A “glider” Observing Task Team (TT)
in EuroGOOS: towards the EOOS
Chair: Pierre Testor
LOCEAN, CNRS, Paris, France
Members: Daniel Hayes (CY), Johannes Karstensen (DE), Simon Ruiz (ES), Elena Mauri (IT),
Peter Haugan (NO), Agnieszka Beszczynska-Möller (PL), Mark Inall (UK)
Data
Centers
users
Land Station
1km
~2-5km
EuroGOOS Annual Meeting, 20-22.May 2015, Brussels, Belgium
EGO: a glider community (sci & tech)
EU, USA, Canada, Australia, Mexico,
South Africa, Peru, Chile,…
(academics+manufacturers)
• EGO meetings and Glider Schools
• Showcase website
http://www.ego-network.org
(10,000 unique visitors and 100,000 pageviews per year)
• International fleet experiments
• OceanObs’09 White Paper (Testor and 44 co-authors, 2010). Gliders
 are perfectly suited for physical, biogeochemical and biological measurements
 can be used in combination with the other components of the GOOS
 can enhance the spatio-temporal sampling of the GOOS (in-situ) where
required
OceanObs’09  need for a glider component in the GOOS in line with the other
components, recommendations
EGO: international coordination
process studies
AND
long-term observations (repeat-sections in key areas)
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Monitoring the glider network activity
is based on the operators good will.
Maybe ~500,000 profiles since 2005.
A lot of data sent to data centers
Sustained activity (USA, Australia, EU)
All glider deployments since 2005
(+ deployments in the
Artic/Antarctic, SE/SW Pacific,
Polynesia, Indian ocean,…)
USA
~ 12,000 km altitude
EU
and
others
AU
Need for a glider component in the GOOS
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COST Action ES0904 - EGO (coordination/wide-open: include
Australia, South Africa, Israel, Mexico, USA, Canada, Peru,
Chile, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria…)
http://www.ego-cost.eu
FP7 Research Infrastructure design study “GROOM” Gliders for
Research, Ocean Observation and Management (WP2 =
Integration into the GOOS)
http://www.groom-fp7.eu
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~ 90 gliders in EU
+ « downstream » infrastructures
+ personel (~50 FTE)
 > 10,000 profiles / year (physical/biogeochemical)
 20-30% of the global activity
 ~ 3-6 Meuro / year (consolidated)
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Issues and challenges for gliders
“main” gliderports
Scientific, organizational, and technological issues
(new paradigm: bidirectional communications)
distributed all around the world
OceanObs’09 recommendations:
Best practice for gliders
 the formation of the global
glider system;
 the adoption of standards and
a “Argo” like data system for
gliders;
 the setup of a network of
shared resources and
expertise;
 to establish the adoption of a
common and accessible portal
for glider data.
users
The 5 aspects of a Gliderport
•System reviews
•Gap analysis
•Costs analysis
An example of
a fairly sophisticated
glider port.
Most important tasks
covered but at great
costs/efforts.
•Recommendations
•Standards
•Protocols
•Best practise
•Design
Networking towards a Glider EU Research Infrastructure
coordination, sharing, exchange,
standards
(GERI)
able to contribute to the GOOS
(robust and sustained)
engage new users (access), enable new applications
Different aspects to consider for networking/pooling
Need for a glider coordinator
(Black) proposed tasks for the GERI
(White) kept at the glider operator level
Level of integration of the GERI
agenda for the next years (2015-2017; 2017-2019; 2019+)
Gliders and EuroGOOS
• Systematic and long-term measurements, rapid interpretation and dissemination
• Development of Operational Oceanography (EU Seas + adjacent oceans)
• Foster European scale co-operation and integration on Operational Oceanography
The way forward – GERI (Glider European Research Infrastructure):
a distributed architecture in six EU ROOSes (+ global) for sustained glider
repeated sections (gaps: shelf-open sea continuum, physics/biogeochemistry)
Such a GERI is necessary for :
 coordination of the European
contribution to a sustained marine
observational system, towards a
European Ocean Observing System
(EOOS)
 working closely together with EU
Marine Research Infrastructures,
JPI Oceans, EMODnet, EU
Copernicus Marine Service, EEA,
ESA, EUMETSAT,… and
EuroGOOS national/institutional
members.
