FP7 EuroSITES project. Richard Lampitt, Kate Larkin and the

European Ocean Observing network:
FP7 EuroSITES project.
Richard Lampitt, Kate Larkin and the EuroSITES Consortium
Partner institutes:
1. NERC-NOCS (coordinator); 2. UiB; 3. HCMR; 4. OGS; 5. CNR-ISSIA;
1
6. IFM-GEOMAR; 7. UNIABN; 8. CNRS; 9. IFREMER; 10. Océanopolis-SOPAB;
11. ICCM; 12. INDP; 13. ULPGC.
In order to monitor and
understand the marine system
we need to make sustained
multidisciplinary
l d
l
observations
b
at appropriate
pp p
temporal
p
resolution.
Importance of episodic events
Operational and research
2
1. Introduction to EuroSITES
2. What is the current status ((data collection)?
)
3. What is the current status (data management)?
4 How
4.
H
are the
th data
d t being
b i used?
d?
5. What are the demands for the future?
3
1 Satellite
1.
S t llit remote
t sensing
i
2. Gliders
3. Floats
4. Ships of Opportunity
5 Research
5.
R
h cruises
i
6. Eu
Eulerian
r an observatories
r at r
7. Computational models
All approaches have strengths and weaknesses
4
Unique strengths of Eulerian Observatories
1. Sensors which are large or power-hungry
2. Real-time sub-surface data supply
3. Repeated site
site-specific
specific sample collection (Water, biota, particles)
4. High frequency, un-aliased data, such as for reference data.
5. Deep ocean location (below maximum depth of floats and gliders)
5
EuroSITES integrates and
enhances
h
the
th 9 existing
i ti d
deep
ocean (>1000m) fixed point
observatories.
b
t i
6
- EU FP7 Collaborative Project
- 3 years: April 1st 2008 – March 31st 2011
- Coordination: NOC,, UK
- 13 partners (8 countries)
- International Oversight Committee
- Open ocean (>1000m)
- Full depth,
depth in situ: Ocean interior
interior, seafloor
and subseafloor
www.eurosites.info
7
Dual function of funding:
1: Observatory support
• Staff
• Equipment
E i
t
2: Glue
Eff
y of
f operation
p
•Efficiency
•Enhanced national funding
Outreach & knowledge transfer
•Outreach
•Effectiveness
8
OceanSITES: Global network.
An essential component of GOOS.
GOOS
EuroSITES
9
Links to shelf networks
60
10
00
m
58
The Western Shelf
Observatory
54
52
50
1000
m
PAP
48
Ab Po
ys rcu
sa pin
lP e
la
in
Degrees North
56
46
4000
m
44
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
Degrees West
http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/pap/
10
Links to shelf networks
The UK Met Office
ODAS buoy
y array
y
From May 2010 this
includes PAP
11
Regional, collaborative science
Norwegian Margin
Porcupine
Ligurian Sea
Eastern
Mediterranean
EuroSITES and ESONET/EMSO: 4 Common regions
12
Connection to international
ocean observation initiatives
13
Connection to other
i t
international
ti
l iinitiatives
iti ti s
Ocean Observatories Initiative
5 of the EuroSITES
oversight committee are key
players in OOI
14
1. Introduction to EuroSITES
2. What is the current status ((data collection)?
)
3. What is the current status (data management)?
4 How
4.
H
are the
th data
d t being
b i used?
d?
5. What are the demands for the future?
15
Multidisciplinary time-series
V ti l coverage: S
Vertical
Surface
f
tto seafloor
fl
•Temperature
T
t
•Salinity
•Currents
C
t
•Nutrients
•Chl-a
Chl
•CO2
•O
O2
•Particle flux
•Benthic
B thi components
t
R l Ti
Real-Time
Telemetry
T l
t
16
Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP)
17
Meteorology
Wednesday 15th September
2010 1945h UTC
18
Upper Ocean biogeochemistry
Wednesday 15th September
2010 1945h UTC
19
Downward particle flux at 3000m depth
20
Station M, Norwegian Sea
21
Station Mike
Dramatic deep water temperature
increase
-0.7
Tem
mperature °C
C
1200
-0.8
1500
-0.9
2000
22
1950
1960
1970
1980
Year
1990
2000
ESTOC
23
Ocean acidification
-autonomous pH time-series sensor
- Links with EPOCA and CARBOOCEAN
24
Western Mediterranean
25
Deep ocean oxygen consumption
- in situ measurement
O2 concentration inside and outside of IODA chamber
26
Eastern Mediterranean
27
Earthquake and subsurface fluid migration
-ESONET-EMSO: Eastern Mediterranean node
Pore water flow
seismometer
Time (4 months)
28
1. Introduction to EuroSITES
2. What is the current status ((data collection)?
)
3. What is the current status (data management)?
4 How
4.
H
are the
th data
d t being
b i used?
d?
5. What are the demands for the future?
29
Th vision
The
i i of
f MyOcean
M O
30
Real-time and delayed-mode
31
Data Processing
32
Data:
•freely available to all immediately after collection
and QC (Website,
(Website ftp & GTS)
•Associated metadata
•Using internationally agreed protocols and formats
33
1. Introduction to EuroSITES
2. What is the current status ((data collection)?
)
3. What is the current status (data management)?
4 How
4.
H
are the
th data
d t being
b i used?
d?
5. What are the demands for the future?
34
EuroSITES: essential reference stations
Calibration for Euro-Argo
http://www.euro-argo.eu/
e.g. salinity:
li it CIS as a reference
f
station
t ti
CLIVAR connection through CCHDO
-CTD time-series: contribution to deep water reference station datasets
35
EuroSITES
E
SITES iis registered
i t
d tto sub-task
b t k AR-09-03c
AR 09 03
‘Global Ocean Observing System’
(led by GOOS,
GOOS POGO,
POGO IEEE)
36
Data provider to MyOcean
e.g.
g Marine Resources. Cape
p Verde physical
p y
variables
Slide f
Slid
from
Pierre Bahurel:
Venice
25/9/09
37
Connection to modelling
initiatives and communities
such as met offices.
38
EuroSITES dissemination:
Outreach and Knowledge Transfer
39
- Website
- Fact
F t Sh
Sheets
t
- On-line Cruise diaries
- Film
www.outreach.eurosites.info
40
1. Introduction to EuroSITES
2. What is the current status ((data collection)?
)
3. What is the current status (data management)?
4 How
4.
H
are the
th data
d t being
b i used?
d?
5. What are the demands for the future?
41
42
GMES In-Situ Coordination
http://gisc.ew.eea.europa.eu/
Objective of GISC:
To stimulate
l
open access to in-situ data
d
f
for
operational GMES.
Principle activities:
Engage networks and stakeholders
Evaluate in-situ requirements
Determine approaches to sustainable solutions
Undertake case studies and quick-wins
43
Dual function of funding:
1: Observatory support
• Staff
• Equipment
E i
t
2: Glue
Eff
y of
f operation
p
•Efficiency
•Enhanced national funding
Outreach & knowledge transfer
•Outreach
•Effectiveness
EuroSITES ends in March 2011
44
The Future
Urgent requirement to develop a coordinated and
sustained network from the lower atmosphere to
the seafloor.
The “Sustained
Sustained Open Ocean Frontier Initiative”
Initiative
Requirement to expand the EMSO PP in order
to develop an integrated lower atmosphere,
atmosphere
water column and seafloor observatory ESFRI
proposal.
45
Thank you
Coordinator: Richard Lampitt: [email protected]
Project manager: Kate Larkin: [email protected]
kel1@noc soton ac uk
From OceanSITES
www.eurosites.info
46