Buoy, platforms and other fixed sites

CNR operates several multi-parametric observational systems, most of them are located along the Italian coasts and transmit real-time data to the receiving stations along the coast. The complete real-time operation has not yet been reached by some of the systems, even if there is a development in this direction.

See the unified meteo-marine Ismar network (restricted access)

Northern Adriatic - Gulf of Trieste

• 3 inshore meteorological stations. Data: wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation (warmed rain gauge during winter time), solar radiation, air pressure. Data acquisition and elaboration every 10 minutes. Data Transmission in real time (hourly frequency).
• 1 meteo-marine station inside the harbour, water depth 6 m. Data: sea temperature (0.4 m, 2.0 m and 6.0 m  below s.l.), air temperature, wind speed and direction. Data acquisition and elaboration every 10 minutes, Data Transmission in real time (hourly frequency).
• 1 tide gauge station. Parameters: sea level. Data acquisition every minute, Data transmission in real time (every 30 minutes).
• PALOMA mast (45°37.097’N, 13°33.913’E), 12 km offshore, bottom depth 25 m. Data: sea temperatures (0.4, 2, 15, 25 m below s.l.), wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, solar radiation, air pressure. Data acquisition and elaboration every 5 minutes. Data transmission in real time (every 3 hours)
• Paloma station (45°37.097’N, 13°33.913’E), 12 km offshore, bottom depth 25 m. Data: hydrological (CTD) and biogeochemical parameters (dissolved oxygen, inorganic nutrients, pHT, Total Alkalinity). Manual operations, monthly frequency.

The Gulf of Trieste meteo-marine network is part of the LTER Northern Adriatic Site.
Altre informazioni sulla rete meteomarina del Golfo di Trieste

Northern Adriatic - Gulf of Venice

• “Acqua Alta” oceanographic platform (45° 18.83’ N, 12° 30.53’E), 15 km offshore, bottom depth 16 m. Meteorological data: wind speed and direction, air temperature, humidity, solar radiation, precipitation. Oceanographic data: sea temperature, sea level, ADCP currents, waves. Surface and scuba web cams Wide band intranet connection allowing real time data transmission.
• Abate meteo-marine station, 20 nmiles offshore the Venice riviera. Meteorological dataand hydrological data are provided by the buoy owned by the Regional Agency for Environment Protection (ARPAV), hydrological data, current measurements and vertical fluxes. hydrological (CTD) and biogeochemical parameters (dissolved oxygen, inorganic nutrients, pHT, phyto and zooplankton,,chlorophyll are sampled with monthly frequency. The station is part of the LTER Northern Adriatic Site.

Northern Adriatic - Venice Lagoon

• Network of 5 hydro-bio-chemical stations. Data: hydrological and chemical parameters, phyto- and zoo- plankton abundance, species composition. Monthly data and samples collection. The site joined the LTER network in 2008.

Northern Adriatic – Po Delta

• S1 Station (44.741042°N - 12.456111°E), bottom depth 22.5 m. Multi-parametric buoy.  Oceanographic data: temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, ADCP currents, waves. Meteorological data: air temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, net radiation, wind speed and direction. Real time data transmission. The station is part of the LTER Northern Adriatic Site.

Northern Adriatic - Torre Predera (Rimini)

• E1 Station (44°08.606’ N, 12°34.262’ E), bottom depth 10.5 m. Multi-parametric buoy. Oceanographic data: temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen. Meteorological data: air temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, net radiation, wind speed and direction. Real time data transmission. The station is part of the LTER Northern Adriatic Site.

