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Enhancing Global Ocean Observations for Sustainable Management

This article explores the reform of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) based on the Framework for Ocean Observing, highlighting the role of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM). It discusses capacity development, satellite ocean ECVs, regional implementation, and the framework for ocean observing. The article also addresses governance structure reform and the priorities of the Services and Forecast System Programme Area.

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Enhancing Global Ocean Observations for Sustainable Management

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  1. IOC, GOOS and JCOMM Albert Fischer Acting Director, GOOS Project Office IOC/UNESCO GODAE OceanView Steering Team, Paris, 15 November 2011

  2. Outline • Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission • Global Ocean Observing System GOOS, reform based on Framework for Ocean Observing • Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology JCOMM • GODAE OceanView, GOOS, and JCOMM image: NASA

  3. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission • Promote international cooperation and coordinate programmes • Apply knowledge for improvement Capacity development

  4. IOC Regional Bodies

  5. IOC within UN • Focal point for ocean observations, science, services and data exchange • Competent international organization for marine science (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; UNCLOS)

  6. IOC objectives and actions • Prevention and reduction of the impacts of natural hazards • Mitigation of the impacts of and adaptation to climate change and variability • Safeguarding the health of ocean ecosystems • Promoting management procedures and policies leading to the sustainability of coastal and ocean environment and resources

  7. Global Ocean Observing System • the system GOOS • voluntary collaborative system of observations • in situ and satellite • operational and sustained research observations • driven by requirements, linked to data management and product generation activities • global-scale and coastal • reconciles top-down and bottom-up approaches • the organizing structures of GOOS • provide a platform for collaboration • identify requirements, promote best practices and standards, assess readiness, synergies, technical coordination • promote global participation through capacity development

  8. Global Ocean Observing System

  9. Adequacy of satellite ocean ECVs defined by GOOS/GCOS, coordinated by CEOS, CGMS

  10. Coastal GOOS: through regional implementation SAON 1st GOOS Regional Forum, Athens, Greece, 2002 2nd GRA Forum, Nadi, Fiji, 2004 3rd GRA Forum, Cape Town, S. Africa, 2006 4th GRA Forum, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2008 5th GRA Forum, Sopot, Poland, October 2011

  11. A Framework for Ocean Observing • IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO • GEO Group on Earth Observations • CEOS Committee on Earth Observation Satellites • POGO Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans • SCOR Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research • SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research • GCOS Global Climate Observing System • GOOS Global Ocean Observing System • JCOMM Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology • PICES North Pacific Marine Science Organization • ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea • CoML Census of Marine Life • IGBP International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme • WCRP World Climate Research Programme

  12. A Simple System Input (Requirements) Output (Data & Products) Process (Observations)

  13. Structure of the Framework Issues Requirement What to Measure Essential Ocean Variables … Satellite Constellation Argo SOOP … Data Assembly VOS Data Products … Issues Impact Satellite IMOS … IOOS … … … Observations … …

  14. Framework: Societal Driver 2010 • Weather & Climate • UNFCCC/IPCC • WCRP • WMO RRR

  15. Framework: Societal Drivers Next Decade • Regional • Regional Seas • CCAMLR • Ecosystem services/Biology • CBD • CSD • WSSD • Assessments • Global Marine (UN) • TWAP (GEF) • Regional • Weather & Climate • UNFCCC/IPCC • WCRP • WMO RRR • Climate services • Fisheries • FAO • RFMOs • Real-time services • Emergency support • Ocean forecasting Requirements Expanded EOVs Expanded observing systems and networks Data Products

  16. Proposed FOO Governance Structure Steering Committee (Peak Bodies, Sponsors, Observing Panel Chairs, Observing System leaders) Observing System Panels (focused on EOVs e.g. Physics, Biology, Biogeochemistry) Coordination for observing system elements Technical Advisory Groups (Observing technologies, Data and data products etc)

  17. Reform of GOOS governance • 26th Session of the IOC Assembly (22 June - 5 July 2011, Paris) ‘streamlined and strengthened’ GOOS governance • GOOS as a holistic system • aligned with a Framework for Ocean Observing • GOOS to set requirements based on the needs • reinforce global participation through capacity development • new (interim) GOOS Steering Committee • 5 Member State appointed expert members, up to 10 other expert members, representatives of relevant implementing and coordinating bodies, sponsors

  18. JCOMMOPS: observing network technical coordination

  19. Services and Forecast System Programme Area priorities • Contribution to Global Framework for Climate Services GFCS • Arctic (Polar) services • sea ice modeling, focus on weather/data assimilation • Coastal Hazards • waves, surges, ecosystem models • Dispersion models • response to radioactive hazard materials discharge • Seasonal model/ocean components • ocean observations, data assimilation, models • ET-OOFS-GOVST-WGNE workshop: Feb 2013

  20. JCOMM-IV: May 2012, Yeosu, Korea

  21. GOOS, JCOMM and GODAE OceanView • GOOS to animate Framework for Ocean Observing processes • GODAE OceanView is developing key products and information in the output side of this Framework • Can help in evaluation of fitness-for-purpose of observations • Should feed back into requirements • JCOMM • ET-OOFS • data and observing systems

  22. UNESCO and the IOC at risk • The UNESCO General Conference admits Palestine as a Member State: 31 October • United States Department of State announces stop of all assessed and voluntary contributions to UNESCO images: UNESCO and AP

  23. Impact on budget Assessed ‘regular programme’ $4.7m: US 22% Vountary contribution ‘extrabudgetary’ $7.3m: US 15%

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