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Author(s)	secretariat
Summary	Tianjin, China, 11-13 July 2011
Doc Type	Report
Status	Published on 06 Sep 2011
Notes	The JCOMM Marine Instrumentation Workshop for the Asia Pacific Region was held in Tianjin, China, from 11 to 13 July 2011 at the kind invitation of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) and the National Centre of Ocean Standards and Metrology (NCOSM) of China. The workshop recalled the importance of ocean observations to achieve socio-economical benefits at the global, regional, national, and local (e.g. Tianjin city) levels by addressing the requirements of WMO and IOC Applications, including the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS), and working in the multi-disciplinary frameworks of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS). The workshop participants received background information regarding the establishment of IOC-WMO Regional Marine Instrument Centres (RMICs) per Recommendation 1 (JCOMM-III), and in particular the recent formal establishment of the RMIC for the Asia Pacific Region at the NCOSM, Tianjin, China through WMO Resolution 3.1.4/3 (Cg-XVI) and IOC Resolution XXVI-9. A visit of the NCOSM facilities was organized. The participants acknowledged the need for high quality marine meteorology and oceanographic measurements of the world oceans, and received comprehensive information on instrument standards, instrument calibration and inter-comparisons (for waves observations), real-time and delayed-mode data exchange, Quality Management Systems, and Quality Control best practices for realizing the integration of ocean observations in GOOS and WIGOS frameworks, and achieving the WMO and IOC Applications requirements. The workshop issued series of recommendations detailed in Annex V. The workshop thanked China, SOA, and the NCOSM for providing such excellent facilities to the countries of the Asia Pacific Region and to their strong commitment to operate the RMIC from now on.
Keywords	OPA RMIC Instrumentation Instrument Practices Tianjin China
This document is in the list(s):	[Official JCOMM Publication] JCOMM Meeting Report Series
This document is used in the event(s):	JCOMM Marine Instrumentation Workshop for the Asia Pacific Region

JCOMM-MR-087, RMIC2-Final-Report-Rev2

Final Report, JCOMM Marine Instrumentation Workshop for the Asia Pacific Region, Tianjin, China, 11-13 July 2011