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JCOMM Observations Coordination Group: integrating the in situ global ocean observing system

JCOMM Observations Coordination Group: integrating the in situ global ocean observing system Candyce Clark JCOMM Observations Programme Area Coordinator NOAA Office of Climate Observation Argo ST, Hangzhou, 21-22 March 2009. photo courtesy of MeteoFrance. The Plan is in place GCOS-92:

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JCOMM Observations Coordination Group: integrating the in situ global ocean observing system

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  1. JCOMM Observations Coordination Group: integrating the in situ global ocean observing system Candyce Clark JCOMM Observations Programme Area Coordinator NOAA Office of Climate Observation Argo ST, Hangzhou, 21-22 March 2009 photo courtesy of MeteoFrance

  2. The Plan is in place • GCOS-92: • Initial GOOS • GEOSS Ocean Baseline • UNFCCC Priority • G8 Commitment Implement the ocean domain of GCOS-92: Objective Tsunami Additional Drivers IPY IOOS, Regional GOOS

  3. Initial Global Ocean Observing System for Climate • The initial system is designed to meet Climate requirements, but it also supports: • Weather prediction • Global and coastal ocean prediction • Marine hazards warning • Transportation • Marine environment and ecosystem monitoring • Naval applications • 8 of 9 Societal Benefits • Tide gauge stations • Drifting Buoys • Tropical Moored Buoys • Profiling Floats • Ships of Opportunity • Ocean Reference Stations • Ocean Carbon Networks • Arctic Observing System • Dedicated Ship Support • Data & Assimilation Subsystems • Management and Product Delivery • Satellites -- SST, Surface Topography, Wind, Color, Sea Ice

  4. JCOMM Observations Coordination Group All six global in situ implementation programmes are linked internationally through the WMO-IOC JCOMM Observations Coordination Group. Together they are building a global ocean observing system. Satellite Remote Sensing Requirements Data Assimilation and Modeling Capacity Building Data Management PA Services PA

  5. Initial Global Ocean Observing System for Climate Status against the GCOS Implementation Plan and JCOMM targets Total in situ networks 61% February 2009 87% 100% 59% 81% 100% 62% 73% 48% 34% Milestones Drifters 2005 Argo 2007

  6. System Status 8132 Platforms reporting in the last month

  7. System Status 473 Moored Data Buoys reporting in the last month

  8. Progress Toward Global Coverage (representative milestones) Goal 2001 2002 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Real-time Stations Initial GCOS Subset 170 101 85 Tide Gauges 71 61 57 57 59 51 56 1300 1250 1250 1307 1235 779 787 807 671 Number of buoys 955 Surface Drifting Buoys 132 94 96 Number of moorings 75 82 Tropical Moored Buoys 67 67 69 69 73 High resolution and frequently repeated lines occupied 51 39 41 41 39 Ships of Opportunity 27 26 26 24 23 3055 3283 3000 Number of floats 544 20 31 Argo Floats 2240 2557 1572 923 Number of observatories, flux, and ocean transport stations 87 35 34 28 38 27 15 25 Reference Stations 19 37 Ice buoys, drifting and Moored stations 73 16 17 19 19 20 20 Arctic System 32 55 69 37 Repeat Sections Committed, One inventory per 10 years 1 20 23 Ocean Carbon Network 0 0 15 17 5 9 Initial Ocean Observing System Milestones Initial Targets 30 34 40 44 48 53 60 66 77 100 System % Complete Index 60 45 59 40 34 30 Total System 55 56 48 Goal 2001 2002 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

  9. Observations Coordination Group (OCG) – 3rd session, 9-11 March 2009, Paris: Systems approach (funding, implementation, deployment, monitoring etc.) Non-climate requirements Integration of in situ and satellite observations Report by variable – network optimization

  10. 15 Essential Climate Variables • Surface: • Sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity, sea level, sea state, sea ice, currents ocean color, carbon dioxide partial pressure; • Sub-surface: • Temperature, salinity, currents, nutrients, carbon, ocean tracers, phytoplankton.

  11. Observing System Status: 2008, Q4 Temperature Profiles Sampling requirements: 1 profile Every 10 days In every 3 x 3 º BATHY (mostly XBTs) TRACKOB (surface underway data) TESAC (mostly Argo floats) BUOY (moored and drifting) Requirement: All boxes blue Goal: 100% Global Coverage

  12. OCG-3 (continued) Data – importance of metadata, QC, close to RT as possible! BUFR, ‘Cookbook for submitting data’ JCOMM catalogue of standards and best practices Research and operations as close as possible OceanObs’09 Observing System Support

  13. Argo Information Centre (AIC) / JCOMMOPS (also includes DBCP, SOT, OceanSITES) – www.jcommops.org • Observing System Monitoring Center – • http://www.osmc.noaa.gov • JCOMM general information – www.jcomm.info

  14. with Acknowledgement and Thanks to all who, through their efforts, deliver observations day after day and sustain the ocean observing system. photo courtesy of MeteoFrance

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