HF Radar System

SMARTBUOY is an autonomous data buoy used by SBI and the MI for testing environmental and meteorological sensors and to efficiently collect metocean time series. All data is transferred to the MI via a variety of wireless communication options and onto users through the MI online data portal or specialized access. Different mooring designs are adaptable to any specific testing environment; the buoy allows for easy integration of sensors and instruments into the available power and data transmission facilities, with deployment in air, at the ocean surface or deeper in the water column. The buoy is part of the Galway Bay Marine And Renewable Energies Test Site (GB MARETS), previously known as SmartBay Marine Test and Validation Facility (SMARTBAY TDS)

COSYNA provides near real-time data from integrated observations and model results. The observations comprise a variety of in situ techniques (e.g. FerryBox, Gliders, Cabled Underwater Observatories) as well as remote sensing from shore by radar and from space by satellite. Key physical, sedimentary, geochemical and biological parameters are observed at high temporal resolution in the water column and the upper and lower boundary layers. COSYNA’s modelling part consists of nested models with different grid sizes for hydrography (salinity, waves, currents), for suspended matter and for biogeochemical and ecosystem processes. Sophisticated data assimilation procedures, i.e. continuous corrections of the models by observations, improve the reliability of now-casts and short-term forecasts. All data and plots are generally available for download through the data portal (http://codm.hzg.de/codm/). FerryBox data can be directly accessed via the data portal ferrydata.hzg.de where different vizualizaton tools are available (e.g. single transect, pool data along a certain transect for a longer time period or time-series at certain locations). Furthermore, all datasets can be exported in ASCII (tab separated tables) or NetCDF format and downloaded. COSYNA’s motivation is bridging the gap between operational oceanography and the various users of forecasts of the marine state. For further outreach to stakeholders and the wider community an app has been developed for the most common platforms.

Mykonos

SOCIB Fixed Platform

The MONICAN web page provides access to real-time or archived measurements and operational forecasts of the oceanographic conditions prevailing in the Nazare Canyon area of influence. Near real-time measurements in the Nazare Canyon area are collected hourly by the MONICAN network. This network includes two multi-parametric platforms measuring waves, meteorogical parameters (wind, atmospheric pressure, air temperature and relative humidity), sea surface temperature and (for one of the platforms) water temperature in the upper 200m and currents in the upper 100m. The MONICAN network also integrates two coastal tidal stations providing sea surface level measurements in the ports of Nazare and Peniche , and one coastal meteorological station providing meteorological measurements in the area of Ferrel. The near real-time data is presented in graphical form (namely by combining observations and forecasts) and can be accessed in table form. Forecasts of the wave conditions affecting the coast of Nazare are also included.

SOCIB Fixed Platform

The seabed cabled observatory EMSO-Molène was deployed off shore 2 km north of Molène in the marine protected area “Iroise Marine Park”. MOLENE is an EMSO testing site at depth 18 meters, dedicated to sensors and equipment in-situ and long-term qualification. The instrumental module is a removable device that includes the electronic core of the observatory: the “Node” and the “Junction Box”. The Node inputs an optical signal and converts it into electrical. On the node output, the Junction Box relays instructions, collects data, protects the equipment in case of electrical malfunction and provides failure warnings. Remote control of the instruments and data recovery. Network throughput: 1 Gbit/s between the sensors and the relay station, restricted between the island and Brest. A land-based server transmits data to the subscriber. Data time stamping: GPS clock, NTP/PTP Network, Network Attached Storage. Available for the instruments: 6 identical inputs (Subconn MCBH12M, Micro Bulkhead, 12 contacts), voltage: 15V and 48V, power supplied for the 6 connections: 75 W under 15V and 75W under 48V. Seawater physico-chemical measurements are performed by the platforms on the site (high frequency sampling).

Oceanographic data is available in real time and delayed mode from across the NOMOS facilities. Including physical and biogeochemical variables from platforms such as moorings, floats, ferryboxes and coastal stations. The data can be accessed through Bulgarian Oceanographic Data Centre. In addition a variety of interactive tools to help visualize the data are available through the BGODC website. All data are available for download.

The Utö Atmospheric and Marine Research Station of Finnish Meteorological Institute is located on Utö Island (59º 46’50N, 21º 22’23E) at the outer edge of the Archipelago Sea, Baltic Sea. Utö site specific open data is available at http://swell.fmi.fi/Uto/latest.html. Operational meteorological and marine observations, and model data produced at FMI is available through open data portal (https://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/open-data).