FP7-Infra-2011-2.1.1 : Design studies for European Research Infrastrutures

1st October 2011 – 30th september 2014

Duration 36 months – Periods : 2 (month 18 – month 36)

Grant Agreement No: 284321 ; Total budget : 3,5 M€

http://www.groom-fp7.eu

19 partners from cy, de, fr, gr, it, no, es, uk

“Gliders for Research, Ocean Observation and Management”General Assembly

WP5 Observatory Infrastructure

Daniel Hayes, Lucas Merckelbach, Angelos Hannides, Alberto Alvarez, Laurent Beguery, et al.

WP1 Project

S/T Coordination

WP1 Project

S/T Coordination

WP4 Targeted

Experiments

WP4 Targeted

Experiments

WP5Observatory

Infrastructure

WP5Observatory

Infrastructure

WP3 Scientific

Innovation

WP3 Scientific

Innovation

WP2 Integration in the GOOS

WP2 Integration in the GOOS

WP2.1 Assessment

of a glider component in the GOOS

WP2.2 Legal framework

WP2.3 Financial framework

WP3.3Capacity building

and training, outreach

WP3.2Data flow

and processing

WP3.1New contributions

of glider for marine research

WP4.2Fleet missions

WP4.1Endurance lines

WP5.3Mission planning

and analysis

WP5.2Glider payload

assessment

WP5.1Ground segment

description

WP1.1Project coordination

WP5.4Estimated

setup and running costs

WP1.2Internal & external

communication

WP4.3Synergies

with other platforms

WP6 Project

Management

WP6 Project

Management

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 descriptionGlider payload assessment

Mission planning and analysisSetup and running costs

Objectives: ground segment description• Evaluate

existing facilities, expertise, procedures capacities

• Recommend improvements

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Gliders in Europe: >80

Progress: ground segment description

• D5.1 Report on the design aspects of observatory ground segment

• Questionnaire formed and distributed: results being analyzed

• First impressions (next talk) – Few groups but all very active– Similar issues faced by all– Some parallel efforts and some gaps– Priority areas to be identified

Future Work for the period 2• Identify optimum mix of

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

Could be organized by region

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• D5.2 Report on sensors used and new sensors to be integrated

(M24)• D5.3 Report on protocols for sampling, sample analysis,

intercalibration (M24)

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 D5.2 and D5.3 (only Table of Contents) for 1st General Assembly. Input is required and welcome!

Progress: Glider payload assessment• Building on EGO/GROOM/JERICO initiative: JERICO D3.2 Report on current status of gliders observatories

within Europe)

Future Work for the period 2• Solicit contributions to D5.2 and D5.3. 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 WP4:

– Provide technical information in D5.2 to D3.5 (existing sensors to be integrated on gliders for biogeochemical and biological applications and underwater data transmission)

– Obtain input from D4.6 (Field trials of new sensors for gliders) to modify/integrate into D5.3 content. [Shift deadline of completion, currently at M24?]

D5.2

D5.3

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• D5.4 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

Spatially average prior (black)and a posterior (blue) uncertainties Optimum glider tracks

and posterior uncertainty

Progress: Mission planning + analysis• D5.5 Environmental conditions and risk assessment tool--M24

• First version released, uses MyOcean fields, and AIS statistics

InputGlider trajectoriesMission Time

OutputRisks to timely perform the missionRisk areas for buoyancyRisk of collisionGlobal mission risk assessment

Automatic RequestCurrents, Density

AIS information

Summary Report:---------------Probability of good ballasting for the mission: 1 Probability of finishing the mission in time: 1 Probability of collision during the mission: 7.0286e-09 Probability of instrument failure during the mission: 0.3436

Progress: Mission planning + analysis• D5.6 Prototype of mission planning system--M30

Risk assessment tool (Done)

Optimal sampling tool (in progress)

Automatic Request

Currents, Density

AIS information

Automated navigation system (Done)

White Line- Boundary of the area during MED-REP13Red Line- Optimum glider trajectories Isobaths correspond to 100, 200, 300, 400 and 1000 m depth

To be tested and validated during MED-REP13 (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.

Mission Planning System

Future Work for the period 2• Combining risk and optimization tools into one (D5.6)• 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!