JOINT WMO/IOC TECHNICAL COMMISSION FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE METEOROLOGY

1. JOINT WMO/IOC TECHNICAL COMMISSION FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE METEOROLOGY Coordinating Operational Oceanography and Marine Meteorology Peter Dexter

2. JCOMM Concept and Objectives • An intergovernmental body of technical experts • Combines the strengths and expertise of the meteorological and oceanographic communities • Jointly sponsored by WMO and IOC • Functions at global, regional and national levels • User oriented • Integrated marine observing, data management and services system • Extensive outreach programme • An implementation mechanism for global GOOS

3. Requirements and Interactions • Ongoing support for and response to WWW • Maintenance of the marine component of the WWW/GOS • Specialized public good marine services and products, including maritime safety services • Implementation mechanism for GOOS • Requirements set by OOPC and GSSC/COOP • Cross representation, GSSC, OOPC, Management Committee • Task Team on JCOMM/GSSC/GRA coordination • Support for GCOS • Implementation of ocean components of IP • Interactions with CCl, CIMO, TCP • Marine climate, instrument testing, storm surges • Interactions with the research community • Transition of pilot projects to operations

4. National Input and Support • JCOMM is a coordination mechanism only • Implementation of JCOMM programmes by national agencies and institutions • National representation in the work of JCOMM • Single national focal point and coordinator for JCOMM • High level, to coordinate met and ocean communities and ensure priority and budget for JCOMM activities • Head of national delegation at formal JCOMM sessions • National members of the Commission • Technical experts to support JCOMM work nationally • Both met and ocean experts • National representation on expert teams and panels • Technical experts in specific fields covered by JCOMM

5. JCOMM Structure

6. Ship observations ASAP Sea level Drifting buoy Argo Moorings Integrated Ocean Observing System

7. GCOS-92 • Ocean chapter -- pages 56-84. • JCOMM is identified as the implementing agent, or a contributing implementing agent, for 20 specific Actions. • Provides the roadmap to guide the OPA work for the next four years.

8. Global Ocean Observing System for Climate Now 53% complete. GCOS-92 Sea Surface Temperature, Sea Surface Height, Surface Vector Wind, Sea Ice, and Ocean Color from Space Tide Gauge Network 58% complete 3˚x3˚ Argo Profiling Float Array 71% complete 5˚x5˚ Surface Drifting Buoy Array 100% complete Moored Buoy Existing Planned Ocean Reference Station Existing Planned High Resolution XBT and Flux Line Existing Planned Frequently Repeated XBT Line Existing Planned Carbon Inventory & Deep Ocean Line Global Survey @ 10 years

9. Multi-year Phased Implementation Plan (representative milestones) 2001 2002 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Real-time Stations Initial GCOS Subset 170 155 140 125 Tide Gauges 113 101 89 89 91 51 56 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 779 787 807 671 Number of buoys 975 Surface Drifting Buoys 119 97 104 115 Number of moorings 84 87 Tropical Moored Buoys 77 77 79 79 79 High resolution and frequently repeated lines occupied 51 51 51 45 34 28 Ships of Opportunity 27 26 26 24 23 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 Number of floats 544 20 31 2300 Argo Floats 1572 923 Number of observatories, flux, and ocean transport stations 89 49 42 78 41 60 37 15 35 Reference Stations 29 54 Ice buoys, drifting and Moored stations 85 31 78 64 29 29 30 30 Arctic System 54 37 34 31 Repeat Sections Committed, One inventory per 10 years 31 31 29 1 Ocean Carbon Network 0 0 27 27 24 24 830 830 730 340 Days at sea (NOAA contribution) Dedicated Ship Time 640 531 370 370 497 497 497 9 Product evaluation and feedback loops implemented (NOAA contribution) 9 9 9 3 8 2 System Evaluation 7 0 1 1 Initial Ocean Observing System Milestones including international contributions 100 88 77 System % Complete 45 40 34 30 66 Total System 55 53 48 2001 2002 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

10. Ocean Observing System and GODAE • JCOMM already coordinates major components of the in situ ocean observing system • DBCP and Action Groups, including GDP, TIP and OceanSITES • SOT: VOS (including VOSClim), SOOP/XBT, ASAP • GLOSS • Current experimental systems and pilot projects will eventually be incorporated under an intergovernmental umbrella • Argo, gliders, etc • Coordination with the satellite operators on data requirements • New Task Team established, chair Eric Lindstrom • Coordination with regional elements and programmes • E-SURFMAR, E-ASAP, Ferrybox, GMES • Regional contributions to DBCP, SOOP • Long-term maintenance of the complete system a key issue • Basic infrastructure required by GODAE and beyond • Key role of JCOMMOPS

