AMVERSEAS Status and Plans

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AMVERSEAS Status and Plans
Francis Bringas
NOAA / Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological
Laboratory (AOML), Miami, FL Francis.Bringas_at_noaa.
gov AMVERSEAS Development Caridad Ibis
Gonzalez NOAA/AOML, University of Miami / CIMAS,
Miami, FL Caridad.I.Gonzalez_at_noaa.gov
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AMVERSEAS Applications System
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SEAS MET Obs. Logger features

• User friendly MET Obs. Logger
• Direct data transmission via email, internal
  (SMTP) or default system email client
• Show Report utility for direct
  access/correction of MET bulleting
• SEAS console utility Remote command system (via
  Iridium SMS service)
• Collection of manual (SEAS MET Obs. Logger) and
  automatic (SEAS AutoImet Data Logger) observations

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SEAS MET Obs. Logger US/VOS requirements

• Contain all SOT VOS recommended improvements
  (11504-10-OBS-WIGOS-OSD-MAR-SOT.pdf)
• All formulas and algorithm used to calculate dew
  point and relative humidity are taken from
  WMO-No. 8, 7th edition, 2008, Part I, Annex 4.B
• IMMT-V formatted message to support the VOSClim
  program and MQCS-VII
• Recruiting country Not Assigned option in
  support to the ancillary pilot project
• Meta-data report generation. Capability to
  transmit all data and meta-data in binary format
• Current version (v9) compatible with Windows 7

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AMVER Reporter

• The AMVER Reporter has been updated for
  compatibility with Windows 7
• This code was adapted to admit unlimited number
  of waypoints
• Tests have been conducted to ensure the correct
  processing of data

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TSG and XBT Data Recorders

• TSG Data Recorder has been completed and is in
  operation in ships of the SOOP.
• New features include the ability to read metadata
  (such as instrument calibration coefficients)
  automatically.
• XBT Data Recorder Under Development.

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AMVERSEAS web site
http//www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/goos/seas/amverseas_
software.php
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AMVERSEAS web site
http//www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/goos/seas/amverseas_
software.php
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SEAS Server for Data Distribution

• XBT and MET observations are received in the SEAS
  server. These data are decoded and stored in a
  database. They are also submitted to the GTS in
  real-time
• XBT data is submitted to the GTS in ASCII (JJVV)
  and BUFR
• MET data is submitted to the GTS in ASCII (BBXX)
• AMVER reports are created and submitted to the US
  Coast Guard

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SEAS Server for MET Data Distribution

• Work is underway to receive and process and
  distribute MET observations AMVERSEAS and
  TurboWin
• Data transmitted from ships will be decoded and
  submitted to the GTS in real-time in ASCII (BBXX)
  and BUFR
• In order to accomplish this several tasks must be
  completed first
• Software to decode TurboWin data files
• Work with current BUFR template for MET
  observations (currently not operational)
• BUFR bulletins will only contain as many metadata
  as we receive