Fourth Session of the Ship Observations Team
SOT-IV
Meeting
16 - 21 April 2007
World Meteorological Organization
7bis, avenue de la Paix
Case Postale 2300
1211 Geneva
Switzerland
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation
Open attendance.
The Ship Observations Team includes the Volunteer Observing Ship Panel (VOSP), the Ship of Opportunity Programme Implementation Panel (SOOPIP), and the Automated Shipboard Aerological Programme Panel (ASAPP).
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- I-2.3 - Report by the Chairperson of SOT
- I-2.4 - Review of Action Items from SOT-III
- I-2.5 - Report by the SOT Technical Coordinator
- I-3 - Reports on associated programmes and requirements for ship-based observations
- I-3.1 - Requirements for ship-based observations
- I-3.1.1 - GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate
- I-3.1.2 - Use of VOS data in climate products
- I-3.2 - Reports by associated programmes
- I-3.2.1 - International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project
- I-3.2.2 - Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System Project (SAMOS)
- I-3.2.3 - GODAE High Resolution SST Pilot Project (GHRSST-PP)
- I-3.2.4 - Ferrybox project
- I-3.2.5 - SeaKeepers Society
- I-3.2.6 - Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT)
- I-3.2.7 - Proposed SCOR panel on merchant marine instrumented oceanographic surveys
- I-4 - Reports and recommendations by task teams
- I-4.1 - Task Team on VOS recruitment and programme promotion
- I-4.2 - Task Team on satellite communication system costs
- I-4.3 - Task Team on metadata for WMO No. 47
- I-4.4 - Task Team on VOSClim
- I-4.5 - Task Team on coding
- I-4.6 - Task Team on instrument standards
- I-5 - (start of part 3) Support infrastructure
- I-5.1 - JCOMM in-situ Observing Platform Support Centre (JCOMMOPS)
- I-5.1.1 - JCOMM OCG roundtable review of the future of JCOMMOPS
- I-5.1.2 - JCOMMOPS portal for WMO Publication No. 47
- I-5.2 - Telecommunication facilities
- I-5.2.1 - Inmarsat
- I-5.2.2 - EUMETSAT
- I-5.2.3 - Argos
- I-5.2.4 - Review of other satellite data telecommunication systems
- I-5.3 - WMO Information System (WIS) and GTS issues
- I-6 - Programme operations and development
- I-6.1 - Data standards
- I-6.2 - Data management
- I-6.2.1 - META-T pilot project
- I-6.2.2 - Coding issues: BUFR templates for VOS/VOSClim, XBT/XCTD, META-T
- I-6.3 - Quality management and best practices
- I-7 - Programme promotion, capacity building and information exchange
- I-7.1 - SOT annual report
- I-7.2 - Websites
- I-7.3 - Focal point mailing lists
- I-7.4 - Certificates to ships participating in SOT
- I-7.5 - Publications and brochures
- I-7.6 - Capacity building
- I-8 - Organizational matters
- I-8.1 - Review of the SOT management team
- I-8.2 - Selection process of new DBCP-SOT Technical Coordinator
- I-8.3 - Review of the role of the SOT coordinator
- I-8.4 - Review of the funding of the SOT coordinator
- I-8.5 - Ship consumables Trust Fund
- I-8.6 - Review of the terms of reference of the SOT
- I-9 - Next session of the SOT
- II - Scientific and Technical Workshop, New Developments
- II-1 - Report on VOS Climate Project (VOSClim) data
- II-2 - Devil XBT acquisition system update
- II-3 - Report on XBT recorder intercomparisons
- II-4 - Quality Control (QC) of delayed-mode XBT data using MQuest
- II-5 - TurboWin electronic logbook enhancement and development
- II-6 - Demonstration of NOAA/NWS VOS database of ship and equipment metadata
- II-7 - Demonstration of DWD VOS database of ship and equipment metadata
- II-8 - BlueLINK - Ocean Forecasting Australia
- III - National Reports
- IV - VOS Panel (Fifth session)
- IV-1 - Programme review
- IV-1.1 - Report by the chairperson of the VOSP
