Gliders for Research Ocean Observation and Management General

“Gliders for Research, Ocean Observation and Management” General Assembly FP 7 -Infra-2011 -2. 1. 1 : Design studies for European Research Infrastrutures 1 st October 2011 – 30 th september 2014 Duration 36 months – Periods : 2 (month 18 – month 36) Grant Agreement No: 284321 ; Total budget : 3, 5 M€ http: //www. groom-fp 7. eu 19 partners from cy, de, fr, gr, it, no, es, uk

WP 5 Observatory Infrastructure Daniel Hayes, Lucas Merckelbach, Angelos Hannides, Alberto Alvarez, Laurent Beguery, et al.

WP 6 Project Management WP 2 Integration in the GOOS WP 1 Project S/T Coordination WP 3 Scientific Innovation WP 4 Targeted Experiments WP 1. 1 Project coordination WP 1. 2 Internal & external communication WP 5 Observatory Infrastructure WP 2. 1 Assessment of a glider component in the GOOS WP 3. 1 New contributions of glider for marine research WP 4. 1 Endurance lines WP 2. 2 Legal framework WP 3. 2 Data flow and processing WP 4. 2 Fleet missions WP 5. 2 Glider payload assessment WP 2. 3 Financial framework WP 3. 3 Capacity building and training, outreach WP 4. 3 Synergies with other platforms WP 5. 3 Mission planning and analysis WP 5. 1 Ground segment description WP 5. 4 Estimated setup and running costs

Observatory Infrastructure • Culmination of the entire project: characterize existing and future glider facilities in Europe • Information gathering from partners and stakeholders (private and public sector) and building of standards and tools in 4 tasks. Ground segment description Glider payload assessment Mission planning and analysis Setup and running costs

Objectives: ground segment description • Evaluate existing facilities, expertise, procedures capacities • Recommend improvements

Progress: ground segment description • D 5. 1 Report on the design aspects of observatory ground segment Gliders in Europe: >80 • Questionnaire formed and distributed: results being analyzed 6 • First impressions (next talk) 18 – – Few groups but all very active Similar issues faced by all Some parallel efforts and some gaps Priority areas to be identified 16 14 9 9 2

Future Work for the period 2 • Identify optimum mix of Could be organized by region distributed, centralized, and virtual components • How ports should be organized – number, location, service level – Stars are indicative • How infrastructure accessed – Discuss the JERICO TNA model – Formalize and globalize EGO

Objectives: Glider payload assessment • Evaluate observation capabilities and recommend new ones – To assess the predominantly-measured parameters and the sensors used for them – Space, power, communication requirements – Review newer, recommended sensors – Lab and field calibration/intercalibration protocols • D 5. 2 Report on sensors used and new sensors to be integrated (M 24) • D 5. 3 Report on protocols for sampling, sample analysis, intercalibration (M 24)

Progress: Glider payload assessment • Collected relevant information from partners, to add to Gliderport Survey • Collected information from manufacturers regarding various sensors, (inter)calibration and intercomparison • Identified synergies with other past, current and future efforts (PABIM, JERICO, SCOR WG 142) and started integrating relevant info into deliverables • Produced working drafts of D 5. 2 and D 5. 3 (only Table of Contents) for 1 st General Assembly. Input is required and welcome!

Progress: Glider payload assessment • Building on EGO/GROOM/JERICO initiative: JERICO D 3. 2 Report on current status of gliders observatories within Europe)

Future Work for the period 2 • Solicit contributions to D 5. 2 and D 5. 3. Key aspects: – Sensors under development/prototypes – Protocols for pre/post cals at glider ports – Protocols for sampling, sample analysis, inter-calibration of missions, and data analysis • Coordinate with WP 3 and WP 4: – Provide technical information in D 5. 2 to D 3. 5 (existing sensors to be integrated on gliders for biogeochemical and biological applications and underwater data transmission) – Obtain input from D 4. 6 (Field trials of new sensors for gliders) to modify/integrate into D 5. 3 content. [Shift deadline of completion, currently at M 24? ]

D 5. 2

D 5. 3

Objectives: Mission planning + analysis • To develop a mission planning tool for fleet of gliders to maximize the information of the collected data and minimizing mission risks • Develop approaches for optimal sampling strategies • Investigate environmental thresholds for mission safety • Risk assessment related to marine and littoral human activities • Integration of mission planning tool into observatories

Progress: Mission planning + analysis • D 5. 4 Optimal sampling design methods for North Atlantic/Arctic and Mediterranean Sea—done • Case studies for optimized glider paths in 3 regions Glider Ports Prior uncertainty Optimum glider tracks and posterior uncertainty Spatially average prior (black) and a posterior (blue) uncertainties

Progress: Mission planning + analysis • D 5. 5 Environmental conditions and risk assessment tool--M 24 • First version released, uses My. Ocean fields, and AIS statistics Input Glider trajectories Mission Time Automatic Request Currents, Density AIS information Output Risks to timely perform the mission Risk areas for buoyancy Risk of collision Global mission risk assessment Summary Report: -------Probability of good ballasting for the mission: 1 Probability of finishing the mission in time: 1 Probability of collision during the mission: 7. 0286 e-09 Probability of instrument failure during the mission: 0. 3436

Progress: Mission planning + analysis • D 5. 6 Prototype of mission planning system--M 30 Mission Planning System Optimal sampling tool (in progress) Automatic Request Currents, Density Risk assessment tool (Done) AIS information Automated navigation system (Done) White Line- Boundary of the area during MED-REP 13 Red Line- Optimum glider trajectories Isobaths correspond to 100, 200, 300, 400 and 1000 m depth To be tested and validated during MED-REP 13 (August 5 -20, 2013). The system is constituted by three modules: the first module determines the optimum sampling strategy of the glider network. It also generates the navigation files encoding the commanded waypoints for all platforms in the fleet. A second module performs the risk assessment of the sampling strategy. Mission files are automatically transmitted to gliders by the third module of the system. This module performs the real time navigation of glider platforms by providing in an automatic way the commands needed when the platform surfaces. It also automatically detects anomalies in the mission execution producing the corresponding alerts.

Future Work for the period 2 • • Combining risk and optimization tools into one (D 5. 6) Integration into gliderport facility Generalizing to many glider types, mission objectives Mission planning will be tested during the field experiments planned in Task 4. 2: Fleet Missions

Objectives: Setup and running costs • Infrastructure costs: – Depreciation of gliders, running the building, ballasting and calibrating facilities, research and development laboratories, software maintenance & development, equipment purchases for outfitting “gliderports”. . . • Operating the infrastructure – Engineering and IT staff, maintaining stock in operations, consumables • Preparing and operating gliders – gliders (depreciation of equipment), communications, batteries, ballasting, calibrations, mechanical maintenance, servers, pilot staff, transport & customs, deployment and recovery at sea

Progress: Setup and running costs • Collecting existing cost from EU gliders infrastructures with respect to equipment & missions at sea (survey). • Apply recommended “GROOM standards” for cost estimates.

Conclusions • Moving according to plan • Slight delay in partner feedback…please respond quickly for period II (less room) • Close communication with JERICO will continue

Conclusions • Allow for flexibility and creativity!