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

The E-SURFMAR Programme

Pierre Blouch

E-SURFMAR Programme Manager

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles

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


Composite Map


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


Data Buoys

Networks

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Number of operating buoysaccording to their type

Percentage of reports sent onto theGTS less than 50 minutes after the observation

Long term target : 90%

Short term target : 70%


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


Moored Buoys (Mediterranean Networks)

Puertos del Estado, SpainISPRA, Italy (RON)HCMR, Greece (Poseidon)

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)


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)


EUMETNET automated VOS - Data availability in the EUCOS areaAverage number of observations per day

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Conventional VOS Automated VOS (AWS)

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E-SURFMAR AWS Fleet


Performances (4th quarter 2010)


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


DataQuality Control Tools

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


VOSMetadataDatabase

http://esurfmar.meteo.fr/doc/vosmetadata

Contains about 3500 ships recruited by many meteorological services in the world: not only EUMETNET members


Questions ?


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: [email protected]: 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: [email protected]: www.eumetnet.eu

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

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