- IV-1.2 - Review of action items from VOSP-IV
- IV-2 - Programme implementation
- IV-2.1 - VOS automation and electronic logbook software
- IV-2.1.1 - Status of VOS automation
- IV-2.1.2 - VOS E-logbook software development
- IV-2.2 - Report of the E-SURFMAR VOS Technical Advisory Group (VOS-TAG)
- IV-2.3 - Port Meteorological Officers (PMO)
- IV-2.3.1 - Review of Port Meteorological Officers' role and responsibilities
- IV-2.3.2 - Report and recommendations from PMO-III
- IV-2.4 - Ship monitoring
- IV-2.4.1 - VOS quality monitoring tools
- IV-2.4.2 - Dirkzwager vessel tracking tool
- IV-3 - Monitoring and data management
- IV-3.1 - Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC), Exeter, VOS monitoring report
- IV-3.2 - Real-time Monitoring Centre (RTMC) for VOSClim project monitoring report
- IV-3.3 - Global Collecting Centres (GCC) report on the VOS and VOSClim
- IV-3.4 - VOSClim Data Assembly Centre (DAC) report
- IV-3.5 - Review of Marine Climatological Summaries Scheme (MCSS)
- IV-3.6 - Implementing a VOS database for tracking ship and equipment metadata
- IV-4 - Issues for the VOS
- IV-4.1 - Industry concerns regarding the transmission of meteorological data from ships
- IV-4.1.1 - Report from the fifty-eighth session of the WMO Executive Council
- IV-4.1.2 - Implementation of masked call signs
- IV-4.2 - Impact of national regulations on VOS operations
- IV-4.3 - Multiple ship recruitment
- IV-4.4 - European Union's restrictions on the use and transport of mercury
- IV-4.5 - VOS communication problems and errors
- IV-5 - Future work programme and implementation issues
- IV-5.1 - Partnerships and the integration of other programmes with the VOS
- IV-5.2 - Action items
- IV-6 - Organizational matters
- IV-6.1 - Review of the Terms of Reference of the VOSP
- V - SOOP Implementation Panel (seventh session)
- V-1 - Programme review
- V-1.1 - Report by the Chairperson of SOOP
- V-1.2 - Review of Action Items from SOOPIP-VI
- V-2 - Programme implementation
- V-2.1 - Status of the current sampling programme
- V-2.2 - JCOMM/SOT pool of XBT probes
- V-2.3 - Review of XBT line responsibilities
- V-2.4 - Operational XBT systems and development
- V-2.5 - Report on IOGOOS/JCOMM Western Indian Ocean XBT training workshop
- V-2.6 - Report on Argo
- V-3 - Monitoring and data management
- V-3.1 - JCOMM in-situ Observing Platform Support Centre (JCOMMOPS) report
- V-3.1.1 - Review of the 2006 Semestrial survey
- V-3.1.2 - Timely submission of data for SOOP Semestrial reports
- V-3.1.3 - Improving the ease of upload to the JCOMMOPS database
- V-3.2 - SOOP database of ship and equipment metadata
- V-3.3 - Monitoring centre reports
- V-3.3.1 - Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP)
- V-3.3.2 - Global Ocean Surface Underway Data Pilot Project (GOSUD)
- V-4 - Issues for the SOOP
- V-4.1 - Future global requirements
- V-4.2 - Observing other ocean variables
- V-5 - Future work programme and implementation issues
- V-5.1 - Partnerships and the integration of other programmes with the SOOP
- V-5.2 - Action items
- V-6 - Organizational matters
- V-6.1 - Review of the Terms of Reference of the SOOPIP
- V-6.2 - Review of the membership of the SOOPIP
- VI - ASAP Panel (sixteenth session)
- VI-1 - Programme review
- VI-1.1 - Report by the Chairperson of ASAPP
- VI-1.2 - Review of Action Items from ASAPP-XV
- VI-2 - Programme implementation
- VI-2.1 - Report on the EUMETNET ASAP (E-ASAP)
- VI-2.2 - Report on the Worldwide Recurring ASAP Project (WRAP)
- VI-3 - Monitoring and data management
- VI-3.1 - Monitoring reports
- VI-3.1.1 - Monitoring activities of ECMWF in support of the ASAP
- VI-3.1.2 - Report by the ASAP Monitoring Centre
- VI-4 - Issues for the ASAP
- VI-4.1 - Ship recruitment
