JCOMM in situ Observing Platform Support Centre

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JCOMM in situ Observing Platform Support Centre

• JCOMMOPS
• http//www.jcommops.org/

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http//www.jcommops.org/

• JCOMMOPS was established by JCOMM to combine
  international coordination efforts on the
  following ocean observation programmes
• Data Buoy Cooperation Panel, DBCP (drifting and
  moored buoys)
• Ship Observations Team, SOT (including its 3
  panels SOOPIP, ASAPP, VOS)
• Argo, Profiling Float Programme.

Data Buoy Cooperation Panel http//www.dbcp.noaa.g
ov/dbcp/ Argo Information Centre http//argo.jcom
mops.org/ Ship Observations Team http//www.jcomm
ops.org/sot/
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JCOMMOPS

• Two Technical Coordinators Mathieu Belbeoch
  (Argo) and Hester Viola (DBCP/SOT)
• Provide support to programme planning,
  implementation, monitoring and operations,
  including
• observational requirements, data flow and data
  quality
• technologies, instrumentation and costs
• status of networks (maps, monitoring and
  analysis)
• reporting from a global standpoint
• support for platform operators especially with
  the Global Telecommunications System (GTS)
• deployment opportunities (by ship and air)
• community information e.g. News, Meeting
  information, Contact information and mailing
  lists

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Observational Networks - Maps
Live, dynamic interactive maps e.g. http//w4.jc
ommops.org/website/GOOS/viewer.htm http//w4.jcomm
ops.org/website/Argo/viewer.htm http//w4.jcommops
.org/website/Gloss/viewer.htm
Observational Network maps (produced monthly)
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Observational Networks - status

• Web Mapping interfaces, Geographic Information
  Systems (GIS) and Google Earth can be used to
  visualise platform locations and query metadata.
• Web Map Services (WMS) are available to plug in
  JCOMMOPS network metadata to existing GIS tools.

Argo network in Google Earth (.kml file)
DBCP network in ESRI ArcMap (Web Map Service)
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JCOMMOPS website

• Read news items about International Programmes
• Platform Query view details and locations
• e.g. based on unique identifier (WMO Number),
  all platforms owned by a programme/agency, within
  a geographical area
• View contact details for people or organisations
  participating in International Programmes
• Search for meeting details and documents such as
  meeting reports or technical papers prepared by
  JCOMM
• View images of platforms, community members or
  maps
• Link to related websites and other information
  sources

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Global Data Quality and Quantity

• Weather and ocean data exchanged onto the GTS of
  WMO
• Reporting and analyses on quality of data
  disseminated onto the GTS
• JCOMMOPS collates - how much data is being
  collected and by which country and agency
• Monthly statistics by meteorological centres
• Quality Control Relay communication system

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JCOMMOPS is a support centre, NOT a data centre

• It provides information and metadata not raw
  data (available from providers, archives or on
  the GTS of WMO)
• It acts as a gateway/portal to find information
  on how to obtain data itself, for example
• Links to Meteorological centres and information
  about operators including contacts, news,
  meetings, mailing lists, documentation etc
• Archived Buoy data and Ship based XBT data
• Canadian Marine Environmental Data Services
• USA NOAA/National Oceanographic Data Center
• Argo Float data
• Argo Information Centre http//www.argo.net
• US GODAE server
• French Coriolis Centre

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Benefits for SIMORC/Metocean of working with
JCOMM

• Wider network of quality control of weather data,
  if shared onto the GTS
• International recognition
• Improvements in
• Local forecasting, by filling holes in existing
  data sets
• Large-scale weather forecast models, ocean
  modelling (currents, waves)
• Contribution to
• Long term climate, wave and sea-level modelling
• Tests of new technologies and ocean observing
  platforms e.g. DBCP Iridium Communications Pilot
  Project, Wave buoys or Hurricane Buoys

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Benefits for JCOMM of working with SIMORC/OGP

• Improved access to Metocean data in remote areas
  with unique conditions(if data are shared on the
  GTS)
• Deployment opportunities directly from
  installations or from transport/supply boats
• Support and resources fromindustry
• Clarification of services required by industry

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Comments or Questions?

• http//www.jcommops.org
• Contact Details Hester ViolaJCOMMOPS8-10, rue
  HermèsParc Technologique du Canal31526
  Ramonville Saint-Agne, FranceTel 33 5 61 39 47
  82Email viola_at_jcommops.org