11. JCOMMOPS

12. System-wide monitoring and performance reporting • Standardized base maps across all networks • Show what is required for global coverage against what is presently in place • Illustrate gaps in coverage so the gaps can be filled efficiently • Show contributions by countries • Provide a single access point through JCOMMOPS

13. Observing System Status: 2004, Q4. Sea Surface Temperature Ship observations not shown Requirement: All boxes blue 100 80 60 40 20 0 Drifting Buoys Moored Buoys Ships Total Goal: 100% Global Coverage Drifting Buoys + Moored Buoys + Weighted Ship Observations Percent of 5x5 Boxes with 25 Observations per Week

14. Data stored here, there, and everywhere Data Management

15. JCOMM/IODE Joint Secretariat CBS JCOMM IODE ET Data Migration DMPA XML TT WIS OIT ETMC GEBCDEP GOSUD GTSPP ETDMP GE/TADE DM Integration

16. DM Activities • Marine climatology • Closer integration with IODE and implementation of pilot projects • E2EDM prototype • Metadata • Data assembly, QC, QA • Participation in broader WMO/IOC DM work • WMO Information Systems development • IOC DM strategy

17. Maritime Safety Pollution Response Oceanographic Sea Ice information Waves and Surges Services

18. Services Activities • Expert Team on Maritime Safety Services • Review and tuning of the marine broadcast system for MSS • Establishment of a web site for global real-time MSS • Expert Team on Sea Ice • Support for IPY • Management of the Global Digital Sea Ice Data Bank • Sea ice data exchange, formats and nomenclature, products and services • Expert Team on Waves and Surges • Guide to Storm Surge Forecasting • Wave model verification • MPERSS operational • Future Ocean Products and Services • OceanOPS 04 and GODAE Symposium • TT/OPD • Recommendations on ocean products and services development

19. Official Web Site of Real Time Maritime Safety Services

20. The Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System

21. Build Infrastructure Education Training Capacity Building

22. Capacity Building Activities • Regional requirements surveys and the development of regional priorities for CB in support of JCOMM • Procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of CB activities • Development of regional CB projects, WIOMAP and SEACAMP • CB now undertaken through rapporteurs in each PA • Work of the Task Team on Resources • Catalogue of possible funding sources for JCOMM CB • Assistance in drafting major CB projects • Contacts with potential funding bodies

23. SEACAMP Operational

24. WIOMAP • Maritime safety and transport • Natural disaster prevention • Global climate

25. JCOMM 2 and Ocean Product Development • Substantive discussions at JCOMM 2, Halifax, September 2005 • Ocean products and services recognized as a priority activity for JCOMM for the next 4 years • Recommendations/decisions of JCOMM 2 based largely on the results and recommendations from OceanOPS 04 and GODAE 2 • Activities to be undertaken within the Services PA, reporting to the Management Committee • Craig Donlon Services PA Coordinator

26. Main recommendations of JCOMM 2 (1) • Actions to develop operational ocean products and services under JCOMM • Development of a User Requirement Document • Consultant or seconded expert to compile existing information • Based on OceanOPS04, GODAE, GCOS92, etc • Preparation and maintenance of a catalogue of existing products • Expert group to prepare specifications, including procedures for updating • National agency to design and maintain catalogue • Secretariat survey to populate • Basic information for future JCOMM Products Bulletin • Guidelines for ocean product presentation, symbology and nomenclature • Relatively complex task • Task Team to be established by SCG, with GODAE input and membership • First draft to MAN in 2007

27. Main recommendations of JCOMM 2 (2) • Actions to develop operational ocean products and services under JCOMM (2) • Development of standardized data and metadata formats • Eventual joint JCOMM (DMCG)-IODE-GODAE Task Team • First step a review of existing activities and work, by DMCG and IODE, to report to MAN end 2006 • Integration of new technological developments in data and product management • In the work plan of DMCG • Collaboration with GODAE • Draft implementation plan by 2007 • Support for developing countries • Possible pilot projects and designated ocean product centres • Proposals to be developed by SCG and CB rapporteurs

28. Main recommendations of JCOMM 2 (3) • Actions to develop operational ocean products and services under JCOMM (3) • The Business Case for operational oceanography • A national activity which will benefit from broader international input • A related study being undertaken by IOC, to be reviewed by JCOMM before further action • Eventually a joint activity of JCOMM and IGOOS • Interactions with Coastal GOOS • Joint JCOMM/GSSC/GRA Task Team established to review and recommend actions • Implementation of COOP IP as well as coastal modelling • How to take this forward? • Potential for coordination exists already • Possible small initial TT to prepare a plan to address these and other possible actions? • Web portal for JCOMM products and services – successor to JCOMM Products Bulletin

29. JCOMM TEAM