Oceanic observation network in China

Zhi ChenState Oceanic Administration, China

国 家 海 洋 局 State Oceanic Administration

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Operation Status

Future Development

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Operation Status

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Integrated Ocean Observing System

• Remote Sensing: HY-1 & HY-2 series satellites, CMS aero

planes

• Land-based: Tidal gauges, Radar

• Vessel-based: Research vessel, CMS vessel, voluntary

observing ship

• Water-based: Buoys, platforms

• Emergency observing: vehicle, helicopter

Coastal Observing Stations

Coastal observing stations under SOA:

• 3 branches: Qingdao, Shanghai and Guangzhou

• 15 key marine stations, managing 109 observing points

• 71 standard marine stations

• 38 observing points

Elements:• Temperature• Salinity • Tide• Wave• Meteorology• GPS• Marine chemistry

Coastal Observing

Stations

Tanggu

Xiamen Chengshantou

ShengshanZhelang

Pingtan

Daishan

Yun’ao

Buoys maintained by SOA• 18 large-size buoys for meteorology and wave height, seawater temp., et al.；• 2 offshore small-size buoys；• 2 Deep-sea Moorings；• 4 offshore bottom-mounted moorings；• 2 tsunami buoys.

Radars maintained by SOA• 5 Ground wave Radar for current, wave field;

• 2 X-band Marine Radar for wave field;

• 1 Radar Ice Sounder for Sea ice regime, thickness.

Large-size buoy

Argo Tsunami buoy

Observing

Buoys

Sea ice regimeCurrent mag., direction

Radars

Remote

Sensing:

Aeroplane

Green tideRed tideSea ice Oil spill

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Remote

Sensing:

Satellite

HY-1 HY-2

Emergency Observing

Sea ice

Data observed: •GTS•Argo•RAMA•Satellite remote sensing•SOA real-time observation data• …

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Operation Status

Future Development

• System development• Scope extension• Needs-oriented capacity building• Upgrading and new technology adoption• International cooperation enhancement• Etc.

Future Development

National Oceanic Observing Network

Operational Basic OON

Professional OON

National BOON Local BOON

gauge

radar

plat form

buoys

ships

survey

sea floor

gauge

radar

platform

buoys

ships

hydrology

meteorology

maritim

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education

research

tsunam

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satellite

System Development

Scope Extension

Near-shore observing Set up gouges along China coast and islets, including observing stations, coastal radar stations and tsunami warning observing platforms.

Offshore and open sea observing Set up in China Sea, including buoys/submarine buoys, standard oceanic sectional survey stations, offshore observing platforms, volunteer ships and platforms, ocean floor observing network, tsunami warning observing network and satellite observing network.

Ocean and polar regions observing Arrange observation on focused regions in west pacific ocean, Indian ocean, polar regions, including buoys/submarine buoys, oversea gauges, volunteer ships, oceanic surveys and polar region scientific researches.

Marine disaster mitigation service•Marine disaster prone zone •Significant coastal projects and industrial districts•Climate change and environmental sensitive areas•Other vulnerable areas

Marine environment safeguard service•Sailing routes and maritime channels•Fishing boats•Search and rescue•Others

Other Needs

Needs-oriented capacity building

• System development• Scope extension• Requirement-oriented capacity building• Upgrading and new technology adoption• International cooperation enhancement• Etc.

Future Development

国 家 海 洋 局 State Oceanic Administration