OceanSITES in the context of a global sustained ocean observing system for climate

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OceanSITES in the context of a global sustained
ocean observing system for climate
Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission
for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
The Global Ocean Observing System

• Albert Fischer and Boram Lee
• IOC / UNESCO

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Background international coordination

• The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  (IOC) of the United Nations Educational,
  Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  exists as a mechanism for governments to
  coordinate marine science and observations, the
  World Meteorological Organization (WMO) does the
  same for meteorology.
• A major program of the IOC is the Global Ocean
  Observing System (GOOS), which has defined
  scientific requirements for global ocean and
  coastal ocean observation systems
• Implementation of many of the elements of the
  system is coordinated by panels of the Joint
  WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and
  Marine Meteorology (JCOMM)

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Background international coordination

• The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) has
  ocean, atmosphere, and terrestrial components,
  and was designed to respond to the needs of the
  UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
  (UNFCCC)
• The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
  coordinates international climate research, with
  its CLIVAR project most involved with ocean
  observations and research
• Recommendations for the design of a sustained
  global ocean observing system for climate are the
  responsibility of the GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean
  Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC)

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System goals

• Recommendations for a sustained global ocean
  observing system for climate have been developed,
  in wide consultation with the oceanographic
  community, by the OOPC. This system is designed
  to provide data and information products for
• Climate monitoring and forecasting
• Climate assessment
• Climate research
• it is also the foundation for global operational
  oceanography, including global weather prediction
  and marine forecasting, global and coastal ocean
  prediction and marine environmental monitoring

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Implementation plans

• The requirements and a 5- to 10-year phased
  implementation plan for the system were recently
  described in the GCOS Implementation Plan
  (GCOS-92, available at http//ioc.unesco.org/oopc/
  )
• It calls for sustained efforts in satellite and
  in situ ocean observing networks (including
  building to global coverage), data management,
  and product and analysis generation
• Strong links with research programs need to be
  maintained, for data collection, observing system
  evaluation, new technology to improve the system,
  and so that the observing system can respond to
  new scientific questions

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Implementation plans

• GCOS IP accepted by the UNFCCC in Dec 2004, with
  a call for regular reporting of progress against
  the implementation goals
• Accepted as a foundation for the GEO Climate
  societal benefit area
• Accepted by JCOMM as a foundation for
  observations programme area planning
• Excellent high-level acceptance, can we take
  advantage?

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Observing networks statusagainst agreed goals
for global coverage
February 2006
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Total in situ networks
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99
40
82
79
43
72
48
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The role of OceanSITES

• Outline of the areas where OceanSITES can take
  action to add to the system
• coordination with JCOMM
• coordination with JCOMMs Data Buoy Cooperation
  Panel
• coordination with tsunami warning system
  observing plans
• scientific activities to promote long time series
  observations

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JCOMM vision

• Integrated ocean observing system
• Integrated data management
• State-of-the-art technologies and Capabilities
• New products and services
• User responsiveness and interaction
• Involvement of all maritime countries

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JCOMM Structure
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JCOMM Evaluation metrics
Observing System Status 2005, Q2. Sea Surface
Temperature
Goal 100 Global Coverage
Drifting Buoys Moored Buoys Ships Total
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JCOMM Reporting
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The role of OceanSITES (I JCOMM)

• continue efforts to keep track of the system
• what is in the water, what is planned, what will
  end
• is the data available, and in a timely manner
• how and by whom is the data being used
• is the system responding to scientific goals

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OceanSITES and DBCP
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DBCP

• established in 1985 ? part of the Observations
  Programme Area of the JCOMM since 2001.
• Practical Achievements
• Improvements in data quality and quantity
• Formation of regional action groups
• Establishment of effective QC procedures (QC
  monitoring network, QC system at Argos for data
  entering GTS )
• Involvement of oceanographic community
• Active forum for data buoy issues (Annual
  sessions, technical workshops and documents,
  Website and related discussion fora)

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DBCP Regional Action Groups
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Contribution to JCOMMOPS
DBCP
SOT (SOOPIP)
http//www.jcommops.org
Argo

• support to programme planning, implementation,
  and operations
• observational data requirements,
• technology, instrumentation, and costs,
• operational status of observing networks (e.g.
  identification of data sparse area),
• deployment opportunities (by ship and air).
• International coordination for oceanographic and
  marine observations

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Challenges

• Deployment opportunities and strategies
• Re-seeding and enhancement of buoy networks
• Involvement of new groups tsunami, OceanSITES
• Ongoing financial support for technical
  coordinator
• Vandalism
• New chemical and bio sensors
• New communications techniques and energy sources
• Smart platforms

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Deployment Maintenance
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DBCP - OceanSITES Cooperation

• So far technical assistance through TC/DBCP
• facilitating WMO number allocation
• Argos data processing, GTS distribution
• Assistance to TIP/TAO moorings (e.g. salinity
  processing from conductivity, temperature and
  depth, etc.)

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DBCP - OceanSITES Cooperation

• for the future Data Management
• (real-time and delayed mode) data accessibility
  by GTS distribution
• ? New data management practices
• Common approach to Metadata issue
• JCOMM/OCG DBCP workshop for establishing a
  pilot project to collect in real time metadata
  from SST and temperature profile data (28-29
  March 2006, ECMWF, UK)

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DBCP - OceanSITES Cooperation

• for the future Deployment Opportunities
  and Ship Time
• Sharing common resources
• Developing common strategy
• Programme ? Programme
• developing countries ? developed countries

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DBCP - OceanSITES Cooperation

• for the future Standardization and
  Instrument issues
• Mutual benefit from common standards when
  appropriate
• Instrument calibration and validation
• New sensor technologies

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DBCP - OceanSITES Cooperation

• for the future Advocacy at National /
  Regional / Global levels
• National / agency level coordination support
• Enhancing collaboration with other DBCP action
  groups
• Integration into the global plans of ocean
  observation such as GEOSS

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Tsunami early warning systems

• The coordination of tsunami early warning systems
  occurs via Intergovernmental Coordination Groups
  (ICGs) for the Pacific, Indian, and NE
  Atlantic/Mediterranean Seas, under the IOC, with
  help from other partners
• Sea level data needed for these systems have
  resulted in ambitious plans for moored sensors,
  and coordination with other moored platforms is
  key

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Tsunami ambitious plans
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Tsunami ambitious plans
A conceptual network of deep ocean
gauges (advance extract from ICG/Indian Ocean
report)
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Tsunami opportunities for coordination (III)

• Platform sharing
• Ship time coordination
• Technology sharing
• Communications
• An International Tsunameter Partnership for deep
  ocean gauges has been proposed. The concept will
  be further explored at the meeting of the
  ICG/Pacific Ocean (tentatively early May 2006,
  Melbourne, Australia)

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Tsunami observations national focal points

• Coordination at the national level is necessary
• Australia Mr. K. Jarrott (Vice-chair)
• India Mr. K. Prem Kumar
• Indonesia Wahyu Pandoe
• Malaysia Mr Alui Bin Bahari
• Thailand Captain Witoon Tantigoon
• Tanzania Mr Shigalla Mahongo
• USA Dr Eddie Bernard
• Germany Dr. Joern Lanterjung
• Kenya Mr Ali Mafimbo Juma
• Chile Captain Rodrigo Nuñez

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The role of OceanSITES (IV)

• continue to build the scientific case for long
  multidisciplinary time series
• continue publication of comparisons of time
  series with climatologies and climate products
• publicize the availability of data to other
  researchers