EuroGOOS and a glider TT
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Endorsement, visibility and more
outreach/awareness for the gliders.
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Networking with other obs. systems
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Definition of a global glider program ;
consensus on main scientific objectives ;
links with the ROOSes and WGs/TTs
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Help to set up a GERI (join the ESFRI
roadmap?)
– Better use of gliders (e.g. research,
operational oceanography, in-situ/satellite
comparisons, academic models, industry…)
– Better coordination with the other in-situ
and satellite components
(legal entity: excellent science, scale economies,
maritime law/traffic issues…)
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Support for a glider coordinator and a glider
committee
Issues impact
Desired outcomes ?
 Expect a snowball effect for
(present and future) glider
operators. Sustainability, capacity
building and development.
Terms of Reference for a glider TT in EuroGOOS
1. Act on behalf of the European part of the global glider community (EGO).
Develop a glider component in the GOOS at the EU level together with
international partners (USA, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Peru, Chile,...).
2. Develop the European glider network, coordinate and assist the
standardization of glider operations, data and applications. Ensure data
availability, via EMODnet and ROOS data portals in particular.
3. Set up a framework for users and operators:
1. promoting glider applications through liaison between providers and users,
advocacy, and provision of expert advice.
2. sharing success stories and difficulties
3. maintaining and sharing reference material on glider-related technologies
(sensors, their protocols, readiness levels and specifications, data management
standards, protocols)
4. providing and exchanging open source tools (piloting, maintenance, data QC and
analysis, applications…)
5. promoting scientific synergies with other observing systems for key questions;
filling gaps !
6. promoting joint proposals
4. Contribute to the development of the European Ocean Observing System
(EOOS), in the coastal area and in the open ocean. Establish a Glider
European Research Infrastructure (GERI) to better sustain this glider activity.
Work plan
Promotion of the glider group (ToR 1)
Action
Term
ToR and roadmap (this document)
IP
Core group definition, adding strategic members
IP
Draft an implementation plan for a glider component in the
GOOS at the global scale, a common scientific international
program for sustained glider observations
ST
Seek funding for joint/coordination activities
ST
Interact with existing initiatives in other countries (USA,
Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, Peru...)
IP
Development of standards (ToR 2)
Action
Term
Publish and promote the results of the FP7 GROOM design
study (website)
IP
Promote best practise with gliders, the usage of GROOM
standards and formats (website)
ST
Develop tools for better monitoring the glider data flow
MT
Who/ToR/…?
Who/ToR/…?
Work plan
Towards providing a framework to glider users (ToR 3)
Action
Term
Create website for the group in the EuroGOOS framework.
Organization of the information (topics) in the website (news,
links, …?)
ST
Repositories for software
ST
ResearchGate group/topic?
ST
Organization of the next (7th) EGO meeting and Glider School in
2016 (and every two years)
ST
MT
Towards the EOOS (Tor 4)
Action
Term
Reporting on existing European and national glider initiatives
(work plan, results…)
ST
Strengthen the network of “gliderports”
IP
Assess the sustainability of the glider activity. Help partners to
join the ESFRI roadmap.
MT
Identify specific added value products of gliders that can be
useful for specific stakeholders
ST
Who/ToR/…?
Who/ToR/…?
Related EU projects: AtlantOS, JERICO-Next, ENVRIplus, BRIDGES…
… but a lot to do !!!
Thank you !
EGO/GROOM
‘artistic’ view
http://www.ego-network.org
http://www.ego-cost.eu
http://www.groom-fp7.eu
http://www.groom-fp7.eu/doku.php?id=public:deliverables