- VI-4.2 - Satellite transmission difficulties
- VI-4.3 - Improvement of data quality
- VI-4.4 - ASAP routes
- VI-4.5 - Costs
- VI-5 - Future work programme
- VI-5.1 - Action items
- VI-6 - Organizational matters
- VI-6.1 - Future of the ASAPP
- VI-6.2 - Review of the Terms of Reference of the ASAPP
- VI-6.3 - Review of membership of the ASAPP
- VI-6.4 - ASAP Trust Fund
- I - SOT-IV common session (parts 1, 2, 3)
- I-1 - (start of part 1) Organization of the session
- I-1.1 - Opening of the session
- I-1.2 - Adoption of the agenda
- I-1.3 - Working arrangements
- I-10 - Review of the SOT-IV session report, action items and recommendations
- I-11 - Closing
- I-2 - (start of part 2) Reports by the Secretariat, OPA Coordinator, Chair of the SOT and the SOT Technical Coordinator
- I-2.1 - Report by the Secretariat
- I-2.2 - Report by the Observations Programme Area Coordinator
Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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JCOMM-MR-052, OPA_SOT_meeting_SOT4_01 | Ship Observations Team (SOT), 4th Session | 11/04/2013 |
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There are 48 participants associated with Fourth Session of the Ship Observations Team .
Name | Country |
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BALL Graeme | Australia |
BLOT Danièle | France |
BLOUCH Pierre | France |
COOK Steven K. | United States of America |
COOK Yvonne | Canada |
DLUGOKENCKY Ed J. | United States of America |
DONLON Craig | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
FLETCHER Julie | New Zealand |
FULLER Andrew | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
GARCÍA MÉNDEZ Antonio | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
GIADA MATSCHINSKE Emma | Brazil |
GONI Gustavo J. | United States of America |
GOPALAKRISHNA Venkata V. | India |
GRONELL THRESHER Ann | Australia |
GROS Philippe | France |
HALL alan | United States of America |
HARRISON D. E. | United States of America |
JENNER Jeff | United States of America |
JEPSEN Nis | Denmark |
JOHNSON Michael | United States of America |
KEELEY J Robert | Canada |
KENT Elizabeth | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
KLEIN Birgit | Germany |
KLINK Stefan | Germany |
KOEK Frits | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
KROCKAUER Rudolf | Germany |
LUKE Robert | United States of America |
MELDRUM David | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
NORTH Sarah | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
ORTEGA Christian | France |
PARRETT Colin | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
PEPIN Rémy | France |
PETIT DE LA VILLEON Loic | France |
PEZZOLI Glenn | United States of America |
RESEGHETTI Franco | Italy |
REY Gérard | France |
ROSSBY Thomas | United States of America |
SINGHOTA Gurpreet | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
SMITH Shawn | United States of America |
SNOWDEN Derrick | United States of America |
SONEIRA Gary | United States of America |
SUN Charles | United States of America |
SVENSSON Kerstin | Sweden |
TAORARINNSON Odinn | Iceland |
THOMAS Robyn | Switzerland |
TRINANES Joaquin | United States of America |
UNGER Vinciane | France |
Name | Country |
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CABRERA Edgard | Switzerland |
CHARPENTIER Etienne | Switzerland |
CLARK Candyce | United States of America |
FISCHER Albert | Switzerland |
= Person has declined to participate or had their request to participate declined.
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 51
Confirmed: 48
Not confirmed: 0
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 3
Rejected: 0
Label(s): no labels
Created at 19:56 on 23 Jan 2007 by Albert Fischer
Last Updated at 14:30 on 31 May 2013 by Etienne Charpentier