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SeaDataNet Meeting

SeaDataNet Meeting. Bob Keeley Marine Environmental Data Service Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans Ottawa, Canada. Jun, 2006. MEDS (Marine Environmental Data Service). MEDS is Canada’s national oceanographic data centre

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SeaDataNet Meeting

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  1. SeaDataNet Meeting Bob Keeley Marine Environmental Data Service Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans Ottawa, Canada Jun, 2006

  2. MEDS(Marine Environmental Data Service) MEDS is Canada’s national oceanographic data centre Oceanographic data in Canada are collected by federally funded research facilities and monitoring networks, other national agencies. Our archives also contain data from international partners and through international programmes.

  3. Responsibilities • MEDS leads a national committee (newly formed) to coordinate ocean data management within our Department of Fisheries and Oceans. • MEDS is directly responsible for the assembly, processing, archiving and dissemination of: • ocean profiles (physical, chemical, biological) and associated data • surface drifters • surface wave and associated wind data • water levels and tide gauges • contaminants data and information • More recently we have started work in managing data and information on: • plankton data • aquatic animal health • invasive species • acoustic tagging of fish

  4. Experience • MEDS has contributed to a number of projects. Within these, we have contributed in the developments of: • standard procedures for quality assessment of profile data • standard quality flags • duplicate analysis procedures • using unique tags for data • controlled vocabularies for variable names • data system monitoring tools

  5. Observing System Status: 2006, Q1 Temperature Profiles Sampling requirements: 1 profile Every 10 days In every 3 x 3 º BATHY (mostly XBTs) TRACKOB (surface underway data) Quarterly Reporting TESAC (mostly Argo floats) BUOY (moored and drifting) Requirement: All boxes blue Goal: 100% Global Coverage

  6. DMAC • I am a member of the US DMAC Steering Team and chair the International Caucus • DMAC = Data Management And Communications subsystem == SeaDataNet • is a US focused program • is to be the link between data collectors and clients • is still in initial stages of funding - requested budget not yet approved • The role of the International Caucus is to: • provide DMAC with connections to activities outside of the US • to encourage working links to outside activities • Some of your SeaDataNet colleagues are members of the IC Jun, 2006

  7. DMAC • Composed of Expert Teams for • metadata - linking to the Marine Metadata Initiative of MBARI • archives • transport and access • system engineering • + some consideration of orphans (IT security, browse, QC) • + representatives of various federal organizations • + caucuses (private industry, modeling, international, regional associations) • First results (May, 2006): • netCDF with CF conventions • standards adoption process • building link to QARTOD work on data quality assessment • working on controlled vocabularies as well • 2 independent conceptual designs completed by Sep, 2006 Jun, 2006

  8. JCOMM • JCOMM is a global organization with: • Approximately 250 experts in marine meteorology and oceanography • A global network to provide maritime services including the provision of weather and sea bulletins. • 6500 volunteer merchant vessels observing meteorology and surface oceanography. • 120 volunteer vessels observing subsurface temperature and salinity. • 1250 drifters observing meteorology and surface oceanography. • 100’s of moored ocean buoys for meteorology and ocean parameters. • Partnership with global programs such as Argo, TAO • 400 tidal stations for sea level, some reporting in real time. • Arctic and Antarctic ice monitoring. • Collaborations with the satellite community • The capacity to provide end-to-end data management support • A number of nations carrying out numerical modelling and data assimilation. • A major focus on capacity building and implementation assistance for services. • http://www.jcommops.org/ • http://www.wmo.ch/web/aom/marprog/marprog.html • http://ioc.unesco.org/goos/jcomm.htm Jun, 2006

  9. Organization Rapporteurs on CB Jun, 2006

  10. DMPA Developments • Draft data management strategy to be circulated mid year 2006 • Meeting of DMPA + reps from OPA, SPA in October to seek • commonalities and review strategy • Prominent components will be • adoption of standards • data discovery needs • strong links to other programs Jun, 2006

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