OPA_SOT_meeting_SOT-VI-Doc-8.3-SOOP-Issues

Issues for the SOOP

Author(s) Gustavo goni
Summary This document provides information on potential future requirements of the SOOP Implementation Panel, and on the following issues in particular: (i) The real-time and delayed-mode data transmission systems being used for the collection of SOOP data, including XBT data in particular; (ii) Limitations, cost effectiveness, format issues, the reporting of instrument/platform metadata; (iii) Data tracking and quality control issues; (iv) New technologies available to carry out the objectives of the SOOP; (v) How other programmes such as the SCOR OceanScope, the GO-SHIP, the Oleander Project, the IOCCP (pCO2 transects), and Argo programme, could cooperate with the SOOP and synergies developed; (vi) Biases of XBT data, how they can be estimated, and the data corrected; (vii) The inclusion of all XBT data in the World Ocean Atlas (WOA), including related requirements, and issues.
Doc Type Working Document
Status Published on 14 Mar 2011
Keywords OPA SOT SOOP SOOPIP Issues
This document is used in the event(s): Sixth Session of the JCOMM Ship Observations Team (SOT)

Group(s): JCOMM
Created at 15:14 on 14 Mar 2011 by Etienne Charpentier
Updated at 14:27 on 17 Mar 2011 by Etienne Charpentier