1. PROGETTO BANDIERA RITMARE SP ’SISTEMI OSSERVATIVI‘ - WP3.AZ2
CORSICA-YOYO, SICILY P.I. & Institution: K. Schroeder, CNR-ISMAR Data Manager: J. Chiggiato, M. Borghini Participants: S. Sparnocchia, S. Aracri, A. Vetrano

2. Current Status of the Observatory/Mooring
Corsica Channel: Two deployments (jun13-oct13 and nov14-mar15) with yoyo. The third one is running since August Real time transmitted data are sent to MONGOOS.
On October 2013, a pCO2 sensor was installed at 400m, but produced wrong data, apparently due to an overheating of the probe during sampling or, as alternate hypothesis, a malfunctioning of the external pump. Trying to solve with CONTROS.
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3. Current Status of the Observatory/Mooring
Sicily Channel: we have made two trial periods with the yoyo also here, but there are issues with the strong currents (strong inclination of the mooring line, yoyo struggling with profiling and surfacing) . So now the moorings are providing data only in delayed mode  will be sent to MONGOOS soon
C01
C02
C02
-210 m
C01
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4. Scientific and Technological Results
CORSICA
Examples of data collected: yoyo profiles and ADCP data
The yoyo data has been to MONGOOS, in RT or in DM in case of transmission problems
Corr: U and V apr-2014 to nov-2014
Yoyo data Jun13-Oct13 (Aracri et al., 2014)
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5. Scientific and Technological Results
Bin#10 = 250 m
Scientific and Technological Results
C01
Examples of data collected: currents and T
The data will soon be sent to MONGOOS, even in delayed mode (6-months interval) m
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C01: U and V nov-2012 to jun-2013

6. Data Management (1) Real Time
Sensors/parameters: yoyo data (T, S, DO, Chla, turbidity)
Data formats availability: netCDF
Manuals used for quality control: SBE manuals (manufacturer)
Data depository: MONGOOS
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7. Data Management (2) Delayed Mode
Sensors/parameters: T, S from Microcats, Currents from ADCPs
Data formats availability: ascii for Microcat data, netCDF for ADCP data
Manuals used for the quality control: SBE manuals and the “Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Data Processing System” of the U.S. Geological Survey
Data repository: local, soon the DM data transmission to MONGOOS will be set up
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8. Dissemination
CIESM 2013, EMSO Conference, RITMARE workshop, Altifloat Workshop, 2015 EGU Conference
Submitted paper to Journal of Operational Oceanography: Aracri, Borghini, Canesso, Chiggiato, Durante, Schroeder, Sparnocchia, Vetrano, Honda, Kitawaza, Kawahara, Nakamura. Trials of an autonomous profiling buoy system.
Observatory webpage and repository:
Yoyo data available from CMEMS: ftp://medinsitu.hcmr.gr/Core/INSITU_MED_NRT_OBSERVATIONS_013_035/monthly/mooring/ (WMO number )
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9. Problems/Issues to be raised
Some transmission issues with yoyo in high currents conditions
pCO2 probe has malfunctioning that needs to be fixed by the manufacturer
Bureaucratic problems, because C01 and C02 are in the Tunisian EEZ
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10. Future Vision Data repository: Data processing:
The RT data transmission should become more automatized
soon the DM data transmission to MONGOOS will be set up on a 6-months basis
Data processing:
The processing has to be become more standardized (human resources issue)
International cooperation:
The C01 and C02 moorings are in Tunisian waters  CNR ISMAR and INSTM are preparing a Memorandum of Understanding for sharing responsabilities and data coming from these moorings.
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