E-SURFMAR 17 th June 2008, Toulouse Jean Rolland - Pierre Blouch Météo-France IABP/IPY

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 E-SURFMAR Main Objectives EUMETNET meets 24 European Meteorological Services. Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom 17 out of them are participating in E-SURFMAR To co-ordinate, optimise and progressively integrate the activities for surface marine observations within the EUCOS Operational framework Main EUCOS aim : to optimise the ground observing system to improve Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) over Europe

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 E-SURFMAR Area

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 E-SURFMAR Data Buoys E-SURFMAR is responsible for the European meteorological data buoys since mid-January Data Buoy Technical Advisory Group - Data Buoy Programme Manager Drifting buoys fully integrated since January 2006 DBCP Action group

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 Drifting Buoys Number of drifting buoys operated by EGOS then E-SURFMAR since 1996 Iridium buoys E-SURFMAREGOS

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 Drifting Buoys Observations Data AvailabilityData Quality (Air pressure) E-SURFMAR EGOS Data Availability and quality

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 Drifting Buoys Trajectories MAY 2008

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 International Polar Year - Buoys Buoy type Unit Cost Parameters NumberDeployedRemark IcexAir18.5 k€P, Tair2Aug-2006Still alive after 685 days Iceb6.5 k€P, Tair3Sept-2007 Two buoys failed after 47 and 121 days of operation respectively. One still alive after 290 days. Iridium SVP-B2.4 k€P2Sept-2007 Failed after ~150 days of operation. Batteries empty. Argos SVP-B2.2 k€P2Sept-2007 Failed after 92 and 180 days of operation. Unknown reasons Iceb IcexAir SVP-B drifters

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 Drifting Buoys QC

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 Drifting Buoys Data Plots

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 Drifting Buoys Black list

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 North of EUCOS area Deployment of a EUMETNET ICEB buoy by Polarstern Vessel and Arctic

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 Extension of the drifting buoy network  E-SAT agreed E-SURFMAR should extends its drifting buoy network in sparse areas north-eastwards and in a part of the Arctic Ocean  Norwegian and Greenland and Seas : Continuation of deployments from OWS Mike Use of any opportunities from Tromsø  Arctic : Which kind of buoys would be the most suitable in the Arctic ? ESURFMAR is interested by IABP tests (see picture) The aim is to get a cost effective buoy capable of operation in ice and open water through freeze/thaw cycles.

IABP-Toulouse 17 June 2008 TARA V