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Stennis Space Center, Mississippi

© Crown copyright Met Office

Sarah North – 26-28 August 2014

U.S. PORT METEORLOGICAL OFICERS MEETING

E-SURFMAR VOS Activities

Scope of presentation

• What is E-SURFMAR and how does it work• How well are we performing and how good is our VOS data• Which operational tools do we use to maintain our VOS fleets• What are our plans for automation• What’s in the pipeline• How can we work together in the future

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles US PMO Meeting - August 2014

EUMETNET is a grouping of 31 European National Meteorological Services

EUMETNET's mission statement is:

"To help its Members to develop and share their individual and joint capabilities through cooperation programmes that enable enhanced networking, interoperability, optimisation and integration within Europe; and also to enable collective representation with European bodies in order that these capabilities can be exploited effectively."


E-SURFMAR (Surface Marine Observation Programme)

• E-SURFMAR is an “optional” EUMETNET programme

• Its main objectives are to coordinate, optimise and progressively integrate European activities for surface observations over the sea in support of Numerical Weather Predictions.

• The current Programme Manager is Pierre Blouch from Météo-France.


Shipborne AWS(National and EUCOS fleets)

Drifting buoys(EUCOS network)

Conventional VOS(National fleets)

Moored buoys(National networks)

E-SURFMAR Components


E-SURFMAR Membership

1. RMI (Belgium) 11. MeteoLux (Luxembourg)

2. DHMZ (Croatia) 12. KNMI (Netherlands)

3. DMI (Denmark) 13. Met.no (Norway)

4. FMI (Finland) 14. IMPA (Portugal)

5. Meteo France (France) 15. RHMMS (Serbia)

6. DWD (Germany) 16. AEMet (Spain)

7. HNMS (Greece) 17. SMHI (Sweden)

8. IMO (Iceland) 18. MeteoSwiss (Switzerland)

9. Met Eireann (Ireland) 19. UKMO (United Kingdom)

10. USAM (Italy)


Observations Programme

Operational Service E-AMDAR

Operational Service Management

E-AMDAR

E-AMDAR Expert Team

Operational Service E-ASAP


E-ASAP

E-ASAP Expert Team

Operational Service E-SURFMAR

Operational Service Management E-SURFMAR

E-SURFMARExpert Team

Operational Service E-PROFILE

Operational Service Management E-PROFILE

E-PROFILE Expert Team

Operational Service E-GVAP


E-GVAP

E-GVAP Expert Team

ProjectOPERA

Project Management

OPERA

OPERA Expert Team

Observations Programme Management

Observations Scientific Expert Team (Obs-SET)

Observations Programme

Advisory Group (OPAG)


E-SURFMAR Requirements• Implement an optimum overall surface marine network design, and to

regularly revise it according to data user's requirements.

– The first design study (2004) led to an operational network of about 100 drifting buoys measuring air pressure and sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic

• Financial and technical support for the operation of 4 moored buoys as a baseline for the calibration and the validation of satellite-derived wind and wave observations.

• Support for VOS activities in order to better coordinate and harmonise practices. This support includes compensation observations and communications.

• Operation of Shipborne Automated Weather Stations (S-AWS) in support of the network design and, in parallel, the automation of the observation aboard ships through the development of such stations.


E-SURFMAR Tasks

• Ordering/Delivery/Deployment of drifting buoys • Managing participating members compensations• Evaluate and implement cost effective communication

systems for S-AWS, VOS and buoys.• Install/operate S-AWS aboard E-ASAP ships.• Facilitate technical information exchange • Tendering for EUCAWS with common specifications.• Monitoring the availability, timeliness and quality of the

data and resolving problems.• Working closely with JCOMM Data Buoy Cooperation

Panel (DBCP) and Ship Observations Team (SOT).


Conventional VOSS-AWSDrifting buoysMoored buoys

E-SURFMAR Data ( within Eumetnet area )


E-SURFMAR Data

EumetnetNon-Eumetnet


VOS and S-AWS Targets & Performance (2014-Q1)

Decreasing performance ?Needs investigation

Still too high despiteefforts (QC feedbacks)

Difficult to reachthis target

To be reached in 2017


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Target for 2013-2017:1,600 obs./day (Excluding 400 obs./day provided by E-SURFMAR S-AWS )

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The problem of short lifetimes has been fixed at Metocean

Thanks to Iridium, more than 90% of the observations are now distributed onto the GTS within 50 minutes after the obs. time

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Target: 90%

Requested target (Obs-SET): having more than nn% of observations available onto the GTS within 15 minutes after the observation time.

