0-7 
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) 
(German Weather Service) 
DWD-P1 Operational recording of marine meteorological and pertinent oceanographic in-situ data on all oceans 
GOOS related activity 
Module 
Research / 
operational 
Measuring data / products 
Users 
Measuring techniques 
(a) Marine meteorological observation 
service at sea; commercial, research, fishing 
vessels, partly equipped with shipboard 
meteorological stations or automatic stations, 
world-wide deployment 
6,1 
Operational 
Marine meteorological and pertinent 
oceanographic routine data, special 
measurements if necessary 
Meteorological 
and oceanographic 
services, scientific 
institutions 
As a rule, marine meteorological 
standard measuring methods 
(b) Drifting meteorological buoys in the 
North Atlantic as part of EGOS 
6,1 
Operational 
Atmospheric pressure and trends, air and 
water temperatures, wind speed and 
direction 
Met. and oceano 
graphic services, 
scientific 
institutions 
Buoy sensors, GPS 
(c) Coastal monitoring network: coastal 
stations etc., automatic weather stations on 
unmanned lightships, lighthouses etc., North 
Sea and Baltic Sea 
5,3,1 
Operational 
Meteorological routine data from the 
coastal area 
Met. and oceano 
graphic services, 
scientific 
institutions 
Marine meteorological standard 
measuring methods 
(d) Automated Shipboard Aerological 
Programme (ASAP) 
5,1 
Operational 
Atmospheric pressure, temperature and 
humidity, wind in the marine troposphere 
and lower stratosphere, marine 
meteorological data near the sea surface 
Met. and oceano 
graphic services, 
scientific 
institutions 
Radiosonde technique and marine 
meteorological standard 
measuring methods