? Highly probable.

• Reykjafoss container ship (between Iceland and North America) ?

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VOS Ships (BaRos AWS)

Station Ship’s name GTS since ASAP Installed by Remarks

BAREU00 Atlantic Compass 2008/03/27 Yes DWD In operation

BAREU01 SL Motivator Yes DWD Service ended

BAREU02 Hornbay Yes DWD Service ended

BAREU03 SL Performance Yes DWD Service ended

BAREU04 Atlantic Companion 2008/12/12 Yes DWD In operation

BAREU05 Power 2009/01/26 Yes Meteo-France In operation

BAREU06 Endurance 2009/01/16 Yes Meteo-France In operation

BAREU07 Naja Arctica 2009/04/02 Yes DMI Will be dismounted soon

BAREU08 Liverpool Express 2009/04/03 Yes DWD In operation

BAREU09 Nuka Arctica 2009/04/29 Yes DMI Dismounted

BAREU10 Available in Brest

BAREU11 Dublin Express 2010/02/03 Yes DWD In operation

BAREU50 Alios Poseidon No HNMS+Crew Service ended

BAREU51 La Superba 2010/12/20 No ENEA (Italy) In operation

BAREU52 Aegan Sky No HNMS Service ended

BAREU53 MS Saphire No MOA (Cyprus) Service ended

BAREU54 Douce France 2010/05/26 No Meteo-France In operation

BAREU55 Hellenic Master 2010/09/28 No HNMS In operation

BAREU56 Jolly Indaco 2010/11/04 No Meteo-France In operation

BAREU57 Pontos 2010/12/16 No UCY (Cyprus) In operation

BAREU58 Louis Majesty 2011/02/21 No MOA (Cyprus) In operation

BAREU59 Tenacia 2011/02/10 No ENEA (Italy) In operation

BAREU60 Dubrovnik 2011/03/18 No DHZ (Croatia) In operation

Status onMarch 23th, 2011

Sea Level Pressure only

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles VOS-TAG-8 Meeting, Genoa, 30-31 March. 2011

VOS Ships (E-SURFMAR BAROS)

• BAROS AWS (« autonomous »)

• 23 stations built

• 23 installations but some should have been dismounted (end of operation, ship sold…)

• By now: 14 stations in operation, including:• 6 installed on E-ASAP containers• One on a French container ship plying betwwen Europe and West Indies • 7 on ships plying in the Mediterranean Sea, including:

• One by HNMS (E-SURFMAR member, Greece)• One by DHZ (E-SURFMAR member, Croatia)• One by UCY (E-SURFMAR member, Cyprus)• One by Meteo-France (Coordinating member fo E-SURFMAR)• Two by ENEA (MOON member, Italy)• One by MOA (MOON member, Cyprus)

• Seeking candidates for the last nine stations. Could be:• Ferries plying between Iberian Peninsula and Canary Is.• Italian ships (by ENEA)• Other ships found by those who already installed such systems

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E-SURFMAR BaRos

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Warm thanks to all people who are participating in the installations of

E-SURFMAR funded S-AWS

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles VOS-TAG-8 Meeting, Genoa, 30-31 March. 2011

Questions ?

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Contact Details

Pierre BlouchE-SURFMAR Programme Manager

GIE/EIG EUMETNET

 

GIE EUMETNET Secretariatc/o L’Institut Royal Météorologique de BelgiqueAvenue Circulaire 31180 Bruxelles, Belgique Tel: +32 (0)2 373 05 18Fax:     +32 (0)2 890 98 58Email: info@eumetnet.euWeb: www.eumetnet.eu

E-SURFMAR Programme ManagerMeteo-FranceCentre de Meteo Marine13 rue du Chatellier – CS 12804F-29228 Brest Cedex 2 

Tel: + 33 (0) 298 22 18 52Fax: + 33 (0) 298 22 18 49Email: Pierre.Blouch@meteo.frWeb: www.eumetnet.eu