Unrealistic for manned VOS, to be considered for S-AWS


E-SURFMAR - Data Quality Toolshttp://www.meteo.shom.fr/qctools/

http://research.metoffice.gov.uk/research/nwp/observations/monitoring/marine/index.html

Automatically generated QC reports

http://www.meteo.shom.fr/qctools/

http://research.metoffice.gov.uk/research/nwp/observations/monitoring/marine/index.html


E-SURFMAR - Metadata

• An online database was developed within E-SURFMAR to manage VOS metadata (WMO Pub47 format).

• It contains almost all VOS metadata available in the world (permanently updated) and links to monitoring and performance assessments

http://surfmar.meteo.fr/doc/vosmetadata_v6/


http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/ois/pub47/pub47-home.htm


GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles US PMO Meeting - August 2014 J.Pierre KERSERHO, E-

SURFMAR METEO-FRANCE

• Inspection reportsAbility to directly fill up the inspection reports online added. (report is prepared with metadata available in the database already filled in) . Done for VOSP001 at present only for the moment.

• ZZ fleet (Ancillary VOS)Authorized users can create VOS records under ZZ country.

• Inclusion of Offshore PlatformsRigs and platforms can now also be added using vsslM=90 (manned) or 95 (AWS)

• AIS Locations : link configurable and available for each VOS

Link to marinetraffic.com position and tracks when MMSI number added

• Monitoring reports by email Ability to automatically send monitoring reports by email

A facility to request a report by email is also being developed e.g. By mailing [email protected] and specifying the call sign in the email subject line [e.g. [obs report] : Call_Sign] you may automatically receive an Observations Monitoring Report for a given SHIP :

E-SURFMAR – Metadata Database – recent/planned developments

mailto:[email protected]

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles US PMO Meeting - August 2014 J.Pierre KERSERHO, E-

SURFMAR METEO-FRANCE

E-SURFMAR – Metadata Database – recent/planned developments

Observations TrajectoryFrom the results of a query in the database, click on the 'Google maps' icon and consult in google map the trajectory of the Ship over the last 15 days of Observations received. Application will ask for login and password. Window will close automatically with the mouse position

Access Observation Counters and Last Positions Map

Possibility to count observation counters for listed VOS or to display the map their latest positions. E.g. if the contact form is filled up with company names, the user may do a query for a given company. The observation counters will provide the numbers of observations for this company and the last positions for its VOS.

More exported files from ESURFMAR VOS DATABASE

Daily export of VOSClim metadata available at ftp://esurfmar.meteo.fr/pub/Pub47

ftp://esurfmar.meteo.fr/pub/Pub47


Dirkzwager AIS


E-SURFMAR – TurboWin electronic logbooks

http://www.knmi.nl/turbowin/

http://www.knmi.nl/turbowin/webstart/turbowin_jws.jnlp




http://www.knmi.nl/turbowin/webstart/turbowin_jws.jnlp


• Selected wind speed visualization • Update of applied checks• Volcanic Ash reporting form

TurboWin 5.5 (November 2014)

TurboWeb/TurboWin+

• TurboWeb is primarily meant for ships with an internet connection

• Can also be used as a standalone program

• Will interface to sensor data from the EUCAWS ( but also allow manned visual elements to be added)

• Can link to Vaisala 220/330 barometers to provide barograph chart

E-SURFMAR – TurboWin electronic logbooks

1. insert manually observed data


Growth in use of electronic logbooks

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E-SURFMAR Automation – Current Ship AWS

CountryStations according to

Pub47 metadataOnto GTSin April 14

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Spain 1 Maws 410 0 Esperanza del Mar

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Total 159 stations 142 (136 in March 2013)


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E-SURFMAR - BaTos AWS Fleet

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

BATEU04 Nuka Arctica 2011/01/07 Yes DMI In operation

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

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

BATEU10 Cap Finistère 2013/10/08 No Meteo-France In operation

BATEU11 Spare

BATEU12 Spare

Status on May 16th, 2014

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

observations


E-SURFMAR - BaRos S-AWS FleetStation Ship’s name GTS since ASAP Installed by Remarks

