DBCP National Report Germany 28 th DBCP Fremantle, 6 st of October 2012 Kai Herklotz (BSH)
Outline BSH and its relation to the DBCP ARGO-Program Other activities MARNET Perspectives 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 2
BSH 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 3
BSH Federal Maritime an Hydrographic Agency (former DHI) Our tasks as an provider of maritime services in Germany include: Maritime security Hydrographic surveying, wreck search Nautical information systems Warning services (water level forecasts and tide predictions, storm surge warning service, ice service) Monitoring of the sea (with regard to climate changes and environmental status) Maritime geospatial data center Maritime spatial planning in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Planning approval procedures for offshore wind farms and pipelines provide competent information about the status of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea and ensure the continuity of measurements. 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 4
Sea Area Exchange with NE-Atlantic, Norwegian Coastal Current, Fair Isle Current, etc Precipitation, Evaporation Heat Exchange with Atmosphere Solar Radiation, Wind Forcing, etc Baltic Outflow N River Runoff Exchange with English Channel 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 5
ARGO Floats 173 Floats Budget for 50 new floats p.a. 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 6
AWI (Alfred-Wegner-Institut for Polar Research) Studies about variability and long-term changes in warm deep water in the Weddell Gyre. Monitors of convection events. ZMAW (University of Hamburg) Water masses in the Nordic Seas (Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea, Iceland Sea, Lofoten Basin) 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 7
Iridium data based telemetry in the Central Irminger Sea Small surface element Installed in Aug. 2011 Transfer Iridium SMS messaging (Provider: CLS, France) T, C, P (10 depth), Oxygen data (1 depth): every 4h GPS position & Batt. Voltage: every 2h Contact: jkarstensen@ifm geomar.de
Gliders Leibniz-Institut für Meeresforschung Kiel, GEOMAR (former IFM GEOMAR) HZG Helmholtz-Zentrum für Küstenforschung Geesthacht (former GKSS) 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 9
MARNET - Marine Environmental Network 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 10
Tasks of the Marine Monitoring Basic information about local met-ocean conditions Long-term observation of main met-ocean parameters Monitoring of changes of marine climate Support of marine services (i.e. sea ice service, water level and storm surge forecast service ) Support of operational models Calibration of remote sensing data Basics for the Offshore-Industry 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 11
Station concept / measurement concept 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 12
Station concept / measurement concept Meteorological System central unit (MILOS) sensors (wind, temperature, humidity, pressure) add.sensors (sunshine, view) NMEA Source (position, motion) DCP (satellite communication) 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 13
Station concept / measurement concept Data Transmission Two transmissions per hour (1 x Meteo, 1 x Ozeano., optional. + 6 x Storm) No transmission costs Quality: 91,7% i.d. (Jan 11) Data flow: METEOSAT DWD Offenbach GTS BSH / DWD EUMETSAT Darmstadt BSH Hamburg 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 14
MARNET - Boundary Conditions 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 15
MARNET - Stations North Sea Buoys (NSB) NSB-2 NSB-3 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 16
Unmaned Lightship German Bight and GW Ems
Lighthouse Kiel
Oder Bank Buoy FEHMARN BELT Buoy
Darsser Mast Arkona Becken
FINO: Research Platforms in the North- and Baltic Sea FINO 3 FINO 1 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report FINO 21 2
Offshore-Platform FINO 1 general information: www.fino-offshore.de database: fino.bsh.de 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 22
MARNET - wave measurements FINO 3 0,5 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 23
MARNET - wave measurements Instrumentation Buoy AWAC X-Band marine radar Radar gauges Wave camera 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 24
MARNET - wave measurements 20 FINO 1 Storm Event 01. Nov. 2006 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 16.10.2006 17.10.2006 18.10.2006 19.10.2006 20.10.2006 21.10.2006 22.10.2006 23.10.2006 24.10.2006 25.10.2006 26.10.2006 27.10.2006 28.10.2006 29.10.2006 30.10.2006 31.10.2006 01.11.2006 02.11.2006 03.11.2006 04.11.2006 05.11.2006 06.11.2006 07.11.2006 08.11.2006 09.11.2006 10.11.2006 11.11.2006 12.11.2006 13.11.2006 14.11.2006 15.11.2006 16.11.2006 Wave Height [m] 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 25 32,5 32,0 31,5 Water Level [m] Hs arithm. mean 1.7 Pegel 31,0 30,5 30,0 29,5 29,0 28,5
Perspectives Priority on reduction of budget and stuff Development of a new monitoring concept Optimisation of the measurement system Intensification of see state analyses Intensification of current analyses Implementation of other parameters (e.g. PH) 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 29
Thanks for your attention! 06.10.2012 28th DBCP, Fremantle ; National Report 30