ࡱ> EGD#` bjbj\.\. .4>D>DC8J^<"$3h 4)2oooX_ooNv #dQdf4[<n=!y|=!v=!vDZV@M4X. .   INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (of UNESCO) WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONUNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMMEINTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCEEleventh Session of the Global Ocean Observing System Scientific Steering Committee (GSSC-XI) and the associated scientific Workshop 7 -10 April 2008 - Room XIV - UNESCO BONVIN Paris, France Global Operational Oceanographic Systems A Workshop to Explore Collaborative Benefits Between North American and European Operators Introduction The GOOS Scientific Steering Committee is organizing a workshop to bring together the principals of the global operational oceanographic systems of Europe and North America, both under development and in implementation, to discover how all can benefit from the sharing of their experiences. The organizers aim to involve key individuals responsible for technical, organizational and advocacy aspects of these systems. Need for the Workshop As global oceanographic observing and forecasting systems begin to become fully operational there is a growing need to exchange the experiences of building and running such systems. It is critical that all nations see the advantages of playing an active part in supporting such systems, understand the mutual benefits to be obtained by these systems, and effectively engage in advocacy for sustained public funding. This will be the first of several workshops involving operators from distinct regions of the globe. Goal of the Workshop The overall goal of the workshop is to explore how the principal groups in North America and Europe engaged in designing, building and operating global systems which integrate satellite observations and in situ data with global and basin scale models can benefit though sharing their collective experience. The following outcomes of the workshop are sought: Exchange of operational best practice Improved coordination of outreach activities Improved coordination of capacity building, especially with African nations Improved links between global capability and regional and local applications Improved links to weather and seasonal forecasting applications Improved coordination of advocacy for sustained funding Organization The workshop is designed to foster practical collaboration of mutual benefit to participants. Presentations will increase collective understanding of the plans and achievements of existing initiatives. Breakout sessions will identify areas of collaboration that can yield practical benefits. Background As oceanographers have come to recognize the significant socioeconomic benefits that can come from providing sustained information about the past, present and future state of the ocean environment, the field of oceanography has undergone a fundamental transition. Operational oceanography is moving towards the routine and sustained global provision of data, information and forecasts, based on sound science. The development and implementation of global operational oceanographic systems which integrate earth observations, in-situ measurements and global and basin scale numerical modeling today is undertaken by only a limited number of nations or groups of nations. As with the earlier development of global operational meteorology, not all nations have the resources to design, build and sustain such systems. The development of operational meteorology also shows us that those who do have sufficient resources have much to gain thorough the exchange of operational experience and good practices. Sharing the outputs from such systems also can improve reliability, resilience and service to users. Although within the means of only some nations, the delivery of global and regional sustained operational observations and forecasts relies on the partnership of many nations. The coastal and global components of the Global Ocean Observing System often are considered separately, but it is clear that global systems cannot be fully realized without integrating local observations and local environments cannot be adequately understood or predicted without data and information about what is happening on regional and global scales. Delivering the potential of a Global Ocean Observing System requires a partnership in which those nations that do not have the capacity to operate global systems understand the benefits of contributing local capability and vice-versa. Achieving this is as much a technical, political and organizational challenge as it is a scientific one. Considerable effort has gone into identifying the science and technology needed to build the Global Ocean Observing Systemmuch of this activity is undertaken as a cooperative effort between nations. Globally, critical elements of operational capability are coordinated through the IOC-WMO Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology. Other bodies coordinate the development of operational capabilities in specific areas; for example, the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment has made great progress in the use of global satellite and in-situ measurements in models. As global operational systems emerge from these predominantly research initiatives there is a growing need to share operational experience and explore how the outputs of global systems can deliver benefits to global, regional and local applications. The series of workshops being planned by the GSSC aims to catalyze this dialogue.     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