Acqua Alta Oceanographic Tower

PROGETTO BANDIERA RITMARE
SP ’SISTEMI OSSERVATIVI‘ - WP3.AZ2
(Acqua Alta Oceanographic Tower)
P.I & Institution:
Mauro Bastianini CNR-ISMAR
Data Manager:
Mauro Bastianini, Tiziano Minuzzo
Current Status of the Observatory/Mooring
 Acqua Alta Oceanographic Tower has been installed in
1970, after 45 years of activity a complete revamping has
been scheduled for the next spring.
 It’s however continues to host a growing number of
sensors and activities, during the project three SBE
Microcats have been deployed at three levels with
sampling every 5’, A Contros CO2 have been tested
 Real time transmission capabilities have been improved
with the adoption of a supplementary wi-fi link assuring
link redundancy
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Scientific and Technological Results
Parameter 2012 2013 2014 2015
RITMARE
period (20122015)
Atm Pressure
99%
99%
99%
74%
93%
Air Temperature
99%
99%
99%
74%
93%
Wind Speed,
Direction & Gust
99%
99%
99%
74%
93%
Relative humidity
99%
99%
99%
74%
93%
Solar radiation
45%
56%
67%
51%
55%
Water
temperature
0%
51%
85%
60%
49%
Salinity
0%
51%
85%
60%
49%
Dissolved Oxygen
0%
45%
85%
60%
48%
Turbidity
0%
32%
78%
42%
38%
Fluorescence (Chl)
0%
32%
78%
42%
38%
Waves
85%
87%
89%
62%
81%
Currents
85%
85%
89%
62%
81%
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Data Management (1)
Parameter
Sensor
Atm Pressure
Davis Vantage
pro2
Air Temperature
Davis Vantage
pro2
Wind Speed,
Direction & Gust
Davis Vantage
pro2
Relative humidity
Davis Vantage
pro2
Water temperature
SBE 37
Salinity
SBE 37
Dissolved Oxygen
SBE 37 ODO
Turbidity
Turner
Fluorescence (Chl)
Turner
Waves
Nortek Awac
Current speed and
direction
Nortek Awac
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Data Management (2)
 Delayed Mode
 Data formats availability: Ascii, Sos query
 Manuals used for the quality control:to be applied
 Data depository: Postgres DB
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Dissemination
 Indicate scientific and technological Journals where the data acquired during the project have been
published
Coastal engeneering
Mathematics and Computers in simulation
Nimbus
Natural Hazards and Earth System Science
Journal of Progress in Oceanography
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
 Indicate national & international congresses or workshop where your data have been presented
XXI congresso dell'AIOL (Associazione Italiana di Oceanologia e Limnologia) - September 2013
RITMARE SP5 “Observing system” meeting (7th EuroGOOS Conference - side event) – October 2014,
SP5&Friends - April 2015,
JERICO FP7 - General assembly - April 2015,
 Indicate your observatory web-site
www.ve.ismar.cnr.it/piattaforma
 Indicate web links where your data are disseminated:
Aeronet
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Problems/Issues to be raised
 Demanding budget
 Infrastructure obsolescence
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Future Vision
 Very good communications development (higher
bandwith-lower costs)
 Interoperability
 Optimal Test site
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