Panel or WG Activity in framework of COPES

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4th International Southern Ocean Region Panel
Meeting
Buenos Aires, November 2006
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CLIVAR MISSION

• To observe, simulate and predict Earths
  climate system, with a focus on ocean-atmosphere
  interactions, enabling better understanding of
  climate variability, predictability and change to
  the benefit of society and the environment in
  which we live.

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ICPO Who are we?
Howard Cattle, Director
Valery Detemmerman Funding support
Mike Sparrow Southern Ocean region, VACS (Africa)
(plus WOCE Atlases, SCAR/SCOR, research)
Carlos Ereño VAMOS, AAMP
Roberta Boscolo Pacific, Indian, Atlantic
Antonio Nico Caltabiano GSOP, ETCCDI, Data,
Carbon
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Sandy Grapes Admin support, Exchanges
New member Modelling panels plus PAGES
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CLIVAR FOCUSon the Southern Ocean region

• Change in Meeting report format
• Produce an eye-catching document
  (newsletter-like) from the presentations etc. at
  panel meeting. New Scientist levelThis would
  require summary inputs from attendees including a
  figure if appropriate. Distribution would be
  largely electronic though printed for
  developing countries. Link to e.g. policy
  people/ fundersVisibility
• Formal meeting report would then cover the action
  item list, a short summary description of the
  discussions leading to an action item, the
  meeting agenda and list of attendees

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SO region panel website
http//www.clivar.org/organization/southern/southe
rn.php
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SO region panel website

• What should be changed?
• What should be included/removed (best not to have
  too much!)
• E.g. how should observations page be
  shown/updated? Front page (something more recent?
  Make Atmos./Cryo. links more obvious?)
• Should reflect panels direction after this
  meeting

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Interactions with other panels/programmes etc

• To work in concert with relevant CLIVAR, CliC
  and SCAR panels (e.g.
• regional panels, the CLIVAR Global Synthesis and
  Observations panel) and
• other groups (e.g. Ocean Observation Panel for
  Climate, Argo Science
• Team, SCAR/SCOR Oceanography Expert Group) to
  integrate Southern
• Ocean observations with those in neighbouring
  regions to ensure the
• objectives of CLIVAR/CliC/SCAR are met and
  resources are used
• efficiently.
• E.g. Comment on IGOS-cryosphere draft
• Chapter 11 An integrated and coordinated
  Observing system
• Recommendations (development of Sea Ice
  Observations)

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Next meeting

• May(ish) 2008?
• Consider
• Northern Hemisphere
• If CLIVAR funds the same amount of meetings in
  2008 funds available will be less than for this
  meeting
• WCRP now carbon offsets its flights. Should try
  to minimise air miles