French Automatic Weather Station Jean-Baptiste Cohuet, Météo France 8th VOS TAG, Genova, Italy 30-31 March 2011
Synopsis French Automatic Weather Stations Evolutions in Batos AWS Plans for the future
1. French Automatic Weather Stations BATOS : Parameters : Pressure, Temperature, Humidity, Wind, Sea surface temperature, Manned observations (visibility, clouds,waves…), Salinity (only on 1 VOS) Inmarsat Transmission 58 VOS MINOS : Parameters : Pressure, Temperature Argos Transmission 7 VOS
1. French Automatic Weather Stations French Batos fleet : 58 Batos Le Havre: 8 Batos Oversea 4 Batos : French Polynesia 3 Batos : Reunion Island 1 Batos : New Caledonia Caen : 5 Batos Brest : 16 Batos Nantes : 2 Batos Bordeaux : 2 Batos Aix : 17 Batos
1. French Automatic Weather Stations Coordination of the maintenance of E-Surfmar Batos Fleet (10 VOS) Irena Arctica Mary Arctica Nuka Arctica (2010) Naja Arctica (2010) Toronto Express Montreal Express Celtic Explorer Celtic Voyager (2011) + 3 ship to find, Installations planned in 2011, 2012 Mississauga Express RV Urania (2011)
2. French AWS Recent Evolution on Batos AWS: Wind sensor : Tests in an air tunnel GILL WMT52 CV3F YOUNG Humidity sensor Rotronic S3CO3 Vaisala HMP110 (10 VOS equiped) (in test)
2. French AWS Recent Evolution on Batos AWS: Salinity : SolOceans Project Sport & Science Iridium transmission Developed with Batos 4.3 Some problems with 9601-DG modem
2. French AWS Recent Evolution on Batos Software: Corrections Problem on barometer height Problem on IMMT3 files Observation statement sending Improvements Password Help file Iridium Configuration Graphic Display
3. Plans for the future On BATOS AWS No new installation of Batos AWS for Météo France network, only for E-Surfmar Substitute CV3F and Young wind sensors by WMT52 Finish Iridium development using 9602-LP modem. It will allow to use the new format to encode more complete BUFR. A new AWS for Météo France : PACOME A general architecture (land stations, isolated places, airports, ships, buoys…) with specificities for the ships. Météo France is in a tendering procedure Available for tests in 2013
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