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

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 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

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles Composite Map

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles 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

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles Data Buoys Networks February 2011 Iridium SVP-B Argos SVP-B SVP-BW (moored buoys)

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles Drifting Buoys E-SURFMAR EGOS Number of operating buoys according to their type Percentage of reports sent onto the GTS less than 50 minutes after the observation Long term target : 90% Short term target : 70%

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles 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

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles Moored Buoys (Mediterranean Networks) Puertos del Estado, Spain ISPRA, 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)

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles 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)

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles VOS Ships Data Availability Average number of daily reports from the EUCOS area Conventional VOSAutomated VOS (AWS) E-SURFMAR Target : 250 obs/day Target : 1000 obs/day

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles E-SURFMAR AWS Fleet

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles Performances (4 th quarter 2010)

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles 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

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles Data Quality Control Tools

GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles VOS Metadata Database Contains about 3500 ships recruited by many meteorological services in the world: not only EUMETNET members

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GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number RPM Bruxelles Contact Details Pierre Blouch E-SURFMAR Programme Manager GIE/EIG EUMETNET GIE EUMETNET Secretariat c/o L’Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique Avenue Circulaire Bruxelles, Belgique Tel: +32 (0) Fax: +32 (0) Web: E-SURFMAR Programme Manager Meteo-France Centre de Meteo Marine 13 rue du Chatellier – CS F Brest Cedex 2 Tel: + 33 (0) Fax: + 33 (0) Web: