Seventh Session of the JCOMM Observations Coordination Group
OCG7
Meeting
04 - 06 April 2016
Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avancats (IMEDEA)
C/Miquel Marquès, 21
07190 Esporles
Spain
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation
By invitation only.
The 7th Session of the JCOMM Observations Coordination Group will be held overlapping with the 19th Session of the Ocean Observations Panel for Climate and generously hosted by the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA) and The Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (SOCIB). More information on OOPC-19 can be found at www.ioc-goos.org/oopc19

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- 1 - Welcome, Expectations (Monday)
- 1.1 - JCOMM-5. Expectations of OCG, review focus, structure of JCOMM programme areas (propose changes). Identify deliverables to JCOMM-5. (OCG Chair, Co-President JCOMM, TBC)
- 1.2 - Welcome, Arrangements (Secretariat, Local Hosts: Joaquin Tintore, IMEDEA/SOCIB), Ms Maria Jose Guero (AEMET)))
- 10 - Data Management and Integration (See Vice Chair ToRs, 45 mins)
OCG-7 Data Draft Vice Chair TORs - 10.1 - Data Integration progress, connections to other activities (Steve Worley, Kevin O’Brien)
OCG-7 DM Assessing Ocean Data Management - 10.2 - OSMC/JCOMMOPS (Kevin, Mathieu)
- 10.3 - Discussion: Next steps/Way forward in Data Management
- 11 - Revisit JCOMM-5 (1hr, Monday; 1-1.5hrs Tuesday)
- 11.1 - Proposals for change: Structure, emphasis, integration, processes
- 11.2 - Next steps to develop proposals
- 11.3 - OCG governance: Identifying additional Vice Chairs
- 12 - OCG-7 Wrapup (1hr)
- 2 - Requirements (GCOS, WIGOS, JCOMM Services, 1.5hrs, Monday)
- 2.1 - GCOS IP Drafting process and status, role of EOV Specifications, Network Specifications requirements for input from OCG, (Bernadette Sloyan, OOPC Co-Chair).
Physics EOV Specification Sheets
GCOS IP 2016 Ocean Chapter DRAFT 300316 - 2.2 - JCOMM Services real time requirements, data sets and data systems (Nick Ashton)
OCG-7 SCG-8 Summary of the 8th JCOMM Services and Forecasting Systems Programme Area
OCG-7 ETWCH ETWCH requirements on wave observations
OCG-7 SFSPA OCG-7_SFSPA requirements - 2.3 - WMO Integrated Observing System (WIGOS) and Rolling Review of Requirements (RRR), priorities for engagement (Guimei Liu, Jon Turton)
OCG-7 SoG Statement of Guidance for Marine Meteorology and Ocean Applications
OCG-7 RRR Marine Meteorology and Ocean Applications details - 2.4 - Discussion
- 2.4.1 - How have requirements changed since 2010?
- 2.4.2 - What network targets are in need of change/refinement?
- 2.4.3 - Are we ready to move to EOV/ECV targets? How do we get there?
- 3 - Implementation (Development of network specifications: clear missions and targets, 3.5hrs,Monday)
- 3.1.3 - GLOSS
- 3.2 - Progress in establishing Glider Network, report from the Steering Team (Pierre Testor)
OCG-7 Gliders. Role of Gliders in Sustained Observing System
OCG-7 Gliders. Network Specification - 3.3 - IOCCP: Progress in developing network targets, performance metrices, activity relevant to OCG Work Plan; request for coordination help from JCOMMOPS, inclusion of SOOP-CO2 in SOT
- 3.4 - TPOS 2020: New requirements, technology, transition – implications for JCOMM. (Katy/David)
- 4 - Revisit JCOMM-5 (1hr, Monday; 1-1.5hrs Tuesday)
- 4.1 - Discussion OCG contributions, proposed changes to organization (David Legler)
- 4.2 - Evaluating JCOMM Structure and Activities (Nadia Pinardi)
- 5 - Review of outstanding MAN-12 and OCG-6 actions (0.5hr, Katy, Monday)
Progress against OCG-6 Actions (Google Sheet)
OCG-7 MAN-12 MAN-12 Actions on OCG - 6 - Coastal newworks engagement in JCOMM, connection to GRAs (2hrs, Tuesday)
- 6.1 - GOOS Regional Alliances(GRAs), coordination of coastal observing networks, synergies with OCG work plan (Glenn Nolan)
- 6.2 - HF Radar: status of global coordination, synergies with OCG work plan (Hugh Roarty)
- 6.3 - Introducing SOCIB Coastal Observatory (Joaquim Tintore)
- 6.4 - Discussion: recommendations, actions to foster engagement with coastal networks and GRAS
- 7 - Engagement of other/emerging observing networks
- 7.1 - Revisit of list of networks of potential interest with OCG
OCG-7 Networks Table Table: Ocean Observing Networks - 7.2 - Review engagement strategy towards targeted networks/observing efforts
- 7.3 - Discussion/possible actions for OCG
- 8 - JCOMMOPS and Observing System Metrics (by Network/Implementation, Variable/Implementation, 1.5hrs, Tuesday)
- 8.1 - Review progress on JCOMMOPS Work plan, New Website, Metrics development (implementation, data delivery, impact (uptake and use)Mathieu Belbeoch)
OCG-7 JCOMMOPS JCOMMOPS Work Plan - 8.2 - Review of Network Metrics/Targets in Network Specifications
- 8.3 - Discussion: Feedback on Work Plan, Website, review/advance metrics development
- 9 - Best Practices (See Vice Chair ToRs, 45mins, Tuesday)
OCG-7 Standards and Best Practices Vice Chair TORs - 9.1 - Vision for an OCG Best Practices activity
OCG-7 RMIC/AP RMIC/AP Proposal
OCG-7 ToR RMIC Terms of Reference of JCOMM Regional Marine Instrument Centres
OCG-7 RCSC ToR Terms of Reference for ToR RMIC Coordination Steering Committee
OCG-7 QUARTOD Quality Assurance of Real Time Ocean Data (QARTOD) - J1 - Joint OCG/OOPC session: Requirements (EOV specifications, requirements for climate (ECVs); changes since 2010)
- J1.1 - High level dirvers for sustained ocean observations and context for the GCOS Implementation Plan (IP), GOOS Strategic Mapping: Delivering to Climate (including adaptation, real time services, Ocean Ecosystem Health (Albert/Bernadatte))
- J1.2 - Draft GCOS IP Ocean Section Action Items (Bernadette)
- J1.3 - Discussion: consequences for EOVs/ECVs, requirements of networks. Requirements of and need for network specifications sheets
- J2 - Presentation 'ALBOREX: An integrated multi-platform experiment for the study Meso and Submesoscale process' (Ananda Pascual)
- J3 - Network Missions/Targets (defined)
- J3.1 - Review of Draft GCOS IP 2016 action items
- J3.1.1 - How they changed since 2010 and status report?, (OCG Chair and Bernadette and Mark)
- J3.1.2 - Revision of GCOS Actions items - changed/Improved?
- J3.2 - Emerging networks, technologies: closing gaps, meeting new requirements for EOVs, etc
- J3.3 - Progress in developing initial ‘no regrets’ targets for biogeochemistry? (Report from IOCCP Meeting/OCG Discussions) (Maciej Telszewski)
- J3.4 - Develop methods/techniques to enable reporting against action items
- J3.4.1 - JCOMMOPS
- J3.4.2 - Data Management
- J3.4.3 - Metdata Requirements
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JCOMM-MR-OCG7 | 02/12/2016 |
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OCG-7 OOPC-19 | OCG-7 OOPC-19 Logistic information | 10/02/2016 |
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There are 29 participants associated with Seventh Session of the JCOMM Observations Coordination Group .
Name | Country |
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COWLEY Rebecca | Australia |
FREELAND Howard | Canada |
LEGLER David | United States of America |
MARSHALL Chris | Canada |
MCPHADEN Michael | United States of America |
MELDRUM David | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
MITCHUM Gary | United States of America |
NORTH Sarah | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
O'BRIEN Kevin | United States of America |
ROEMMICH Dean | United States of America |
SEND Uwe | United States of America |
SLOYAN Bernadette | Australia |
SUN Jingli | China |
TESTOR Pierre | France |
TURTON Jonathan | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
WANNINKHOF Rik | United States of America |
WELLER Robert | United States of America |
WIJFFELS Susan | United States of America |
Name | Country |
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ASHTON Nick | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
JOSE GUERRERO Maria | Spain |
LIU Guimei | China |
NOLAN Glenn | Ireland |
PASCUAL Ananda | Spain |
ROARTY Hugh | United States of America |
SI Jianwen | China |
SIMMONS Samantha | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
TINTORE Joaquin | Dominican Republic |
WORLEY Steven | United States of America |
Name | Country |
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BELBEOCH Mathieu | Switzerland |
FISCHER Albert | Switzerland |
GALLAGE Champika | Switzerland |
HILL Katherine (Katy) | Switzerland |
JIANG Long | France |
KRAMP Martin | France |
TELSZEWSKI Maciej | Poland |
Name | Country |
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PINARDI Nadia | Italy |
STANDER Johan | Switzerland |
= Person has declined to participate or had their request to participate declined.
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 37
Confirmed: 29
Not confirmed: 0
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 8
Rejected: 0
Label(s): no labels
Created at 17:18 on 19 Jan 2016 by Long Jiang
Last Updated at 10:52 on 02 Dec 2016 by Simonetta Secco