Pierre Testor LOCEAN, CNRS, Paris, France

EuroGOOS Joint ROOS-WG-TT, 04 March 2015, Brussels, Belgium

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A “glider” Observing Task Team (TT) in EuroGOOS: towards the EOOS

04/21/23OCG5 - September 2013

EU, USA, Canada, Australia, Mexico, South Africa, Peru, Chile,…(academics+manufacturers)

• EGO meetings and Glider Schools

• Showcase website http://www.ego-network.org

• International fleet experiments

• OceanObs’09 White Paper (Testor and 44 co-authors, 2010). Gliders are perfectly suited for physical, biogeochemical and biological measurements can be used in combination with the other components of the GOOS can enhance the spatio-temporal sampling of the GOOS (in-situ) where

required

(10,000 unique visitors and 100,000 pageviews per year)

OceanObs’09 need for a glider component in the GOOS in line with the other components, recommendations

.

EGO: a glider community (sci & tech)

USA

AUEU and

others

~ 12,000 km altitude

process studies

AND

long-term observations (repeat-sections in key areas)

• Monitoring the glider network activity

is based on the operators good will.

• Maybe ~500,000 profiles since 2005.

• A lot of data sent to data centers

• Sustained activity (USA, Australia, EU)

All glider deployments since 2005 (+ deployments in the

Artic/Antarctic, SE/SW Pacific, Polynesia, Indian ocean,…)

EGO: international coordination

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2216

13

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9

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• COST Action ES0904 - EGO (coordination/wide-open: include Australia, South Africa, Israel, Mexico, USA, Canada, Peru, Chile, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria…)

• FP7 Research Infrastructure design study “GROOM” Gliders for Research, Ocean Observation and Management (WP2 = Integration into the GOOS) http://www.groom-fp7.eu

http://www.ego-cost.eu

Need for a glider component in the GOOS

~ 90 gliders in EU + « downstream » infrastructures + personel (~50 FTE)

> 10,000 profiles / year (physical/biogeochemical) 20-30% of the global activity ~ 3-6 Meuro / year (consolidated)

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OceanObs’09 recommendations:Best practice for gliders

the formation of the global glider system;

the adoption of standards and a “Argo” like data system for gliders;

the setup of a network of shared resources and expertise;

to establish the adoption of a common and accessible portal for glider data.

Issues and challenges for gliders

Scientific, organizational, and technological issues (new paradigm: bidirectional communications)

“main” gliderports

distributed all around the world

users

The 5 aspects of a Gliderport

An example of a fairlysophisticated glider port.

Most important tasks covered but at great costs/efforts.

•Recommendations•Standards•Protocols•Best practise•Design

•System reviews•Gap analysis•Costs analysis

Networking towards a Glider EU Research Infrastructure

(GERI)

able to contribute to the GOOS(robust and sustained)

engage new users (access), enable new applications

coordination, sharing, exchange, standards

Level of integration of the GERI

Different aspects to consider for networking/pooling

Need for a glider coordinator

(Black) proposed tasks for the GERI (White) kept at the glider operator level

agenda for the next years (2015-2017; 2017-2019; 2019+)

Such a GERI is necessary for :

coordination of the European contribution to a sustained marine observational system, towards a European Ocean Observing System (EOOS)

working closely together with EU Marine Research Infrastructures, JPI Oceans, EMODnet, EU Copernicus Marine Service, EEA, ESA, EUMETSAT,… and EuroGOOS national/institutional members.

The way forward:GERI: a distributed architecture in six EU ROOSes (+ global) for sustained glider repeat-sections (gaps: shelf-open sea continuum, physics/biogeochemistry)

Gliders and EuroGOOS

• Systematic and long-term measurements, rapid interpretation and dissemination

• Development of Operational Oceanography (EU Seas + adjacent oceans)

• Foster European scale co-operation and integration on Operational Oceanography

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• Endorsement, visibility and more outreach/awareness for the gliders.

• Networking with other obs. systems

• Definition of a global glider program ; consensus on main scientific objectives ; links with the ROOSes and WGs/TTs

• Help to set up a GERI (join the ESFRI roadmap?)

– Better use of gliders (e.g. research, operational oceanography, in-situ/satellite comparisons, academic models, industry…)

– Better coordination with the other in-situ and satellite components

(legal entity: excellent science, scale economies, maritime law/traffic issues…)

• Support for a glider coordinator and a glider committee

Desired outcomes ?

EuroGOOS and a glider TT

Expect a snowball effect for (present and future) glider operators. Sustainability, capacity building and development.

1. Act on behalf of the European part of the global glider community (EGO). Develop a glider component in the GOOS at the EU level together with international partners (USA, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Peru, Chile,...).

2. Develop the European glider network, coordinate and assist the standardization of glider operations, data and applications. Ensure data availability, via EMODnet and ROOS data portals in particular.

3. Set up a framework for users and operators:1. promoting glider applications through liaison between providers and users,

advocacy, and provision of expert advice. 2. sharing success stories and difficulties 3. maintaining and sharing reference material on glider-related technologies

(sensors, their protocols, readiness levels and specifications, data management standards, protocols)

4. providing and exchanging open source tools (piloting, maintenance, data QC and analysis, applications…)

5. promoting scientific synergies with other observing systems for key questions; filling gaps !

6. promoting joint proposals

4. Contribute to the development of the European Ocean Observing System (EOOS), in the coastal area and in the open ocean. Establish a Glider European Research Infrastructure (GERI) to better sustain this glider activity.

Terms of Reference for a glider TT in EuroGOOS

Promotion of the glider group (ToR 1)

Action Term Who/ToR/…?

ToR and roadmap (this document) IP

Core group definition, adding strategic members IP

Draft an implementation plan for a glider component in the GOOS at the global scale, a common scientific international program for sustained glider observations

ST

Seek funding for joint/coordination activities ST

Interact with existing initiatives in other countries (USA, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, Peru...)

IP

Development of standards (ToR 2)

Action Term Who/ToR/…?

Publish and promote the results of the FP7 GROOM design study (website)

IP

Promote best practise with gliders, the usage of GROOM standards and formats (website)

ST

Develop tools for better monitoring the glider data flow MT

Work plan

Towards providing a framework to glider users (ToR 3)

Action Term Who/ToR/…?

Create website for the group in the EuroGOOS framework. Organization of the information (topics) in the website (news, links, …?)

ST

Repositories for software ST

ResearchGate group/topic? ST

Organization of the next (7th) EGO meeting and Glider School in 2016 (and every two years)

STMT

Towards the EOOS (Tor 4)

Action Term Who/ToR/…?

Reporting on existing European and national glider initiatives (work plan, results…)

ST

Strengthen the network of “gliderports” IP

Assess the sustainability of the glider activity. Help partners to join the ESFRI roadmap.

MT

Identify specific added value products of gliders that can be useful for specific stakeholders

ST

Work plan

Thank you !

http://www.ego-network.org http://www.ego-cost.eu http://www.groom-fp7.eu

http://www.groom-fp7.eu/doku.php?id=public:deliverables

EGO/GROOM ‘artistic’ view

Related EU projects: AtlantOS, JERICO-Next, ENVRIplus, BRIDGES…… but a lot to do !!!