wp3: harmonizing technological aspects

JERICO KICK OFF MEETING WP 3 PARIS – Maison de la recherche - 24 & 25 May 2011

WP3: Harmonizing technological aspects

Wilhelm Petersen

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG)

Institute of Coastal Research


WP3: Harmonizing technological aspects

• General Objectives:

• To provide a common base for the operational use of FerryBoxes, gliders, fixed platforms along European coasts

• To review the current status of existing systems in operational use in European seas

• To define the best technical practices for compatible, robust and cost-effective systems

• To define procedures for harmonizing and merging quality assessed FerryBox and Fixed Platform data at regional (ROOS) level

• To define procedures and technological solutions for integration and testing of new sensors on these systems


WP 3: Task 3.1 FerryBox

Objectives:• review current status of existing FB systems (e.g. sensors, quality control,data handling):

• review best technical practices of the existing FB systems

• harmonize the resulting data

• provide technological solutions to integrating new sensors (from WP10) into FBs

• define consensual procedures for using FerryBox data in validation of earth observation data

Tasks:• 3.1.1: Review current status of existing FB systems (flow-through systems, sensors, quality

control, data handling)

• 3.1.2: Best practice of FB systems (flow-through system, sensors, operation procedures, antifouling, control mechanisms, data handling)

• 3.1.3: Harmonization and merging quality assessed data from FB systems in ROOS regions

• 3.1.4: Test and integration of new sensors and best practices (tightly linked to WP10.


WP 3: Task 3.2 Gliders

Objectives:• Review the current status of the existing glider fleet in operational use in

European seas.• Define the best technical practices for operation of a fleet of gliders

(general strategies for glider operation in coastal and shallow areas, implementation of tools for path planning…)

Tasks:• 3.2.1 Review current status of glider operations in Europe (in

coordination with the Gliding Observatories network)• 3.2.2 Define the best technical practices for operation a fleet of glider


WP 3: Task 3.3 Fixed Platforms

Objectives:• reviewing the current status of existing systems in operational use in

Europe

• defining best technical practices for compatible, robust and cost-effective systems on a variety of fixed platforms

• defining procedures for harmonizing and merging quality-assessed high-frequency in situ data across regional seas (e.g. the North Sea)

• identifying gaps in the present coverage

• proposing technological solutions for the integration and testing of new sensors on fixed platforms

• sharing data with mobile platforms and remote sensing to create new integrated products


WP 3: Task 3.3. Fixed Platforms (continue)

Tasks:• 3.3.1 Review of the current status of all existing fixed observing sites in

European waters• 3.3.2 best practice of fixed platform technology• 3.3.3. Harmonization and merging quality assessed data from fixed

platform systems in ROOS regions• 3.3.4. Comparison of new sensors and assessment of their applicability

for fixed platforms (strong relationship to WP10)


WP 3: Deliverables & Milestones

Deliverables• D 3.1: Report on current status of FerryBox systems M09

• D 3.2: Report on current status of gliders observatories M15

• D 3.3: Review of current marine fixed instrumentation M21

• D 3.4: Report on new sensor developments M36

• D 3.5: Conclusion report M42

Milestones:• MS28 Report on activities M42


Contributions of partners to WP3

partners in total: 17

budget: ~550 T€

total personal month: 105


Task leaders:

• Task 3.1 FerryBox: NERC (David)& NIVA & SYKE Dominique & Seppo

• Task 3.2 Glider: CSIC (Simon)

• Task 3.3. Fixed Platform: CNR (Stefania)

• Task 3.x.3 test & application of new sensors: HZG (Willi)


WP 3: Task 3.1 FerryBox Action (working plan) first year:

FerryBox (responsible David Hydes):

1. review current status FerryBox :– questionnaire WP4 <> WP3 <-> WP2 D 3.1. report status FerryBox (M09 = Jan 2012)

2. review best practiseentire infrastructural chain of data acquisition from: sensor (performance, robustness, accuracy, etc.) to supporting system (cabling, electric and electronic components, critical sub systems such as debubbling, pumping, etc.). WP3 <-> WP4

– First Workshop on 30 – 31. August 2011 (connected to 4th FB-Meeting (1-2 Sept at HZG)

Organizer: David, Willi, support by Seppo & George?


WP 3: Task 3.2 Glider Action (working plan) first year:

Glider (responsible Simon Ruiz):

• Review current status of glider operations in Europe via questionaire, workshop?(in coordination with the Gliding Observatories network)

D 3.2. report status glider (M15 = Jul 2012)


WP 3: Task 3.3 Fixed Platforms Action (working plan) first year:

Fixed Platform (responsible Stefania Sparnocchia):• review current status of all existing fixed observing sites

– questionnaire (merged with the FB questionnaire) WP3 <-> WP2 including stations outside of consortium subdivided by the different ROOS’s

• review best practise– Planning a Workshop WP3 <-> WP4 (first months 2012?)

D 3.3. report status fixed platforms (M21 = Jan 2013)


WP 3: Task 3.3.4 New Sensors Action (working plan) first year:

New Sensors (responsible Willi Petersen):• Status of application of new sensors WP3 <-> WP10

Output of questionnaire

• assessment of their applicability for FerryBox and fixed platforms (+ Gliders??).– Which new sensors are available– Suitability for unattended operation (sort of platform)– Requirements for unattended operation

(power consumption, maintenance, data handling)– biofouling aspects (WP3 <-> WP4)

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WP3: Time table for the entire project


WP3: Time table until 2012


WP3: open questions

• Overlap WP3 > WP4• Connection to WP10

(e.g. defining standards, protocols, QA for new sensors)


First steps: 1st draft of a common (WP 2, 3 and 4)

questionaire (together with WP2 and WP4)

(first focused on FerryBox activities):

WP2 :• Institutions• List of platforms

(question: which stations should be involved (definition of what belongs to coastal systems)

• Contact• Parameter• Public access


cont. 1st draft questionaireWP3 & WP4:• Standard Sensors/Parameter:

– Type of sensors, experiences– Experimental parameter (new sensors WP10)

• New Sensors/Parameters– parameter– status (experimental, pre-operational…)– experiences

• Resolution in space and time– FB:

– frequency of data sampling spatial resolution (in case of FB)– repetition rate of transects on the route

– Fixed stations– frequency of data sampling– covered time period


cont. 1st draft questionaire

Quality assessment (sorted by parameter)• methods of QA • frequency of calibration checks • frequency of taking reference samples• real-time (automatic) data quality checks (e.g. tests of outlier, gradient

….) • post processing, how data are corrected • visibility of QA for external users (e.g. flags and/or metadata)

Data handling:• data transfer (real time or in harbour, automatically, manually

…)• data storage (files, database …)• public access of data, WP4 specific:• Calibration Facilities …


WP3: Personal month per partner


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