1. E-SURFMAR S-AWS developments J.B. Cohuet, H. Kleta, P. Blouch

2. E-SURFMAR S-AWS developments J.B. Cohuet, H. Kleta, P. Blouch EUCAWS: EU ropean C ommon A utomatic W eather S tation

3. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013 Index  1 – Objectives  2 – Calendar  3 – System Overview  S-AWS architecture  Data Acquisition  Satellite Communication  Maintenance Tools  4 – Acceptance Test  5 – Discussion

4. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013 1 - Objectives  A common AWS for european countries:  Automation of European Fleet  Stadardisation of systems – easier maintenance  Higher quantities, lower prices  Adaptable to many sensor types  Countries participating so far:  Germany: 200 AWS  Netherlands: 50 AWS  France: 40 AWS  Ireland: 5 AWS  Sweden: 5 AWS  …

5. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013 2 - Calendar  2010-2012:Work on specifications  June 2012: European tender published under belgian law  Feb 2013: “Winning” notification to Sterela  April 2013: Contract signed  Feb 2014: Delivery of 3 prototypes  2015: Delivery of series

6. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013 3 - Functionalities

7. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013  Size : 335 x 400 x 210 mm  Weight : 10 kg  Installation kit  Handle  On/Off switch  Air pressure inlet  Antennas 3 - Functionalities EUCAWS Architecture: Outside

8. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013 Barometer Sensor connections I/O Protection Rack containing :  CU board  Power board  Analog board  Digital board  Iridium board  GPS board Power supply unit NMEA output EUCAWS Architecture: Inside 3 - Functionalities

9. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013  EUCAWS will be able to acquire:  Pressure  Temperature  Humidity  Wind  SST  Heading (compass)  Navigational data (GPS)  Connection with TurboWin to add visual observations  EUCAWS is designed to be highly adaptable to all sensors available at various NMS, future sensors, multisensors… Data Acquisition 3 - Functionalities

10. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013 3 - Functionalities Satellite communication  Iridium Transmission  Port mode, Area mode, Trigger mode  Transmission frequency selectable  E-SURFMAR data format #100  Size of messages 30..54 bytes  Onlyone processing center to decode messages and encode FM13 or BUFR

11. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013 3 - Functionalities Maintenance tool  Configuration  Data access  Sensor setup  Updates…

12. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013 3 - Functionalities LMF: Landbased Monitoring Facility  Commands  Modes, reboot, …  Software management  Data access

13. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013 4 - Acceptance Test

14. GIE/EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SOT 7, Victoria, 22-26 April 2013 5 - Discussion…