1200050 Cyprus moored buoy 2013/07/23 No UCY (Cyprus) In operation

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

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

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

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

BAREU12 Atlantic Conveyor 2011/11/03 Yes DWD In operation

BAREU13 Ottawa Express 20120719 Yes DWD In operation

BAREU14 Atlantic Cartier 2013/12/09 Yes DWD In operation

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

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

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

BAREU62 Daniel A 2011/09/26 No ENEA (Italy) In operation

BAREU65 Aegean Dignity 2012/04/02 No HNMS In operation

BAREU66 Excellent 2013/06/04 No ENEA (Italy) In operation

BAREU67 Hilde A 2013/07/04 No ENEA (Italy) In operation

BAREU70 Marguerite A 2013/02/03 No ENEA (Italy) In operation

BAREU71 Sete Citades 2013/05/08 No Meteo-France In operation

BAREU72 Natalia A 2013/05/08 No ENEA (Italy) In operation

BAREU74 Ayse A 2014/05/03 No ENEA (Italy) In operation

Status onMay 13th, 2014

Sea Level Pressure only


E-SURFMAR BaRos S-AWS

• 7 installed on E-ASAP containers• 10 on ships plying in the Mediterranean Sea• One on a Cyprus moored buoy in the Eastern

Mediterranean Sea

• 4 are BaRos+ systems (Meteo-France upgrades) – one with Vaisala WXT520, 2 with Gill MetPak-II

• The most recent on a ferry plying between Portugal and Azores reports wind data.


E-SURFMAR EUCAWS development

European

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A common AWS for European countries:

Automation of European Fleet

Standardisation of systems – easier maintenance

Higher quantities, lower prices

Adaptable to many sensor types

Countries planning to participate –Germany (200),Netherlands (50) France (40), Ireland (5), Sweden (5)


EUCAWS - Functionality


Data Acquisition & Transmission EUCAWS will be able to acquire:

Pressure Temperature Humidity Wind SST Heading (compass) Navigational data (GPS)

Connection with TurboWin to add visual observations Designed to be adaptable to a variety of sensors and multisensors Iridium Transmission - Port mode, Area mode, Trigger mode

E-SURFMAR data format #100 Only one processing centre to decode encode FM13 or BUFR

messages


EUCAWS - Design

Rack containing : CU board Power board Analog board Digital board Iridium board GPS board

Power supply unit

NMEA output

Barometer

Sensor connections

I/O Protection

Size : 46 x 55 x 26 cm Weight : 16 kg


EUCAWS - Site Acceptance Test

On ship Armorique (Roscoff-Plymouth)

3 systems to be prototype tested Factory Acceptance Test Site Acceptance Test Acceptance period lasts until June 2015

AMOS - Autonomous Marine Observing System

• Easy to install ( ~2 hours)

• Two systems depending on ship requirements – 24 V (<2 Amp peak draw ) or solar cells

• Basic parameters temp, pressure, humidity only ( but expandable)

• Uses Vaisala 330 Barometer or Druck Barometer

• Rotronic Hydroclip temperature/humidity sensor

• Based on the proven CR1000 data logger

• Iridium Communications - 9522B Transceiver module with GPS antenna

• Hourly observations – on GTS

• Simple legal document signed by Captain or shipowner


Recent AMOS locations(May 2014)



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Other Issues being considered by E-SURFMAR

• Uniform Recruitment and Inspection reports for VOS & AWS • Future E-PMO Workshops • Contingency planning and backup (avoiding single points of expertise)

• National and E-SURFMAR links with major shipping companies

• Recruitment to the VOS Ancillary Pilot Project & future use of WOW • Harmonization of meteorological instruments & Replacement of mercury • Future use of the Marine Observer’s Log – Wikilog

• Differences in real time and delayed mode data

• Third party data sources


• Need for data blocking procedures

• Future of SAC Code 41

• Rollout of the half compression SACs and email for manual VOS

• Code formats for TurboWin

• Migration to BUFR - Status of the VOS template

• Ship Security - Call sign masking & encryption

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• E-SURFMAR data format for sending VOS and S-AWS observations ashore

• Weather messages over AIS

• International participation – IMO, WMO, JCOMM


Other Issues being considered by E-SURFMAR


E-SURFMAR– Memoranda of Understanding

• MoU – Inspection of manually reporting and automated VOS by

PMOs or technicians from other E-SURFMAR National

Meteorological Services

• MoU’s between Meteo France and other members for data

collection and processing

• MoU with NOAA – Coordination Annex


E-SURFMAR/NOAA - possible collaboration areas

• Manual VOS and AWS inspections• Drifting buoy deployments• TurboWin software development• AWS development• Metadata database development• AIS tools• Uniform inspection forms• Ancillary/support fleet developments• Liaison with major shipping companies• PMO training/secondments/procedures/work instructions


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