LIDAR Raman-Mie-Rayleigh

The Raman-Mie-Rayleigh (RMR) lidar is located in Rome-Tor Vergata in two containers and can be utilized for routinel in situ observations or transported for measurement campaigns to remote sites.
The system, designed at ISAC-CNR, emits pulses at the 2nd and 3rd harmonics, 532 and 355 nm respectively, of a Nd:YAG laser. The lidar receiver is a multi-channel system, based on a set of 11 Newtonian telescopes (9 of which arranged as an array to produce a single measurement) each channel having the proper sensitivity for sounding a different altitude sub-range.
The system is currently designed to acquire 8 backscattered signals at 4 wavelengths: 532 and 355 nm as product of elastic backscatter and at 387 and 407 nm, the Raman shifted wavelength for the 355 nm for Nitrogen and Water vapour respectively.
With the information collected it is possible to develop and apply inversion algorithms to study:
- aerosols
- clouds (particularly cirrus)
- water vapour
- temperature (in the upper stratosphere-mesosphere)
Depending from on the product and the time of day the system cover a range from about 150 m to 80 km with vertical resolution that can be up to 7.5 m and sampling time of 10 Hz.

• website: http://lidar.artov.ismar.cnr.it/
• operation: continuous
• location: CIRAS - Roma
• Person in charge: Gian Luigi Liberti

Rete Meteo Marina - Lesina (FG)

(Now managed by the new CNR institute: IRBIM

Southern Adriatic – Gulf of Manfredonia

• Meda Gargano pylon (41°30.973’N, 16°08.970’E), 22 km offshore, bottom depth 17 m. Meteorological data: wind speed and direction, air temperature and pressure, humidity, solar radiation. Oceanographic data: sea temperature, sea level, CTD, EcoTriplet (Turbidity, Fluorescence, CDOM), current speed and direction. Real time data transmission.

Southern Adriatic – Lesina lagoon

• Inshore meteorological station (ISMAR laboratories), 20 m away from south-western shore of the Lesina lagoon. Data: wind speed and direction, air temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, precipitation. Real time data transmission.
• Hydro station, 10 m from the shore, bottom depth 05-07 m. data: water temperature and level. Real time data transmission.

Northern Adriatic - Ancona (Now managed by the new CNR institute: IRBIM

• TeleSenigallia mast (43°44.21’N, 13°13.13’E), 1.2 nmiles offshore, bottom depth 10.5 m. Meteorological data: wind speed and direction, air temperature. Oceanographic data: sea temperature, current speed and direction, sea level. Near real time data transmission at present (manual data recovery via GSM every 2-7 days). Real time data automatic transmission is being implemented and will be available very soon.
• Inshore meteorological station (c/o ISMAR laboratories). Data: wind speed and direction, air temperature, atmospheric pressure, net and total radiation. Real time data transmission. The station is part of the LTER Northern Adriatic Site.

(Now managed by CNR: IRBIM)

Rete Meteo Marina - Lesina (FG)

• Meda Gargano pylon (41 ° 30.973'N, 16 ° 08.970'E), 22 km al largo, profondità del fondo 17 m. Dati meteorologici: velocità e direzione del vento, temperatura e pressione dell'aria , umidità, radiazione solare. Dati oceanografici: temperatura del mare, livello del mare, CTD, EcoTriplet (torbidità, Fluorescenza, CDOM), velocità e direzione della corrente. Trasmissione in tempo reale dei dati.

Adriatico Meridionale – Laguna di Lesina

• Stazione meteorologica a terra (laboratori ISMAR), a 20 metri dalla sponda sud-occidentale della laguna di Lesina. I dati: velocità e direzione del vento, temperatura dell'aria, pressione atmosferica, umidità, precipitazioni. Trasmissione in tempo reale dei dati.
  
• Stazione di Hydro, a 10 m dalla riva, profondità del fondo 05-07 m. Dati: temperatura e livello dell'acqua . Trasmissione in tempo reale dei dati.

Northern Adriatic - Ancona (Ora gestiti dal nuovo istituto del CNR: IRBIM)

• TeleSenigallia mast (43°44.21’N, 13°13.13’E), 1.2 nmiles offshore, bottom depth 10.5 m. Meteorological data: wind speed and direction, air temperature. Oceanographic data: sea temperature, current speed and direction, sea level. Near real time data transmission at present (manual data recovery via GSM every 2-7 days). Real time data automatic transmission is being implemented and will be available very soon.
• Inshore meteorological station (c/o ISMAR laboratories). Data: wind speed and direction, air temperature, atmospheric pressure, net and total radiation. Real time data transmission. The station is part of the LTER Northern Adriatic Site.